SMS Messaging Server

[accesser2003]

Dear All,

I have developed a full attendance and payroll system.
I want to make this system available for responding remotely as well through email and SMS.

Thus, I am planning to attach a GSM modem into the server hosting the system, and assigning a fixed telephone no. The client can send SMS to this server, which in turn respond to his request.
To make this, I should also install a third party software through which I can access to the Incoming and outgoing SMSs database using MS Access coding.

I have got such third party software called Activexperts SMS Messaging Server. However, the software license is $ 1,400 which is expensive for me.

Thus, can you suggest me another software name I can use to handle such job.

Thanks,

 

[accesser2003]

I am still waiting for help

 

[stopher]

I may be shooting in the dark here but maybe you could subscribe to an internet based SMS service provider (at least in the UK). The one I use allows web or software interaction to send/receive SMS. I'm pretty sure it also provides the facility to send SMS via email so you can just write some VBA to send an appropriate email. It may even have command line parameters offering another option. Of course there are still charges for sending the SMS (although these are very competitive in my experience).

I'll look up my SMS service when I'm next at work. As I say I may be right off the mark here as it's not a technology that I'm very familiar with.

Stopher

 

[accesser2003]

I will highly appreciate if you tell me the software name you talked about.

Thanks,

 

[stopher]

Here's the link

The "software" is just an add on to their server based service. The link shows the format for an email message that would be sent to their server and their server would then create and dispatch the SMS.

We use the service mainly so our office based staff can send SMS to our sales teams (we can't afford blackberrys!). I deposit funds with them and the fund is reduced as we send SMS's (works out about 7p per SMS). I think you can do pay as you go also.

You can manage the service so that it only accepts emails you've authorised. You can also review all SMS's sent.

If you use the web based tool or the software tool then you have a phone book facility and you also get feedback on the SMS text limit.

If you are familiar with create emails from Access then I would say this is an easy route to go. Obviously you'd have to ensure your text is limited (80 characters?).

As I say this is UK based so wouldn't be appropriate for non-Uk (you'd be paying a premium for sending SMS overseas). But I guess most countries offer similar services.

hth
Stopher