INTRODUCTION

SMS has emerged as the cheapest, quickest, easiest form of peer-to-peer mobile communication ever known and is still growing in all regions and is expected to grow by almost 2.38 trillion messages by 2010.

Currently, there are approximately 50 billion SMS messages sent globally each month. No other non-verbal form of communication in the world is used by so many individuals and is experiencing such rapid expansion of its user base.

OVERVIEW OF SMSCONNECT
SMSConnect is a multi application mobile phone query system//mobile phone search engine running on the SMS (Short Message System) functionality of the GSM Mobile phones. With this application, a query can be made through the GSM phones to a server. This request will initiate a search for information within the server.

It then picks up the information when found and sends it back to the initiating phone in the form of a text message.

FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SMSCONNECT
The SMSConnect solution has the following key features and functionality to provide superior services to the student populace.

1. Information Access Capability: you can access any information they are authorized to access from anywhere in the country, at anytime and the information is supplied immediately as text message to the GSM phones of the initiator.

2. Multi Application: you can enjoy a wide range of services via SMSConnect. A few of the other services are Directory Services, Mate Search, Sports Updates, News updates, Location Tracking, Flight Schedule, Stock Market Report, Television and Radio Interaction, Traffic Update, SMS Banking Services, Entertainment news, to mention a few.

3. 24 / 7 availability: you can enjoy these services anytime of the day. Whenever it suites them or convenient for them.

4. SMSConnect server has 99% Uptime.

5. SMSConnect supports Interconnectivity to other applications because of its open architecture

6. SMSConnect is easy to deploy and maintain: With a team of seasoned and hardworking Information

Technology experts, you can be sure of a free flow, stress free and effective operation of the service.

7. Integration to existing Management Information

System – it can integrate easily to any Management Information System because of its open architecture.