ExtraTxt - Overview and Features




About ExtraTxt

ExtraTxt is a new-generation reliable, robust, enterprise class SMS - Text Messaging Web 2.0 software appliance developed by Extracomm to meet the modern day business needs for companies of any size.

ExtraTxt empowers global reach to prospects and customers alike at a fraction of the effort and cost compared to voice communications. It allows you to substantially extend your sales, marketing, transaction processing, operations and logistics communications as well as system monitoring alert capabilities reaching out to a global audience, directly through your mobile carrier, SMS Centers (SMSC), or through Skype.

(Note: ExtraTxt is a self-contained software appliance which can run, but does not need to run with Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, etc.)


Key Feature List

  • Email to/from SMS-Text Messages
    Send and receive SMS-Text Messages within your email client such as Outlook, Lotus Notes, Gmail, Yahoo, etc. (Click here to see more...)
  • Personalized SMS-Text Messages (or SMS Merge)
    Similar to mail merge, CSV file information can be merged with SMS templates.
    Users can personalize SMS-Text Messages for each recipient. (Click here to see more...)
  • Supports GSM modems
    Allow users to send and receive text messages without an SMS gateway.
  • Skype SMS-Text Messages
    With no requirements for hardware SMS devices, Skype provides a pure software solution for outbound text messaging.
    International SMS-Text Messaging costs can be greatly reduced. The ExtraTxt Skype interface provides a cost effective way to dispatch text messages as an alternative to subscribing to a SMSC service.
  • Supports GSM 7-bit and UCS2 Unicode encoding
    You can compose your SMS-Text Messages in many different languages.
  • Supports Long SMS-Text Messages
    You can send and receive text messages that exceed the maximum character length limit of a single SMS-Text Message (160 characters).
  • Scheduled SMS-Text Messages
    You can compose your SMS and schedule it to be sent at later time. This is ideal for situations where text messages should be sent at a specific date/time.
  • Routing/Forwarding Incoming SMS-Text Messages
    Incoming SMS can be automatically routed to individual users by Email or SMS.
  • Forward Incoming Email to SMS-Text Messages
    By forwarding their incoming e-mails to ExtraTxt, users can receive SMS-Text Messaging noti-fications relating to the new e-mails they may have received.
  • ExtraTxt API
    Third party applications can be integrated with ExtraTxt to send text messages as well as to query outgoing and incoming text messages that are transmitted through ExtraTxt. (Click here to see more...)
  • Virtual Appliance
    Easy to install, deploy and update.
    Makes relocating and backing up to another server easy.
  • Safeguard Confidential SMS
    Configure user accounts with different access rights.
    Restrict access for users and/or administrators to only see the first portion of a text message or restrict them from only viewing text messages that they sent.