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Agrifirma Agrees to Fund Trials of Amazon Mining's ThermoPotash Fertilizer

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:00 GMT

Marketwire - Amazon Mining Holding Plc (TSX VENTURE:AMZ)("Amazon" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with Agrifirma Brazil, a United Kingdom based farmland operator and developer, to fund agronomic tests using Amazon Mining's proposed ThermoPotash product, derived from the Cerrado Verde project, Cerrado Verde is a source of potash rich rock from which Amazon plans to produce a slow-release, non- chloride, multi-nutrient, fertilizer product.

CORRECTING and REPLACING eBay® Serves Up Bargains to Consumers Around the Clock with New Deals Application for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:56 GMT

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Amazon Extends Battery Life of Newest Kindle by 85 Percent and Adds Native PDF Reader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:13:31 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new enhancements to the latest generation Kindle—85 percent more battery life and a native PDF reader.

Ignify Becomes First and Only Mid-Market eCommerce Platform to Achieve PCI Compliance for the PA-DSS Standard

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

Business Wire - Ignify, a global provider of eCommerce, ERP and CRM solutions and services, today announced that Ignify eCommerce 4.0 (the company’s flagship platform) which has been deployed in hundreds of large online storefronts has become the industry’s first and only mid-market eCommerce solution to achieve PCI Security Standards Council (PCI) compliance for the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS). This achievement ensures Ignify eCommerce customers the highest level of protection against fraud and data theft by passing PCI’s strict standards against storing sensitive data including magnetic stripe, CVV2, or PIN numbers for online transactions.

eBay Veteran Rajiv Dutta Joins Elevation Partners

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:15 GMT

Business Wire - Elevation Partners, a private equity firm focused on large-scale investments in market-leading consumer and technology businesses, announced today that Rajiv Dutta has joined the firm as a Managing Director.

M-Edge Embraces Bold Hues in the New Contemporary Accessory Line for Amazon Kindle

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:12 GMT

Business Wire - M-Edge Accessories, the leading provider of eReader accessories, today announced a new Contemporary line of accessories for the latest generation Amazon Kindle that allows users to express their passion for color.

eBay® Serves Up Bargains to Consumers Around the Clock with New Deals Application for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:21 GMT

Business Wire - eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) today made it easier for iPhone and iPod touch owners to shop eBay anytime, anywhere with the release of its new “Deals” application, providing a constant stream of the best deals across hundreds of millions of ebay.com listings.

Smashwords to Supply Ebooks to the Amazon Kindle Store

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:42 GMT

PRNewswire - Smashwords, a global publisher and distributor of independently published ebooks, today announced it will supply ebooks to the Amazon.com Kindle Store.

Dreams eCommerce Revenues Thrive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:31:31 GMT

Business Wire - Dreams, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DRJ), through its Internet Division, generated $5.4 million dollars in on-line revenues for the month of October 2009, an increase of 42% over the same month last year when on-line revenues were $3.8 million.

Amazon.com Kicks-off the Holiday Shopping Season

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:53 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it is kicking off its holiday shopping season.

Buy.com(R) Enhances Payment Options with Checkout by Amazon and Amazon PayPhrase

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:57 GMT

PRNewswire - Leading retail marketplace Buy.com has expanded its online payments options just in time for the holiday shopping season, with the addition of the Checkout by Amazon(TM) and Amazon PayPhrase services offered by Amazon Payments, Inc. These options enable shoppers to use the shipping addresses and payment information stored in their Amazon.com accounts to easily and efficiently complete purchases on Buy.com without duplicating data input.

