texSMS set to be `bigger than Texas`

texSMS, the revolutionary corporate-grade Outlook SMS application released by TelePassport last month, has taken off in the South African market, exceeding all expectations.

texSMS Product Manager Robert Brandt reports: "From day one we have had an absolute flood of sign-ups through the texsms.com Web site. First time users get 25 free SMSes to test the product with, and their first software licence free. This has generated huge interest from the market, and in particular from corporate users including some very big blue-chip names - which is exactly where tex is aimed. Our first month post-beta has been all we imagined and more. The market has clearly been waiting for a decent Outlook-based SMS application that is corporate-grade and scalable instead of single-user focused."

texSMS`s primary attraction for corporate customers lies in its security and management features. Users are authenticated on their e-mail addresses by a proprietary secure encrypted algorithm, eliminating both the need for usernames and passwords, and the chance of fraudulent use if passwords are compromised. All users are maintained centrally by the customer`s in-house tex administrator, who has the power to instantly activate and deactivate users, and restrict users` daily and monthly spend via credit limits. And all monthly reporting is itemised, and grouped by individual user. While texSMS is primarily used to send SMS messages straight from Outlook, it is also integrated with the Outlook Calendar and can automatically SMS meeting reminders as well.

Brandt continues: "Up until now Outlook SMS has been practically of no use to large multi-user corporates, due to the maintenance and security overheads of these systems. texSMS solves all these problems, and makes Outlook SMS controllable and accessible to all, from SMEs to global players with thousands of users."

Further information on texSMS including the free trial software can be found at www.texsms.com.