MBS (Message Broadcast System) is a comprehensive message delivery system that can deliver attention-getting messages of different content and delivery types to various receiving devices. The messages can be broadcast with different attributes that control the delivery and presentation of a message.
What is MBS?

     • An alternate messaging system
               – One-way message to users in your network
               – To send Short, Important messages
               – Designed to get a user’s attention
     • Show a pop-up alert
     • Show a scrolling Ticker (similar to TV breaking news) etc.
               – Messages could be delivered to
     • Desktops
     • Mobile Phones (SMS)
              – Deliver the message in the user’s preferred language
     • Can send messages in multiple languages
     • MBS provides Google Translate integration

MBS can broadcast various types of messages which are as follows,

•          Alert A Desktop pop-up alert
•          Ticker A Scrolling message
•          HTML An HTML formatted message
•          SMS Unformatted text message
•          Audio An audio format file
•          Video A video format file

•          Pop-up Alert
                –  Short message
                –  With a notification balloon
                –  Supports rich text
                –  Stays on top of all windows
                –  Capable of acknowledgement
                     •  Requires users to acknowledge by checking a check box.
                –   Multi-lingual 

 •   Audible alert (configurable)
 •   Scrolls a message
 •   Ticker stays on top •   Number of “loops” can be set at message level 
 •   Multi-Lingual, text direction changes with language

Send rich HTML files
            –        With images and text markup
            –        Embedded Links
            –        Window stays on top
            –        Multi-Lingual
                      • Not integrated with Google Translate
                      • Does take recipient preference in to account

 •          Send SMS
                     – Requires an SMS gateway
                              • Will be configured by AppShark at the time of deployment
                     – Recipient phone number should be in Active Directory
                              • Recipients can update their phone numbers using the profile update feature
                     – Multi-Lingual
                              • Currently works with English only  

 •          Send an Audio message
                    – An audio file of your choice
                    – Played in a window that stays on top
                    – File is delivered first, decryption key delivered at the scheduled time.
                    – Can require Acknowledgement
                    – No forward/rewind for mandatory read messages

 •          Send a Video file
                    – A video file of your choice
                    – Played in a window that stays on top          
                    – File is delivered first, decryption key delivered at the scheduled time.
                    – Can require Acknowledgement
                    – No forward/rewind for mandatory read messages