Brisbane, QLD -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/10/2009 -- Christmas and New Years greetings are being sent from a PC instead of through the post this year with SMS text messages taking the place of traditional greeting cards.

Businesses are using PC to Mobile text messaging to maintain strong relationships with their customers, sending their holiday greetings and Christmas promotional offers the environmentally responsible way, directly to mobile phones.

The benefits of SMS holiday greetings are beginning to be realised by businesses large and small, with the huge saving in the cost of purchasing, printing and posting generic Christmas cards.

Companies are also taking advantage of the ability to schedule a time and date for the SMS greetings, in turn saving valuable staff resources in the busy Christmas period.

Sending SMS from PC enables the greetings to reach customers wherever they may be around the world during the holiday period.

As well as businesses, PC to mobile messaging is also being utilised for personal purposes, with users being able to keep in touch with their family and friends using an economical service that has global reach.

ZapitSMS, the fastest growing PC to mobile messaging provider with global coverage, full feature products and the best pricing on offer, has a special holiday deal to help people get in touch with their customers, employees, friends and family this holiday season.

The special pricing offer available on http://www.zapitsms.com, using the promotional code XMASTXT, is giving 100 free SMS with the purchase of 100 SMS credits. This is a 50% discount and is only available for a limited time until midnight 31st December 2009.

ZapitSMS desktop messaging is provided by Race River Corporation, an Australian owned and operated company.