The AWS Start-Up Challenge 2010 is now open for applications!

Hey folks, just want to put the word out on the street that the AWS Start-Up Challenge is on.  See below for website and details.  Good Luck!!!

We are pleased to announce the launch of this year's Start-Up Challenge!

For those of you not familiar with it: every year, AWS runs the Start-Up Challenge to help young, promising start-ups get noticed and to compete for $100,000 (USD) in cash and credits. Full info at http://aws.amazon.com/startupchallenge/

We've made some important changes this year:
* We can now accept applications from 22 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
* We'll now recognize five regional semi-finalists from each of the three regions, at least six finalists, and one global grand prize winner.
* Start-ups must be currently using or in the process of using one or more of the Amazon Web Services. We will now accept entries from start-ups that have yet to launch.

We will be looking for applications which can grow into significant, meaningful businesses over time. We will look for implementation and integration of AWS services, originality and creativity, likelihood of long-term success and scalability, and overall effectiveness in addressing a need in the marketplace.

Again, full info is here http://aws.amazon.com/startupchallenge/ and if you have questions, feel free to post here or reach out to awsstartups (at) amazon (dot) com

Pass this on to anyone who is interested!

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