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Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:28:27 +0000

[...] marti69 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptShortly thereafter, the MTA announced their desire for a text messaging alert system, something sports leagues had managed to produce for a few years. Then, in November, the MTA announced a call for proposals from external companies to … [...]

By: StationStops

StationStops — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:38:23 +0000

Um, I meant – great minds think alike?

Honestly, I didn’t start reading your blog until December at the earliest

By: Rick Bowen

Rick Bowen — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:10:57 +0000

As one of the unsuccessful bidders for the MTA contract, the speeds mentioned in this article will be a major challenge and may not be technically possible.
The highest speeds available are 60,000 a minute, with a 3-million phone number database, a mass text messaging blast would take a minimum of 50-minutes. Is that fast enough?If the users are allowed to submit more then one number or more then one email, what will the delivery speeds be?

The Request for Proposal documents stipulated that the system had to be fully functional within 60-days from award of contract. That date is the time frame you should be working from.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:30:07 +0000

Actually, that’s my recycled graphic from November. Who’s copying whom now?

By: StationStops

StationStops — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:28:10 +0000

Copycats!