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When only an app is not enough: Why many internet services rely on SMS

by Sören Schulte | 29.03.2016 | Business Trends, Cloud

No matter whether it’s online delivery services, car sharing providers or hotel booking platforms – in order to notify customers and partners dependably and without delay, many companies rely on SMS services from the cloud. Although most of these web services are equipped with their own apps, an increasing number of providers are additionally banking on notifying users via SMS. The benefits are perfectly obvious.

Future of work: Email must reinvent itself

by Sabrina Hiller | 23.03.2016 | Business Trends, Cloud, Security

The modern office is mobile and located in the cloud. To ensure that business partners will still be able to communicate with each other efficiently in the future, the electronic message needs to reinvent itself.

Tags: BITKOM // Cloud // Email // Email Security // Mobility

Delivery tracking via SMS: How SMS services facilitate last mile delivery

by Sabrina Hiller | 17.03.2016 | Business Trends, Cloud, Industry, News

Online rather than window shopping: With the growing importance of e-commerce and online shopping, the demands on logistics companies are also on the rise. At the end of the day, the ordered goods have somehow to be transported from the distribution center to their final destination. With the assistance of Retarus SMS Services, delivery processes become substantially more convenient and transparent.

Experton study: 25 percent lower costs with managed cloud solutions

by Sören Schulte | 11.03.2016 | Business Trends, Cloud

The analysts at the IT consultancy Experton Group have investigated opportunities for cost optimization through managed cloud services in a new study. The result: When compared with running an in-house IT infrastructure, companies can achieve savings of 25% on average in this way.

Tags: analysts // Cloud Services // Experton // Study

Retarus Cloud Services: Trouble-free Fax Communication with Skype for Business

by Sören Schulte | 10.02.2016 | Cloud

With Skype for Business (previously known as Lync), Microsoft offers a comprehensive unified communications platform for phone calls, video conferencing and collaboration. What many companies are not fully aware of is that the use of a unified messaging solution can entail significant disadvantages especially for fax communication as in some cases it simply cannot be supported. By using virtual fax services from the cloud, companies can bridge this gap without problems.

The pizza delivery man always rings twice: hot food thanks to messaging services

by Sören Schulte | 07.01.2016 | Business Trends, Cloud, Industry

What does actually happen behind the scenes when an online food order is placed? How do platforms like Delivery Hero ensure that the order is received correctly at the take-away restaurant around the corner? And how can the delivery service ensure that the food arrives at the customer on time – in a hot and enjoyable state? From the order confirmation to the automatically generated delivery service order and on to the authentication – more and more internet portals are relying on Retarus’ managed services to support them in this regard.