Mandan, N.D., June 28, 2011 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Quintrex Data Systems Corp. (Quintrex), a leading provider of billing and information software solutions to the independent telecommunications industry, has been acquired by National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC).

Quintrex provides its integrated management solutions to more than 60 independent telecom companies in 20 states and Canada. NISC provides software and hardware solutions to more than 550 independent telecommunications companies and utilities in 47 states, American Samoa and Canada. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

According to Leland J. Smithson, president, owner and co-founder of Quintrex, the acquisition of his organization transfers ownership to a well-respected organization that shares his commitment to the industry. “At this stage of my life, it’s time for me to begin a transition of Quintrex to assure its customers and employees have a solid, innovative and long-term software solution in a changing and competitive marketplace,” he said.

Smithson said that the blending of these two strong organizations will strengthen their position in the marketplace and will energize the enhancement of current products and the development of new products. “Quintrex has developed a strong product offering, as has NISC,” said Smithson. “Our customers will benefit greatly from the combined talents, experience and vision each organization brings to the table, as we move into the future together.”

With its purchase of Quintrex, NISC will increase its presence in the communications industry, giving it a wider base from which to address critical technology issues facing rural telecom companies. “NISC is pleased to have finalized this transaction, which brings together two organizations with similar values and a commitment to customer service. We see a great opportunity in expanding our product offerings across multiple platforms,” said Vern Dosch, NISC’s President and CEO. “With more than 30 years of industry experience, Leland and the Quintrex employees have built a successful organization that provides competitive and innovative products and services. Together, we look forward to capitalizing on our newly combined strength for the benefit of those we serve. ”

About Quintrex Data Systems Corp.
Quintrex Data Systems Corp. developed its first billing and rating software in 1979 for an independent telephone company. Over the years, the Quintrex billing system has grown into the highly integrated and fully functional product it is today. Encompassing billing, customer care, marketing, plant, financial, workforce, fleet & business intelligence solutions for the quad play markets, Quintrex offers a powerful, integrated system for companies in the United States and Canada. Additional information about Quintrex can be found at www.quintrex.com.

About NISC
National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) develops and supports a broad range of advanced IT solutions and services to more than 550 independent telephone companies, electric cooperatives and public power entities in 47 states, a U.S. Territory and Canada. NISC has offices in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., Mandan, N.D. and Shawano, Wis. and employs more than 870 professionals. Additional information about NISC can be found at www.nisc.coop.

The Data Mining & Reports Generator creates custom reports from any file or combination of files stored within the Quintrex database. Its intuitive interface allows users of all levels to quickly and easily create complex SQL statements and access data.

Reports can be exported or e-mailed directly from the application using several different formats, including Excel, PDF and HTML. Drag-and-drop sorting & grouping, as well as filtering capabilities allow individual users to organize data in the most suitable format.

The theme of Quintrex’s display was ‘Refine Your Data into Gems of Information,’ which included verbiage and images focused on mining your data with ease and prizing out report data.

Again showcasing the Data Mining & Reports Generator, Quintrex also took second place in the 2011 White Hot Innovations Contest at the OPASTCO Winter Convention in Miami, FL in January.
“We are very excited to receive this recognition at the industry level and look forward to continue seeing the time-saving benefits & useful information our clients obtain from this product,” said Gary Brendes, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The Data Mining & Reports Generator allows you to truly have all the information you need right at your fingertips.”

Quintrex is excited to add Etex Communications to its growing client base and looks forward to seeing their success with the Workforce Management System.

Visit www.quintrex.com for more information on the Quintrex Workforce Management System.

Contact Info:

Lindsay Hoffman
Quintrex Data Systems Corp.
Sales & Marketing Coordinator
quintrex@quintrex.com
319-363-5508

Marcy Guillen, Dell Telephone Company

“We’ve been with Quintrex since the early 80’s. The programs are excellent for our company and also the customer service, they are great! The people that work for Quintrex are great. I can call them at any time. I could be doing billing in the middle of the night and I can call them and they will respond. Their response is the best, excellent.

