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+++ b/wispa-billing-vendors.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 <p align="left">I put together a concise comparison highlighting the differences between different billing systems.  I tried hard not to make a useless advertisement with a long list of features, but rather a digestable, fair comparison of relevant information about the competition.
 
-<p align="left">Of course I hope you'll consider <a href="http://freeside.biz/">Freeside</a>, but I know we're not the right fit for everyone.  These nine vendors support WISPA through association membership and trade show sponsorshop.  Please consider supporting vendors who support our industry.
+<p align="left">Of course I hope you'll consider <a href="http://freeside.biz/">Freeside</a>, but I know we're not the right fit for everyone.  These eleven vendors support WISPA through association membership and trade show sponsorshop.  Please consider supporting vendors who support our industry.
 
 <p align="left">I hope this helps you find the right billing vendor for you!
 
@@ -34,16 +34,18 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><a href="http://freeside.biz/"><img src="imgs/big-logo.png" alt="Freeside" width=170></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.wispsolutions.com/images/stories/AzotelSIMPLer/azotel-logo.gif" width=130 alt="Azotel"></a></td>
     <td><img src="https://www.billmax.com/images/BillMax-shadow.jpg" width=130 alt="Billmax"></a></td>
+    <td><img src="cdg.png" height=64 alt="CDG"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.directlinkadmin.com/img/logo.png" width=130 alt="DirectLink Admin"></a></td>
+    <td><img src="http://www.iea-software.com/images/emerald/emerald6sm.png" width=130 alt="Emerald"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://site2.ispbilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/platypus_logo_250x77.jpg" width=130 alt="Platypus"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.wispa.org/Portals/37/ContactImages/8978.png" width=130 alt="Powercode"></a></td>
     <td><img src="http://www.wispa.org/Portals/37/ContactImages/8952.png" width=130 alt="Sonar"></a></td>
     <td><img src="https://d1a309rwthnrm3.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/04183021/visp.png" width=130 alt="VISP"></a></td>
-    <td><img src="http://www.wispmon.com/img/wispmonsm.png" width=130 alt="WISPMon"></a></td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
-    <th>WISPA&nbsp;member</th>
+    <th><a href="http://www.wispa.org">WISPA</a>&nbsp;member</th>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
@@ -56,13 +58,28 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
  </tr>
 
   <tr>
+    <th>Exhibiting at <a href="http://www.wispa.org/Events/WISPAPALOOZA">WISPAPalooza&nbsp;2017</a></th>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span><br>Booth #205</td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+ </tr>
+
+  <tr>
     <th>WISP&nbsp;features</th>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
+    <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
@@ -73,12 +90,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -86,12 +104,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
+    <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
-    <td><span class="maybe">new/preliminary</span></td>
   </tr>
 
 
@@ -100,12 +119,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Mostly&nbsp;Premise (New:&nbsp;Hosted)</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
     <td>Mostly&nbsp;Premise (also&nbsp;Hosted)</td>
+    <td>Hosted or Premise</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
     <td>Premise</td>
     <td>Premise</td>
+    <td>Premise</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
     <td>Hosted</td>
-    <td>Mostly&nbsp;Hosted (also&nbsp;Premise)</td>
   </tr>
 
