Telstra sets up SMS directory

A corporate directory that enables employees to look up the telephone numbers of fellow staff by SMS was launched by Telstra yesterday.

Telstra chief technology officer Hugh Bradlow said the directory -- designed and developed at the Telstra Research Laboratories -- was a first for Australia, and possibly the world. [Australian IT]

Update. According to a comment posted on this article by Mike Hartley, apparently t-mobile uk has had a similar demo ap for quite some time. "Works like a dream, send a search string to a short code number, receive the full phone book entry by return. Lightning fast and if you select the 'use number' option from the SMS menu you don;t even have to retype the number."

emily | 1:18 PM | New SMS Services |
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