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Our company has developed billing systems since its establishment. Our systems support the entire business process ranging from the management of customer needs to the support of installation, billing and invoice management. Naturally, the solutions developed comply with the Hungarian legal regulations in all cases.

Our VIP customers

The business lines of the Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (Hungarian Telekom) such as T-Systems, T-Com, and T-Home also use DK’s billing solution for billing the business communications and internet services.

7 subsidiaries of the MOL GROUP also use the billing solution of DK for billing the transactions of national and international fuel card purchases.

As a result of our several-year experience in development, a billing knowledge base as well as a modular basic software package has been created within Daten-Kontor Kft by means of which the billing solution of any large-scale and medium sized enterprise can be developed and implemented cost efficiently. In opposition to the off-the-shelf products, it is a huge advantage that the knowledge stored in the basic software products is within the company as result of which any modification requested by customer can be realized quickly during the customization phase.

Features of the basic billing system

Master data module

In enables billing on behalf of several issuers; access to the customer masters and basic data can be separated.

It manages its own multi-level customer master and it can accept data from external customer data bases and derivate subscribers. The regular and one-time fee registration can be easily maintained by being connected to the multi-level customer master.

Mass billing module

Besides the calculation of regular and single fees, the mass billing module is capable of processing a huge amount of turnover type (call data, card transaction …) records. It supports the cyclic billing segmented on customer or service basis.

Its discount module manages product and customer level discounts: amount, percent and range percent discounts can be distributed. The discount components can build on each other or can be calculated from the basic fee. On the customer level all distributable discounts can be limited.

In order to comply with the billing of lump sum contracts „fix amount invoices” can be generated.

The system is established with an own invoice formatting module (printable picture, XML+XSL or PDF output) or an external print house solution (raw data or PDF and describing XML format) can be adapted to it. In both cases, flexibly settable invoice layouts can be generated where the aggregation of primary items, their order of display can be freely parameterized for each invoice layout.

It has a complete international billing module: automatic currency exchange management, foreign currency and HUF based bilingual invoice layout and international address management. The module supports the revaluation of receivables at the end of the year.

Single billings

Its unique billing GUIs comply with the billing requirements specified in the related law and set on side of practice: issuing a single invoice on basis of a master or earlier invoice, correction invoice, cancellation/correction invoice, issuing authenticated invoice copy, invoice list for internal use (which include the detailed fee data of „fix amount” and aggregated invoices) and invoice annex can be issued from the system immediately.

Post billing module

Its bank interface supports all popular payment methods: check, money transfer, direct debit and credit card payment (through the web module). The management of outstanding debts and turnover processing are possible both in HUF (own currency) and in foreign currency.

For managing the post billing processes there are several modules at disposal: the automatic impose of default interest besides the invoice or in separate letter. Dunning module with registered or ordinary letters, lists and e-mail sending option, forfeit and collection process management. In case of uncollectable receivables it also supports the completion of write-off. For supporting the termination of the contract there is a final settlement module at disposal.

Automatic GL posting to the various ERP systems (SAP, Libra…) can be generated from the GL module: concerning billing sales revenue posting, transmission of passive and active temporal accrual can be launched. From the post billing module the posting of turnover items, complaint pending items and the self-revision postings can be launched. Billing objects (naturals) defined on basis of the product features can be posted on the controlling interface.

Reporting and authorization

The own reporting tool enables the query of previously defined or subsequent parameterized: income lists, VAT statements, receivables, inventory… The billing system supports the sorting of data necessary for the calculation of commission in several ways as well as their transmission to the external commission system.

It has an independent authorization system which can be connected to external LDAP authentication.

The system architecture is based on a 3-layer technology: The (J2EE) application server developed by us is connected to Oracle data base manager, the thin client access requires only internet browser. The evidence for the robustness and portability of the solution is that the installed solutions can run in HP-Unix, Sun-Solaris, Redhat Linux and IBM AIX environments too.

Features of the operating billing systems

The characteristic data of the systems developed on basis of the above described and which have been operating for several years are as follows.

BSS-BBCS

This system developed for Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (Hungarian Telecom) has been performing the billing of business communication services (Billing of Business Communication Services).

It supports the billing process of more than a dozen business communication services.

Billing on behalf of several issuers

Invoice layout with various aggregation levels can be parameterized in the system.

It has a complete international billing module.

The management of outstanding debts and the turnover processing can be performed both in HUF and in foreign currency.

Its bank interface supports all popular payment methods and the exchange rate management.

For the management of post billing processing there are several modules at disposal:

imposing default interest

dunning module

final settlement

It supports the sorting of data necessary for commission calculation and their transmission to the commission system in many ways.

TANGO-SZP

This system has been developed for Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (Hungarian Telekom) for billing internet services (TANGO-Billing and Financial module).

Modern 3-layer architecture, the system can be easily managed.

Billing module adjusted to the PORTAL/Infranet off-the-shelf product.

The invoices are sent out via Xerox Hungary print house service.

It enables both postpaid and prepaid billing.

Also supports credit card payment.

In cooperation with the technical systems, its dunning module enables

the sending of e-mail based payment reminder,

the technical limitation of the service.

FCBC

This system developed for MOL Nyrt. has been performing the billing and settlement of fuel card purchases (Fuel Card Billing and Clearing, 2010- ).

Billing on behalf of several companies:

issues the invoices of 7 member companies

in 7 countries: AT, HR, HU, RO, RS, SK, SI.

it supports weekly/bi-weekly, monthly billings

Local printing or print house connection in accordance with the member company’s decision

International bulk billing

Registration of international transactions in 3 currencies: