[Asterisk-biz] Billing software
Jon Carnes
jonc at ftnc.net
Tue Nov 22 20:39:35 MST 2005
I see this on the list *all* the time. It seems funny to me since it has
been so easy to write our own. We had functional billing within a week
of our start-up. Now we just devote a day each month to adding
functionality. We've almost run out of new whistles and bells to tack
onto it.
I use some home-grown Python apps on the CDR info and link that with a
data base of our users, and that generates everything we need (to bill
for calls). The app puts each clients call records in a human readable
format - like a standard phone bill - up on a secure website and then
sends out an email with a link to the site.
The only hard part is the human task of maintaining the client database.
My suggestion to you folks is to hire a novice Python programmer (or an
intern) and have them crank out some Billing apps that are specific to
your business and pricing plans.
Now the real challenge (that we just finished after much sweat and beer)
is a reporting app for ACD Queue Stats.
Jon Carnes
CTO FeatureTel
On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 16:47, Thameem Ansari wrote:
> I can help develop the solution in open source but I know only
> Java....If someone have design we can try to give a shape..
>
> -Thameem
>
> On 11/22/05, Operations Jabeens <operations.jabeens at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> Let me add my two cents into this discussion.
>
> Its a pity that virtually no commercial or open source
> software (native to Asterisks) is available to run a
> professional level VOIP based services such as calling card or
> whole sale VOIP termination services. You will find many
> pieces here and there , also supposedly free ( you pay to
> developer to work as consultant instead )m in many flavor of
> open source components, but not an integrated holistic
> solution.
>
> Hope this scenario will change soon. Ending monopolistic hefty
> pricing regime of incumbent legacy software such as Sysmaster
> or MERA or Eyebill should foster innovation from small
> startup telcos delivering value added services to their
> niches.
>
> Can someone or a group take a lead here to end this
> status-quo?
>
> Thanks,
> Ifte
>
>
>
> On 11/22/05, Thameem Ansari <thameem.ansari at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Darren,
> Thanks for the information. I tried installing the
> AstBill a month ago and didn't go thru well. It also
> requires Drupal at the end of configuration. But I
> want to run off of Drupal. I agree that mysql 5 has
> lot of features and I am great fan of Stored
> Procedures. The problem is, I am already running some
> applications in Mysql 3.23 version and I am not sure
> Mysql 5 migration going to affect those apps. Anyway I
> will give it a try this week and if I need I will ping
> you for help.
>
> Thanks,
> Thameem
>
> On 11/22/05, Are <are at astartelecom.com> wrote:
> AstBill now have an installation script that
> simplifies installation. We also have an
> automatic upgrade service for support paying
> customers. Just like windows update. :-)
>
> Contact me if you want paid
> installation/support. It cost less than
> commercial software and you are supporting the
> development of sofisticated Open Source
> Software.
>
> The reason we are using MySQL 5 is that we
> believe in the future. Modern billing
> applications need features like Views and
> Stored Procedures to scale efficient. Must of
> the logic in AstBill is done in Stored
> procedures. This saves round trips between
> servers and languages and allows for a very
> efficient scaling of customers. We have live
> customers with 9500 users and have done tests
> with 100 000 accounts. It works like a dream.
>
>
> MySQL 5.0 Downloaded One Million Times in
> First Three Weeks Are they all wrong?
>
>
> Paypal integration is ready for support paying
> customers and 3 more payment modules will be
> released in December.
>
> You can run AstBill on Fedora Core 3. We have
> many customers already doing that.
>
> --
> Are Casilla
> http://astartelecom.com - Independent VOIP
> Telecoms Broker. Asterisk Consultants
> http://astbill.com - Open Source Billing,
> Routing and Management software for Asterisk
> and VOIP
> AstBill DEMO: http://demo.astbill.com
>
>
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