eBay Desktop Opens to Public; Improves Buyer Experience With Increased Personal Functionality.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & CHICAGO -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY)(www.ebay.com) today announced the public availability of the beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of its eBay Desktop application, a rich Internet application See RIA and rich client. that can be downloaded for free at desktop.ebay.com. As a client application that can run both online and offline, eBay Desktop increases the functionality and personalization options available to eBay.com users. eBay Desktop is part of a series of new products and features eBay is introducing to help the company fulfil its commitment to improve the buyer experience. Built on Adobe[R] AIR[TM], eBay Desktop runs on Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. and Vista as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. "Applications built on Adobe AIR, like eBay Desktop, take Rich Internet Applications This is a list of rich Internet applications. They are organised by their use. Communication
Because eBay Desktop utilizes real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. while connected, eBay buyers can more closely manage multiple listings and search queries with continuously updated information. By storing searches and bid histories locally on eBay Desktop, users can locate and move between the items and listings they are most interested in more quickly. "Improving the buyer experience is the top priority for eBay and a promise that we've made to our entire community," said John Donahoe, president of eBay Marketplaces. "eBay Desktop, a new homepage, and some exciting new social commerce tools are a few of the announcements we'll be making over the coming weeks and are part of a long-term strategy to again set the standard for what it means to have a great online shopping experience." In addition to eBay Desktop, eBay is working to further enhance the buyer experience by personalizing eBay anywhere people go online with: * Next Gen My eBay: streamlines and customizes personalized eBay pages * eBay Marketplace on Facebook application: users can link eBay and Facebook accounts and share them with their networks * eBay To Go: widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. that injects eBay listings into your blog or Web site Formerly code-named "San Dimas," eBay Desktop began as a prototype out of the eBay Disruptive Innovation program, and was launched into private beta on June 11, 2007. The public beta is initially available in the U.S. and the company plans to expand its presence into additional markets in Q4 2007. eBay Desktop uses eBay's APIs to deliver eBay data dynamically without having to visit eBay.com, and can be downloaded for free at desktop.ebay.com. About eBay Inc. Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day, empowering them to explore new opportunities and innovate together. eBay does this by providing the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . 1 Source: Forrester Research, "eBay San Dimas Marks A New Era for RIAs." |
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