ISP Software Rights for Sale

ISPDB Limited, a U.K. firm, is putting its Linux-based software copyrights on the block. The company expects to earn about £45,000.

by ISP-Planet Staff [July 26, 2001]

ISPDB is a provisioning system for small to medium ISPs running Linux. It features three fully automated interfaces: an administration interface to allow ISP staff to add, view and update customer records and their associated purchased products; a sign up interface for selling products to both new and old customers over the net; a customer interface to allow customers to update their details, customise purchased products and view account status.

ISPDB can produce multiple reports including detailing sales, overdue payments, and cancelled products over variable time intervals.

"ISPDB Limited is a joint venture company between Gyre Technology Limited, a software house, and Justnames Limited, an ISP." said Mark Sweeting, CEO of Gyre. "The parent companies now wish to focus on their core competencies. This is why we are looking to sell: someone else will be able to make a really great success with the software."

The company reports that features of the software include:

• Domain Names: Interfaces to all the major domain name registrars are already present in ISPDB.

• E-mail: ISPDB will automatically filter incoming e-mail; the filtering process can be managed by the customer using a secure web interface. The filtered mail can be held in local mail boxes for retrieval using a POP3 compliant application or forwarded on to other e-mail addresses. ISPDB will also permit your dialup customers to use your mail relays for outgoing mail.

• Webhosting: Webhosting can be configured at the touch of a button. The parameters and permissions of each web hosting account can be modified.

• Dialup Access: The ISPDB database ships with an integrated RADIUS daemon; your network access servers can use this facility to authorise your dialup clients.

• Product System: ISPDB pioneers a unique product system to wrap up the atomic services above into salable packages. These packages can be easily integrated into an e-shop, allowing your customers to purchase, configure and utilise their services immediately. ISPDB can be configured to invoice your customers automatically according to a predefined payment schedule.

• Reseller System: Multiple ISPs can coexist happily within a single ISPDB installation. A simple permissions system prevents ISP administrators from accessing sections of the customer database not within their jurisdiction. The site owner is permitted free rein.

• Administrator Interface: All aspects of the system can be viewed and modified through the administrator interface; the interface uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to protect sensitive customer information. Administrator privileges can be specified, to protect the contents of the database.

• Customer Interface: Purchased products can be tailored by the customer to suit their own needs. Inter-operation between several products purchased by a single individual or organisation can be easily achieved.

• Sign Up Server: ISPDB incorporates a powerful sign up server, which allows each ISP to customise their interface. Customers can purchase and configure any of the products, held in the database, that are marked for public consumption.

• Database Integrity: All ISPDB customer and product information is stored in a central database. This ensures that all the information you need is at your fingertips when you need it. To ensure that this valuable information is not lost, ISPDB will, by default, perform a full system backup every night. These backups can be stored off-site for added security.

Further information is available from:

Jenny Thomas

Phone: +44 1223 368 398

Email: jenny.thomas@ispdb.co.uk

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