Tuesday, November 30, 2010

EMAIL TO SMS SERVICE

Email to SMS Service
mNatives offers Email-to-SMS service for sending SMS in a most easy way. The service is designed to deliver SMS, efficiently from anywhere, anytime. This offering is developed for the messaging needs of the users requiring instant deployment
You just need to direct all the emails to the mNatives SMS server, and they automatically get converted to SMS messages and are transmitted in real time, using our high bandwidth connectivity with multiple mobile operators, worldwide
mNatives Email to SMS service provides you the functionality of converting your critical emails into SMS. Any email sent to <mobilenumber>@mnatives.com is sent to the mobile number as SMS mentioned in the email in case of systems failures and alerts.
Send SMS from Email
Key features of email-to-SMS service:
  • Audit: Email – SMS linkage stored – for audit purposes
  • Active service monitoring: Service monitoring is there that ensures 99.9% delivery of messages with nearly no downtime.
mNatives email-to-sms feature allows you to send SMS to multiple recipients from your mail account. With this you can send Bulk SMS from any E-mail Client or Application across the. So, you need not always have to logon to your mNatives account for sending bulk SMS. This feature helps you to:
  • Send latest information or appointment reminders with your esteemed customers and partners.
  • You can send Critical System Alerts automatically to a group of numbers in case of its occurrence.
  • Send bulk SMS even if you have no direct internet connectivity but are connected to the mail server using outlook or thunderbird.
If you are using mNatives email-to-sms services, please make sure that your message text does not exceed 306 characters. If this exceeds the limit, email-to-sms service system will send the first 306 characters as the message and the remaining characters will not be included. Always send mail in plain text format else the HTML text will be included in the message text.
Please ensure that you prefix all the mobile numbers with the country code. Eg for India use 91 before the mobile number and for Argentina use 54.

The sample format of email-to-SMS is:
For Single SMS:
Send single SMS from Email
For Multiple SMS:
Send single SMS from Email
Script to send mail using VB macro:
Private Sub SendMail()
Dim objMail
Dim strMsg
'Create a message object
Set objOutlk = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set objMail = objOutlk.CreateItem(0)

'Create a new message
objMail.To = "9198xxxxxxx#9196xxxxxxxx#9184xxxxxxxx@mnatives.com"

'Set up Subject Line
objMail.Subject = "userid#password#sender#1"

'Add the body
objMail.Body = "This is a test sms for Email-to-SMS from mNatives.com. It’s live now"
objMail.Send

'Clean up
Set objMail = Nothing
Set strMsg = Nothing
Set objOutlk = Nothing

End Sub

INSTALL AND USE OF MNATIVE J2ME APPLICATION

Install and use of mNatives J2ME application
Thank you for your interest in mnatives J2ME application and choosing to download the application that will virtually ensure that bulk message pushing is in your pocket. mNatives offers this service only to registered users. To register please click here.
mNatives J2ME application is a downloadable client application that eliminates the use of any browser or WAP protocols and makes you use all its features and functionalities on the move. The application is handset independent.
mNatives offers two ways to install and use the J2ME application on your mobile handset.
Download to Mobile:
Choose Country: 
Enter your mobile number: 
 
You will shortly get an SI message on your mobile phone. SI messages are text messages that contain a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). Please follow the link by clicking the hyperlink and install mnatives. Please ensure that GPRS is activated for you.
Or
Download to PC
You can download the jad and the jar file to your computer. You can transfer the files to your mobile phone with the help of data cable.
Supported Handsets
mNatives J2ME Application is supported on all the following mobile vendor handsets:
  • LG
  • Nokia
  • Micromax
  • Samsung
  • Motorola
  • Sony Ericsson
If you have any issue then please contact us at
mnatives@acl-wireless.com.
Use of MobiApp
All you need is to have a GPRS activated handset. Access to the server for data verification is via internet. mNatives offers different login details for different -2 account which will connected to the server to process the information. Valid method to connect to the mNative Platform is POST. To ensure security you will be given a username and password that is specific to user account.
mNatives' MobiAppThe application resides on your mobile handset in the application manager. The application lets you perform nearly all the functionalities available on the mNatives web interface. J2ME Application virtually ensures that bulk message pushing is in your pocket. The application is highly secure.

mNatives J2ME application enables you to create users, allocate credits, send messages, check your account details any time, any where even when you are on move.

