Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ValueVision Media, Inc. , an upscale television home shopping and Internet retailer, announces an agreement with Amazon.com, which adds a powerful Internet distribution channel for ShopNBC's products. The launch of the ShopNBC store on Amazon is planned for late November.
"We are excited about our new relationship with Amazon.com. We have had tremendous success taking our television home shopping values to the Internet because Internet consumers exhibit many of the same characteristics as television home shoppers -- they both care about value and quality," said William Lansing, CEO of ValueVision. "Selling ShopNBC products on Amazon is a great way to extend our presence on the Internet and introduce our products to Amazon's extensive customer base."
ShopNBC products will be featured on Amazon at the ShopNBC store and also through traditional Amazon product search. Thousands of products will be featured, ranging from watches and jewelry to home goods and electronics. Presenting ShopNBC's wide selection of quality brands, trend-forward designers, and must-have products to Amazon customers enhances the values and assortment Amazon can offer its customers while at the same time introducing those customers to ShopNBC.
ABOUT VALUEVISION: Founded in 1990, ValueVision Media is an integrated direct marketing company that sells general merchandise directly to consumers through television, the Internet, and direct mail. It operates ShopNBC, one of the top three television shopping networks in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.valuevisionmedia.com/ or http://www.shopnbc.com/ .
ValueVision Media, Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Frank Elsenbast, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, +1-952-943-6516 or Amy Kahlow, Director of Communications, +1-952-943-6717, both of ValueVision Media, Inc.