 <!--  <tr>
@@ -115,8 +135,8 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
-    <td>Windows</td>
     <td>Web</td>
+    <td>Windows</td>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
     <td>Web</td>
@@ -135,19 +155,21 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
     <td>Proprietary</td>
+    <td>Proprietary</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
     <th>Price</th>
     <td>No per-customer or license charges.  Can purchase implementation, support, and customization services.</td>
     <td>?/customer/month</td>
-    <td>?/customer/month</td>
+    <td>$0.15-$0.20/customer/month</td>
+    <td>"If you have to ask, you can't afford it"</td>
     <td>$0.50/customer/month</td>
+    <td>?/customer/month</td>
     <td>100 customers free, then $0.05-$0.70/customer/month</td>
     <td>$0.63-$1.40/customer/month</td>
     <td>$0.50-$1.25/customer/month</td>
     <td>$0.90-$1.30/customer/month</td>
-    <td>$0.75-$1.25/customer/month</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -155,25 +177,27 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>$18,000 (one-time, not monthly)</td>
     <td>$199</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$500</td>
+    <td>$4170 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td>
     <td>$170 <!-- ($167 Platypus + $3 Windows 10 license amortized over 36 months) --></td>
     <td>$1330</td>
     <td>$1250</td>
     <td>$1300</td>
-    <td>$1100</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
     <th>Monthly price, 3500 customers</th>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>?</td>
+    <td>c. $600</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>$1750</td>
+    <td>$8145 (one-time, not monthly), plus $141/month</td>
     <td>$368 <!-- ($314 Platypus + $54 Windows 2012 server &amp; SQL server 2014 Standard w/10 CALs, amortized over 36 months) --></td>
     <td>$3920</td>
     <td>$4375</td>
     <td>$3150</td>
-    <td>$2625</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -181,12 +205,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$5000</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$641 <!--($472 Platypus + $169 Windows 2012 server &amp; SQL server 2014 Standard w/25 CALS, amortized over 36 months) --></td>
     <td>$11,250</td>
     <td>$9,100</td>
     <td>$9,000</td>
-    <td>$7,500</td>
   </tr>
 
 <!--
@@ -197,12 +222,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$50,000</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>$66.250</td>
     <td>$90,000</td>
-    <td>?</td>
   </tr>
 
 -->
@@ -212,26 +237,28 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Active (new major version last year)</td>
     <td>Active</td>
     <td>Active</td>
+    <td>Active</td>
     <td>Active (new product)</td>
+    <td>Active</td>
     <td>Minimal</td>
     <td>Active</td>
     <td>Active (new product)</td>
     <td>Active</td>
-    <td>Active (new major version 2015)</td>
   </tr>
 
-<!-- XXXXX .... survey says
+<!-- XXXXX .... survey says?  not opening this can of worms right now
   <tr>
     <th>Share of WISP market</th>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>Small</td>
+    <td>New market / Small?</td>
+    <td>Small?</td>
     <td>New product</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>New product</td>
     <td>Medium?</td>
-    <td>Small</td>
   </tr>
 -->
 
@@ -241,11 +268,12 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Ireland (sold through US distributors)</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
+    <td>US</td>
+    <td>US</td>
     <td>Canada (Platypus in US)</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>Philippines / Hong Kong</td>
-    <td>US</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -253,12 +281,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Billing and geologic software</td>
+    <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>MDU ISP (VideoDirect)</td>
+    <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows)</td>
     <td>WISP (Bertram wireless)</td>
     <td>Billing software</td>
     <td>Billing software, managed ISP services (call center, email/web hosting)</td>
-    <td>Billing software</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -266,12 +295,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
+    <td>Huge</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
+    <td>Small</td>
     <td>Medium</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Medium</td>
-    <td>Tiny</td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -279,12 +309,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>1998</td>
     <td>2010<!--2005 (2010 USA)--></td>
     <td>1997</td>
+    <td>1970</td>
     <td>2015</td>
     <td>1996</td>
+    <td>1996</td>
     <td>2003</td>
     <td>2015</td>
     <td>1996</td>
-    <td>2010<!--2007 (2010 billing features)--></td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr>
@@ -292,18 +323,22 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Mature and full-featured ISP and CDR billing.  New UI, WISP mapping features and hosted option.</td>
     <td>Simple hosted system for small WISPs, almost like a franchise</td>
     <td>Old ISP system, dormant for years, revived in 2012</td>
+    <td>Large telco/cableco system</td>
     <td>New system with MDU features</td>
+    <td>Classic ISP system added WISP features and joined WISPA in 2017</td>
     <td>Windows client/server application; limited web interface.  Can print and mail your invoices.</td>
     <td>Humongous trade show booths.  Glassdoor horror stories.</td>
-    <td>Ex-Powercode team, rapid development</td>
+    <td>Ex-Powercode team, rapid development, acquired WISPMon in September 2017</td>
     <td>Can also host your email and answer your support calls</td>
-    <td>No longer requires Adobe Flash</td>
   </tr>
 
 </table>
 </td></tr>
 </table>
 
+<br>
+Last updated Sep 27th, 2017 | <a href="http://freeside.biz/gitlist/www.git/commits/master/wispa-billing-vendors.html">Revision history</a>
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