Product Features

Starting from its basic mode, PageMaster can be installed on multiple computers, each containing its own database of devices, or the database may be centrally located on a network share and provide a common device list. Each computer can then send text messages through its own internal Text Messaging Engine.

With the use of Omnitrend's PageMaster/sv Text Messaging Server, each PageMaster installation can be configured to transmit page requests to a central point. The PageMaster/sv server will then orchestrate the transmission of messages from its Text Messaging Engine. PageMaster/sv will batch messages for service providers and transmit them in the most efficient manner for optimum throughput. This also provides the benefit of centralizing the logging of sent messages.

PageMaster can also be configured to transmit text messages to a PageMaster/ex Text Messaging Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server. In this mode, PageMaster provides the following benefits over the normal message processing provided by PageMaster/ex:

• The PageMaster client can be employed on machines that do not have an email client (i.e. Outlook) installed and connected to Exchange Server. PageMaster routes its
  messages to PageMaster/ex through a DCOM interface, external to mail handling, so a mail client is unnecessary. The device list is read directly from Active Directory,
  so no separate device database need be maintained for PageMaster clients.
  
• The PageMaster client can provide backup paging capability in the event of an Exchange or network outage. Automatic fallback from a primary PageMaster/ex connection will reroute messaging first to any stand-alone PageMaster/sv servers, then ultimately to the client's own internal Text Messaging Engine.
  
• The PageMaster client provides additional messaging options not available when messaging through a mail clients. This includes pre-define (or "canned") messages that can be sent quickly using a hotkey combination, scheduled and automatically recurring messages, and many formatting options for message content.
  

These client-server architectures are scalable and can process the needs of small organizations requiring only a modest messaging volume, up to an entire Enterprise processing tens of thousands of messages per day.

No matter which mode is utilized, PageMaster supports all standardized text messaging protocols, including TAP, SNPP, WCTP, SMPP, SMTP, and DTMF.

The PageMaster client can also provide an avenue through which another application (such as Visual Basic or Microsoft Access) may send text messages. These include:

DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
Command Line Interface

 

DDE Support

PageMaster can be directed to send text messages through Windows DDE commands. Windows DDE allows Windows programs to communicate with one another. With DDE, other programs (such as Visual Basic or Microsoft Access) can send test message to pagers and cell phones.

Pre-Defined Messages

PageMaster allows you to type in frequently used messages and save them under keywords. These messages may then be used without the need for retyping each time the message needs to be sent.

Scheduled Text Messaging

PageMaster allows text messages to be scheduled for delivery at a future date and time. These scheduled messages may also be set to automatically regenerate at a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. You could, for example, define a message to be sent every Friday at 1:45 to remind you of a weekly 2:00 meeting.

Modem Requirements

PageMaster requires one Hayes-compatible 2400 baud or faster modem for operation if using the TAP or DTMF protocols.