Palo Alto, Calif. - Mozes, the provider of a service that lets users share content via SMS text messages, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Northwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.

Ramat Hasharon, Israel - Zlango, the developer of an icon-based language for use in SMS text messages, announced on Monday that it has raised $12 million in a new round of venture capital financing, led by Benchmark Capital and Accel Partners.

London - U.K. telco BT has developed an interactive TV technology where viewers can vote via SMS messages to change the course of a show's events in real-time, ZDNet UK reported.

From Digital Music Forum West 2006: Kelli Richards, President and CEO of the All Access Group, hosted the conference’s final panel with the topic of live music being the focus.  Ms. Richards, co-author of The Art of Digital Music: 56 Visionary Artists and Insiders Reveal Their Creative Secrets, says that artists will have more of a role in the concert experience.  It will be a multilevel campaign to form stronger relationships with fans by alerting them through social networks, personal blogs and webpages about upcoming shows, then following up with them afterward and offering discounts on merchandise.