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Amazon launches Virtual Private Cloud

Amazon launches Virtual Private Cloud

Aims for enterprise adoption.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2009 2:03PM Storage
More data released on cloud stress tests

More data released on cloud stress tests

Throttling, power failures responsible for unpredictable clouds.
Brett Winterford Aug 25 2009 7:11AM Networking
Stress tests rain on Amazon's cloud

Stress tests rain on Amazon's cloud

Availability an issue for Amazon EC2, Google AppEngine and Microsoft Azure.
Brett Winterford Aug 20 2009 12:02PM Storage
Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon has been criticised for relying on insecure methods for granting access to its sites after users claimed to have forgotten their passwords.
Dan Raywood Aug 6 2009 10:28AM Security
FSF launches campaign against Amazon DRM

FSF launches campaign against Amazon DRM

Petition in wake of Orwell withdrawal fiasco.
Iain Thomson Aug 4 2009 3:21PM Oddware
Amazon apologises for deleting Kindle books

Amazon apologises for deleting Kindle books

“Stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles”.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2009 2:32PM Software
Amazon deletes e-books in Orwellian moment

Amazon deletes e-books in Orwellian moment

That book you bought? We'll have it back now.
Iain Thomson Jul 20 2009 7:15AM Oddware
FTP login credentials at major corporations breached

FTP login credentials at major corporations breached

A trojan has reportedly been uncovered that is harvesting FTP login data of major corporations, including the Bank of America, BBC, Amazon, Cisco, Monster.com, Symantec and McAfee.
Greg Masters Jun 29 2009 12:23PM Security
Google to launch e-Book store as Amazon readies new Kindle

Google to launch e-Book store as Amazon readies new Kindle

Google will enter the electronic book sales market later this year with a new store that allows publishers to sell e-books online for use on what the company termed 'web-enabled devices.'
Shaun Nichols Jun 3 2009 6:01AM Hardware
Citrix-Amazon partnership to provide cloud computing ‘sandbox'

Citrix-Amazon partnership to provide cloud computing ‘sandbox'

Citrix is partnering with Amazon in an effort to entice corporations to trial -- and potentially migrate to -- cloud computing.
Liz Tay May 10 2009 4:00PM Software
Hacker claims responsibility for Amazon hit over adult books sales rankings

Hacker claims responsibility for Amazon hit over adult books sales rankings

A hacker has claimed responsibility for a hit on the Amazon website that saw adult-themed books lose their sales ranks over the weekend.
Dan Raywood Apr 15 2009 11:05AM Security
Amazon takes heat over Kindle DRM

Amazon takes heat over Kindle DRM

A literacy group is planning to protest the organisation that pushed for restrictions on Amazon and its Kindle 2 ebook reader.
Shaun Nichols Apr 6 2009 6:11AM Hardware
DDoS attacks hit major web services

DDoS attacks hit major web services

A DNS service provider and a domain registrar apparently fell victim to major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this week.
Chuck Miller Apr 3 2009 11:48AM Security
Amazon says no to Open Cloud Manifesto

Amazon says no to Open Cloud Manifesto

Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services has become the latest big name to say it will not be joining up to the controversial Open Cloud Manifesto set to launch this week.
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 6:37AM Networking
Internet privacy advocate warns against poor Phorm

Internet privacy advocate warns against poor Phorm

Internet privacy campaigners have written to the world's top internet companies urging them to steer clear of behavioural targeting software vendor Phorm, which they see as invasive software which snoops on unsuspecting users.
Stewart Meagher Mar 24 2009 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon's Kindle 2 electronic book reader is the target of a new lawsuit from the company behind the Discovery Channel.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Hardware
Atlassian builds Elastic Bamboo

Atlassian builds Elastic Bamboo

Aussie Web 2.0 pioneers Atlassian have released a new version of the Bamboo continuous integration environment that allows users to run software builds in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 12:15PM Software
CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing

CeBIT: Amazon CTO talks cloud computing

Amazon.com may be a bookseller but its heart is in the cloud, according to Dr. Werner Vogels, vice-president and CTO at Amazon.com
Sylvie Barak Mar 9 2009 3:06PM Networking
Amazon SimpleDB ready for public use

Amazon SimpleDB ready for public use

Amazon has moved its SimpleDB online database service out of beta, claiming that new features have reduced the cost of data storage from US$1.50 to US$0.25 per gigabyte per month.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 3 2008 6:50AM Software
Amazon shares public data

Amazon shares public data

Amazon is setting up a cloud data service to help people share, access and use public data, even asking the general public to submit their own data sets.
Sylvie Barak Nov 25 2008 6:23AM Storage

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