ImNotify is a desktop software that can help you schedule and send reminders (through text messaging) to your phone automatically. Once the software is downloaded and installed, an icon sits in your system tray and carries out its scheduled functions in the background.

Tailored mainly to businesses, ImNotify text messaging service acts as your wireless connection to your clientele keeping you in touch with your contacts. This can be done by delivering messages directly from computers running ImNotify software (client) and connected to the internet.

“Everyone is on the go these days, so the idea was to develop a way for companies to easily and cost-effectively connect with their customers in a non-intrusive way,” said Manuel Plaza, CEO of VBMan & Company. “With ImNotify, we’re taking CRM to a new level.” According to Plaza, there are many benefits to this type of customer contact, including: cost-efficiency (compared to traditional channels, i.e. direct mail), guaranteed delivery, precise targeting, storage for repeat viewing, and more.

Full Features

+Auto Scheduled Delivery
IM notifications can be scheduled by date and in 15 minute increments or sent instantly using the “Send Now Message” Delivery.

+Message Templates
You can setup templates for commonly used messages (reminders, alerts, offers), sort them into categories or customize them.

+Multiple Recipients
Text messages can be sent to multiple recipients at the same time.

+Inbox Logs
Customers can reply back to ImNotify text messages and can be viewed easily within the software application.

+Outbox Logs
You can query, view and delete outgoing messages that are scheduled to be delivered.

+Contact Manager
ImNotify allows you to easily store contacts and organize them into categories. Contact categories can be added or deleted specifically to your needs.

+Unlimited Text Messages
The software allows you to send unlimited text message without extra costs incurred. *This doesn’t include your phone text service costs.

+Spam Filter
There is an inbuilt feature within the software to filter out the pesky Spam messages.

The company has also mentioned some useful features available to subscribers in the future like the ability to limit amount of messages per business or per month, the TextMe Loyalty Program where it “lets you be first to know”, the ability to Add, remove, and give feedback to businesses, Coupon Codes, Business 411, Behind Schedule Alerts, Web Administration Panel and SQL Server Support.

Subscription pricing is $49.95 per month for a small business with a $149.85 setup fee. Larger corporate users may buy bulk licenses or a whole corporate license at a cheaper rate. Overall, IMNotify represents an invaluable tool for business users to keep track of their appointments and keep in touch with your clientèle in an almost effortless manner.

About the founders

Based in Orange County California, VBMan & Company is a fully-integrated software engineering and development firm. With over 10 years experience, VBMan offers a full suite of customized solutions, ranging from Search Engine Marketing to Mobile Marketing Solutions to Website Design. For more information, you can contact them 800-842-0508 or visit their website at at http://www.smartbusinesstext.com.

The battle over Cisco vs. Apple over the iPhone name is finally over (for now). The deadline for the law suit ended today with an official statement that both parties have reached an agreement. Within the terms of agreement, both companies will have the right to use the name.

Here is the Press Release from Cisco’s website:

Cisco® and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the “iPhone” trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the “iPhone” trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications. Other terms of the agreement are confidential.

It seems like a vague statement without any financial settlement being discussed. It is a good assumption to think that Cisco has negotiated an agreement to get royalties of some sort from all proceeds of the Apple’s iPhone sales. However, it is hard to determine without further confirmation. Not sure what “Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability” means… does that mean that we’ll see some sort of Cisco Apple collaboration or will the Apple iPhone have Cisco’s VoIP technology in the future?