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Twilio today announced the launch of a new API that allows developers to orchestrate the push notifications, text messages and chats they want to send to their users.

The API, dubbed Twilio Proxy, is built to enable moderated conversations and could be used by enterprise with mobile workers using their own devices.

Twilio’s Programmable SMS API lets you send and receive text messages right in your web applications. With a few lines of code, you can get an SMS app running in a few minutes.