Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync makes it possible for users to send SMS text messages directly from Microsoft Lync 2010. Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync helps organizations improve internal and external communications by adding outbound Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging as a communications channel. Users initiate SMS text messages from Microsoft Lync 2010 and can send them to both individuals and groups. Deliver messages so they Business Need Features include the following: appear to come from the Many organizations use SMS text Send SMS messages to initiator’s mobile phone, messaging for person-to-person existing and new contacts allowing replies to be sent communications or for initiating from within Lync 2010. directly to that mobile broadcast messages to groups of phone. people. Users want to send SMS Open a new SMS window by text messages with the right-clicking any user on Components include the communications tools they use the contact list. following: every day. Use the simple Client application: The client Solution interface to add single application allows SMS text Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync contacts, multiple contacts, messages to be initiated makes it possible for users to or contact groups to the from the contact list or send SMS text messages from SMS recipient list. during a conversation. the Microsoft Lync 2010 client interface. Users can send Receive confirmation of Server application: The server messages to one or multiple successful SMS initiation. application interfaces with contacts, which is ideal when Lync 2010 and initiates Lync contacts are offline. Reach Lync contacts who outbound SMS text are not currently online. messages. The solution works with Confirm information SMS application customers’ own SMS gateways following an instant programming interface (API): or through public or carrier SMS messaging (IM) The API integrates with most gateways, using standard conversation. commercial on-premises messaging protocols SMTP and SMS gateways. SMPP.
Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync makes it possible for users to send SMS text messages directly from Microsoft Lync 2010. Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync helps organizations improve internal and external communications by adding outbound Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging as a communications channel. Users initiate SMS text messages from Microsoft Lync 2010 and can send them to both individuals and groups. Business Need Many organizations use SMS text messaging for person-to-person communications or for initiating broadcast messages to groups of people. Users want to send SMS text messages with the communications tools they use every day. Solution Geomant SMS for Microsoft Lync makes it possible for users to send SMS text messages from the Microsoft Lync 2010 client interface. Users can send messages to one or multiple contacts, which is ideal when Lync contacts are offline. The solution works with customers’ own SMS gateways or through public or carrier SMS gateways, using standard messaging protocols SMTP and SMPP. Features include the following: Send SMS messages to existing and new contacts from within Lync 2010. Open a new SMS window by right-clicking any user on the contact list. Use the simple interface to add single contacts, multiple contacts, or contact groups to the SMS recipient list. Receive confirmation of successful SMS initiation. Reach Lync contacts who are not currently online. Confirm information following an instant messaging (IM) conversation. Deliver messages so they appear to come from the initiator’s mobile phone, allowing replies to be sent directly to that mobile phone. Components include the following: Client application: The client application allows SMS text messages to be initiated from the contact list or during a conversation. Server application: The server application interfaces with Lync 2010 and initiates outbound SMS text messages. SMS application programming interface (API): The API integrates with most commercial on-premises SMS gateways.
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