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Internet attack blocks some California consumers from reaching Amazon.com

A denial of service attack Wednesday left consumers in northern California unable to access web sites that use the Internet domain name system operated by Neustar, the company says. The sites included Amazon.com, according to the retailer.

Posted 12/24/2009Don DavisPost a comment

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Amazon is staying focused on long-term investments in turbulent times

In a shareholder letter preceding tomorrow’s release of Amazon’s first quarter results, CEO Jeff Bezos puts Amazon’s strategy in context. Among investment priorities he lists new tools for Amazon sellers and category expansion.

Posted 04/22/2009Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Amazon keeps its sales machine in high gear

Amazon.com keeps churning out the sales, with 2006 revenue rising by 26%. But 2006 net income declined by 47% as the world’s largest retailer continues to spend heavily on new content and technology.

Posted 02/02/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

Amazon offers smaller distributors new fulfillment and storefront options

As a way to cement its ongoing relationship with distributors that supply it with inventory, Amazon.com is rolling out Fulfillment by Amazon, which enables businesses to use Amazon’s order fulfillment and post-order customer service infrastructure.

Posted 09/20/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

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Amazon makes it easier to access its product database

With the release today of its E-Commerce Services 4.0, Amazon is providing web site developers access to one million more products in its product database as well as images, customer reviews and other data. Web traffic data from Alexis is also included.

Posted 10/04/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment