20 April 2009, Randwick Council has launched its community text service with the help of international mobile specialist, Dialogue Communications. This service provides local residents with information on Council services ranging from playing field status, local road works, clean up days and events, instantaneously via the Internet or mobile SMS.

Commenting on the launch, Cr Bruce Notely-Smith, Mayor of Randwick City said, “We wanted to provide information to the community that uses the one device we all rely on – our mobile.  By opting in via our registration page or texting in a keyword to a mobile number, residents can receive up-to-date information on the availability of sporting fields and notifications on clean up days.

Read more: Randwick Council Selects Dialogue to Provide Community Text Services

 

Anam’s Smart Services to offer vital customer differentiation
 
Dublin, April 16th 2009: Anam (www.anam.com), a company which enables global mobile operators to increase their revenues from SMS, today announced it is further extending its Smart Services Applications for SMS across the globe by providing two leading operators with the ability to deploy its solutions.
 
The deals with the unnamed operators in Cambodia and Estonia come after Anam’s recent announcement during Mobile World Congress in February that it had signed up three new operators in Taiwan, Vietnam and Ireland to its Smart Services Applications for SMS. These multiple new deals signify the global recognition Anam is receiving for its products and services.
 
The services that the operators can now offer their customers by using Anam’s Smart Services include SMS Money Transfer, the ability for subscribers to send money to a friend or colleague through a simple SMS; Messaging Plus, which provides email-like functionality for SMS; as well as Parental Control, a service recently adopted by Telenor to provide an anti-bully filter on its network.
 
“These deals stress the value and importance of our Smart Services solutions,” said Jote Bassi, VP Global Sales and Marketing at Anam. “They also highlight the dedication of our worldwide team and support staff as even more international operators are now successfully using our technology to offer new services to their subscribers.”
 
“Once again these major operators have turned to Anam to provide the services that will be key in differentiating them from their competitors,” said Gerry McKenna, CEO of Anam. “Our Smart Services solutions are creating increased revenues for operators around the globe, giving them the cutting edge to be successful in an increasingly competitive world.”
 
Anam also recently announced a new pricing model for its SMS infrastructure products that eliminates traffic licence fees for SMS. The move frees up operators from the worry and cost of buying additional licences as SMS traffic volumes increase, allowing them to simply and easily introduce more SMS based services. Operators can create more revenue generating, SMS-borne services with confidence.
Read more: Anam to Provide SMS Smart Services to Two Major Operators in Cambodia and Estonia

Core Facts

  • A new gold edition of Palringo for Blackberry® was launched today adding location functionality and support for Facebook™, iChat® and QQ. 
  • Palringo for BlackBerry now includes the option to share your location with other Palringo users.  Location and proximity [distance] of contacts are shown, both on the buddy list screen and on map displays for even greater precision. 
  • User feedback on the initial beta version of Palringo for BlackBerry has been instrumental in refining the gold version.  In particular, the connection issues identified in the beta version have been resolved.  
Read more: Palringo goes gold on BlackBerry® smartphones

Revolutionizes integration by providing specifications that lower cost and risk throughout the development lifecycle

Morristown, NJ April 14, 2009 – TM Forum, the world's premier industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, announced today the release of MTOSI 2.0, the most comprehensive standard ever published for managing broadband telecommunications — covering both resource and service management and including inventory, assurance, and activation, some of the most integration-intensive areas in service provider operational environments.

Read more: TM Forum’s MTOSI 2.0 Creates Industry Gold Standard for Reducing Management Systems Integration...

London UK; Palo Alto CA: - 14th April 2009: Cellcrypt (www.cellcrypt.com), the leading provider of secure mobile voice calling, today announced that it has opened a US office in Palo Alto, California to meet growing demand for encrypted voice solutions from North American customers.

Cellcrypt provides end-to-end solutions for encrypted voice calling between smartphones that prevent private conversations from being compromised. This enables individuals within corporations and governments to converse in a highly secure manner without the need for specialised devices. In addition to mobile-to-mobile calling, Cellcrypt also supports secure mobile-to-landline calling.

Read more: Cellcrypt Launches US Office to Meet Growing Demand for Secure Mobile Voice Calls