Fourth Annual Amazon Web Services “Start-Up Challenge” Begins Today – Start-Ups in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe Invited to Compete
AWS to award regional prizes and global winner chosen from start-ups with innovative businesses built in the cloud
SEATTLE, Aug 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the call for entries to the fourth annual AWS Start-Up Challenge, a contest to recognize innovative start-ups that are built on the AWS cloud computing platform. For the first time, AWS will choose regional award winners in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. Regional semi-finalists will receive $2,500US in AWS service credits. Global finalists will receive $10,000US in AWS service credits and a trip to Palo Alto, CA., USA for the final judging and awards ceremony. (more…)