I'm not an expert (yet) on all the features of Platypus, but I think the current version does work with any currency, just not multiple concurrent currencies as you have pointed out (ie, you have to pick one). Multiple concurrent has come up on our requirements list so we'll consider it for a future release. I agree that has good potential (even if just to handle US and Canadian ;-)
Lee Garrison vp, product management Tucows Inc. www.tucowsinc.com 416.538.5441 direct 416.535.0123 main On 16-Dec-04, at 12:01 PM, Lee Johnston wrote: > Hi Lee, > I spoke to a member of your Platypus product team yesterday following > the thread on this list. I'm very interested in a system where-by we > can integrate it into our site, so when a domain name or hosting > account is provisioned, and invoice is raised. Platypus did seem to be > capable of doing this from the outset. > > Only real concern I had was that the system is restricted to USD > currents and tax-rates (at least that's what I got told), so wouldn't > work in GBP/Euros. I'd say this should be a priority as your are > missing out on quite a large potential market. > > Just out of interest what systems are others on the list using for > billing hosting/domain/colo customers, I'm particularly interested in > a system which systems recurring payments, and allows for integration > or has an API of some sort. > > > Thanks, > Regards, > Lee. > > > > At 16:33 16/12/2004, Lee Garrison wrote: > > Thanks for the thread on this. We're certainly aware of the platform > concerns with Platypus and have heard about it from prospects. As you > know, Tucows acquired Platypus with the Boardtown purchase and our > primary concerns this year were to make sure the existing customers > continued to receive upgrades and to integrate Platypus with OpenSRS > (coming soon). Now we're looking forward at expanded features (for web > hosters, for example) as well as at platform independence. What would > you think of a Tucows hosted solution to address that or is it > critical for you to host your own client/server app? > cheers > Lee Garrison > vp, product management > Tucows Inc. > www.tucowsinc.com > 416.538.5441 direct > 416.535.0123 main > On 15-Dec-04, at 12:45 PM, Gordon Hudson wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher X. Candreva" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 4:51 PM > Subject: Re: Cleint Code and Billing functionality > > > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, James Ussher-Smith wrote: > > > Why wouldn't you trust your business data in one of the most popular > database engines in the world? Personally I'd be very happy to store > my > > For the same reason I don't trust my data to Windows, one of the most > popular OS's in the world, or Outlook, the most popular e-mail client > in the > world. > > But to make it a not-so-religous arguement -- for a Unix-only shop it > means > setting up a Windows server. > > > I think thats part of the issue. > We do provide windows hosting and SQL server for customrs but my > experience of it has not been good. > Approx 6 to 10 times more work involved to keep it running securely > and stable-y. > I can factor that into what I charge customers, but if its for our > own use then thats just time and money lost. > > Regards > > Gordon Hudson > Hostroute.com Ltd > www.hostroute.net > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Lee Johnston, Wildcard Internet > > t: +44 (0)845 165 1510 f: +44 (0)845 165 1511 m: +44 (0)7795 423 > 617 > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.wildcard.net.uk/ > > Web Development - Domains - Hosting - Co-location - Dedicated Servers
