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Phone.com Unveils Location Technology for New Generation of Wireless Applications

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Phone.com, a leading provider of mobile internet software, applications, and services, has announced collaborative relationships with key internet content partners to enable a new class of location-based applications. This move reflects the company's commitment to advancing the wireless internet and providing developers with the tools necessary for building more enhanced applications. The Phone.com Mobile Location Server, a new technology, enables location-based services such as location-sensitive m-commerce, advertising, games, and community and content applications.

Key Takeaways:

  • Phone.com has partnered with Amazon.com for location-sensitive m-commerce, DoubleClick for location-based advertising, In-Fusio for location-based games, and Go2Systems for community and content applications.
  • The Phone.com Mobile Location Server utilizes the company's location technology to provide a platform for developing location-based internet applications.
  • The new technology ensures strong subscriber protection through privacy management, access controls, and identity-protecting capabilities.
  • The Mobile Location Server allows consumers to control the usage of their location data, giving them control over the usage of their data while enabling carriers and content providers to deliver targeted and relevant content.
  • This move enables wireless shopping, with Amazon and Phone.com collaborating to enable the easiest and most location-relevant purchase engine for mobile shoppers.
  • In-Fusio's games will benefit from the new generation of games designed with the mobile location API, which will enable gamers to turn the world into their playing field.
  • Phone.com has a software developer program and technology that has been relied upon by wireless software developers for over four years.
  • The company is committed to furthering the wireless internet and providing developers with the tools necessary for building more enhanced applications.

Statistics:

  • Phone.com has over four years of experience in providing software developer program and technology for wireless software developers.
  • The company has partnerships with key internet content partners to enable location-based applications.
  • LOCATION TECHNOLOGY - Enables the delivery of Internet-based services through wireless telephones, with the goal of becoming the preferred platform for developing location-based internet applications.
  • The new technology utilizes the company's location technology to ensure strong subscriber protection through privacy management, access controls, and identity-protecting capabilities.

Sources:

  • Phone.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHCM)
  • Amazon.com
  • DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK)
  • In-Fusio
  • Go2Systems

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