Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging services, today announced its nomination in two categories of the 2008 Mobile Search Awards.
In the "Best Information Service" category, Mobile Search identified the successful deployment of Clickatell SMS within the UK's National Health Service (NHS) as a vital example of enhancing customer service with convenient, essential communications.
In the "Best Technology Innovation" category, Clickatell's world-leading SMS Gateway has been nominated for its ease of use, extensive reach and quick implementation to text-enable applications. Enterprises wanting to mobilise customer call centres, banking services, social networks and a myriad other services can easily get started through Clickatell's self-help Web interface. For more information, visit http://www.clickatell.com/products/sms_gateway.php.
Pieter de Villiers, CEO of Clickatell, commented on the recognition: "Mobile developers are the real heroes when it comes to advancing innovative offerings to financial institutions, enterprises and consumers. The Clickatell Gateway is the platform of choice among leading developers who seek rapid and easy integration of SMS-enabled services into their applications, projects and efforts at innovation."
In partnership with Clickatell and 123 Consultants, NHS provides a creative mobile healthcare information and alert system, which sends critical healthcare information - including facts, reminders, support - directly to millions of patient cellphones via SMS. Now, NHS patients can improve their health outcomes by receiving vital, timely health-related information, anywhere, anytime.
"We know that prevention is better than cure, and real-time SMS distribution is a perfect way to give patients the information they need to better manage their health and wellness. Text messaging is quick, private and easier to access while on the go than e-mail or even voicemail. It doesn't require special software or a time-consuming download," commented Villiers. "We appreciate this international nomination as well as the added spotlight on text messaging as the perfect way to provide necessary information to people when they need it."
The Mobile Search Conference and Awards Presentation Ceremony Gala Dinner will be held on 16 September 2008 at the prestigious Hilton Olympia Hotel, located in London's stylish Kensington High Street. The Conference will detail the key benefits that mobile search will bring to each element of the wireless value chain and analyse the industry's newest content and application developments. For more information, please visit http://www.visiongain.com/Conference.aspx?cid=106.
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Clickatell enables businesses, governments and communities to leverage the ubiquity of mobile messaging to inform, alert, notify, transact, interact and share information. Delivering mobile messaging solutions since 2000, Clickatell is a global leader in mobile communications specializing in SaaS messaging services and Bulk SMS gateway connectivity to small, medium and large enterprises in a variety of vertical markets. Clickatell's multi-modal capability and worldwide coverage gives organizations the power to deliver any message to any device anywhere in the world. Reaching more than 700 networks in more than 200 countries, Clickatell serves 8,300 customers including Visa, Nokia, Oracle, RSA, AVAYA, BBC, Continental Airlines, CNN, First National Bank, Metropolitan Life, Oracle, Shell, and other industry leaders. Clickatell products and services increase customer acquisition, improve loyalty and build trusted brands through direct, personal, easy, and immediate communications. A Sequoia-backed company, Clickatell is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in South Africa. For more information, please visit: http://www.clickatell.com/central/campaigns/redir.php?cid=47845
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