re-add CDG, they're listed as a wispa vendor
authorIvan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz>
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:39:08 +0000 (06:39 -0800)
committerIvan Kohler <ivan@freeside.biz>
Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:39:08 +0000 (06:39 -0800)
wispa-billing-vendors.html

index f646108..6fdd47d 100644 (file)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ 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://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>
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <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>
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <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="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
     <td><span class="yes">&#x2714;</span></td>
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ 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="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
     <td><span class="no">&#x2716;</span></td>
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ 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>
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ 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>
@@ -135,13 +141,15 @@ 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>100 customers free, then $0.05-$0.70/customer/month</td>
     <td>$0.63-$1.40/customer/month</td>
@@ -155,6 +163,7 @@ 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>$170 <!-- ($167 Platypus + $3 Windows 10 license amortized over 36 months) --></td>
     <td>$1330</td>
@@ -167,6 +176,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <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>$368 <!-- ($314 Platypus + $54 Windows 2012 server &amp; SQL server 2014 Standard w/10 CALs, amortized over 36 months) --></td>
@@ -181,6 +191,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td><span class="smyes">$195</span></td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$5000</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>
@@ -197,6 +208,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
+    <td>?</td>
     <td>$50,000</td>
     <td>?</td>
     <td>?</td>
@@ -212,6 +224,7 @@ 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>Minimal</td>
     <td>Active</td>
@@ -220,12 +233,13 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <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>New product</td>
     <td>Large</td>
     <td>Large</td>
@@ -241,6 +255,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Ireland (sold through US distributors)</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
+    <td>US</td>
     <td>Canada (Platypus in US)</td>
     <td>US</td>
     <td>US</td>
@@ -253,6 +268,7 @@ 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>Domain names, mobile phone service (OpenSRS, Ting, Tucows)</td>
     <td>WISP (Bertram wireless)</td>
@@ -266,6 +282,7 @@ Freeside Internet Services, Inc.<br>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Small</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
+    <td>Huge</td>
     <td>Tiny</td>
     <td>Medium</td>
     <td>Large</td>
@@ -279,6 +296,7 @@ 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>2003</td>
@@ -292,6 +310,7 @@ 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>Windows client/server application; limited web interface.  Can print and mail your invoices.</td>
     <td>Humongous trade show booths.  Glassdoor horror stories.</td>