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Multifunctional: SMS Services
The SMS service enables short messages to be sent and received between mobile devices. Since its introduction in the early 1990s, SMS has established itself as one of the most reliable and widespread means of communication.
Reliable and immediate alerts: SMS for monitoring technical systems in facility management
Monitoring technical systems in facility management is crucial for smooth operation. Heating, air conditioning or power supply failures can have significant consequences. This case study shows how SMS notifications with ASPSMS help to recognise and solve problems at an early stage.
Minimizing downtimes: SMS alerts in IT monitoring
In a highly networked world, reliable monitoring of IT systems is essential for the smooth operation of companies. Server failures, network problems and other IT disruptions have a significant impact on business processes. In this case study, we explore how using SMS notifications with ASPSMS to monitor IT systems can help minimise downtime and increase efficiency.
Increased efficiency and customer satisfaction: Using SMS to track parcels
Parcel tracking is an essential part of modern logistics and shipping. Today's customers expect to be informed about the current status of their orders at all times. In this case study, we look at how using SMS for parcel tracking with the ASPSMS service can improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Indestructible: Renaissance of SMS in the Digital Age
In a world dominated by lightning-fast real-time communication tools, it may come as a surprise that the venerable SMS still plays a significant role.
Higher VAT as of 1. January 2024: Good News: No ASPSMS Credits price increase
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Your trust in our SMS Gateway is important to us, and we want to ensure that our services remain both high-quality and affordable for you.
Tier IV standard, ISO/IEC 27001:2013: The new home of the ASPSMS system is now the Rechenzentrum Ostschweiz
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VADIAN.NET moved its ASPSMS system, or server infrastructure, to the state-of-the-art, high-security East Switzerland Data Center on Saturday, November 26, 2022, after decades of main presence in St. Gallen.
Easing of measures as of 19.04.2021: Collect contact information with QuickReg
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With QuickReg we support you in recording the contact data of your visitors efficiently and securely. Either via SMS verification of mobile phone numbers or with the scan function of an individual QR Code ticket including measurement of the length of stay.
Quick-ID: Registration with Member Logic
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We present the product Quick-ID. For regular guests and visitors, the registration process will be massively simplified. For organizers, the costs and times for the check-in and check-out process will be reduced.
COVID smear negative: Corona test result by SMS
The topic Covid-19 is omnipresent and for many people at the same time very unsettling. Anyone who feels a cough or even a sore throat these days inevitably thinks of the corona virus. What to do?
Contact Tracing: Guest and participant registration made easy
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In March 2020, VADIAN.NET AG, as an established St. Gallen IT company, developed the QuickReg.ch solution for the registration of guests in restaurants, bars, clubs and at festivals, trade fairs and shareholders' meetings; i.e. events of all kinds.
Free Concierge Service: Contact Tracing & Onboarding for Bars, Clubs, Events, etc.
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The fate of bars, clubs and events these days is closely linked to the observance of measures to protect against the corona virus. Among other things, visitors must be reliably and easily registered.
First stage from 27 April 2020: Coronavirus: Federal Council relaxes measures
In the first stage, from 27 April, the Federal Council will relax measures for facilities that have only a small number of direct contacts, can easily implement protection concepts and do not cause significant flows of people.
Free Concierge Service: Bulk SMS
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We are aware that you may not have the nerve or the time to bother with computer programs at the moment. If you want us to handle a broadcast for you perfectly, let us know.
SMS Blaster Winlog: Send SMS to all your customers with the help of internal ASPSMS statistics
We received a telephone enquiry from a customer who wanted to inform her existing customer base by SMS about the Corona situation.
Simple, fast and reliable: SMS communication in times of crisis
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On 16 March 2020, the Swiss Federal Council declared an extraordinary situation, with immediate effect, a national state of emergency. The Federal Council is thus taking the lead in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The government can now pass resolutions without the approval of parliament and the 26 cantons.