Harlequin Comics Now Available on Amazon's Kindle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:27 GMT

CNW Group - Harlequin Enterprises Limited (www.eHa rlequin.com), a global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, and SOFTBANK Creative Corporation (www.softbankcr.co.jp), one of Japan's leading publishers/producers of digital content, announced today the digital distribution of Harlequin comics for Kindle, the eBook reader distributed by Amazon.com.

eBay Brings the Worlds Biggest Online Marketplace to New Yorks Premier Shopping Destination this Holiday Season

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:29 GMT

Business Wire - eBay @ 57th Street

Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Using Six Public Relations Firms to Discredit Indigenous Groups in $27.3 Billion Environmental Case in Ecuador

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:27 GMT

Business Wire - Chevron has retained at least twelve public relations firms and lobbyists to discredit claims of Amazon indigenous groups on the eve of an expected multi-billion dollar judgment against the oil giant in an environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, according to representatives of the tribes in the U.S.

eBay completes Skype sale

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:58:00 GMT

AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Online auction giant eBay announced it had completed its sale of Skype to an investment group that includes the two founders of the Web communications company.

eBay Inc. Completes Sale of Skype

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:05 GMT

Business Wire - eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced today that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion.

BizAuctions Total Bids on eBay for 90-Day Period Hits 12,402

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:25 GMT

PRNewswire - BizAuctions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BZCN), a prime provider of commercial eBay liquidation services for excess inventories, overstocks and returns, announced today total bids received for its eBay auctions during the last 90-day period.

EPIX Movies Delivered in HD via Akamai

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:24 GMT

Business Wire - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that EPIX, the next generation premium entertainment service from Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, has chosen Akamai as the company’s launch provider to deliver and manage its full length High Definition (HD) movies.

Susan Boyles I Dreamed a Dream is Amazon Musics Largest Global CD Pre-Order

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:34 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that Susan Boyle’s upcoming album, “I Dreamed a Dream,” has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: NeurogesX, Sears Holdings, Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:06:05 GMT

Business Wire - Zacks Equity Research highlights NeurogesX (Nasdaq: NGSX) as the Bull of the Day and Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) the Bear of the Day.

A.M. Bests The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry 2009-2010 Now Available on Amazon

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:42 GMT

Business Wire - A.M. Best Co. has released the fifth edition of The Guide to Understanding the Insurance...

Zenoss Launches Enterprise 2.5, Includes Support for Amazon EC2 Monitoring

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:08:37 GMT

Business Wire - Zenoss Inc., a leading commercial open source provider of Unlegacy IT enterprise management products, today announced the general availability of version 2.5 of its commercially licensed Zenoss Enterprise product. This latest version includes several new enterprise-grade scalability features targeted at managing today's datacenter as well as expanded management support for next generation datacenter technologies and platforms that include virtualization and public clouds.

Amazon Defense Coalition: U.S. Congresswoman Labels Chevrons Trade Preferences Lobbying Effort Extortion in Testimony

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:24:31 GMT

Business Wire - U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez of California today urged Congress to reject Chevron’s...

Delta, eBay Offer Complimentary Wi-Fi to More than 1 Million Customers as Thanksgiving Thank You

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:54 GMT

PRNewswire - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announced an agreement with eBay, the world's largest online marketplace, to provide complimentary Gogo Inflight Internet service to customers traveling on all Wi-Fi equipped flights from Nov. 24-30.

Zeus Software Now Available on Amazon EC2

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:00 GMT

Business Wire - Zeus Technology, a leading software-based application traffic management company, today announces its flagship web traffic management solution, Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0, is available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).

Merchants Hit Back at eCommerce Fraud CyberSource survey shows fraudsters' theft of online revenue drops 18% in 2009; Merchants winning the battle o

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:01:10 GMT

PRNewswire - Results of the eleventh annual CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS) survey of eCommerce fraud, released today, show that merchants in 2009 were fighting back against fraud, and seeing considerable evidence of success.

Amazon Kindle and More than 300,000 Books in the Kindle Store Now Available to Customers in Canada

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:58:07 GMT

CNW Group - Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle, Amazon's most wished for, most gifted, and No. 1 bestselling product, is now available for shipment to customers in Canada.

Florida Resident Wins Amazon Kindle For Scariest Story

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:33:19 GMT

PRNewswire - (htt p://www.myprgenie.com) -- ClassesandCareers.com has announced the winners of its recent contest that encouraged participants to write their scariest stories for a chance to win an Amazon Kindle.

