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• BulkSMS.com promotes text messaging solutions at Business Startup 2008 Exhibition-- November 11, 2008
  BulkSMS.com is showcasing its text messaging solutions at Business Startup 2008, the UK's premier exhibition aimed at small business owners and managers. Click here for full press release on text messaging solutions
• Franchises should consider using SMS messaging-- September 11, 2008
  SMS messaging provides a franchise operation with a mobile communications channel that expands its business reach and creates internal operational efficiencies. Read the press release on why franchises should consider using SMS messaging
• Collaborative logistics should take full advantage of SMS messaging-- July 21, 2008
  Today, advances in the Internet and SMS messaging offer logistics industry players a competitive strategy to continue adding value to customers. The move toward the use of Web-based and mobile technologies for business collaboration within the supply chain is enabling logistics providers to meet the growing challenges of globalisation and the need to reduce carbon emissions while still meeting customer expectations for the shipping or delivery of orders. Read the Collaborative logistics press release
• Africa leads the way in global SMS messaging trends-- May 12, 2008
  African companies are leading the way in developing innovative uses of SMS messaging. This is the latest word from the Global Messaging 2008 conference held in Cannes, France on 8-9 May 2008. Read the press release on the global SMS messaging trends.
• Dr Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com, is attending the Global Messaging 2008 conference in Cannes, France (8-9 May 2008). If you wish to schedule an appointment with Dr Streicher at the event, please contact us on info@bulksms.com -- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
• SMS alerts improve logistics management-- April 2, 2008
  SMS alerts are improving logistics management within the supply chain. SMS, as a communication channel, allows for the sending of information to one or more people at short notice thereby meeting the key business requirements of timeously communicating delivery schedules to drivers and ensuring that customers are kept informed on their order status. Read the press release on how SMS alerts improve logistics management.
• How self-regulation benefits the mobile messaging industry-- February 19, 2008
  South Africa is one of only a few countries with a self-regulating body for the mobile messaging industry. It has ensured that the local industry has developed as an example of how a self-regulatory approach can address technology innovation, increased competition, and remain committed to ensuring consumer rights are upheld. Read the press release on the benefits of self-regulation for the mobile messaging industry.
• Mobile industry is going green-- 13 February 2008
  Top wireless industry trends focused on by industry leaders at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain are faster mobile broadband speeds and the need for compnaies to commit to the environmental sustainability of the mobile industry. Click here for full article
• Richard Simpson, director at BulkSMS.com, is attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11-14 February 2008). If you wish to set up a meeting at the event, please contact us on info@bulksms.com.- Wednesday, January 16, 2008
• Version 4.3 of the BulkSMS Text Messenger software has been released.- Tuesday, January 15, 2008
  Download here.
• Seasons Greetings from the BulkSMS team.- Thursday, 20 December 2007
• Key features of the new release of the BulkSMS Text Messenger (Version 4.1) - Thursday, 20 December 2007
  Automatic integration of Microsoft Outlook contacts, find and manage feature, multi-group view, drag/ drop from Contacts to Groups, and Groups to Contacts, ability to split large groups into smaller groups, group management screen, sender ID's, long messages of over 160 characters (concatenation), export message. Click here to download new updated software.
• Possible fraud risk- Tuesday, January 23, 2007
  We've become aware of a possible fraud risk to our clients that operate web-based SMS businesses. The risk is from unscrupulous Italian consumers exploiting free SMS facilities. Click here to read more.
• Global Messaging 2007- 11th June 2007
  SMS messaging revenues have continued to grow year-on-year and are providing mobile network operators with their most significant messaging revenue earnings. The result is that analysts have had to admit that their predictions on the demise of SMS have been premature. Click here for the full media release
• 3GSM in Barcelona - Jan 30th, 2007
  Bulksms.com will be attending the forthcoming 3GSM Conference in Barcelona, Spain from the 12th to 15th February 2007. Interested parties who wish to set up a meeting with a Bulksms.com representative at the conference should Contact us. See the 3GSM Conference website for more information.
• Happy New Year! Tuesday, Jan 2, 2007
  BulkSMS wishes all visitors of our site a wonderful New Year! Your BulkSMS Team
• Bulksms at CeBIT - March 7th, 2006
  Visit us from from 9-15 March at stand F56/2 in Hall 4. To book a meeting with one of our staff at CeBIT email us with your details and indicate your preferred date & time of meeting.
• New website design - August 15th, 2005
  Thanks to Lori at Zenfulcreations and our own team the website looks nicer, there is more information available and it is structured better. Comments are welcome.
• Account security - June 27th, 2005
  We have amended our terms & conditions to improve account security. The "company name" is not editable anymore, and requires a written submission to be changed. Please take note of our amended terms & conditions. Users are advised to ensure that their company details and all contact details on their BulkSMS account/s are correct. The "company" is the legal entity that contracts with BulkSMS.