J2ME AND WAP SOLUTION

J2ME & WAP Solutions
J2ME Solutions
ACL's J2EE based robust middleware client can be installed at either ACL or the enterprise data center end. At one side it exposes an interface to mobile client to perform transactions and the other side it connects and updates your Servers also.
  • User Management.
  • Role Management.
  • Mobile Client Registration.
  • Process various services like leads, enquiry etc through J2ME clients.
  • Providing real time reports summary on J2ME clients.
  • WEB based administrative & report management.
  • Able to fetched data from your servers in predefine format.
  • Ability to post data to your servers in a predefined format
The application can be downloaded by agents or user on their handsets through the following various ways as mentioned:
  • The client can be downloaded directly from web server through GPRS connectivity..
  • The client can be installed directly via data cable.
  • Client can also be downloaded via Short Code connectivity.
  • WAP push for client downloading can be pushed via bulk push service.
WAP Solutions
ACL WAP portal management is aimed at Operator to launch Wap portal and GPRS based services to their subscribers.ACL Wap portal management supports both content browsing and Rich media content download. It offers subscriber a wide collection of entertainment and utility content. Powered by ACL's content management platform that aggregates a wide collection of localised/international content. Backed by advanced data analytics to enhance user engagement and revenue.
  • Product Features
  • ACL will Source, Provision & Manage content for WAP Portal
  • Third party content providers can be easily integrated through Open APIs
  • Offers browsing services as well as Rich media downloads.
  • Transparency with respect to tariff and other regulatory norms in service provisioning.
  • New services innovation as a continuous process as per market pulse.
  • Updated content sourced from national and international providers.
  • Portal Features
  • Supporting WML, xHTML and HTML
  • Dynamic look and feel creation based on Canvas concept.
  • Content, banners, category mapping is based on parent-child concept
  • Easy to manage category & sub-category.
  • Dynamic banner loading - based on location, time, events etc.
  • Real-time / On-the-fly content integration.
  • On device portal for improved usability.

VOCIE OUT DIAL

Voice Out Dial
Voice broadcasting is a phone notification technique that delivers a pre-recorded phone message to hundreds or thousands of clients or community members at once. This communications methodology has both commercial and community applications. When combined with our award winning IVR solutions, this technology provides organizations with a powerful communications tool. Not only can messages be delivered automatically to designated groups, but an interactive response can be programmed into this message.
An IVR application functions in a client/server environment. The IVR program can run on the IVR phone system or on a different server that is processing your application programs.
Upon receiving a call, the DSC phone system uses the DNIS to check for an IVR script. The IVR Client process invokes a server process on the application server and starts a two-way communication with the IVR Server.
An IVR program controls the flow of the IVR script by prompting the caller and requesting key input or directing the caller to another DNIS, extension, or Voice Mail. In the process, this IVR program can perform any application function including report generation, customer information lookup, etc.
mNatives has the third party CTI infrastructure to support In-dial and out dial IVR- Interactive Voice Response Solution. mNatives is a leading IVR Solution provider delivered via a state-of-the-art Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
According many research most of the In-dial and Out-dial calls are repetitive in nature and do not require Customer Care Agent/ Relationship Managers.
Why struggle with different products on multiple platforms?
mNatives is a multi channel dialogue platform that manages customer/s touch points with Out-dial IVR and bulk SMS push Solutions. mNatives integrates SMS and out dial IVR solutions on single platform together with one easy to manage intelligent platform.
mNatives’s service is quick and nimble—simple to use and feature rich with online self-admin tools, where users can control calling lists and broadcast OBD from almost anywhere.
mNatives is a plug and play Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) Solution, quick to deploy, easy to use and maintain, low cost, and an effective solution for meeting broadcasting challenges.
mNatives IVR solutions can be seamless integrated with the existing business processes of the enterprises and help businesses of all kinds realize improved service levels, optimize business efficiency and optimally utilize the existing business resources.
mNatives’ IVR Platform is a proven IVR platform that delivers the reliability and flexibility required by the most demanding Enterprise IVR applications. Our IVR applications direct the IVR platform to prompt callers, gather input, and transfer callers to other phones. IVR applications also call on existing back-end database and application servers to retrieve records and information required during the course of a call.
Get started with mNatives’ IVR solution with no Hardware and Software investments.
The OBD architecture is as shown below:
voice out dial architecture