Try it out now: New SMS Blaster Windows Version
For years our customers appreciate the application «ASPSMS Winlog». This proven and powerful Windows tool is used to analyze all SMS sent via ASPSMS. Over the last months «ASPSMS Winlog» has been extended by many useful functions.
Reduced business hours: Christmas and New Year's Eve are near
We recommend to check your credits balance and if necessary place an order.
SEPA: Euro bank transfers - quick and easy to complete
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As a SEPA transfer, a Euro payment will be significantly simpler, more transparent, more secure, faster and cheaper.
Expand your customer base: eniline Limited - tailor-made suits, café-bar and fashion
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The Swiss family business eniline Limited operates a men's clothing shop with an affiliated bar on Junkerngasse in Bern. In addition to tailor-made suits, the range includes a prêt-à-porter collection of selected top brands.
Text messaging is dead. Long live text messaging: 10 reasons to start using SMS messaging in your business right now
You might think that SMS is already vanished as you are doing most of your messaging with messaging applications as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, LINE, Signal, Threema or with other hundreds of different messaging application available in the market. You are wrong.
Notification by text messages: Analytics Software Matomo integrates ASPSMS
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Matomo, formerly Piwik, is the world Leading Open Source Analytics application which can be installed locally or in the cloud. More than 1,000,000 websites are using Matomo for analytics.
3-D Secure: Credit card booking declined. What now?
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Solve problems with credit cards VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club, when purchasing ASPSMS Credits.
New Version on NuGet: Assembly now for ASP.NET Core Projects
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The new version of the ASPSMS Dot Net Assembly can now also be used in Dot Net Core projects.
Event-Marketing: The Power of personalisation and timing
Are you a club-owner, an event marketer or responsible for attracting people to different happenings? If yes, then you probably know, how difficult it is to attract people to events.
Declared dead live longer: Why SMS has not vanished yet and why it is here to stay
According to Wikipedia, SMS was initiated already at 1985 as the concept was proposed by Germany and France into the GSM group meeting in Oslo. Some other sources name a Finn Matti Makkonen as inventor of SMS.
Know How: Tips and tricks for SMSBLASTER.COM web edition
Use the following instructions to get the most out of the SMSBLASTER.COM web edition.
Good to know: Everything around SMS and ASPSMS
SMS are sent in Switzerland since more than 20 years. 98% of text messages are read. Thus, the SMS has established itself as a very important form of communication channel and it is maintained fully also in the future.
Always Up-To-Date: Dot Net Assembly on NuGet
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The full ASPSMS functionality is available as very easy to install NuGet package.
Microsoft OMS discontinued: Outlook 2013-2016: Email to SMS Setup
For Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2016 users, ASPSMS provides the service Email to SMS as an adequate alternative.
Swiss Red Cross: Hardware Token becomes SMS-Token
Around 750 users log on daily by two-factor authentication on 24 terminal servers.
New Interface: ASPSMS JSON API
The new ASPSMS JSON API extends the ASPSMS system with a REST interface. From two-factor authentication via ASPTOKEN to Originator unlocking, to voucher handling to individual SMS and SMS broadcasts, all current ASPSMS operations are integrated.
Swiss Parliament Elections 2015: Winner: SMS
Swiss parties, political associations and interest groups have realized that sending a text message to their communities brings more voters for their party or for their referendum.
Fitness Club VITALplus: That's worth it to us!
It still cannot be assumed that a group of receivers is equally accessible on all channels.
ASPTOKEN: Secure Two-Factor Authentication
ASPTOKEN increases the security of any Log In Process by sending an SMS Code to the users mobile phone.
SMS communication with clear advantages and added value: Yodeling Club St. Gallen City
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The Yodeling Club St. Gallen City takes part in the 60th Central Swiss Yodel Festival from 26 to 28 June 2015 in Sarnen - Fyyrä bi dä Tschifeler.
Email to SMS: SMTP Interface Enhancement
We have enhanced the the ASPSMS SMTP Interface Email to SMS. When sending to [Recipient]@smtp.aspsms.com, the authentication is done through the senders e-mail address.
