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AT&T Helps Texas School Board Members Track Continuing Education Credits at Annual Conference
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A service from AT&T* is about to get a test drive as a group of Texas school board members will pilot a different way of submitting training credit information at the Texas Association of School Boards' annual conference kick-off today. More than 50 board members will pilot a cloud-based enterprise messaging platform to submit course credits of continuing education sessions attended via text from their mobile devices. Conference organizers hope that using the AT&T Global Smart Messaging Suite will improve the speed and efficiency of continuing education reporting.
"Keeping track of continuing education credit numbers can be a chore and TASB is exploring this option to simplify the task for our members," said Bill Nemir, TASB Leadership Team Services director. "This is one innovative effort among many we will be exploring to streamline credit recording and improve the integrity of the process."
"We are appreciative of AT&T's role in supporting this pilot," said Karen Strong, TASB associate executive director of communications and public relations. "They worked quickly and collaboratively with us to pull together the pilot in time for our annual convention, allowing us to take advantage of the largest training event of the year. This is an ideal opportunity for us to gather information on how the technology might help us."
Key Facts About AT&T Global Smart Messaging Suite
-- Allows Texas school board members and superintendents to submit SMS via
any text message enabled mobile device to complete continuing education
credits
-- Cross-carrier messaging application can support a variety of uses
spanning employee communication, business continuity, mobile marketing
and branding, staffing and job placement, scheduling and appointment
reminders
-- Provides 2-way SMS messaging capabilities, as well as permissions
control to allow access and cost control for multiple workgroups
-- Facilitates collaboration among board members and TASB staff
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Alex Rubio, +1-214-782-6733, mr082s@att.com; or Andrea McLaughlin, +1-908-234-6071, am495k@att.com, both of AT&T Corporate Communications
Web Site: http://www.att.com
AT&T Helps Texas School Board Members Track Continuing Education Credits at Annual Conference
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A service from AT&T* is about to get a test drive as a group of Texas school board members will pilot a different way of submitting training credit information at the Texas Association of School Boards' annual conference kick-off today. More than 50 board members will pilot a cloud-based enterprise messaging platform to submit course credits of continuing education sessions attended via text from their mobile devices. Conference organizers hope that using the AT&T Global Smart Messaging Suite will improve the speed and efficiency of continuing education reporting.
"Keeping track of continuing education credit numbers can be a chore and TASB is exploring this option to simplify the task for our members," said Bill Nemir, TASB Leadership Team Services director. "This is one innovative effort among many we will be exploring to streamline credit recording and improve the integrity of the process."
"We are appreciative of AT&T's role in supporting this pilot," said Karen Strong, TASB associate executive director of communications and public relations. "They worked quickly and collaboratively with us to pull together the pilot in time for our annual convention, allowing us to take advantage of the largest training event of the year. This is an ideal opportunity for us to gather information on how the technology might help us."
Key Facts About AT&T Global Smart Messaging Suite
-- Allows Texas school board members and superintendents to submit SMS via
any text message enabled mobile device to complete continuing education
credits
-- Cross-carrier messaging application can support a variety of uses
spanning employee communication, business continuity, mobile marketing
and branding, staffing and job placement, scheduling and appointment
reminders
-- Provides 2-way SMS messaging capabilities, as well as permissions
control to allow access and cost control for multiple workgroups
-- Facilitates collaboration among board members and TASB staff
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Alex Rubio, +1-214-782-6733, mr082s@att.com; or Andrea McLaughlin, +1-908-234-6071, am495k@att.com, both of AT&T Corporate Communications
Web Site: http://www.att.com