Little Known Parameters of the SMTP API

April 23, 2010

The SMTP API provides versatile SMS messaging capabilities – simple enough to be used by your grandmother, detailed enough to be integrated in complex software environment, especially if you use the right parameters…

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Bulks SMS: A Solution to Voting in South Africa

April 16, 2010

Using Bulk SMS as a voting mechanism could change the way democracy moves forward. It could also save money…

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Setting Up Neighbourhood Watch Through SMS Gateways

April 2, 2010

SMS gateways can be used to upgrade security in a number of situations, both private and commercial. Here is how to start your own SMS community watch.

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Why SMPP is Used by SMSCs

February 26, 2010

SMPP is arguably one of the most well known bulk SMS protocols currently in use. How does it fit in with the three other major protocols and why is it favoured by aggregators?

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Email to SMS – The Manual Way

February 19, 2010

Using email to SMS is an efficient way to get in touch with your contacts. But what lies behind this easy way to send messages?

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Use Email to SMS for 2010

November 27, 2009

Using email to SMS during the 2010 Soccer World Cup can help lift your business further by adding an exciting dimension to the way you communicate with your clients & employees.

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Increasing Potential: Choose The Right SMS Gateway API

November 12, 2009

Back in our previous post on SMS gateways, we provided you with a short introduction to the gateway itself and the various API’s that you can employ to make it work for you.

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Understanding SMPP and How It Can Mobilise Your Business

October 30, 2009

According to the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF), 69.8% of all South Africans have access to mobile phones. Only 23.8% have access to a computer.

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Tagged numbers’ role in two-way messaging

October 23, 2009

An effective, but lesser-known SMS feature available for two-way mobile messaging, is ‘tagged numbers’.

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SMS Gateways Mobilise Application Developers

September 25, 2009

South Africa mobile application developers should take advantage of SMS Gateways when looking to SMS-enable their clients’ sites, systems or applications.

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