This list highlights vendors that integrate their products with the Platypus Billing System. If you would like to see your product listed here, or if you have a question about a product that you don't see here, let us know at platypus@boardtown.com. Existing Platypus users can find information on these products at the Platypus support site.

Credit Card Credit Card Merchant Accounts from Authorize.Net The leader in credit card processing, Authorize.Net has partnered with Boardtown and Total Merchant Services Payment Systems to offer FREE merchant account to Platypus users, with competitive rates and top notch services. For more information, go to Boardtowns Echeck Section.

Signup Systems Connection Magic from UsefulWare "UsefulWare provides fully branded and customized signup CD's to some of the largest ISPs in the U.S., and develops customized client-server technologies and desktop applications to meet the needs of Internet businesses around the world. Other services are: 24 X 7 help desk support, CD replication and packaging services, and fulfillment " For more information call 877-486-2442 or email sales@usefulware.com. You can download a demo here. Fine Point Technologies, Inc. Fine Point Technologies, Inc., has developed a varying range of technologies all designed with the singular goal of enabling service providers to drive down their operational costs while never sacrificing performance. The company provides self-installation and subscriber management solutions to broadband and dial-up internet service providers. Fine Point Technologies, Inc.'s customers include such industry leaders as Verizon, Motorola, Sprint, Telefonica, France Telecom and CenturyTel. Fine Point Technologies' products include CyberTRUCK™ , CyberCare , CyberAdvantage , TestPoint DSL™ Loop Qualification , WinPoET™ , ServPoET™ and Total Internet®. For more information call 888-832-4885 or sales@finepoint.com. Friendly Technologies Friendly provides true carrier class dial-up and broadband connectivity and self-installation solutions for today's most demanding solution service providers. FriendlyWeb™ contains dynamic branding, push updates, messaging, and comes equipped with our proprietary self-healing APR (Automatic Problem Resolution) technology designed to radically eliminate tier one support calls. For more information, call 212-679-8022 or info@friendly-tech.com. Gearbox Connection Kit from Rockstar Software Rockstar Software's Gearbox Connection Kit allows Internet Service Providers to create Windows and MacOS access kits that deliver customized account signup, a connection portal for content delivery, and unique auto-correcting diagnostic features for lowering support costs. For more information call 415-242-1984 or sales@rockstar.com. Internet Explorer Administration Kit from Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit 5 works faster and more reliably to save you time distributing your browser, getting more users to the Web, and reducing your support costs.

Mail Servers IMail Server from IPSwitch IMail Server is the choice of Business, Schools, and Service Providers. Unlike Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes, which are costly to deploy and cumbersome to administer, IMail Server is easy to install and easy to manage. It has a fixed cost and is scalable to thousands of users per server. Mailsite Server from Rockliffe Systems MailSite is an Internet Mail and List Server for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Windows 95. It allows your computer to communicate with other mail servers on the Internet to send and receive e-mail. MailSite is 100% compliant with Internet electronic mail standards. It implements the SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and LDAP3 RFC specifications. MailSite provides mail routing capabilities. It can act as a staging post for mail destined for another host. This is useful for creating an e-mail proxy or relay server. NTMail Server from NTMail USA If you need to communicate by EMail, then NTMail is the product for you. It is robust, reliable, powerful, easy to use and simple to maintain! What's more it is second only to Microsoft for EMail solutions running solely on Windows NT. NTMail is being used by over eight thousand customers, in more than ninety countries. Post.Office from Software.com InterMail Post.Office Edition version 3.5 is the latest release of Software.com's Post.Office, the world's most popular commercial messaging server. With this release, Post.Office has now been integrated into Software.com's InterMail family, offering a clean migration path to our higher capacity messaging products. SLMail Server from Seattle Labs Seattle Lab SLmail is the solution for corporations and Internet service providers looking for a reliable, easy-to-administer email server. As the first commercial Windows NT mail server, SLmail is a flexible messaging solution and runs with a minimal amount of system overhead. With one affordable price, SLmail NT mail server supports unlimited users — so as your company grows, there are no additional user costs. VOPMail from Vircom Vircom is an ISP-acclaimed secure messaging software provider. Their products range from the entry-level email server software up to complete secure messaging solutions protecting from spam, viruses and many other email security threats. Excellent secure gateways and mail servers, intelligent pricing models and unbeatable customer service are Vircom's definite assets.

