BillBerry VoIP Billing Software

BillBery / Change Log

Version 3.0

• General
• A major addition: a callshop module;
• Application Server introduced;
• Improved security: an IP-address allowance for users was added;
• XML-RPC API support;
• New, improved and even more efficient web-interface was implemented;
• Now you can create invoices with attached CDR-files to them. Also available for autoinvoicing!
• Files Downloader was improved: no need for write permissions to your CDR-files storage folders. This leads to easier integration and more secure CDR-files procession.
• Reports
• CDRs list: now search calls by src number;
• Better reporting (real rate display, rates history);
• Extended Summary and Orig-Term reports (more Group by fields, and better grouping overall);
• Now it's possible to analyze margins and blocked routes via Rates Analysis;
• Statistics Archive Management undergone a number of changes: now it's much easier to use.
• RADIUS and Dynamic Routing
• Added dynamic routing support for new switch family (Sansay VSX and others);
• Added full and complete support for number translations: translation rulesets available for each switch/client.
• PLM
• Full rework of code group/code deck logic. Now code decks can be used as reference books for code and destination names;
• Built-in targets and offers generator;
• Rates import: now really is a “smart import” (a lot more file formats are supported);
• Rates import: now stores all import files history;
• Rates import: now optimized for very big files;
• Rates import: added rates auto-closing on import;
• Rates import: added native XLS support for rates import;
• Rates export: native XLS sheets now exportable, possibility to add footer and header;
• Extended rates analyzing reports.
• Invoicing
• Detailed calls list now can be created along with appropriate invoice
• Monitoring
• Factors watcher: improved calls monitoring and blocking (ability to manually block/unblock a number/code/destination for a period of time);
• Active calls monitoring was improved in regards of usability;
• Improved logging for all system modules.

Version 2.6.1

• General
• Fraud calls monitoring and blocking
• Destinations blocking by quality control
• Several interface improvements
• Reports
• Dynamic Routing Analysis improvements
• RADIUS
• Capacity control for static routing
• Invoicing and Payments
• Ability to create incoming invoices by statistics
• Auto invoicing improvements
• PLM
• Rates export improvement

Version 2.6.0

• General
• Added Products section to allow billing of periodical services and cocurrent products
• Three-level billing added to BillBery. This means that now you are also able to assign a rate table to any of your resellers
• Tweaks were made to Calling Cards section – now you can configure PIN length and set expiration date
• Real-time calculator added to provide true real-time billing and calculation
• Reports
• Mutual Settlements section functionality was extended – now more types of mutual settlements report are available and whole tool became easier to use
• RADIUS
• Capacity control functions implemented
• Added «Active Calls» section to perform real-time monitoring of currently active calls
• Invoicing and Payments
• Payments section was reworked. Now all payments are trackable and extended payments details are available
• PLM
• Slight changes were made to rate exporting procedure
• Code decks duplicate codes control function added

Version 2.5.0

• General
• Removed VoIP Collectors section due to absence of use
• Added RADIUS authorization by login/password (H323, MD5, CHAP, SIP Digest)
• Enabled multicurrency support in Rates Analysis and LCR Analysis tools
• Added a maintenance page
• Added additional options to Payment Terms section
• Reports
• Added graphical charts to all main statistic reports
• Dynamical Routing
• Routing performance is greatly increased
• Invoicing
• Improved Invoices section. Now it uses new cutomizable template
• Added possibility to create invoices and add payments for resellers
• PLM
• Added a rates importing tracker

Version 2.4.1

• General
• Added Taxes management functionality
• Invoices and payments are trackable now
• Invoicing
• Added possibility to customize invoice items
• Dynamical Routing
• Reworked Dynamical Routing algorythm logic

Version 2.4.0

• General
• System sections were reallocated, Tools section have become available
• Improved Resellers feature, now BillBery features prepaid and postpaid schemes for resellers
• A new collector added - Nextone
• A new collector added - Quintum
• A new collector added - MVTSII
• Collectors updated – Cisco (2600, 3800, 5350)
• Reports
• All rerating routines now are visible in Events Log
• Dynamical Routing
• Added a possibility to create static routes through dynamical routing table
• Changed Profit Margin feature. Now it uses different, corrected logic

Version 2.3.1

• General
• Added Proxy mode to client's accounts
• Added Dynamical Routing Analysis tool
• Improved RADIUS integration routines
• A new collector added – Brekeke SIP Server
• Reports
• Improved performance and utility of Archive Management section
• Database
• Upgraded postgreSQL 8.2 to 8.3

Version 2.3.0

• General
• Added Calling Cards module
• Implemented and added Factors Watcher tool
• PLM
• Reworked pricelist importing procedure. Now it features automatic importing tool

Version 2.2.4

• General
• Changed Task Scheduler workouts
• Reports
• Improved a CDRs List report
• RADIUS
• Implemented an extended logging feature
• Invoicing
• Added invoice fields selection

Version 2.2.0

• General
• Added possibility to choose statistics process order – newest first or oldest first
• Added a new system section – Price List Management (PLM)
• Added possibility to turn off all client panels by one click
• Dynamical Routing
• Added a web-interface for routing presets
• PLM
• Added a Mass Edit feature to Rate Tables
• Invoicing
• Added per-account generation of invoices

Version 2.1.0

• General
• Added Resellers feature. Now your affiliate companies are able to manage their customers
• Added an interface for users for fast and easy bugreporting
• A new collector added - Cantata
• A new collector added - Addpack
• Reports
• Added Origination/Terminamtion report
• Added «subtotals» to Summary and Origination/Terminamtion reports
• Improved speed of Calls Rerating procedures
• Added grouping filters to statistic reports
• Dynamical Routing
• Added alert messages generation for unprofitable calls

Version 2.0.0

• General
• Installation routines were significantly improved – now installation is a lot faster
• Added more functionality to Rate Tables management
• Added a possibility for client to view his rates under client's interface panel
• Added a Call simulation feature
• Improved a Rate Tables section interface
• Added a Postcharge fee option to rates
• Added multicurrency to Rate Tables
• A new collector added - Asterisk
• Reports
• Added extended filter options for statistical reports, added filters by VoIP devices

Version 1.2.0

• General
  • Improved Calculator performance
• Reports
  • Added LCR report
  • Added actual period display for all reports

Version 1.1.4

• Dynamical Routing
  • Dynamical routing feature added
• Reports
  • A rare issue with profit report is fixed

Version 1.0.0

Initial BillBery release. BillBery project is a huge list of reworks and improvements to existing MeraBilling project, which is now suspended.