Rolling Geeks has introduced an innovative way to tour the culturally rich Cottonera area south of Grand Harbour.

Visitors can rent electric-powered cars equipped with a pre-programmed GPS system that guides them on the 18-kilometre route while supplying a running commentary of landmarks and places of interest.

Rolling Geeks is operated by Xception Malta Ltd, a joint venture between Dawn Cutajar and Kris Rycken.

“Rolling Geeks has been exceptionally well accepted since we first started offering our tours earlier this month.

“Our electric cars are silent, eco-friendly, easy to drive and enable people to explore the magnificent Cottonera area while stopping to take in whatever catches their fancy, including a dip in the sea,” Mr Rycken said.

The standard Rolling Geek tour lasts two-and-a-half hours and offers commentary in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian and Mandarin.

www.rolling-geeks.com

Messito launch SMS app

Fortytwo Marketing has launched a service which will allow businesses to use its SMS platform, Messito, to send SMSs to any mobile phone, anywhere in the world, by connecting their various IT systems and web applications to an interface.

Once connected, the interface will send SMSs automatically, according to the parameters set by the organisation’s respective systems.

Steven Sammut, product manager for Messito, said: “We know how important it is for organisations to send notifications to their customers through their shopping portals, booking systems, CRM systems and the like via SMS.

“The advantages of using SMS as a robust communication or verification channel with one’s customers are many, and Messito’s interface makes this possible with an easy to implement and cost-effective ­solution”.

www.messito.com/updates/messito-launches-its-api-for-sms

Award for Stock Exchange

The Malta Stock Exchange has won the Most Innovative Stock Exchange category in the International Finance Awards 2014.

The awards celebrate achievement, innovation and brilliance from an international perspective, recognising individuals, teams and firms for their contribution to client service and for their experience and skills across key practice areas and sectors.

Malta Stock Exchange CEO Eileen Muscat said: “This award is recognition of the dedication and investment that the exchange has put into developing its services and creating an environment that makes Malta an attractive capital market domicile for companies seeking new sources of capital.

“The use of the Xetra trading platform and the close relationship we have with Deutsche Bourse in Frankfurt has helped to raise our profile overseas.

“We are also entering into new areas of operation, such as the facilitating and processing of European Market Infrastructure Regulation-related reporting of derivative trades, which shows our ability to be flexible and make the best of opportunities that come our way.

“This year, we are also registering very positive results in respect of new listings as well as trading turnover, so this augers well for the future development of the Maltese capital markets.”