Since ISIS also aims to be a full mobile commerce platform, capable of serving up mobile coupons and storing loyalty program information, the ISIS app also keeps track of retail reward cards.

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So based on these numbers here and just how disastrous ads can be, maybe the best mobile platform focuses on e-commerce.

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Going forward, the three key areas for us are developing new algorithms for web search, mobile services products, and Yandex e-commerce platform.

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American Express and Verizon Wireless today announced they will integrate Serve, a next-generation digital payment and commerce platform, on many Verizon mobile phones and tablets.

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Focus areas listed in the jobs descriptions cover nearly every aspect of mobile development, including data synchronization, social networking, cloud services, search and maps, mobile commerce and improvements to the Windows Phone 7 applications platform.

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To sell subscriptions that bundle the Times in print, online and on mobile devices, the Times has had to develop an e-commerce platform that patches together various old and new databases and programs.

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Eisenberg recalls a client who was selling mobile phone cases online and not doing very well, partly because he was using an e-commerce platform that allowed a single payment option.

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