2 WAYS MESSAGING

2 Way Messaging
mNatives makes extending your messaging capabilities with two-way SMS simple.
mNatives provide this facility to all users. The Two-way SMS feature works using a 'Keyword' as identifier of your messages. The Keyword can be up to 7 characters. Keyword can be the abbreviated form of your "Brand Name" or "Company Name" or any relevant word as per your requirement.
mNatives supports following types of response for the keyword configured:
  • Forwarding with Static Response: Here a response received for a keyword is forwarded to mNatives? customer?s URL and an Static response is configured which is send back to the subscriber.
  • Response from URL: The response is forwarded to the mNatives? customer?s URL and the subscriber is sent the response received from the URL. The most significant example is of knowing the balance of your account. E.g. if bal is the keyword received, the same is forwarded to the Bank?s exposed URL and the balance received from the Bank?s database is forwarded to the subscriber.
  • Simple Message response: here static response is set against a keyword which is forwarded to the subscriber on every received.
  • Simple URL Forwarding: Here no static message is set; the hit for a keyword is send directly to the URL exposed by the mNatives? customer.
mNatives provides a comprehensive service creation and management tool that allows you to create and manage SMS text based campaigns and initiatives through a web based interface and allows:
  • Shortcode management
  • Keyword management
  • Campaign management
  • Single window interface
  • Real time data analytics
Our SMS feedback systems are the world's most advanced mobile SMS based customer facing tool that enables business owners, organizations, public and non public sectors to solicit instant and useful feedbacks from customers as and when it matters most instantly via the mobile phone.
The solution allows you to fully leverage the omnipresent nature of SMS technology, in as uncomplicated, efficient and non-intrusive manner as possible. The tool provides different modules for a range of usage. The modules are user friendly and can be incorporated into the present system with great ease.

Keyword Management
  • 2 Way Messaging Keyword Management
Allows you to create new keywords for your usage as well as its sub keywords for parameter based responses. This feature also enables to set time based responses against keywords. One can set different responses at different time intervals against a keyword.

The Footer Management feature helps you to use different footers in an SMS message as per your requirement. Using this functionality same keyword can return different responses for different circles and operators.
mNatives also supports Time Based keywords :
  • 2 Way Messaging Time Based Keywords
Campaign Management
  • 2 Way Messaging Campaign Management
An intuitive, web-based interface for creating and managing mobile orientated campaigns. This module enables the enterprises to run contests, conduct polls, feedback, and survey to understand the market pulse, to promote their business by reaching large number of customers in interactive ways.
Contest Manager
  • 2 Way Messaging Contest Manager
Enables you to carefully craft contests to suit your target audience, ensuring your online contest is easy to navigate, engaging and entertaining.

With this you can create and manage a multi category, multi-tiered contest and manage multiple prize tiers, including specifying prize-winning probability per tier. Prizes can be topped up during the campaign using the application?s Web interface. nNatives supports time bases keywords also.

mNatives offers Simple and time based contests.
Feedback and Vote Manager
  • 2 Way Messaging Feedback and Vote Manager
Feedback manager helps the user to create feedback questionnaire for discussion forums. The vote manager is used to keep a tab of vote made in various contests. This feature keeps track of who votes, and closing date of various contests and when the vote expires.

SMS Voting is one of mNatives? most popular SMS solutions and has powered many SMS to TV programs and national events over many years.
You can use our shortcode or longcode for two way messaging.
Shortcode
SMS Short codes are 5 digit numbers, to which mobile users can send text messages, regardless of their telecom service provider and get the desired response in the matter of seconds. They are easier to remember, handy and integrated across all telecom operators to provide a seamless short code service experience to all the users across India.
SMS Short codes have started playing a vital role in the most traditional media-Print, Outdoor, TV & even Radio. As the ads in these media channels will include a Call to Action to have consumers send a text message to a SMS short code for sending their enquiry or request for information; marketers/advertisers are increasingly using our services in most of their ad campaigns.
Not only Marketers, but many of the Application developers have started opting for short codes for launching interactive SMS services for their customers, employees or any target audience. These services range from Information-on-Demand, Subscription service, SMS based Trivia or Games, SMS Contests, Opinion Polls and SMS Voting Services.
mNatives provides both shared and dedicated short code.
The difference lies in on keyword to be configured on shared short code, we need to check its availability and the keyword needs to be created at ACL's end. On dedicated short code, the customer can create its own keyword and also define alias to it, the availability of keyword is no concern on dedicated short code.
Complete mNatives Pull platform is based on multiple nodes and have facility to run multiple instances of every node.
mNatives Pull Platform is completely based on suffix modal i.e. for any short code or short code with suffix there should be some application to process that request and after processing that application return back the response message to Pull Platform for sending back to customer.
Short codes are widely used for value-added services such as television voting, ordering ringtones, charity donations and mobile services. They are used in various campaigns. Messages sent to short code numbers are generally billed at a higher rate than a standard SMS.

