March 31, 2005 - (HOSTSEARCH.COM) - Digital River today announced it is handling web hosting including online software sales for dataBased Intelligence, Inc., owners of the dBASE(TM) database program and developers of dQuery(TM), data management and business intelligence software. Based on an agreement between the companies, Digital River built and launched a new international online store located at www.databi.com. In addition to hosting the site, Digital River is providing international order and payment processing, digital fulfillment and customer service support.
"As part of our full service e-commerce outsourcing solution, we provide our clients not only a reliable technology infrastructure and global expertise, but also the management tools, marketing strategies and sales channels needed to efficiently run an international online business," said Dave Alampi, Digital River's vice president of marketing. "For end users, this translates into superior shopping experiences, and added reliability and convenience."
dataBased Intelligence's new site features dQuery, its new business intelligence software, in addition to its dBASE Plus application. To meet the needs of a global customer base, the online store content can be displayed in seven different languages, including English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and French. Users can choose from among 19 currencies when placing orders. These currencies include the U.S. dollar, euro, Japanese yen, Hong Kong dollar and Norwegian kroner.
"We wanted to develop a user-friendly site that could accommodate the needs of our various customers and sales partners in different countries," said Duke Merhavy, dataBased Intelligence's chief operating officer. "Our objective was to deliver added efficiencies to both groups by providing them with quick and easy access to the tools they need to turn mounds of data into business intelligence. Digital River's system was able to fulfill these requirements. For our clients, we delivered a multi-lingual site with multiple currencies. For our partners, we delivered a system with 24X7 access to sales data and improved reporting, which offers tracking from the individual sales representative to the country level."