[OPLINTECH] Text Messaging

[Eric Maynard]

Jim,

Can you expand on what exact product/service you are using from Velti?  Are you at liberty to discuss costs?


Eric Maynard
Head of Information Technology,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH  44654

Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax   [330.674.1938] 


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>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:00:05 -0400
>From: "JKENZIG" <JKENZIG at cuyahogalibrary.org>
>Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Text Messaging
>To: "Bill Hardison" <bhardison at norweld.org>,	"Shane I. Hoffman"<shoffman at pickawaylib.org>
>Cc: oplintech at oplin.org
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>	<92E99319655E7F41968E5D853B43715641A7B4 at Exchange.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
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>At CCPL we have been using Velti for this. http://www.velti.com  I set up a domain called librarytext.org and set it to forward all mail to them from >it.  The patron puts their cell phone number at librarytext.org into their patron record as the email address.  The notice goes to Velti who strips out >the phone number reformats for cell phone and sends it along as an sms text. 
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>
>Jim Kenzig
>
>Network Manager
>
>Cuyahoga County Public Library