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UAEU Bulk SMS Service
44 | UITS Annual Report | 2011/2012
UAEU community is using a 3-4 years old messaging
system, which is providing the current needs but
lacking more user oriented enriched features. UITS
decided to upgrade the messaging system from MS
Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 which in result will
provide a lot of new features which includes
multibrowser support, more efficient and fast
messaging experience while using the existing
resources. Half of the project has been completed and
rest is in progress as per timeline.
Messaging system upgrade
Bulk SMS is the process of sending SMS messages to a
group of customers simultaneously. Faculties and
departments will be able to send immediate and fast
short text messages that alert students, faculty, staff
and external customers/ partners of basic useful and
time sensitive information such as current course
grade, class schedule, assignments/ projects due date,
class cancelations, payroll deposit, or informing
vendors of payments.