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More info?)
It depends what you have to bill for, CTI is a monster program. We mainly
need reporting on imported CDR's (wholesale operations) and end-user
invoicing, and use WireBill and its SQL/Crystal reports for those.
Earl Reibel
Net Consulting Assoc.
"Jussi P. Korkala" <jk_usenet@korkala.com> wrote in message
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> For those who may be interested:
>
> There exists a special interest group that currently owns and is
> looking to liquidate a 5 million minute per month Mind CTI license
> (Mind version 4.2, I believe.) This license has, in the past, been
> fully paid for to MindCTI and is a complete and bona-fide license
> originally obtained from MindCTI. The license includes the above
> mentioned amount of traffic, 2 or 3 Real Time Servers, CMS reporting
> system, the MindCTI Web Interface, MindCTI API and other miscellaneous
> but related additional cost software items.
>
> The license, of course, INCLUDES THE _ORIGINAL_ PARALLEL PORT DONGLE
> from MindCTI. Without the dongle, you are not running a legal copy of
> Mind 4.
>
> The price that the group is looking to sell the license at will be
> very lucrative for any company that would be in need of such a license
> - for example, a new telecommunications startup company, a company
> that is opening business in a new country and needs a second billing
> platform, or any company that has operated MindCTI without a license
> so far, and realizes that they should correct that mistake.
>
> It will be up to the potential buyer to deal with MindCTI on their
> policies regarding support services after any such relicensing
> transaction. (However, apparently many companies already choose to
> operate Mind without paying for their "support" any more due to
> various reasons.)
>
> As far as the resale of the software license itself and any legal
> ramifications, please bear in mind that there are localities in the
> world where the resale of a software license (especially one requiring
> an actual piece of hardware, the dongle, "a license key") will fall
> under the same jurisdiction and laws as the sale of any other used
> goods. Suffice to say that the actual transfer of ownership of the
> license will be handled in such a manner that the license will be
> legally, fully appropriately and completely validly by law belong to
> the new owner (i.e. the potential buyer)
>
> Please contact me by e-mail if interested. However, if you wish to buy
> pirated software, cracks etc., DO NOT CONTACT ME. I will report any
> such solicitations to the authorities and MindCTI themselves (as I
> have in the past, if it has pertained to them.)
>
> Any interest in support services for MindCTI products is also
> welcomed, as I can refer them to the appropriate professionals who do
> work with MindCTI clients in the U.S. and internationally. I
> personally am not affiliated with MindCTI and I do not offer
> consulting services nor support for any of their products. I will just
> simply act as the contact person between the license owners and any
> potential buyers.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jussi Korkala <jk_usenet@korkala.com>