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SMS content providers face tough restrictions

SMS content providers face tough restrictions

Premium SMS providers will soon be forced to operate a business-hours customer call centre whilst mobile users will be able to permanently bar such services from their account.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
SMS buys out BI consultancy Pelion

SMS buys out BI consultancy Pelion

SMS Management & Technology has acquired Sydney-based consultancy Pelion to bolster its NSW data management practice.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:12PM Strategy
Top Five SMS killers

Top Five SMS killers

The gadgets on display at this year's mobile expos say it all. Short messages: your 160-character limit rule has come to an end.
Liz Tay Apr 30 2009 5:40AM Telco/ISP
Telstra takes tougher stance on premium SMS

Telstra takes tougher stance on premium SMS

Telstra will introduce tough new rules on premium SMS providers before the end of June, including double opt-in requirements and a process to terminate providers with “continued high and unacceptable complaint levels”.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2009 3:10PM Telco/ISP
Study: Mobile Instant Messaging on the rise

Study: Mobile Instant Messaging on the rise

More and more Australian mobile phone users are using their mobile phones for instant messaging and social networking, according to new research by m.Net.
Brett Winterford Mar 30 2009 3:39PM Telco/ISP
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 2:15PM Security
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 10:34AM Security
CBA to expand two-factor authentication

CBA to expand two-factor authentication

The Commonwealth Bank wants to expand its NetCode two-factor authentication system out to its full customer base using SMS as the primary delivery mechanism.
Ry Crozier Mar 12 2009 10:24AM Security
CBA to expand two-factor authentication

CBA to expand two-factor authentication

The Commonwealth Bank wants to expand its NetCode two-factor authentication system out to its full customer base using SMS as the primary delivery mechanism.
Ry Crozier Mar 11 2009 2:58PM Security
ACMA takes alleged SMS spammers to court

ACMA takes alleged SMS spammers to court

In a local first, the Australian Communications and Media Authority said it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Brisbane against several companies over unsolicited SMS spam.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2009 3:06PM Telco/ISP
Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack

UTM vendor Fortinet has released a free software application to help users recover from the recently discovered ‘Curse of Silence’ or ‘CurseSMS’ mobile attack.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:04PM Security
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA

A small Sydney-based firm will pay a $10,000 ‘settlement’ to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for allegedly spamming numbers it had rented as a list from a commercial brokerage.
Staff Writers Jan 6 2009 12:18PM Telco/ISP
Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo is to offer the ability to lock down its ThinkPad laptops remotely by text message..
Daniel Robinson Nov 26 2008 9:46AM Security
SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS Management & Technology is looking to the National Broadband Network and core banking refresh to continue growing after posting an after-tax profit of $25.5 million today.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 3:49PM Networking
Twitter defends axing as entrepreneurs cash in

Twitter defends axing as entrepreneurs cash in

Twitter has been forced to defend its decision to axe free outbound SMS for Aussie users, but claims only four percent of texts are affected.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2008 7:29AM Software
SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology will enter into negotitations with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET), to establish a multi-year contract as prime systems integrator for the departments Student Email Service Replacement Project.
Staff Writers Jun 25 2008 4:31PM Hardware
Sending SMS costs four times more than receiving data from Hubble

Sending SMS costs four times more than receiving data from Hubble

A UK space scientist has claimed that sending a text message is at least four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 2:55PM Telco/ISP
Australians sent almost one hundred million festive texts

Australians sent almost one hundred million festive texts

Mobile messaging systems provider Acision has said its figures of global SMS traffic over the 2007/2008 New Year period, showed an increase by 30 percent compared to the same period last year, and doubled compared to regular traffic levels.
Lilia Guan Jan 11 2008 2:52PM Telco/ISP
New Year SMS traffic hits 43 billion

New Year SMS traffic hits 43 billion

Global SMS traffic during the 2007/2008 New Year period increased by 30 percent over the same period last year, research revealed today..
Robert Jaques Jan 10 2008 7:31AM Telco/ISP
SMS goes from strength to strength

SMS goes from strength to strength

Text messaging services will continue to grow, despite the technology being over 15 years old..
Dec 6 2007 6:58AM Telco/ISP

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