SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Text messaging (SMS) is a global phenomenon that is being utilized on a growing percentage of the more than 1.3 billion mobile phones currently in use worldwide. And as the number of mobile messages increases, so do the ways which consumers use SMS in everyday life. Herein is a glimpse at how members of the largest mobile community in the world (www.sms.ac) demonstrate their innovation for communicating wirelessly.
Pat Murphy, a teacher near Dublin, Ireland, uses the suite of mobile communications products and services found at SMS.ac (www.sms.ac) in the regular course of his work. Murphy sends daily text messages directly to the phones of parents, not only to acknowledge the children's presence at school, but also to alert them to any number of circumstances ranging from behavior and illness, to the students' latest test results.
Murphy says that his text messaging procedure is not too popular with students, but it receives high marks from parents. Recently, a parent was on holiday in Spain and received notification from Murphy that her son was not in school. "My mother rang me from Spain, and asked me why I was late for school," said the pupil.
"The ability to maintain an anytime, anyplace connection is especially important with regard to a parent-teacher relationship," said Murphy. "As a parent, imagine the value of receiving notifications to your phone that your child is in school, or ill. Of course, test scores can also be communicated effectively by mobile phone and there is great value in that."
SMS.ac's proprietary MMSbox(tm) enables the exchange of text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) mobile communications across any technology platform and to any enabled wireless device. SMS.ac users receive connectivity to approximately 400 mobile networks around the globe.
"Our ongoing commitment is to bring the promise of anytime, anyplace mobile communication to fruition for anyone with a mobile device," said Michael Pousti, chairman and chief executive officer at SMS.ac, Inc. "I am constantly inspired by the various applications that members of our mobile community are discovering that ultimately change the way we all communicate wirelessly."
Romance continues to be a favorite subject of those sending wireless communications. Utilizing SMS.ac's extensive search resources at www.sms.ac, registered users can discreetly connect with people they already know, as well as those they'd like to meet. And some of these meetings are blossoming into love.
"I think more people are using their mobile phones to meet new people," said Ray Crawford, from Graham, Washington. "In my case, the connection I made recently with someone on SMS.ac was so good, she actually became my girlfriend. We are doing a lot of traveling together and we plan to stay together for a very long time. There's no question that mobile phone communications are changing peoples' lives."
Then, there are SMS.ac members that are hearing-impaired and are using text messaging as a means of communication when not tethered to a computer. But, that will be the subject of an upcoming SMS.ac press release.
To help shape the future of mobile communications and to join the search for the killer application, be sure to attend Global Mobile 2003, the world's premier wireless communications conference, coming to San Diego September 24-26, 2003. Sponsorship and showcase opportunities are available by clicking on the Sponsors/Exhibitors section of the Global Mobile 2003 site found at www.sms.ac/globalmobile. Companies interested in submitting a key executive to speak at Global Mobile 2003 are encouraged to complete the online submission form at the Global Mobile 2003 site.
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About SMS.ac
SMS.ac, Inc. is a wireless communications company whose proprietary MMSbox technology enables the exchange of text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) mobile communications across any technology platform and deliverable to any enabled wireless device. A demonstration of MMSbox technology is available at www.sms.ac. With approximately 10 million registered users in 220 countries, SMS.ac is host to the largest mobile community in the world, offering connectivity to more than 400 mobile networks worldwide. Through its core MMSbox(tm) technologies, SMS.ac, Inc. enables interoperable, worldwide wireless interaction between network operators, technology standards, the Internet, enterprises, consumers and application/content developers. Through its global initiatives, SMS.ac is igniting the widespread adoption and use of wireless data.
SMS.ac drives revenues through shared revenue relationships with mobile operators around the world. Revenues are also realized from mobile advertisements, technology licensing, subscriptions, sponsorships and other streams. SMS.ac's consumer site (www.sms.ac) is an example of the brandable web interfaces to MMSbox(tm) technologies available for licensing. SMS.ac, Global Mobile 2003 and MMSbox are trademarks of SMS.ac, Incorporated. Other trademarks or service marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. To view the SMS.ac corporate web site, visit www.sms.ac/corporate.