Continental Utility Solutions, Inc. (CUSI) Completes Integration of the ONLINE Utility Exchange

Sept. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Winterville, NC - ONLINE Information Services, Inc. announced today the successful integration of its premier bad-debt elimination tool, the ONLINE Utility Exchange, with CUSI’s UMS.net software. This integration will allow UMS.net users to eliminate bad debt during the application process.

Through its partnership with ONLINE, CUSI now offers an integrated real-time credit risk assessment and Red Flag compliance tool to their USM.net customers. The ONLINE Utility Exchange will utilize application data entered in UMS.net to verify the applicant’s identity, return an accurate deposit amount according to the Utility’s policies, and highlight unpaid utility bills and disconnects from ONLINE’s unique national Utility Exchange database and other national sources.  Further, the integration will allow UMS.net users  to send their customer payment information and delinquent accounts to ONLINE automatically, helping to track customers who do not pay their bills from utility to utility through ONLINE’s national Utility Exchange database.

About the ONLINE Utility Exchange:
Established in 1956 as a credit bureau and collections agency, ONLINE Information Services, Inc. is currently the nation's leading developer of risk management and debt recovery solutions for the Utility, Property Management, Healthcare, and Mortgage industries.  Servicing Utilities throughout the nation, the ONLINE Utility Exchange is a utility-specific credit bureau with the single goal of providing the tools necessary to eliminate bad debt. For more information, visit our website at www.ONLINEUtilityExchange.com or contact:

The ONLINE Utility Exchange
(866) 630-6400
sales@onlineis.com

About Continental Utility Solutions, Inc.:
Continental Utility Systems Inc. (CUSI) delivers CIS/Utility Billing and Operational Applications worldwide. CUSI develops, implements, and supports a complete line of technology solutions for managing the operational needs of utilities and local governments. Today over 950 water, sewer, gas, electric, and waste management companies use CUSI’s Windows, SQL, and .Net applications for their operational needs. For more information visit our website www.cusi.com.
   
CUSI
(800) 240 1420
sales@cusi.com

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The ONLINE Utility Exchange is the overwhelming choice of utility providers nationwide who want to eliminate their bad debt via enhanced credit reports, applicant screening tools, and industry-leading collections services.