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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
John Daniel Thimsen, Seattle, WA (US);
David Zipkin, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic marketplace for service images permits users to browse descriptions of service images implementing desired functionalities of a virtual machine image. The described service images may contain one or more software applications and may be further offered for purchase through an electronic service image marketplace. Notifications, such as updates, regarding software applications contained within a service image can be uploaded to the electronic service image marketplace. The electronic service image marketplace identifies customers associated with service images containing outdated software applications and generates notifications for the customers.