BizTXT

BizTXT SMS Gateway for Applications

Connect with Business Systems

SMS-Enabled Business

Think of all your customers, partners, and employees who own mobile phones and you should instantly realize the merits of using SMS technology in your business. Relevant, real-time information between people in the field and the processes/technologies in your headquarters can now be exchanged via inexpensive text messages. BizTXT is an SMS Gateway for Applications, designed to simplify connecting your line-of-business applications (e.g. POS, CRM, ERP, etc) to the SMS network. Having BizTXT as a corporate resource allows you to share, manage, and customize your own inbound and outbound SMS facility to suit your business requirements.

BizTXT Architecture

The following section provides an illustrated summary of the product's architecture:


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	To connect with business applications, BizTXT uses industry-standard application connectors (e.g. Text Files, e-mail, Scripts, HTTP, ODBC, and Message Queue). Integration is made simple by a built-in, easy-to-use administration module.

	To handle inbound messages, user keywords can be created anytime. Messages from end-users that are sent to these keywords can be routed to any application connector.

	To handle outbound messages, application connectors are also created, which in turn route the messages to any of the available dispatches.

	To connect with the SMS network, BizTXT can use an SMS-enabled device (a mobile phone or GSM modem) or, for high-volume scenarios, a telco SMS gateway service.

	And to route messages directly to other BizTXT installations in remote sites, BizTXT also comes with a built-in BizTXT Connector. This scenario creates a complete Text Area Network.

BizTXT can integrate with most any business process and system. And with a Text Area Network, it is even possible to have dissimilar systems talk to each other, making B2B (Business-to-Business) and B2C (Business-to-Consumer) scenarios through SMS economically viable for businesses of any size.



Sample Usage Scenarios

There is much that you can do with a timely text message sent through BizTXT. Some examples: Broadcast ad hoc alerts and announcements SMS marketing (coupons, polls, customer loyalty programs) Sales force automation (order management and approval, sales call management) Branch office updates (sales, inventory, petty cash, DTR) Supply chain updates (work in progress, advanced shipment notice, delivery tracking) Customer service (billing notice, preventive maintenance alerts, product updates, customer feedback) Operational efficiency (e-mail forwarding, trouble ticket management, fleet management) Remote network administration (critical virus or security alerts, remote management of computers and network services)

System Requirements

BizTXT comes as a complete software package with the necessary support services. All you need is a Windows-based PC¹ and an SMS Connector (GSM device, or telco SMS Gateway).

¹BizTXT requires Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2003 Server running on a PC with the following, or better, hardware specification: Pentium III, 256MB RAM, 1 GB Hard drive.