• Sponsor credit usage - May 17th, 2005
  It is now possible to sponsor credit usage on other Bulksms accounts from your Bulksms account. An example of where this is useful is if you have a business in which you have several people who have Bulksms accounts, but you want to manage the purchasing and usage of credits from one central Bulksms account. This feature is called the Sponsor-Consumer feature as the central account sponsors the consumption of credits on sub-accounts. Read more...
• 'STOP' reply feature added - Feb 20th, 2005
  It is now possible for a recipient of an SMS message, to reply with 'STOP' and the recipient's number will automatically be removed from the Bulksms phonebook of the client who sent to the recipient if the number is stored on the client's phonebook. The client will also be emailed to confirm that a 'STOP' request has been received. The recipient number will also be added to a 'blocked' list so that should the client inadvertently send an SMS message to that number again, the SMS message will be blocked. This feature is in line with legal requirements in many countries. Note that this feature is only available to the recipient if the client set the SMS messages to 'repliable' when sending.
• Default Routing Group Change - Jan 28th, 2005
  As the bulk of our clients use the Standard (2) routing group the default routing group will be set to Standard (2), and no longer to Economy (1). We do recommend the Standard (2) (default) routing group as we believe it has is the best balance of reliability, functionality, and cost. For more information on routes, please see the Pricing page.
• Sponsor credit usage- May 17th, 2005
  It is now possible to sponsor credit usage on other Bulksms accounts from your Bulksms account. An example of where this is useful is if you have a business in which you have several people who have Bulksms accounts, but you want to manage the purchasing and usage of credits from one central Bulksms account. This feature is called the Sponsor-Consumer feature as the central account sponsors the consumption of credits on sub-accounts. Read more...
• 'STOP' reply feature added - Feb 20th, 2005
  It is now possible for a recipient of an SMS message, to reply with 'STOP' and the recipient's number will automatically be removed from the Bulksms phonebook of the client who sent to the recipient if the number is stored on the client's phonebook. The client will also be emailed to confirm that a 'STOP' request has been received. The recipient number will also be added to a 'blocked' list so that should the client inadvertently send an SMS message to that number again, the SMS message will be blocked. This feature is in line with legal requirements in many countries. Note that this feature is only available to the recipient if the client set the SMS messages to 'repliable' when sending.
• Scheduled Messages - Nov 25th, 2004
  Have you ever needed to send an SMS to an individual or group from your Bulksms account at a particular time, but knew that you would not have access to a PC or the Internet at that time? Your only option was to send the SMS out earlier or later than you had wanted to. No longer! With scheduled messaging you can set messages to go out from minutes into the future to days, to weeks and even years into the future. Goto 'Update Your Profile' to enable this feature.
• Low Credit Notification - Aug 6th, 2004
  Avoid running out of credits! Set your Low Credit Level on your user profile and receive email alerts when your credits drop below this level. This feature is particularly useful for clients who use the http, ftp, and email to SMS interfaces. For more information, log into your account and click on 'Update Your Profile'.
• SMS Merge - Jul 20th, 2004
  Personalize your message when sending SMS's to groups. While composing an SMS message to send to a group, all you have to do is click a button for First Name and/or Surname and when you send your message the Bulksms system will automatically place the required information from your Online Phonebook into the message. It is that easy, and it will give your messages more credibility. Try it out on the 'Send Messages to a Group' page.
• BulkSMS via your mobile phone - Mar 5th, 2004
  Mobile2Group lets you send SMS to your BulkSMS phonebook groups via a mobile phone. Once enabled you will be able to send an SMS that will be forwarded to your BulkSMS phonebook groups. You no longer need to be near a PC to use BulkSMS. To become truly mobile read Mobile2Group.
• Manage Invoices - Feb 10th, 2004
  Manage invoices that have been issued to you. This feature allows you to view and print invoices for credit card purchases you have made. For step by step help please read Invoices.
• Receive replies to your outgoing SMS messages - Jan 26th, 2004
  The option to receive replies to messages that you send out is now available at the click of a button. Check the send pages within your Bulksms account for more information on this feature.
• Failed Number Purge - Dec 3rd, 2003
  Cleaning up your phone book just got easier. Use Failed Number Purge to better maintain your phonebook groups. This allows you to purge numbers based on a chosen number of consecutive SMS delivery failures. To keep your phonebook up to date read Failed Number Purge.
• Saturday Support hours extended - Jun 10th, 2003
  BulkSMS has introduced Saturday support to better serve you. Support is now available on Saturday from 8am - 2pm GMT+0. (Standard weekday support is from 6am - 4pm GMT+0). So if you have any question please email or phone BulkSMS support. For current Support contact information see Contact us page.