B2B applications, including some that will allow its Office suite of programs to be closely integrated with e-commerce activities.

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Indeed, shoppers are demanding new buying experiences, ones integrated between e-commerce, physical stores, on their smartphones and their social networks.

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Crovitz: One of our offerings is a new e-commerce platform that will be integrated into a Web site, to make it as easy as possible to got to one place and sign up for what they want -- an all-you-can-read bundle with a single price for multiple brands, or micropayments for individual articles.

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