While you guys are on the topic could I also ask you to look at our offering?
We've been selling hot spot systems for the hospitality industry since 2004 but over the past year have started putting together a package for WISPs. We've branded the WISP solution Avansu (http://www.avansu.com). Avansu is a B/OSS provided entirely as a service (via the browser), no software to install. AP and CPE devices will need to use our firmware but once installed can be managed from anywhere. We currently have our firmware ported to half a dozen devices and we're working on adding more ports all the time. Avansu offers the following: - Billing (subscriptions, credit card payments, scratch cards etc) - Remote management, configuration and reboot of APs and CPEs - Monitoring and alerting via SMS and email (with automated failover if available) - Fully customizable login pages for CPEs and APs (including own domain) - Fully customizable credit card billing and subscription pages (including own domain) - Reports on usage and revenue for single nodes, groups of nodes or the whole system The main advantage of Avansu is that APs and CPEs work the same no matter what hardware (vendor) is used. Once the Avansu firmware is installed nodes can be deployed by simply copying configuration parameters from one unit to another via the server. We're still in beta for WISPs, we'll be launching fully in January 2009. Until launch we're offering free accounts so let me know off list if you'd like to try our system. Sorry for the self promotion but you guys were discussing the topic, I couldn't help myself ;-) Tim Barker Fire4 Systems (UK) Ltd. Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP, UK Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UK Tel: +44 (0)7976 122 191 US Tel: +1 305-914-0364 http://www.fire4.com http://www.avansu.com http://www.wispzone.com On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Butch Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Mike Hammett wrote: > > >While I'm not yet using it, Freeside is quite impressive. I'd like > >to refer you to Jeremy Davis of maximumtech.us for more > >information. > > While I agree that FS is a good application and can do PARTS of what > he asked for, it does not do all of it. Jeremy Davis is a good man > for FreeSide without question. > > Perhaps it's the top posting that made is so that you didn't > remember all the requirements? See my example in this email... > > >>Some things it has to have: > > >>A system that integrates with a bandwidth management and auto > >>shutdown for delinquent accounts. > > FS can do this in the hands of an Expert like Jeremy. > > >>Can process a customer form lead to install and handle trouble > >>tickets afterward including installer scheduling. > > Unless Jeremy has done some extra work with FS, It does not fulfill > these CRM requirements. > > >>Can actually accurately and consistently send a bill by email to a > >>customer........... <- major importance. > > This is what FS does "for a living". > > >>Credit Card processing. > > This, too. > > >>Decent and totally customizable report generating system. > >>Customer portal. > > Both of these are doable in FS and both are customizable. > > >>Things that would be a bonus > >>Inventory management > >>Network monitoring > > FS isn't equipped to do either of these. > > See, Mike? I was able to address each section of the request and > anyone who reads it will be easily able to follow the conversation. > Also, all irrelevant information has been removed. > > > -- > ******************************************************************** > * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* > * http://www.butchevans.com/ * Network Engineering * > * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * > * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * > ******************************************************************** > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
