Sybase 365 Partners With 2sms to Launch Innovative SMS Service Tailored to Small and Medium Enterprise Customers
LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Apr 01, 2009 Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in mobile messaging services today announced a global partnership with 2sms to extend SMS services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on an instant provisioning basis. The full service website (http://www.sybase365sms.com/) offers a suite of messaging products and services and combines the functionality of 2sms with the Sybase 365 messaging platform, enabling enterprise customers to register and use SMS to communicate with employees, suppliers and customers.
“As enterprises continue to embrace SMS as an efficient and cost-effective medium through which to communicate, the service will enable businesses with increasingly mobile workforces to instantly deploy SMS services,” said Tim King, CEO, 2sms. “Sybase 365’s reputation for delivering mission critical messaging services to the enterprise sector, combined with its deep understanding of local markets and expansive global reach, made it the ideal partner for enabling the growth of the SMEs SMS business.”
The applications for SMS are limitless and current customers of the service include divisions of Unilever, EDS and Alstom Transport; all are using SMS to communicate effectively and efficiently while reducing man hours and costly phone bills. SMS is extended into the corporate IT infrastructure, using open standards (XML) for ease of customer integration.
“This is a great opportunity for those SMEs that recognise the benefits of SMS as an efficient and cost-effective medium, but had previously been unable to access it rapidly and reliably,” said Howard Stevens, senior vice president, International Operations, Sybase 365. “The partnership with 2sms creates a pioneering service that successfully addresses the enterprise need for instant deployment, robustness of service and ease of integration into existing IT infrastructures.”
The industry leading service is available immediately at http://www.sybase365sms.com/. Customers are able to log onto the site and connect their own IT systems to the SMS network via an ISO27001 certified platform. 2sms software plug-ins include Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Salesforce.com and Java, allowing businesses to download applications that enable desktop messaging.
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