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Dear Joachim von Watt

As a registered client of ASPSMS youget the latest information about our newly available SMS applications.

• Case study: Energy supply company Elektra Musterhausen AG, part 3 - SMS Alerts
  
• Anzeige: Privatkredit - günstig, schnell, einfach
• List your ASPSMS application at our 3rd-party solutions!
• Products, based on the ASPSMS system

Case study: Energy supply company Elektra Musterhausen AG, part 3 - SMS Alerts

Network, Switchgears, powerplants, transformer plants, control centers, special services, ... the technical infrastructure of Elektra Musterhausen AG is a very complex entity.

Countless components, which ensure the smooth operations, have to be controlled countinuosly. In case of a malfunction, action must be taken immediately.

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A monitoring software is used, which, following an elaborate set of rules, continuously tests all integrated components. Abnormalities are reported for the early detection and staff is alerted and mobilized when needed at fault situtations.

Since the system-wide integration of a SMS-AddIn - developed by Elektra's software supplier - into the energy company's software, standardized text messages are sent and received directly from the system in all departments. Mainly for staff coordination, for general information, memos, and of course also in direct contact with customers. (See Case Study: Part 2 - software integration). The SMS-AddIn is considered as a great success in the company.

At the Executive Board meeting of Elektra Musterhausen AG, Head of the Network Beda Hungerer talks about his SMS worries. In case of malfunction employee must be notified, which causes problems again and again with the previous alarming. Xavier Keller, Head of Energy agrees: repeatedly employees are not informed or informed with delay. One could not always rely on the information about the delivery status of the alarms - so Xavier Keller was told by IT department.

Because of the positive experiences with the SMS-AddIn and with the ASPSMS System, the IT epartment at Elektra Musterhausen AG was commissioned to consider connecting the ASPSMS System to the monitoring software for the alarm notifications.

This task turned out to be much easier than thought first. The ASPSMS system can be flexibly controlled with simple, robust scripts. The accurate delivery status messages allow e.g. the escalation of an alarm if an SMS was not immediately delivered.

Bildnachweis: Montage Heart Cardiogram by Vitalij Smolygin and Smartphone. License: Public Domain.

Today, the SMS-alarms from the monitoring software of Elektra Musterhausen AG are sent through the ASPSMS System. In case of an alarm, everything runs smoothly and fast. Id in addition, the SMS alerts are reliable and cost-effective.

And that's how it works:

Buy ASPSMS Credits

For sending an SMS, so-called ASPSMS credits are needed,which are purchased in advance. The ASPSMS credits donot expire. Payment by bank transfer, various creditcards such as Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, AmericanExpress or Diners Club, PayPal or Swiss Postcard are possible.

Did you already know?

You can calculate the cost of your SMS broadcast in advance.

If you need the effective ASPSMS credit consumption for cost calculation of your SMS broadcast, the following xml formatted information might help.

List of all networks covered by the ASPSMS system:

• http://xml1.aspsms.com/opinfo/networks.xml
• http://xml2.aspsms.com/opinfo/networks.xml

List of all networks with termination fees (cost more than 1 ASPSMS credit per SMS), covered by the ASPSMS system:

• http://xml1.aspsms.com/opinfo/fees.xml
• http://xml2.aspsms.com/opinfo/fees.xml

Info: If you use the SMSBLASTER web edition, the needed ASPSMS credits for your broadcast are always displayed before sending.

http://www.smsblaster.com/

List your ASPSMS application at our 3rd-party solutions!

Take the chance and additionally advertise your own ASPSMS based softwaree.g. your content management system or your branch specific solution thatsends SMS through the ASPSMS system on:

http://www.aspsms.ch/solutions/3rd-party/

That's how it works:

1. Send us a link or a demo version of your softwarewith the appropriate login data to support@aspsms.com so we cantest your product.
   
   
2. We shall examine your software and let you know if we shall publish it at ASPSMS 3rd-party solutions.Please understand that we can only take well-engineered and error free products into consideration.
   
   
3. If we decide to publish your product, we shall ask you for further information:
   1. Product logo
   2. Product description (title)
   3. Product version
   4. Short description
   5. Detailed product description
   6. Price/currency
   7. Purchase- or download link
   8. Further useful information that helps
      
      
   If you have a German documentation, don't hesitate to send it for our German ASPSMS-website.
   
   

Examples for an listing on ASPSMS 3rd-party solutions:
http://www.aspsms.ch/solutions/3rd-party/

Products based on the
ASPSMS system

• ActiveX-Component (aspsms.dll)
  http://www.aspsms.com/dll
  
  
• ASPSMS SOAP Web Service
  http://www.aspsms.com/en/soap/
  
  
• PHP Class for the ASPSMS SOAP Web Service
  http://www.aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/indielab/
  
  
• ASPTOKEN (OTP, Mobile TAN)
  http://www.asptoken.com
  
  
• XML interface
  http://www.aspsms.com/xml
  
  
• SMTP interface
  http://www.aspsms.com/smtp
  
  
• Simple HTTP request
  http://www.aspsms.com/http
  
  
• Back channel international (without reverse billing):
  Global Two-Way SMS system
  http://www.aspsms.com/two-way
  
  

Applications

• Microsoft Office Outlook 2010
  ASPSMS + Outlook Mobile Service 2010
  
  
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
  ASPSMS + Outlook Mobile Service 2007
  
  
• SMSBLASTER.COM web edition
  http://www.smsblaster.com
  
  
• SMSBLASTER for Windows
  http://www.aspsms.com/download/smsblaster
  
  
• SMS touch for iPhone and iPod touch
  http://aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/smstouch
  
  
• ASPSMS Widget for Mac (Beta)
  http://www.aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/aspsmswidgetmac
  
  
• ECO-SMS! Ecological SMS, first in Switzerland!
  http://www.aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/ecoSMS
  
  
• SMS AddOn for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  http://aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/mscrmsms
  
  
• CRM- and Callcenter-Software AG-VIP SQL
  http://www.aspsms.com/solutions/3rd-party/agvipsql
  

Credit Warning

• With this feature you can let yourself be informedby SMS and/or e-mail if your ASPSMS credit balance reaches orgoes below a certain level: http://www.aspsms.com/creditwarning