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March 14, 2008
NorthStar Software Solutions Integrates Ratchet Rating System
By Calvin Azuri TMCnet Contributing Editor
Service Level Corporation (SLC) and NorthStar Software Solutions reveal their joint decision to implement the Ratchet Rating System in NorthStar’s core product, Insite. The upshot of this agreement will be reflected in the Ratchet rating technology being deployed in NorthStar’s service bureaus. This will enable support for triple-play services for NorthStar’s clientele.
"Ratchet's functions add carrier-grade rating services for telephony, wireless, SMS and data services. Integrating our software with Insite allows the 1.5 million subscribers served by NorthStar to transition to these new services." says Carl Wright, SLC President. "We look forward to working with NorthStar as they deliver new services to their client companies."
The Ratchet Rating System is a rules-based rating solution. The system combines this with built-in data mediation facilities, so the solution has a double impact: firstly, the rules-based rating system offers flexible pricing and rating services, which in turn speed up the process of business change and rate plan development. And secondly, the built-in data mediation allows the system to change the rating processes’ input and output formats from binary to AMA to XML
, without programmer intervention. The essential benefit of this functionality is that the cost of interfacing with other system no longer exists.
Josh Thackery, President of NorthStar Solutions, said that, Ratchet would be a perfect adjunct to their product. According to him, both the Ratchet system and Insite share a development platform; they both have used the latest Java technology. The result is that both systems will integrate together very easily. He also added, "By augmenting Insite with Ratchet, we can now offer a scaled set of solutions to our customers that want advanced rating functions without the full cost of an independent rating engine. We expect to use Ratchet to expand our service offerings to include rated products such as long distance, data usage and utility billing.”
NorthStar Software Solutions provides sophisticated business support software. It was founded by a group of experienced telecommunications professionals, whose aim was to develop and provide the best business management software in the industry. Insite, its core product, is used to support more than 1.5 million subscribers across North America.
The Ratchet Rating System is an advanced telecommunications pricing and rating product designed to leverage a service provider's infrastructure to higher performance and flexibility. It can operate as a stand-alone solution or integrate with existing service provider systems. The system implements a message based infrastructure. This has the direct advantage of being able to integrate seamlessly with existing legacy systems.
Calvin Azuri is a TMCnet Contributing Journalist.
Don’t forget to check out TMCnet’s White Paper Library, which provides a selection of in-depth information on relevant topics affecting the IP Communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents which are free to registered users. Today’s featured white paper is End-to-end Billing and Network Management, brought to you by Comarch (News - Alert).
"Ratchet's functions add carrier-grade rating services for telephony, wireless, SMS and data services. Integrating our software with Insite allows the 1.5 million subscribers served by NorthStar to transition to these new services." says Carl Wright, SLC President. "We look forward to working with NorthStar as they deliver new services to their client companies."
The Ratchet Rating System is a rules-based rating solution. The system combines this with built-in data mediation facilities, so the solution has a double impact: firstly, the rules-based rating system offers flexible pricing and rating services, which in turn speed up the process of business change and rate plan development. And secondly, the built-in data mediation allows the system to change the rating processes’ input and output formats from binary to AMA to XML
, without programmer intervention. The essential benefit of this functionality is that the cost of interfacing with other system no longer exists.Josh Thackery, President of NorthStar Solutions, said that, Ratchet would be a perfect adjunct to their product. According to him, both the Ratchet system and Insite share a development platform; they both have used the latest Java technology. The result is that both systems will integrate together very easily. He also added, "By augmenting Insite with Ratchet, we can now offer a scaled set of solutions to our customers that want advanced rating functions without the full cost of an independent rating engine. We expect to use Ratchet to expand our service offerings to include rated products such as long distance, data usage and utility billing.”
NorthStar Software Solutions provides sophisticated business support software. It was founded by a group of experienced telecommunications professionals, whose aim was to develop and provide the best business management software in the industry. Insite, its core product, is used to support more than 1.5 million subscribers across North America.
The Ratchet Rating System is an advanced telecommunications pricing and rating product designed to leverage a service provider's infrastructure to higher performance and flexibility. It can operate as a stand-alone solution or integrate with existing service provider systems. The system implements a message based infrastructure. This has the direct advantage of being able to integrate seamlessly with existing legacy systems.
Calvin Azuri is a TMCnet Contributing Journalist.
Don’t forget to check out TMCnet’s White Paper Library, which provides a selection of in-depth information on relevant topics affecting the IP
Communications industry. The library offers white papers, case studies and other documents which are free to registered users. Today’s featured white paper is End-to-end Billing and Network Management, brought to you by Comarch (News - Alert).