Longcode/Virtual number:
A Longcode or virtual number is a normal mobile number used exclusively for receiving messages from mobile devices. Messages can be sent from any international mobile networks, and is received over the net using our web interface or can be downloaded in realtime by an application using SMPP, unlike short codes that can only receive from a local geographical area within the operator/s footprint. long codes or virtual numbers can receive messages from devices worldwide.These are typically used to establish a two way communication channel between a SMS application or a user and the mobile audience allowing for delivery of information on demand SMS services delivering Text Unicode or Binary messages.
The uniqueness about Virtual Numbers is that all SMS messages sent to are billed at standard SMS rates thereby encouraging widespread use of the same.

international sms

International SMS
If SMS is a key business tool for managing, growing & controlling the customers & the workforce involved in your business communication process, we offers you a highly sophisticated cutting edge technology with 100% delivery of messages across the world. Check out our Pricing and coverage section for more details.
With an estimated 3 billion people worldwide taking advantage of SMS messaging and text messages, this convenient mode of communication has more than caught on. Taking advantage of its freedom, speed and affordability has no prerequisites. To send SMS messages worldwide, people traditionally have needed mobile phones with appropriate service packages. Thanks to mNatives.com, this is no longer the case. Now, anyone can enjoy the power of SMS and take your text message to the next level.
Send bulk SMS messages right across the globe using mNatives simple state-of-art web messaging interface or robust developer SMS API. Our global SMS portal enables 1500+ organizations to send worldwide SMS using our trusted global SMS messaging services.
Managing the infrastructure and costs associated with dependable and scalable messaging at an enterprise level can pose serious challenges. But our international bulk SMS messaging service gives you assured delivery of mission-critical messages across the globe with widest coverage in the world: 800+ networks in 200 countries for outbound messages with load balancing and intelligent routing.
It’s perfect for:
  • Market directly to hundreds or millions of mobile phone users anywhere in the world.
  • Enhance the way your business communicates with employees, suppliers and customers.
  • Meet the most exacting standards for alert notification, business continuity and collaboration with mission-critical 'enterprise' levels of delivery and accountability.
  • Offer your customers a full range of messaging services.
  • Manage two-way interactive messaging via the web.
  • Great for event or meeting reminders.
  • Save Money when you send text messages to 200 countries with our highly affordable prices.
  • Keep in touch with friends and family when you send text messages to any mobile phone on Earth.

sms gateway with smpp

"We've been getting very good services from ACL team. There are some value additions that have come to us and it's been a pleasure working with you people."

