Technology & Software Solutions

March 20, 2012
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Competitions – how SMS messages changed the world

If you’re reading this, the chances are that you own a mobile phone and use it to send both Business SMS and occasionally a Premium Rate SMS. In that case, it’s safe to assume that at one point or another, you’ve received a text which went something like: amazing prizes on offer now, just reply to this message to be in with a chance of winning!

And you probably deleted it, right? Nobody could blame you – after all, we’re all in a rush and haven’t got time or money to spend on things which don’t really work.

Except here’s where SMS competitions differ from many other kinds of Spam. Because the simple truth is that genuinely great things can come from entering them using an SMS Service. Need a few more reasons to start entering some? Please read on…

1) It’s easy to check if the company is legitimate: if a firm is contacting you by text, the chances are that they have a big web presence and reputable SMS Gateway Provider. In that case you can check them out, get peace of mind and get closer to winning that prize.

2) Amazing speed: the second you reply to a message, that’s it, you’ve entered! No more waiting around for a letter to be delivered – and the best thing is that many companies tell you how much it costs to enter up-front, so you don’t spend more than you expected to.

3) Confirmation of entry: these days, efficiency is key, and SMS competitions have taken this concept to a whole new level. With every entry you receive a text to say that you have entered, which ensures that the money was well spent on a reasonable SMS Service.

4) You can do it from anywhere. And we do mean anywhere. You might be on the Yorkshire moors or on a remote Welsh beach. Either way, your phone will likely have network coverage and you’ll be able to send and receive messages. Great!

5) Jaw-dropping prizes: these days, with competition between the big companies so fierce, the prizes are staggering and a Mobile Gateway deals with thousands of text messages. A quick online search will reveal all – you can win cars, great gadgets and computers, and even boats!

For further information on how to implement SMS marketing services, find more info on txtnation services; mobile payment solutions and billing platform.

March 7, 2012
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Best Music Recording Software Programs – PC/MAC

Many things of progressed due to the advancement of technology over the past few decades with the improvements to micro chips with regards to size and speed. One of those things that it has helped to revolutionize is the music industry. From music production and studios embracing the digital era, but also the habits of consumers and lovers of music, downloading, syncing their music library from anywhere. iTunes and apple can take most of the credit for this – that their’s no doubt!

But what about if you want to start making music on your PC before you take it into one of the many recording studios available to add those finishing touches and polished sound.

Here are some of the best music software ranging from the free to the most advanced paid for software packages.

Audacity (Mac/PC/Linux/BSD) – this is a free editor and recorder for your PC and is compatible with Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux

Pro-Tools(Mac/PC)- The ultimate for recording and handling audio/music tracks

Logic Audio/Apple (Mac) – One of the best recording packages available

Cubase(Mac/PC) - The innovator in native multi-track recording

Cakewalk Sonar (PC) - A reliable bit of software kit for the PC.

Digital Performer (Mac) - an effective musical sequencer with well designed integrated workflow

Some of the above software music recording programs can be quite daunting to the beginner. We recommend embarking on a training course or hiring an experienced studio hand to gain the knowledge you need so you get the most out of the software.

November 15, 2011
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Solutions

Jackdaw

Multi-agent platform for mobile services

Calico Jack’s patent pending Jackdaw ® technology, provides a multi-agent system that works to integrate existing services, enhance security and provide mechanisms for new applications in the mobile world. Though technically sophisticated, the concept that Jackdaw implements is simple: one user in the real world is represented by one agent in the electronic world. That agent protects the user’s data, and autonomously acts on the user’s behalf. A user’s agent is their single point of contact to whatever services a user may wish to employ. A user’s agent is always there, always contactable. Using Jackdaw means users and agents can communicate wherever and whenever: by phone, PDA, web, email, fax, TV, …

Jackdaw offers many advantages to users, developers and mobile operators:

Flexibility. Jackdaw agents come equipped with state of the art nonmonotonic reasoning capabilities that allow new information to be absorbed and then harnessed quickly and efficiently.
Reliability. As a multi-agent system, Jackdaw is extremely resilient to circumstances which would cause other systems to fail.
Scalability. Jackdaw supports ad-hoc networking of agent communities, supporting the creation of large (10⁷+) systems.
Future Proof. Jackdaw’s architecture is easily maintained and enhanced. New functionality is simple to develop, install and upgrade.
Interaction, Integration and Migration. Existing functionality is easily wrapped by agents to bring them into Jackdaw, simplifying migration. Generic wrappers exist for many standards such as web services.
Security and Empowerment. Agents do not release the data they hold without authorisation from their users. In this way they can empower users in areas such as health where security is paramount and patient data has traditionally been held by other stakeholders.
Modularity. Jackdaw agents can quickly and easily be equipped with new functionality on the fly, without requiring either the system or the agent to be temporarily offline.
Novelty and USPs. Jackdaw supports completely new types of applications and services which can deliver unique selling points to developers and operators.

November 15, 2011
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Our Vision

Our vision at calicojack.co.uk is to bring together lots of unique resources and information about the world of software and technology within this blog. We also have news about the Calico Jack company itself:

Calico Jack provides software components for the next generation of ubiquitous services. The company’s JackdawTM communication and reasoning technology allows application builders to co-ordinate communication between users, devices and systems by managing information about preferences, presence, tasks and device capability. The technology is being deployed in entertainment, education, patient-care, and electronic financial services.