Mobile Messenger Acquires m-Qube Mobile Delivery Gateway from VeriSign Key Strategic Acquisition Expands Mobile Messenger's Value and Positioning; Bo

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:17:53 GMT

PRNewswire - Mobile Messenger, the leading mobile solutions provider, announced today that it acquired m-Qube, Inc., the nation's largest mobile messaging aggregator, from its parent company, VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN). Under the terms of the agreement, Mobile Messenger obtains m-Qube's direct connections to carriers in the US and Canada, and its entire business delivering standard commercial messaging and premium mobile content to customers throughout North America.

Amazon Launches Frustration-Free Packaging Certification Program

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:05 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the launch of the Frustration-Free Packaging certification program (www.amazon.com/ffp-certification). The new initiative is designed to increase the number of Frustration-Free packaged items available to customers by making it easier for manufacturers to participate in Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging program.

Founder of eBay Motors Starts Glyde Corporation to Democratize eCommerce

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:07 GMT

Business Wire - Simon Rothman, eCommerce pioneer and founder of eBay Motors, today announced that he has formed Glyde Corporation, a new company whose mission is to democratize eCommerce.

Television Enthusiasts Can Get Their TV Fix as FLO TV Personal Television Mobile Device Debuts with Major Retailers - FLO TV Available Today at Amazo

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:18 GMT

PRNewswire - Consumers eager to watch their favorite television programs, sports and news while on-the-go can satisfy their mobile TV craving as the handheld FLO TV(TM) Personal Television hits shelves across the nation today.

Zondervan Announces Limited-Time eBay Charity Auction of Handwritten Bible Across America Original Proceeds will Benefit Biblica, Translation Sponsor

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:16:42 GMT

PRNewswire - After nearly a year in the making, Zondervan, the world's leading Bible publisher, will put the original version of the handwritten Bible Across America on the auction block.

Amazon Web Services Announces Expansion into Asia in the First Half of 2010

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:02:59 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced an expansion of its services into an Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2010, enabling businesses to deploy compute and storage resources in close proximity to their end-users in the region. Software developers and businesses will be able to access AWS’s infrastructure services from multiple Availability Zones in Singapore in the first half of 2010, then in other Availability Zones within Asia over the second half of 2010.

eBay Motors Launches Free Vehicle History Reports Exclusively through Experians AutoCheck

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:14 GMT

Business Wire - eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com) (NASDAQ:EBAY), the No. 1 online automotive marketplace worldwide, now offers free vehicle history reports through an exclusive agreement with Experian’s AutoCheck.

Soundview Expands Book Summary Formats to E-Books Soundview Executive Book Summaries introduces business book summary formats for the Amazon Kindle(R

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:25 GMT

PRNewswire - Soundview Executive Book Summaries, which first introduced digital formats of their popular business book summaries in 2000, has just released two new eBook formats on their website at www.s ummary.com.

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Avnet, Inc., Arrow Electronics, VeriSign, Inc., Patterson-UTI Inc. and Nabors Industries

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:04:09 GMT

Business Wire - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets.

Critical Alerts for Amazon.com, Motorola, Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective Life Released by Seven Summits Research

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:31:13 GMT

PRNewswire - Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for AMZN, MOT, BDX, IAG, and PL.

NetSuite CFO Jim McGeever to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences Presentations to Showcase Advances, Cost-Savings and Cloud Computing Benefits o

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:31 GMT

PRNewswire - NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a leading vendor of cloud computing business management software suites, today announced that NetSuite CFO Jim McGeever will present at the following investor conferences:

Pervasive Software and Aha! Software to Participate in Webinar Hosted by Amazon Web Services

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:18:40 GMT

Business Wire - Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ:PVSW), an emerging leader in enabling next-generation data-intensive applications and data analytics, today announced participation with Aha! Software LLC, a recognized innovator in breakthrough business analytics, in a Webinar hosted by Amazon Web Services.