Indiabulls Securities Ltd.
SMS Gateway
SMS Gateway is a software utility that enables you to easily send and receive text messages over GSM cellular telephone networks from your PC.
Our SMS Gateway offers your business a hosted messaging platform to SMS-enable any application, website or system. We give you the immediate capability to deliver and receive messages to and from any application, via our worldwide coverage.
Our gateway is highly robust and scalable and can manage a peak load for 1500 messages per second. It offers multiple operator connectivity and provide real-time Load distribution, priority based routing and auto SMSC failover support. The platform offers intelligent routing, load distribution, real time manipulation and dynamic capacity management. To know more about our SMS Gateway, please visit Contact Us
mNatives offers Subscriber management facilities, including Specific Region Barring. The platform is capable of categorizing the messages as Promotional messages, Real Time alerts and Priority based messages and provides spam free environment with inbuilt anti-spamming capabilities.
Listed below are some of the mNative SMS Gateway features:
  • Administration panel to Enable/ disable a Connectivity, Load distribution, Barring of submission based on service provider as well as Operator/circle of a particular service provider and Alert message type implementation
  • Intelligent routing for Load balancing, Capacity Allocation, Submission Control for efficient and maximum throughput and Alternative Routing in case of failures
  • Buffer Scheduling and Delivery Report handling
  • Monitoring Service Provider performance over a time frame, Connectivity efficiency, Delivery performance, Real Time Counters and Downtime report
Multiple connectivity protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS/SMPP3.4 are supported. For pushing SMS, mNatives provides various modes:
  • mNatives white labeled Web interface.
    You get a Web interface which can be fully branded as per your requirements
  • mNatives API : HTTP/S
    You can use the SMS Messaging Web Service HTTP API to send one, or hundreds, of text messages in seconds. The interface is simple to integrate with, particularly from websites and scripting languages such as Perl, Javascript and PHP and quick to setup. Ref to our HTTPS section.
  • mNatives SMPP
    The Short Message Peer-to-Peer Protocol (SMPP) is an open, light weighted, efficient and high performance protocol for sending SMS messages. Connecting with SMPP allows a faster and higher volume of SMS messages to be sent, around 100 messages a second. For more detail visit out mNatives SMPP section.
  • mNatives XML
    XML makes it simple to integrate legacy systems to our gateway. It provides excellent interoperability amongst heterogeneous systems and is, of course, language independent. Refer to mNative XML API.
  • mNative Com objects
    You can interface using our COM components, if you are connecting from a Windows-based programming environment. Our API's rich set of methods and definitions makes it easy for you to integrate SMS sending into your applications or .asp pages. Refer to mNative COM compnents Object
  • mNatives FTP
    The FTP API is provided for clients who want to upload large batches of individual messages in an automated way, for instance via a script. For more details visit mNative FTP section.
Through mNatives you are provided real time delivery reports. We provide delivery report in two ways:
  • Your URL is configured at our end and as an when the dlr is received from the operator end, it’s forwarded to your URL.
  • We also provide an API through which you can fetch delivery reports.
  • Delivery reports on SMPP are also provided by mNatives
mNatives SMS Gateway, a world class software product, allows you to exploit the potential of mobile messaging. It provides highest performance, availability and security to run your most demanding SMS applications. Few salient features of mNative SMS Gateway are:
  • 1500 SMS messages / second (sending)
  • 1000 SMS message / second (receiving)
  • 500+ simultaneously connected applications
  • 150+ concurrent SMSC connections
  • Short code with suffix support. More than 20,000 short codes integrated successfully.
  • Long code support is also provided. Successfully integrated 100+ long codes /virtual numbers.
Concerning reliability of SMS gateway works 24/7. It manages network link failures and SMS service provider failures with automatic reconnect capability, backup routing and fail-safe load balancing. Message loop protection is also included to avoid threats caused by auto responding mobile messaging services. For high-availability, an mNatives SMS Gateway cluster can be setup with two or more nodes.
Why mNatives SMS Gateway:
  • Security - mntives is the only provider offering secure SMS powered by a secured infrastructure.
  • Reliability - mNatives offers redundant gateway combined with multi sync datacenters to address the single point of failure issues.
  • Flexible packaging - Our flexible packaging can support any business or project size, from a few messages a day to millions.
  • FastTrack Solution - SMS Gateway Suite is a high performance solution packed with modules and features to saving you significant time and resources in development and launch.
  • A-Z Service launch - mNatives takes care of program application, leasing the short codes, managing carrier compliance and will help you with testing - and it is all free!
  • Live Support - We are committed to a maximum two hour response time for regular technical questions during our normal operating hours. We usually answer questions posted to our forums within an hour.
  • Management Team - mNatives Management Team has a proven record in mobile information technology, and security across global networks and the wireless environment.

how to do bulk sms

Bulk SMS
Bulk SMS Service as we all know, is the easiest and fastest medium to send SMS from PC to mobile phone at a single click to volume of mobile phone users in a minimal time. Bulk SMS service usage varies from organization to organization and person to person. Some of the organizations may use it for alerts or transactional purposes and others may use it for promotional purposes (marketing or informational). As the usage of the services varies, the cost as well as the service/quality of SMS differs.
You might be thinking how the quality matters for pushing a single SMS? It do matters if the SMS does not reach the client in time as intended; it shows the quality of service we avail. You may find various cheap SMS service providers in the market but you have to decide whom to opt for: menacing service but cheap prices or quality service at affordable prices. mNatives.com provides the quality services along with reasonable prices. Here are few utilization and benefits of the same:
  • Alerts: This service is basically used by organizations (e.g. Banking & Insurance vertical )who provide alert services like share market updates, commodities alerts, account transaction alerts etc. Their requirement is to provide the information for their client with nearly no time lag. Some of the companies may also call it as Premium SMS services. This service helps provide alerts to a person irrespective of his non availability of receiving the SMS. Here you are not disturbing the person, yet delivering the important personal information (i.e. personal bank account updates) and whenever the person is interested, he/she can use the information. mNatives.com provides the lightning fast routes for such services.
  • Marketing: Bulk SMS service has been proven to be the cheapest form of marketing till now. It has helped many companies reach their existing or prospective clients in time. With the use of SMS services millions of people can be contacted at a single point of time and you can convey or deliver the important information to them through their mobile phone devices.
  • Information: Some of the organizations such as educational institutions use the SMS services to send updates to students. These updates include class timings, change in examination schedule or any information that needs to be transferred. Although SMS method is not popularly used for transferring information till now. But it is at a stage when it can grow too many higher levels.