Company to build, host and manage e-commerce stores to support the online sale of SanDisk's.

Digital River, Inc., a provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that it signed an e-commerce agreement with SanDisk Corporation, a provider of flash memory products. The company states that, based on the agreement, it will build, host and manage e-commerce stores to support the online sale of SanDisk's line of flash memory data storage products in the United States and Canada starting in spring 2008, expanding to other countries throughout the year.

"We are pleased to be working with SanDisk to further extend its reach into online markets around the world," said Joel Ronning, Digital River's CEO. "Drawing upon our deep domain expertise in e-commerce and our global footprint, we can offer consumer electronics manufacturers a complete solution for building an effective online presence. We can help them take advantage of opportunities in a growing market where consumer buying habits and preferences are heavily influenced by the power of the Internet."

Marc Metis, vice president of corporate marketing for SanDisk, affirmed the consumer benefits of SanDisk's relationship with Digital River, stating, "This agreement expands our e-commerce presence on a global level. By enabling consumers worldwide to buy at SanDisk.com, we are providing them with a great new place to purchase SanDisk products. We are looking to Digital River to enable us to provide an outstanding e-commerce experience for our online site visitors."