EBay settles suit with Skype founders that threatened to hamper sale to investor group

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:00 GMT

The Canadian Press - SAN FRANCISCO - EBay Inc. says a group of investors who are buying the majority of its telecommunications service, Skype, agreed to settle a legal skirmish with Skype's founders.

Amazon Defense Coalition: Kerry Kennedy Accuses Chevron of Cultural Genocide in Ecuador Rainforest

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:34 GMT

Business Wire - The massive oil contamination for which Chevron faces a potential $27 billion liability in Ecuador’s courts is a “clear violation” of the rights of indigenous peoples to life, security, and self-determination, said Kerry Kennedy, a human rights advocate and daughter of the late Robert F.

eBay Inc. and Silver Lake Investor Group Settle Skype Litigation with Joltid Limited

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:18 GMT

Business Wire - eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) today announced that the investor group led by Silver Lake, which had previously entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skype from the company, has reached a settlement agreement with Joltid Limited and Joost N.V. that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid and ends all litigation currently pending against the investor group and eBay at the closing of the acquisition.

Biosciences Firm Goes Live With CloudCraze Framework for eCommerce LI-COR and EDL Consulting make global orders of biotechnology and environmental re

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:14 GMT

PRNewswire - EDL Consulting, a leading technology services firm today announced that LI-COR Bioscience's biotech reagents and consumables and environmental products are now available online in the Cloud via EDL's CloudCraze eCommerce application.

Resource Interactive Unveils Facebook Ecommerce Experience

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:19 GMT

Business Wire - Independent digital agency Resource Interactive introduces Off the Wall, an ecommerce experience for brands and their fans on Facebook.

Shopster e-Commerce Introduces New Listing Manager for eBay

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:01:26 GMT

PRNewswire - Shopster Inc., the leader in e-Commerce software for small and medium sized business announced today it has launched the new Shopster Listing Manager for eBay.

eBay Launches The Inside Source

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:18:01 GMT

Business Wire - eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, today announced the launch of The Inside Source (theinsidesource.com), a new digital magazine for inspired shoppers featuring insights and stories based on what more than 89 million active users are searching for, buying and selling on eBay.

The Amazon Wish List 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:07:05 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Wish List feature with November sweepstakes that offer customers amazing cash and prizes.

Akamai Strengthens Rakutens eCommerce Business

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:30 GMT

Business Wire - Akamai Japan K.K., a subsidiary of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced that its Dynamic Site Solution has been adopted by Rakuten Ichiba, one of the largest Internet shopping portals operated by Rakuten Inc. in Japan, to accelerate the performance of its eCommerce site.

AERS introduces two ecommerce data applications for PayPal merchants at PayPal Innovate 2009 Developer Conference

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:28 GMT

PRNewswire - Advanced Ecommerce Research Systems Inc. is proud to announce today its unveiling of two Terapeak-branded PayPal merchant applications at the PayPal Innovate 2009 Developer Conference in San Francisco.

Ecommerce Product Search for Any Content Publisher ShopWiki Teams with DigiPowers to Launch White-Label Shopping Tool for Vertical Web Sites

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:54:03 GMT

PRNewswire - ShopWiki (http ://www.ShopWiki.com) and DigiPowers (www.digipowers.com) today announced a partnership to provide a new vertical product search tool for web publishers of consumer interest content sites.

The Walt Disney Company Makes Significant Commitment to Protect Threatened Forests in the Amazon, Congo and United States

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:02:46 GMT

Business Wire - The Walt Disney Company announced today a $7 million investment in forest projects that will build on its long history of conservation and environmental stewardship.

PicksThatMove.com Announces Investment Opinion On: Human Genome Science Inc., General Electric Company, eBay Inc., NovaDel Pharma Inc., and Amylin Pha

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:30:15 GMT

Business Wire - PicksThatMove is pleased to bring investors special situation stocks which have a high potential for price appreciation.

Amazon.com Unveils Best Books of 2009, Including Editors Top 100 Books of the Year

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:23:14 GMT

Business Wire - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced its picks for Best Books of 2009. This annual...