Archive for the ‘sms’ tag.
POCC Meet: WTF is going on with SMS – Panel Discussion & Product Pitches – 7 Jan
The next Pune Open Coffee Club meet (Sat, 7 Jan, 5pm, SICSR) will be on discussing and understanding the mess that is SMS and its impact on startups. If you’re a technologist who is working on, or plans to work on any software offering for the India market, you definitely need to understand this area. [...]
eduVARTA – SMS-based education/jobs info-service for rural college students
eduVARTA is a new eduVARTA provides informational SMS updates to rural and semi-urban college students with a focus on educational, jobs, and skills information. The idea is to empower students, and increase the opportunities they get, in terms of more education, employment and self-employment opportunities. eduVARTA hopes to reach 5 lakhs rural and semi-urban college [...]
Pune Corporator uses SMS to stay in touch with constituents
This is an example of effective use of technology in public life in Pune. Sakaal Times reports that first-time corporator Rajendra Gorde, is using SMS to not only stay in touch with his constituents but also to provide them with useful information. Excerpt: Rajabhau, as he is popularly known, has created a personal data-bank of [...]
Pune’s SMSONE gets techcrunched: Mirco-local news to make Silicon Valley Jealous
Pune-based company SMSONE (see previous PuneTech coverage) has just been covered by TechCrunch, one of the most influential and widely read tech blogs in the world (as a result of an introduction by PuneTech). Sarah Lacy, editor-at-large at TechCrunch was in India for about a month in November, and she was in Pune for a [...]
The PuneTech SMS Reminder Service – Get event reminders on your mobile
Have you ever forgotten about an interesting tech event in Pune, and then regretted the fact that you did not attend it? PuneTech is pleased to announce the Free PuneTech Event Reminder SMS service that will send you reminders about tech events in Pune one day before. Basically, this is a Google SMS channel, where [...]
Pune-based SMSONE runs SMS news service for rural communities
A Pune-based company has been running a SMS newsletter service for mobile phone owners in rural Maharashtra dedicated to local news for the last two years. This service reaches out to nearly 300 communities spread across 25 districts in the state.
121 Tech unveils easyTXT signage solutions | Televisionpoint.com News
From Televisionpoint.com: 121 Technologies has unveiled its Bluetooth/SMS enabled easyTXT smart signage solutions. easyTXT is a digitally enhanced media format for deployment at OOH locations such as retail spaces, airports, malls/multiplexes, exhibitions, events. The technology allows potential customers’ mobile phones to be registered in an intuitive manner to receive offers and notifications. [...] The technology [...]
Remote Data Exchange – SMS and GPS based products
Remote Data Exchange (RDX) is an interesting Pune-based company that builds a number of products based either on GPS devices, or based on idea of using SMS for achieving things remotely. They have recently released a product called Jai Kisan which is essentially a setup that allows farmers to remotely manage their motor pump sets. [...]