Group Messaging

Group messaging is a set of technologies that people can use to deliver information to many recipients at once. For instance, during a storm, law enforcement officers can alert citizens of life-threatening conditions. Dentists can notify patients when their appointments are due. Family doctors can let patients know when the season's flu shots have arrived. Staff at an Sony store can text their customers that a highly anticipated game for Playstation is available for pre-order. Sometimes, this information is convenient; other times, it's critical.

Message delivery can be achieved via SMS (also 2-way SMS), Voice, or Text-to-Speech.

Benefits of Group Messaging

• A "ready" to use web-based application does not require any software or technical background
• Send multiple messages at once to many different recipients
• Categorize recipients in groups for easy sending messages
• Send and re-send pre-defined messages stored in your "message library"
• No setup fees or contracts to sign
• No hardware or software to buy - easy web interface
• All major cellular/wireless carriers and land lines supported

Features of Web Based Group Messaging

• Instant messaging: Type your message once and forward it to hundreds or thousands in a matter of seconds
• Guaranteed to deliver the message to all recipients
• Secure and private
• Easy and cost efficient: Eliminates unnecessary paperwork and saves time, effort and money
• Recepit confirmation - Reciept confirmation is supported, and stored for reporting.

The goal of group messaging is to reach as many people as possible as quickly as possible.
To achieve this goal, it has to take advantage of many different communication methods. Information can be in the form of recorded voice messages, e-mails, sms or text messages or faxes. It can travel over land line or cellular phone networks or the Internet. Delivering the messages also requires a database filled up with contact information and computer and network hardware that can handle lots of data moving at the same time.
Because of all the technical requirements and complexities, broadcast messaging generally starts with a service provider like us. The provider has the equipment and staff needed to take care of all the details. An organization or person that wants to send messages - we'll call this the sender - works with the service provider to deliver information as efficiently as possible.