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If your company is like most, it needs to respond quickly to inbound calls generated by your ongoing marketing campaigns - even when those calls come in after hours or on weekends. This month's tech tip demonstrates how, with DOTS GeoPhone, you can use a phone number to populate your database with contact information in order to generate a mailing list from your telephone numbers.

DOTS GeoPhone is a real-time, hosted XML based web service that provides contact information from a phone number.

Based on a simple 10 digit phone number DOTS GeoPhone can return:

• Name
• Address
• Whether it's a business or residential phone
• Whether it's wireless, VoIP, or landline
• Geographic data

Because the DOTS web service is built on industry standard internet protocols, the service is compatible with virtually any application.

Service Objects' DOTS GeoPhone provides you with crucial contact information. The service allows you to lookup name and postal address information for virtually every telephone number in North America and Canada. DOTS GeoPhone allows you to integrate reverse phone number lookup information into your applications, business processes, and Web sites.

DOTS GeoPhone provides access to the most accurate and current directory assistance data available in the market today. Domestically, the database is comprised of daily feeds from over 2,600 telephone companies across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. DOTS GeoPhone offers access to 170 million residential, government, and business listings, delivering dynamic access to telephone company data.

<?php ini_set("soap.wsdl_cache_enabled","0"); $wsdlUrl = "http://trial.serviceobjects.com/gp/GeoPhone.asmx?WSDL"; $Phone = "8059631700"; $LicenseKey = "ENTER LICENSE KEY"; $soapClient = new SoapClient($wsdlUrl); $SoapResponse = $soapClient->GetContactInfo(array("PhoneNumber" => $Phone, "LicenseKey" => $LicenseKey)); $ResultNode = $SoapResponse->GetContactInfoResult; if (!isset($ResultNode->Error)) {   if (isset($SoapResponse->GetContactInfoResult->Contacts-> Contact)) {     $ResultNode=$SoapResponse->GetContactInfoResult->Contacts-> Contact;     foreach($ResultNode as $node) echo $node." ";   } else echo "No response found"; } else {   $ErrorNode = $ResultNode->Error;   foreach($ErrorNode as $node) echo $node; }?>

Dowload full PHP5 example code by clicking here.

DOTS GeoPhone enables you to add more complete contact information, such as name and address, to your in bound call traffic. Additionally, DOTS GeoPhone gives you the ability to recover lost calls and leads, identify hot leads, reduce fraud, and prepare your sales team to ensure improved performance.

By using DOTS GeoPhone you can determine the best lead data to feed your sales pipeline, increasing both efficiency and revenue. Example code is available in several languages. Click the appropriate link from our Sample Code list to download the sample code for your environment.

Whether you are enhancing an application with auto-populated forms, verifying identity or contact information, or identifying cross-sell opportunities, you need accurate and cost-effective contact information. DOTS GeoPhone delivers this information with comprehensive residential and business directory data for your applications.