NotePage SMS, Texting and Messaging Blogs

PageGate can use a cellular modem to send SMS messages directly to cell phones and the recipients can reply to the message. PageGate can then take the replies and forward them wherever you want them to go.

Did you know that you can configure 2-way messaging with a cellular modem?

PageGate can easily be integrated with ServiceNow by using PageGate's GetWeb interface with an ad-hoc SMS configuration.

ServiceNow has the ability to issue a GET/POST web method when an SMS alert needs to be triggered; whether thats ticket creation, ticket escalation, password reset request, roster or schedule change or anything else your people need to know!

Send Text and SMS Messages from ServiceNow

Are your kids getting their flu vaccines this year? Text messaging may be offering a simple new way to make sure the answer to that question is "yes."

For children between the ages of six months and eight years, the flu vaccine must be administered in two doses delivered at least 28 days apart; the first vaccine primes the child's young immune system, and the second strives to offer immunity to the year's upcoming flu virus. Should a child miss one of these doses, they will not have full immunity to the illness.

Can Text Messaging Help Protect Your Kids from the Flu?

Having reliable, redundant and failover methods of delivery can make all the difference in crisis situations. Cellular hardware can offer a level of reliability in messaging that Internet-to-SMS messaging simply can not. In terms of delivering most SMS or text messages, there are two methods of delivery: Internet and cellular hardware. In many important circumstances, the Internet is often the first point of failure in a message delivery system. If PageGate is relying on an Internet connection to deliver messages, it will be unable to do so if that connection is down

Is Cellular Hardware Reliable?

Text messaging is used a variety of ways in the ambulance services. Some of the industry specific uses for PageGate include:

- Emergency Alerts and Critical Incident Notifications
- Dispatch Notifications to Improve Response Times
- Transport Detail Alerts
- Traffic Delay Alerts
- Mandatory Training or Continuing Education Notifications
- Staff Communication and Announcements
- Appointment Reminders for Scheduled Transports
- Improve Decision Making with Information
- Easy Communication in Mass Casualty Events
- Road Closure Notifications

How Ambulance Services Use NotePages Software

Additionally if you are using PageGate with cellular hardware you do not need to know the carrier associated with each number you are sending messages to!

Did you know PageGate Can be Used Without Carrier Specific Information?

When integrating PageGate with a CAD system. It is easy to pass that static information to your message aggregator but the message can look a bit messy if you want to send it to a regular cell phone, pager or email address. With PageGate's new filter pack, you can now have the messages retain their original format for your message aggregator and be formatted completely differently for your normal recipients.

Did you know that the Filter Pack can be used to Reformat Messages?

Technological advancements providing users with improved reception through integrated antenna systems, reduced size and weight of cell phones, along with numerous feature sets, and storage improvements have caused the bulk of cellular phone users and enthusiasts to upgrade to new and improved handsets. The low cost of cell phones and the added technological improvements mean that the majority of cellular phone users are on their 2nd or 3rd generation hand set.

How to Recycle Cell Phones

PageGate can be easily integrated with Nagios by having Nagios submit alerts and notifications to PageGates GetWeb interface. Before you configure things in Nagios, you will need to prepare PageGates GetWeb interface.

Steps to use Nagios Server Monitoring with PageGate

PageGate can be easily integrated with Cerners ADT by using their Cloverleaf interface to send email notifications in to PageGate's GetMail for distribution as SMS, pages and similar.

Steps to Use Cerner ADT with PageGate

Texting has become a major mode of communication and coordination for many workplaces, allowing colleagues to exchange information rapidly and effectively. While SMS is of great aid to office environments, firms with more widely distributed work sites could benefit even more from the extensive and efficient communication network that texting affords. Construction firms are no exception, where text messaging is put to task as an effective way of keeping employees up to date and safe.

Using text messaging to perform basic employee coordination is especially important for construction firms, which may mobilize multiple teams of workers to a range of sites in one day.

How Construction Firms are Using Text Messaging

PageGate can be easily integrated with Capers Software by using the GetAscii interface to monitor output from the Capers system in real time.

The first step is to create a directory for Capers to output alerts. This folder can be any location the PageGate server has file access to, whether that's local drive or UNC access to a network path.

Steps to Use Capers CAD Software with PageGate

Most of us know when to discard, recycle, or compost the items we're parting with, but it seems that many of us are at a loss as to how to dispose properly of our cell phones when we no longer need them. If you are unsure of how to get rid of an old phone, this article will guide you through the process.

Before actually disposing of your phone, it is important to remove your information from it, as phones tend to allow access to sensitive, personal information. The easiest way to rid your phone of this information is to perform a factory reset. If you wish to transfer information from the old device to your new phone, simply do so before clearing the old one.

How To Dispose of a Cell Phone