Our SMS platform has been designed as a convenient way to send SMS text messages using an online interface for businesses, large and small. SMS provides a very unique and fast communication tool that will reach the consumer wherever they are. It is a tool that if used correctly can gain instant responses, making it ideal for status announcements (eg we're aware of a fault), or a call to action (eg your MOT is due, book it now). Our platform is capable of sending thousands of messages a minute via premium carriers from the UK. By using premium carriers messages are delivered quickly and reliably across the world.

All messages are sent from our very own online control panels, and thus there is no additional software to install.

A traditional SMS message sent from your phone will be sent with an originator of your phone number. If the recipient has entered you into their phone book, then they get to see it's from you. However, if they don't you are simply an unknown number.

With our platform you can either choose to spoof your phone number, which is ideal if you would like recipients to SMS you back. Alternatively you can set the originator to be an alphanumeric name up to 11 characters in length. This allows you to set the message to appear from a keyword or company name (eg a message appears from DENTIST). The only downside of setting an alphanumeric name is that it can't be replied to as you would a normal message, so be sure to include a call to action link or number.

Messages are sent through our online control panel, where you have the option to send immediately or schedule a sending date and time. Scheduling messages can be a great way to adopt a reminder system and has proven popular with restaurants and other service industries where missed appointments are costly. SMS can prove to be a very form of communication to ensure appointments aren't forgotten.

When a message is sent it is logged on our control panel. We also display the delivery status of each message (eg pending, delivered, failed, delayed etc). This can provide confirmation that the message has left our system, and that the customer has received it. It is provided as standard with all messages sent.

Unlike a traditional phone which only ever has the one phone book, our platform allows you to create an unlimited number, and likewise there is no limits to the number of recipients you can add to a phone book. This can prove to be especially effective in organising and separating your clients details.

When it comes to sending a message this really does come into its own as you can choose either individuals from a phone book, or you can simply select to send to the entire phone book.

Our control panel is your central point of contact to manage these SMS facilities. There is no additional software to install, you simply login and send from anywhere you have an Internet connection. Once you have created an originator to use, and added recipients to a phone book, you can be sending messages within minutes.

To compliment our control panel we do provide an XML API allowing you to send messages. It doesn't extend the phonebook or message logging facilities, but it does allow you to make use of our powerful and reliable SMS platform integrated into your website or application. There are no additional charges associated to using the XML API.

Send your fax number into retirement and operate in a paperless manner utilising our fax solutions. By purchasing a fax number from ICUK you can not only receive faxes, but also send them without a phone line or fax machine from anywhere you have an Internet connection. By adopting this paperless platform you can be set to save time, paper, ink, line rental charges and the need for a fax machine.

By removing the fax machine from your office you can reduce waste in multiple ways. With a traditional fax machine every fax received, regardless of whether it is legitimate or spam, is printed. Each time you print you are utilising power, paper, ink and you may even have a phone line dedicated to fax. With the fax to email solution the fax is delivered to your mail client electronically with no need to print. If you wish to store it, do so electronically. Likewise if you need to distribute the document you can do so via email as the fax is sent as a PDF attachment.

Where sending is concerned, no longer is it necessary for you to print off your documents, only for the fax machine to scan and send them. Instead, send an email with your attached documents. Our system will scan and send without any paper being wasted.

The chances are that in your office you have a pooled fax machine. Documents received can be seen and distributed by those who are first to the machine.

With the Fax to Email platform each member of staff can have their own dedicated fax number. Alternatively you can specify who the recipients should be for each fax, which can be one or several email addresses. By receiving the faxes by email you can limit exposure to potentially confidential information.

With our platform you have a fax number that your clients can continue to dial and send to as they would any other fax number. Our system will convert the contents of the email into a PDF document which is attached to an email and sent to you. Via your control panel you can specify which email addresses should receive a copy of these emails. There are no limits to the number of email recipients who can receive a copy of each fax received.

There are no additional costs per fax received. You simply pay an annual subscription and that's all.

Sending a fax has never been easier! You can now send our system a fax, and we will do the rest for you. Admittedly it cuts down your daily walks to the fax machine, but on the plus side it should save you time and money.

We charge based on the number of pages that are sent to the destination email address. This is operated on a pre-paid credit basis with credits being assigned to pre-registered email addresses. When an email is received by our system we'll debit the credits used.

You would simply send your fax to 08701162001@fax.interdns.co.uk replacing the number with the fax number you want to reach. Our system will attempt to send, and in the event it's engaged will auto-retry. Emails are sent to you to confirm success or failure.

We literally have millions of phone numbers you can pick from for you fax to email number. Our ranges cover the vast majority of areas codes in the UK (eg 01865 and 0151) as well as non-geographic solutions (eg 0845 and 03).

For a small fee we can also arrange to port your existing BT based phone number across to our platform and thus retiring your line as well as your fax machine. Please note that porting the number can lead to the line ceasing, so if the line is also used for broadband, as an example, be sure to have a plan in place.