Momote Add innovative Text Messaging Capabilities to Partner Network

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2009-04-06 13:59 by Momote Editor

Leading mobile workforce management software provider Momote has teamed up with business text messaging experts 2sms.com to further extend Momote’s end-to-end solution capabilities.

Headquartered in the UK and USA, 2sms.com offers businesses the ability to send text messages from a web-portal to single or multiple mobile phones simultaneously. Messages can be sent immediately, queued for sending later, or be set up to send repeated messages at regular intervals.

2sms offer full reporting of message delivery and content and information security is underpinned by ISO 27001 accreditation.

Momote have already been approached by one existing client for a business text messaging extension to their solution and are in the process of communicating the benefits to other clients and new prospects.

Momote Sales and Marketing Director, John Tonkin explains, ‘Mutually beneficial strategic partnerships, such as this one with 2sms, ensure we have a diverse array of routes to market, crucial in current market conditions.’

‘As well as opening up new opportunities for Momote, the partnership now means that 2sms have access to market leading mobile workforce management technology enabling them to approach vertical markets that they could not previously consider.’

Sybase 365 Partners with 2sms

Apr 01, 2009 09:00 ET

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.