Innovative Systems Completes Integration of the ONLINE Utility Exchange

Oct. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- ONLINE Information Services, Inc. announced today the successful integration of its premier bad-debt elimination tool, the ONLINE Utility Exchange, with Innovative Systems’ eLation software. This integration will allow eLation users to eliminate bad debt during the application process.

Through its partnership with ONLINE, Innovative Systems now offers an integrated real-time credit risk assessment and Red Flag compliance tool to their eLation customers. The ONLINE Utility Exchange will utilize application data entered in eLation 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.

Both ONLINE and Innovative Systems are confident this integration will have an immediate positive impact for customers. According to ONLINE President, J.W. Blair, “With the ONLINE Utility Exchange, eLation users can access ONLINE’s state-of-the-art decisioning tools directly through their existing platform. By identifying possible Red Flags, validating applicant identity, returning deposit decisions, and highlighting outstanding utility bills, the ONLINE Utility Exchange helps Utilities reduce their write offs. In these tough economic times, knowing who your applicants truly are is a vital first step in that process, and we are excited by the opportunity to work with Innovative Systems and their customers. As a provider of world-class technology and systems for the Utilities market, Innovative Systems is a true industry leader, and ONLINE looks forward to assisting their customers in eliminating bad debt at the point of application.”  Innovative Systems CEO, Roger Musick, adds, “We are very happy to work with the ONLINE Utility Exchange and help our customers optimize their operations and credit process.”

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 Innovative Systems:
Innovative Systems is a dominant provider of voice and video services as well a leading provider of OSS/BSS solutions to the telecommunications industry. The APmax and Application Peripheral (AP) are the most feature rich and widely deployed voice and video service platforms in the IOC industry with over 1000 systems in service interfacing with all switch types and IPTV networks. The eLation OSS/BSS solutions have are deployed at over 100 customers providing fully integrated billing, automated provisioning, financial and staking and mapping solutions for wireline, wireless, Internet, IPTV and CATV companies. For more information, visit our website at www.innovsys.com  or contact:

Doug Powers
(605) 990-7111
dougp@innovsys.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.