Top Ten Uses For SMS in the US

According to research from provider of mission-critical Unified Communication (UC) solutions Topcall, text messaging in the US is not just for teenagers. A survey has shown that companies increasingly are using SMS to communicate vital business information to mobile executives, sales reps, field technicians and customers, reports Yahoo News.

The top 10 business applications of the technology so far:

1) Alerting mobile technicians to system errors

2) Alerting mobile execs to urgent voice messages

3) Confirming with mobile sales personnel that a faxed order was received

4) Informing travelers of delays and changes

5) Enabling contract workers to receive and accept project offers

6) Keeping stock traders up to date on urgent stock activity

7) Reminding data services subscribers about daily updates

8) Alerting doctors to urgent patient situations

9) Letting mobile sales teams input daily sales figures into corporate database

10) Sending mobile sales reps reminders of appointments and other schedule details"

From Yahoo News.

emily | 7:05 AM | Mobile Success Explained: Japan, Europe, USA, China, Korea |
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