That's worth it to us: Hiking Club Mountain View
The members of the hiking club Mountain View are using various communication channels.
Soccer Club «Fortuna»: SMS communication with clear advantages and added value
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When it comes to sending a short message to several recipients across the generations, communication via SMS is still the most reliable and safe method to send a message within seconds.
Peer-to-Peer Recruitment Inc.: Communicate through all possible channels
Not only recruiters recruit staff - staff recruits staff.
Mouth to mouth propaganda: Yodeling Club St. Gallen City, Part 2
The SMSBLASTER.CH web edition has been successfully used by the Yodeling Club St. Gallen City for information and coordination of members.
SMS Alerts: Elektra Musterhausen AG, part 3
Network, Switchgears, powerplants, transformer plants, control centers, special services, ... the technical infrastructure of Elektra Musterhausen AG is a very complex entity.
Software Integration: Elektra Musterhausen AG, part 2
The SMSBLASTER.CH web edition has been successfully used in the field installation of the power station for information and coordination of external employees.
Employee Information and coordination: Elektra Musterhausen AG, part 1
For over 100 years, the energy supply company Elektra Musterhausen AG is a reliable partner for electricity production and electricity supply.
Reliable and binding: Yodeling Club St. Gallen City, Part 1
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The Yodeling Club St. Gallen City communicates with its members using the SMSBLASTER.COM web edition.
Skatepark Flatland: Summer-School Coordination
The Skatepark Flatland opened in 2008. Whenever the weather permits, the park is widely used. During summer holidays the skatepark runs skateboard workshops for kids.
Software Solution for Optitians: Send SMS with WIN-Opto
The optician business Walliser Optik has built up a customer base of approximately 2,800 customers over the years.
Attractive Affiliate Program: The Favre Auto House Part 3: Gas Price Alerts
Besol was founded in 1953 as a Swiss Shopping Community for petroleum products.
Customer contact results in additional business: The Favre Auto House part 2: Spring Promotion Pit Stop
This year's Spring Exhibition was a full success for The Favre Auto House. Besides selling several new cars and a large number of used vehicles, CEO René Favre managed to expand his opt-in address list with over 200 new contacts with mobile phone numbers.
Expanding customer base: The Favre Auto House, part 1: Spring Exhibition
The Favre Auto House has built up a customer base of approximately 1'100 customers over the years.
ASPSMS as service provider: Send Alarm-SMS with QNAP Turbo NAS
Illustration: QNAP
QNAP Turbo NAS devices support SMS alerts to inform IT administrators about different events like system error, warning, and other alerts.
Nice to know: Network information XML formatted
You can calculate the cost of your sms broadcast in advance.
SMSBLASTER.CH web edition: How to buy ASPSMS Credits
For sending an SMS, you need so-called ASPSMS credits, which are purchased in advance. We show you how that works.
Archive: Swiss Mobiliar's SMS Meteo Alarm
ASPSMS Soap Web Service 2 (ASPSMSX2) is used for sending SMS messages about the meteorological risk.
Appointments under control with SMS: Dental Software ZaWin32®
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Dental offices send appointment reminders and arrangements for over ten years through ASPSMS.
Communication with students: ASPSMS in Schools, Colleges and Universities
The use of SMS is becoming increasingly important in schools, colleges and universities in Switzerland and abroad.
SMS increase revenue: Happy Days at the video rental shop
To stimulate the sales on weak revenue days a video rental shop uses targeted advertising with SMS campaigns.
ASPTOKEN in practise: Extra Security for Web Application Logins
Sensitive Information should be protected efficiently but in the same time it should be easy to access for users. For example field staff has to have the possibility to access an own server during client visit in order to retrieve information or place a purchasing order.
Fast and straightforward: Inexpensive advertising via SMS
This month's showcase is about the jewellery chain K&K which celebrates its 20th anniversary.
A Practical Example - Leica Geosystems: Life-saving Short Messages
Real-time notification is vital for the success of real-time monitoring. That's why Leica Geosystems relies on ASPSMS as short messaging partner.
