Telco Applications you say?
There are few things you should know about Ideamart, it is a platform presented by Dialog Axiata PLC to developers and content providers to use the Dialog network based features via shared APIs developed by hSenid Mobile. These APIs gained their popularity simply due to the fact that they can be used by any device which has GSM network capability. (Tablets, Feature phones, Smartphones, Arduino with GSM sheild +LCD)
You must be thinking it’s only a dialog thing, actually no Appzone is it’s predecessor it is the Sri Lanka’s first ever SMS based mobile application platform launched by Etisalat Sri Lanka partnered with hSenid Mobile. Remember the times Etisalat offered various chat/joke applications back in 2010? Well hSenid made it happen, over 18 years of experience in island’s leading HRIS systems and Mobile Solutions.
Moving on to make our Lankan bred technology global, hSenid Mobile launched Dev Space for all Telco developers around the world. It’s an initiative where developers can use Dev Space APIs to develop Telco applications, test applications and deploy with Telcos without having to incur any cost at all.
Featuring Dialog’s Ideamart
As an individual this is a great way to earn some money, you can simply make an application charge 30 rupees a month (1 rupee a day) get about 50 people to subscribe to your application then simply relax till the end of the month and bam! you’ve made 1500 bucks just from one application, imagine the revenue if you develop about 5 apps and increasing the amount of subscribers ,you have earned yourself a handsome payday, my friend.
It all depends on the idea, true that are are many talented people with innovative ideas have published applications in allapps.lk, but still there is a vast portion yet to be discovered.
Not an IT guy? well that’s not an issue anymore, simply go through the Ideamart registration process and create an application in 5 minutes by only using the browser using IdeaApps! It consists of four choices currently
1.Voting
Uses — Get a vote/feedback from the massive customer base in dialog before you launch a product or work on a new strategy simply by creating an application in this category.
2. Services
Uses — Send scheduled messages to subscribers, for an instance you need to send a daily/hourly/weekly messages to users without being present(using a mobile) in that particular time.
Note : Only 140 characters (1 message length) can be sent in one instance.
3. Alert
Uses — Send Messages to subscribers whenever you like, even update your application content through your mobile by sending update<space><keyword><space><message> Ex : update myapp Hello!
Note : Using this type will enable an unlimited content unlike scheduled.
4. Contact
Uses — Allow your subscribers to interact with you, get an accurate feedback, suggestions, ideas about a product or a service you provide, its an amazing way to get anyone’s point of view individually and reply to them.
What if you are an IT guy? want to taste this amazing platform? well it supports almost every language Java, PHP, Node.js, Python you name it.
Step 1 : Simply code your application using a relevant IDE
Step 2 : Host your application in free ideamart hosting space or your hosting.
Step 3 : Create an IdeaPro application
Step 4 : Enter your hosted application link into IdeaPro application.
Here is a form created to obtain a hosting space in the Dialog Cloud.
Simply fill the form and submit! or send an email to devsupport@ideamart.lk.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oJHAB6h7BFvwXUWDnfvY0fzkmYno2Q6U7wloousYheo/viewform
Here is a link to get the entire development bundle with Introduction slides,sample applications, Simulator & Documentation,
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8twr19jae6dbp3v/AADUTLIna-De6iqeJdkS1zD2a?dl=0
or visit http://www.ideamart.lk/idea-pro
For further requests please call : 0770102555
Email : devspace@hsenidmobile.com
Here are few ideas how each Sector will benefit from these applications
Audit / Finance
Conduct a fair picture of the company’s financial position and its activity during the period of an audit through a anonymous vote using a Contact IdeaApp.
Conduct a poll/vote among the employees on general company matters through a Voting IdeaApp.
Alert employees on-the-go using an Alert IdeaApp.
Banking / Insurance
Notify customers about new promotions, real time transactions, insurance claims, asset details, stock details using the SMS API.
Notify customers about different offers/services and let customers enroll in them instantly using USSD and CASS API.
Let customers check their account details by simply dialing a number. Supports any mobile including feature phones and smart phones using hSenid’s secured APIs.
Sales / Marketing
Offer your products in a mobile manner regardless what your selling.
Conduct Market Researches using Voting IdeaApp.
Offer In-App purchases generating a higher revenue with these API.
Get a heads up on marketing your application using Dialog Marketing Strategies.
Offer purchases through USSD and cut your marketing costs in half and see a instant increase in your sales.
Small Company? not a problem, sell your products island wide instantly without the cost of a website, payment gateways or hosting charges!
Logistics / Warehouse
Provide packaging details and on-going deliveries through USSD API.
Track your packaging and delivery without GPS or Smartphones through LBS API!
Human Resources / Training
Advertise vacancies to a wider community using Alert IdeaApps.
Use these IdeaApps as a secondary communication when internal systems fail.
Provided notices and best practices directly to mobile using Alert IdeaApps.
Conduct anonymous inquiries about disputes using Contact IdeaApps.
Get training reviews, suggestion box, customer feedback and other services for strategic planning without needing to fill out forms or high-end systems.
Track your employees during emergencies using LBS API.
