How Can Mobile Commerce Be Further Enabled By Blackberry Apps?

By Author: Verna Dotson
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M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as cellular telephone and personal digital assistants (PDAs). It is mostly known as next-generation e-commerce and enables users to access the Internet without needing to find a place to plug in. The emerging technology behind m-commerce is based on the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).The industry effected by M-commerce are, financial services, which includes mobile banking and also the brokerage services, in which stock quotes can be displayed and trading conducted from the same handheld device. Telecommunications, in which service changes, bill payment and account reviews can all be conducted from the same handheld device. Service/retail, as consumers are given the ability to place and pay for orders on-the-fly and Information services, which include the delivery of financial news, sports figures and traffic updates to a single mobile device. Mobile Commerce is the convergence of wireless communication technology and Commerce. And it has two distinctive advantages namely flexibility and ubiquity.

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... or now, the users are mainly allowed to pay phone bills, utility bills, book movie tickets, book travel tickets with their cell phones. However, more services will be introduced in coming years. Security is one of the main concerns of Mobile Commerce as it’s very important to offer secure transactions and this is the reason why Mobile Commerce is still in the development phase in India.

Using BlackBerry app development has certain advantages in the mobile apps. And some of them are describe here. The Application Center will be available on 4.7 Storm devices and will be designed for the Storm touch screen UI. The blackberry Carriers will be responsible for hosting the application data and sending updates to the directory to RIM. The main screen will provide the user the ability to quickly browse the application list, then view the available information about each application in a detailed description screen which shows the logo and full description. Installation will occur with one click (launches the web browser).The user will be able to access the Options > Applications screen from within the App Center (allowing the user to delete applications directly from within the App Center).The user will be provided with various status info: date the app list was most recently updated; notification that updates are available; option to reapplication list was completed, etc. The other supported features of blackberry apps are wireless email, organizer, browser, phone, 3.2 MP camera, video recording, BlackBerry Maps, media player, built-in GPS, corporate data access, SMS, on-screen keyboards, multi-tap and QWERTY, light-sensing screen.

Then comes the need for blackberry apps development. The Blackberry Application development creates web pages that enable users to install applications directly on a Blackberry device. When a user accesses a web page that uses the Blackberry Application Web Loader and accepts the permission prompt, the web page installs the Blackberry Application Web Browser on the computer. The Blackberry Solution is used to access mobile email and personal information. Mindfire Solutions is one of the pioneers in Blackberry software development. It has also gained adequate expertise in this field. Our software development team has years of experience in developing the above mentioned applications and projects in various industry domains.

Be it the dedication to serve, be it the exceptional transparent dealings or be it the personalized client centric focus, Mindfire has always shown the passion to create a long lasting business partnership with customers. Mindfire Solutions is a Microsoft Gold certified partner, an Apple developer connection premier member and has business partnerships with big names like IBM, Adobe and others.

To discuss about our services, expertise and how we can help you, please contact us at info (at) mindfiresolutions (dot) com or call 1-248-686-1424.