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Sorting the Future of SMS4Dev at San Francisco Salon

San Francisco | By Wayan Vota on June 24, 2010 | Comments Off on Sorting the Future of SMS4Dev at San Francisco Salon

Short Message Service (SMS) text messages, which started as a way for Nokia engineers to test mobile phone network operations, has grown into a killer app – for everyone. At the SMS4Dev Technology Salon in San Francisco, we looked at three ways to apply SMS to pressing development projects.
SMS4D-2: the Cloud-Based SMS Solutions Salon

Washington DC | By Wayan Vota on May 26, 2010 | Comments Off on SMS4D-2: the Cloud-Based SMS Solutions Salon

Now that your interest was piqued with last month’s SMS for Development Technology Salon, get ready for SMS4D-2: the Cloudy Salon.

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