Digonex(R) and The Orchard Partner to Extend Dynamic Pricing for Digital Downloads
July 27 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Digital Entertainment Leader Pioneers Dynamic Pricing in Online
Retail Stores INDIANAPOLIS, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Digonex
Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with The
Orchard (NASDAQ:ORCD) to offer dynamic pricing beginning with a
select group of albums and tracks from the company's vast catalog.
The company will use Digonex's patented DigitalOnlineExchange(TM)
(DOE) platform, a dynamic commerce engine that systematically
changes prices based upon econometric and behavioral principles to
dynamically price digital downloads for The Orchard. "We believe
that dynamic pricing has the potential to positively impact our
clients and the digital media industry as a whole, and change the
way online retailers and consumers approach selling and
purchasing," said Prashant Bahadur, Vice President of Retail
Marketing of The Orchard. "We're looking forward to deploying
Digonex's DOE platform to help optimize our prices." Honored as one
of North America's fastest-growing companies by Deloitte LLP and a
recognized innovator in digital media, The Orchard is a
comprehensive entertainment solutions provider focused on building
and monetizing audiences for its clients. Continuously identifying
the "sweet spot" where prices follow perceived market value, DOE
generates maximum economic return for clients while providing fair
prices to consumers. "We are excited to be working with The
Orchard, one of the true leaders in the digital media industry,"
said Jan Eglen, Ph.D., CEO of Digonex Technologies. "In addition to
their amazing catalog, The Orchard's innovative approach to
marketing and selling music makes them a unique partner to
demonstrate the potential of dynamic pricing to maximize how much
artist and labels make from sales of their music." The Digonex DOE
pricing platform is flexible enough to perform in almost any market
and easily and securely integrates into any client system. Adapting
to a growing market opportunity, the company has evolved the
pricing platform into a flexible, portable technology designed to
meet the growing market demand for dynamic pricing infrastructures.
About Digonex Technologies, Inc. Digonex Technologies focuses
primarily on development of automated and optimized pricing
platforms for e-commerce, allowing client companies to increase
customer retention, and maximize revenue. DigitalOnlineExchange
(DOE) the Digonex flagship product offers a pioneering approach to
the complex challenge of product pricing. This innovative pricing
solution continuously collects purchase pattern data to price goods
and services optimally and automatically. Using DOE saves time and
resources, mitigates the risk of human error, and makes pricing a
manageable and market-based process. DOE operates as Software as a
Service (SaaS). About The Orchard(R) The Orchard (NASDAQ:ORCD) is a
full service business partner for entertainment companies, music
labels, recording artists and songwriters, film studios, and
producers. Founded in 1997, the company drives sales across its
retail network of more than 600 digital storefronts and mobile
carriers in 59 countries. Headquartered in New York and London,
with operations in 27 markets around the world, The Orchard offers
a comprehensive suite of services focused on customized marketing
and promotions, social media, sales development, and technology. An
industry pioneer and continued innovator in digital media services,
The Orchard fosters creativity and independence. For further
information please visit http://www.theorchard.com/ DATASOURCE:
Digonex Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Chris Pohl, for Digonex,
+1-317-638-4150, Ext. 222, Web Site: http://www.theorchard.com/
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