Authentication Servers ClearBox from XPerience Technologies ClearBox is the flexible and extensible RADIUS and TACACS+ server software from XPerience Technologies. Started as an open framework for application developers, it has evolved into the full featured authentication and accounting solution for service providers and enterprise networks. Internet Connection Services from Microsoft Internet Connection Services for Microsoft Remote Access Service (RAS), Commercial Edition, is a collection of software applications designed to help corporations and Internet Service Providers build comprehensive Internet access solutions, including dial-up Virtual Private Networks (VPN). NavisRadius from Lucent NavisRadius 3.0 is the latest release in the Lucent line of commercial AAA servers. It also marks the merging of the Lucent PortAuthority and previous Ascend NavisRadius products. This release builds on the flexible and extensible Java based PolicyFlow plug-in architecture developed in PortAuthority 2.1 and adds the wide variety of authentication sources and strong MAX and TNT support found in NavisRadius 1.3. In addition to the combined features of our previous AAA products, NavisRadius 3.0 introduces a graphic interface (GUI) for overall server management and maintenance of user accounts stored in the bundled Sybase Adaptive Server database. NavisRadius 3.0 also includes many new plug-ins and significant extensions to the PolicyFlow logic. Radiator from Open System Consultants, Pty. Radiator is the highly flexible, configurable and extensible Radius server from Open System Consultants. Designed from the ground up to offer features and options not found in any other Radius server, it uses the latest Object Oriented technology to achieve superior reliability and flexibility. Steel-Belted Radius from Funk Software Steel-Belted Radius/Service Provider Edition delivers a total RADIUS solution on the scale required by Internet Service Providers and carriers. In use on numerous service provider networks worldwide, Steel-Belted Radius/SPE provides the power and flexibility you need to manage the delivery of enhanced services to your customers. And, it integrates with all aspects of your NOC, from customer authentication and service delivery to your back-office accounting and billing system. TCCRadius from TCCSoftware.com TCCRadius is an inexpensive, reliable, and full featured RADIUS server for the Windows platform. TCCSoftware has worked with Boardtown to integrate TCCRadius compatibility into Platypus for a seamless fit. Whatever your RADIUS or remote access needs, TCCRadius will work for you. Guaranteed compatibility with all remote access products (VPN, dial-up, Wireless, etc). Total Control from 3Com Working in combination with the Network Management Card in each Total Control™ platform, Total Control management software gives you complete command of multiple platforms from a central location. 3Com also offers software for enhancing Total Control technology security and call accounting using the industry-standard RADIUS protocol. VOPRadius from Vircom The Vircom Online Platform (VOP) Radius, is a high performance and robust server application built around the widely used RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) protocols. VOP Radius allows Network Managers; Internet Service Providers (ISPs); and Remote Access Services Providers to monitor and centralize "authentication", "authorization" and "accounting" of their local and roaming users.

Backend Databases Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server 7.0 is the leading Microsoft Windows® database, bringing scalable business solutions, powerful data warehousing, and integration with Microsoft Office 2000 to your enterprise.

Additional Products FTP Serv-U from Deerfield.com FTP Serv-U from Deerfield.com is a full-featured FTP server that allows you to turn almost any MS Windows (95/98, NT, Win3.1) computer into an Internet FTP Server. Ranked as one of the most popular FTP servers in the industry, Serv-U has won a host of awards as a best of breed FTP server.  The new release of FTP Serv-U 2.5 introduces a host of new, powerful features. RedV Network RedV Network's RedV PopUpProtector options give ISPs the most flexibility to retain customers and increase ISP profits per customer. Wave Wireless Wave Wireless Networking manufactures a variety of broadband wireless products, including the award-winning SPEEDLAN family of wireless Ethernet routers. Broadband Internet service providers, telecommunication operators, and private organizations in more than 60 countries use SPEEDCOM’s solutions to provide “backbone” and/or “last-mile” wireless connectivity at speeds from 11 Mbps up to 155 Mbps with distances of 25 miles or more.

Resellers Cybernet Cybernet has five years of professional experience in Internet related services including commercial and domestic access to the greater Sydney / Macarthur regions. McGregor Australia Pty Ltd. McGregor Australia specializes in end-to-end system integration and billing solutions for ISP's as well as Platypus Support and Sales in the Australasian Region.

System Integrators Carolinas' Technology Group Through comprehensive experience in the ISP field, Carolinas' Technology Group understands the specific needs of the Service Provider. We work with you to develop made-to-order solutions that integrate Platypus' top-ranking billing system seamlessly with your company's infrastructure. For more information contact: info@carolinastech.com

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