SMS Alerts

Lowest Airfare SMS Alert - 8 July 2004

Asian online travel company ZUJI has launched a lowest airfare SMS alert service for local mobile subscribers in Singapore, reports Hotel Marketing.

"With more than 50 destinations to choose from, travellers can send an SMS to ZUJI stating their chosen destination. They will then receive an SMS reply with the lowest airfare available, and can visit zuji.com/sms to book."

Surf's Up on SMS - Feb 8 2004

Australia's Daily, the Sunday Herald Sun, is offering a "Surf's Up" SMS service for breaking waves and updated surf conditions from the most popular surf beaches. Mobile surfers should call 188 1027 and enter TOR for Torquay, BEL (Bell's Beach), GUN (Gunnamatta) or WOO (Woolamai). Calls cost 99 cents per minute. Herald Sun

SMS Virus Alerts - Sep 23 2003

Modifications to Symantec's DeepSight will give customers an early warning of computer viruses with the ability to track the outbreaks on the Internet. Additionally an optional Alert Service is on offer which will send alerts via e-mail, fax, voice call or SMS, according to Infoworld.

Microsoft made headline news in August, when they sent out their first critical security alert via SMS after the Blaster worm hit Australia.

Yahoo! UK Unveils Email Alert Service - Jul 01 2003

Yahoo Mail will launch an SMS alert service for its email users based in the UK and Ireland next month. The service sends an SMS alert to a mobile user when an urgent or selected email comes into his Yahoo Mail In-box, according to Web User.

USA Terror Alerts by SMS - Jun 6 2003

AlertsUSA will be offering domestic terrror alerts by SMS, "providing instant notification of domestic terror alerts, warnings and other related information issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice/FBI/National Infrastructure Protection Center, Department of State and a number of other related federal agencies", per an article in InfoSync.

Other countries which offer terror alerts are Israel and England.