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PageOne launch Moodle text messaging plug-in for the education sector

May, 27th 2008 – PageOne, the UK’s leading messaging technology company, today announces it has launched an open source Moodle module to allow Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) users access to its JANET txt messaging service.

PageOne have developed the new plug-in called ‘MoodleMobile,’ in conjunction with Kidderminster College. It allows users to send and receive text messages directly within Moodle, using PageOne’s JANET txt messaging service. JANET txt is a low cost suite of secure SMS-based messaging services provided by PageOne on behalf of JANET (UK), one of the world’s leading network infrastructures dedicated to the needs of the education and research communities in the UK.

Those working within the education sector can download the new MoodleMobile plug-in on PageOne’s website, and give their feedback on the service. (http://www.pageonejanettxt.com).

MoodleMobile allows you to send a message to any of your existing contact groups, enabling a large number of people to be contacted simultaneously. Users simply select a message recipient from their existing contact list, enter the message, and click 'send'. Messages can be sent to as many or as few people as required, as well as allowing users to select individual recipients from a list. By extending communications in the VLE to include messaging, educational institutions hope to enhance user experience and increase the likelihood of learning success.
 
“Messaging has grown to be an increasingly effective communication tool amongst schools, colleges and universities,” said Chris Jones, CEO, PageOne. “We are delighted by the response we have received so far from members of the education community, and look forward to further developments planned for MoodleMobile over the coming months”.

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About PageOne. www.pageone.co.uk
PageOne is the leading provider of award-winning wireless messaging solutions to the public and enterprise sectors.  It has a proven track record of introducing innovative products and services and owns and operates a UK-wide paging network and provides business SMS messaging solutions; PageOne Paging and PageOne Connect respectively.

All PageOne systems are powered by the company’s own flexible platform Oventus, developed to enable the seamless integration of mobile messaging across different networks and technologies. These services have consistently been designed to meet and exceed the demands of an increasingly mobile environment, providing reliable and cost effective communications to thousands of organisations across the government, NHS and major corporate sectors.

Note to editors
The PageOne name is written as one word with a capital 'P' and capital 'O'.

About JANET (UK):
JANET (UK) manages the operation and development of JANET on behalf of JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) for the UK Further and Higher Education Funding Councils. JISC also works in partnership with the Research Councils.  JANET (UK) is government funded, with the primary aim of providing and developing a network infrastructure that meets the needs of the education and research communities.

About JANET
JANET is the network dedicated to the needs of education and research in the UK. It connects the UK's education and research organisations to each other, as well as to the rest of the world through links to the global Internet. In addition, JANET includes a separate network that is available to the community for experimental activities in network development.