Customers abroad: Travel insurance
As a travel insurance company, Globo-Assistance (GA) is acting globally. GA bears not only the costs that originate from disease, accident, theft or other liability cases. They also organize patient transports, substitution in case of loss, give medical advice and legal protection.
Seamless communication experience: ASPSMS integrates Outlook 2010
ASPSMS now supports Outlook 2010 to create and send text messages to a mobile device in a manner similar to e-mail messages.
Outlook Mobile Service: Outlook 2007: Use Distribution Lists for mobile contacts
You need to contact one or several groups of persons repeatedly via SMS? Such as school classes, personnel, customers or all contacts in Outlook? The most comfortable way to achieve this is to create Distribution Lists in Outlook 2007 for those groups.
It's all about the allocation: Train Maintenance
StarRail-Cleaning is contractor of one of Europe's largest national railway companies. It is responsible for cleaning and maintenance of passenger trains. StarRail-Cleaning has about 1400 employees.
Knowledge: Useful Information about Delivery Notifications and Reasoncodes
Subsequently useful information that we were able to collect from our daily experience with sending SMS.
Delivery with guarantee: Bicycle Messenger
The bicycle messenger company BM-Livraison does courier services all over the city of Paris. The coordination central manages the jobs for 20 employees and ten to twenty freelancers.
Up to date with SMS: After Hours Club
The After Hours Club «Club-DJ Vinyl» collects mobile phone numbers of its guests and informs them regularly about upcoming events with SMSBLASTER.COM web edition.
Reliably coordinated by SMS: Ski school
The Ski School Caduff in Davos coordinates the assignments of all ski-, snowboard- und nordic ski-teachers and their guests with the dem SMSBLASTER.COM web edition.
Well organized through SMS: Fastnacht-association
Like every year, at November 11th, 11:11 o'clock the begin of carnival is celebrated. The Fastnacht-association Guggenmusik «Hellsbells» informs its members reliably and on time by SMS in spite of the chaos before and during the hustle and bustle of the festivities.
Simple, direct and binding: Recruiting by SMS
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The job agency WorkingPeople places skilled personnel to the building industry for seasonal und temporary assignments by SMS. WorkingPeople maintains a pool of workers divided into several job categories from bricklayers to electricians.
Short and concise via SMS: Freight transportation company
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The freight transportation company Hablützel AG runs a fleet of 50 trucks all over Europe. The 70 drivers are disposed/coordinated by the headquarter in central Switzerland around the clock by SMS. This job is done by Claudia, Thomas und Leni.
| Factsheets | |
|---|---|
| Purpose and business examples | |
| SMS tools for End Users | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pricing |
| SMS Blaster Winlog | free |
| Microsoft Office Outlook 2013-2016: Email to SMS | free |
| Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Mobile Service | free |
| SMSBLASTER web edition | free |
| SMS Blaster Windows Edition | free |
| SMS touch for iPhone and iPod touch | Shareware |
| ECO-SMS - Ökologische SMS! | Shareware |
| Cybersystems mscrmSMS | see price list for details |
| Jabber-Client Chatopus for Palm OS | small one-time payment |
| delight Software GmbH | see price list for details |
| ASPSMS Widget for Mac | free |
| SMS scripts and interfaces for developers | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pricing |
| ASPSMS Dot Net Assembly on NuGet | free |
| ASPSMS JSON API (REST) | free |
| C# Microsoft ASP.NET Identity MVC (for SOAP) | free |
| Node.js interface for ASPSMS | free |
| PHP Class for ASPSMS SOAP web service | free |
| aspsms.dll (Active-X) | free |
| SOAP Web Service | free |
| XML-Interface | free |
| ASPSMS SMTP Interface | free |
| VBscript Class (ASP) | free |
| HTTP | free |
| PHP - Python - C# - Java | free |
| Jabber to SMS for Server Admins | free (open source) |
| SMS Blaster Visual Basic Source Code | free |
| ASPTOKEN | free |
| Network coverage | |
|---|---|
| Supported networks around the world |
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