Alaris 3.5.28 Webinar Summary

We’ve come a long way to this version of our system and we are happy to announce that soon we’ll launch Alaris 3.5.28. This version contains many improvements, in this article we’ll cover some of the most important ones.

Two-factor authentication

We have introduced a two-factor authentication capability, which is performed with the help of the Google Authenticator application. It enhances the security posture of the system, protects user accounts from various threats, allows for efficient administrative control, and ensures a safer and more reliable user experience.

REST API and Enterprise API

We’ve made some enhancements related to the methods of REST API and Enterprise API. Just like always, with every new version of the software we improve and update both the REST API and Enterprise API methods to enhance the automatic data handling, data accuracy and compliance.?

Rate management

In the new version of the platform we have made some changes to all aspects of rate management: rate export, rate import and rate compilation.

We also added the technical possibility to specify an exclusive list of MCCMNC codes. So if you need to exclude rates for some destinations from the rate generation process, you can do that now with the help of the MCCMNC exclusive list. You just select the required MCCMNC codes and the system will ignore these codes when generating new SMS rates.

Text translation

In this version text translation has been added for concatenated messages if the number of segments is reduced after translation. The system will apply a translation rule to the text of the message and the number of message segments will be reduced.

In the Translation rules interface, the Code list and Error and status codes tabs have been reworked. So now we have the possibility to modify not only protocol-specific codes, but also codes and statuses pertaining to message delivery.

A-number based billing

Just like in the case with the logic of handling products with A-number based billing. It has been reworked following the updates of the European law. The legal requirement now is to track both the A-number country and network.

New billing increment logic

The new increment logic is as follows: when a call with the specified prefix reaches the predefined length, the billing “stops counting” and will take into account only the necessary number of seconds!

It will allow you to charge a client only for the first, let’s say, 300 seconds of a call, in case of the per second payment scheme. You will need to set the new field Limit interval to 300 and the billing will take into account only those 300 seconds when creating the invoice and the rest is free of charge!

Extra news

MNP/HLR

The HLR reselling functionality has been added to the SMS part of the System.?

This functionality is implemented with the help of 2 interfaces: HLR analytics and HLR configurator.?

• The HLR analytics interface serves as a tool to monitor the HLR reselling traffic. You can see the details on the number of requests, margin, partner rates, and the number of cached and ported requests. The data in the HLR analytics can be sliced by client and its respective HLR product, MCCMNC (returned by the HLR service), country and network.??

• The HLR configurator interface is also a part of the HLR reselling module but it serves for configuring the general HLR capabilities, partners of the System owner (clients and sources) and HLR dipping rules.?

Since this new HLR reselling functionality is a separate HLR module that can operate independently, and actually can be a different line of business, we can show it to you during a demo session.

Alaris Campaign Portlal 2.0

We tested the product, gathered feedback, reworked the logic of the New Campaign Portal to better suit your needs and finally we’re ready to launch it.

Here are some of its hottest features:

• Ability to work with different wholesale platforms — now our CP is separated from our SMS Platform which makes it more affordable to work with retail messaging.
• Reselling capabilities — you can launch campaigns and at the same time resell access to the platform to your clients. More ways to earn money!
• Multiple payment gateways — add multiple payment gateways so that the clients could use them to top up their balance. You get an uninterrupted money flow.
• Easy campaign management — you don’t have to spend hours and days training your team to launch campaigns. Even an intern will figure out how to send messaging campaigns in 3 easy steps.
• Fallback mechanism — if some channel fails, you can always fall back to SMS. So you’re sure to secure trust with your clients and keep earning money.
• 2500 TPS — enhanced speed means that your time-critical OTTs will always leave on time and as for marketing campaigns, you’ll get an edge over your slower competitors.
• Enhanced dashboards — look at the screen and learn in an instance what is going on.

Ready to transform your messaging experience? Contact our Sales team at [email protected] to schedule a demo session to learn how our solutions can benefit your business.?