We are a small company, and the Quintrex software has really helped us. Using Quintrex makes my work easier, faster and simpler! We are very happy with Quintrex.”

Shane Bell, PGTelco

“We are utilizing Quintrex’s Mapping Interface with Mapcom’s M4 Mapping System all of the time now. There are many benefits but one of the biggest, and probably the reason I pursued this to start with, was for my field personnel. They carry laptops. We don’t have wireless yet, but currently they plug their computers in at the office and can download the maps at any point in time. With the integration, they have real-time information. We have also cut down search times in the mapping system, for what’s activated, the line circuit, cable pairs. We plan on going wireless so that our techs in the field can do updates anytime.”

“We have found having this interface is crucial for our field personnel. They don’t want to have to go into the billing system to get customer information. They are more comfortable working with geographical based software. Now, they can get to customer information with the touch of a button. ”

“Our dispatchers use it too; they use Quintrex 75% of the time. When they need a quick look to see what’s at a specific service location, they can pop that information up. Now, they can go to either place and get it quickly. They love it!”

“We’ve been rebuilding facilities and moving customers. Before, we had maintain it all manually in both systems. I’ve seen a 100% return on efficiencies by not having to update information in two places.”

“I can also create service locations in the Quintrex system and it automatically creates a record in the M4 system. This way, we also know the address is correct because all service locations are validated against the MSAG. In the past, we could have easily keyed in the wrong address or put it in a different format, now it will match 100%. Since we have to maintain the MSAG on the Quintrex side, it’s great to see it in both locations and know it is correct.”

“For me, it’s so much more efficient. It has improved my engineering by not having to do the cross referencing I’ve had to do in the past. It is a huge benefit for me.”

“As outside plant, it’s very critical for our mapping to be very user friendly – the more we can contain in the mapping system, the better. The biggest benefit is seeing the customer information on a land-based map.”

“When I generate cables and new service areas, it generates the pairs for the cables in the Quintrex system. It’s already there when you go into the plant system. It’s a huge time saver! I’ve been very pleased with the interface.”

“I would definitely recommend it. It will definitely benefit the company, they’ll love it! Once implemented, everyone will see the benefits.”

Beverly Bennett, DTC Communications

“Leland [Smithson, Quintrex president,] and I sat down and went over all of the problems we were facing and why we needed this information. From there, as you can see now, most every issue has been addressed with the Quintrex software. It’s amazing and much, much more. There were things that we didn’t even consider at that particular time that now has been developed. The filter process has been unbelievable, it’s so simple to use. I think that’s one of the biggest advantages of the Quintrex system is that it’s easy to use.”

“By using the filter system I can sit here and I can develop and target customers and select customers just by using the filters without having to go through a big rigmarole and write a query and do all this stuff, it’s just a matter of click, click, click. That’s so beneficial for me because I don’t have time to go through a big process.”

“This system allowed us to build the bundles and try to be more effective. I’d have to say that things have been very, very successful. Our goal was to have 2,000 bundles by the end of the year and we had 2,033 in May. When we finished our campaign in September 2006, we had sold 3,266 bundles, 163% of our goal. So we are very pleased with the bundles.”

“The Marketing Solution enables you to do your job more effectively. It simplifies the whole process I don’t think there is any company, no matter what size, that couldn’t benefit from it. The smaller companies it’s of course a bigger advantage to them because they’re like me and there’s just me and I’m only one person and I don’t have a whole staff working on marketing.”

“Before we had the Marketing Solution, we weren’t able to target our marketing campaigns. We just had to shoot it out and hope it hit the right people. With the Quintrex software, we are able to target customers and develop marketing pieces specific for that group. It has saved us so much time and money. We have about 20,000 customers. [Prior to QDS], we would create a mass campaign for all of our customers. After we ran the campaign, we found that less than ½ were qualified, 9,794 exactly! We were able to then take the money we would have spent for the larger, mass marketing campaign and create targeted direct mail pieces. We cut costs and marketed to only those who were qualified for the offer.”

“We then used the Reason Code program to learn what marketing pieces worked best. When customers would call in to order a bundle, the CSR would ask them how they found out about the promotion, was it a billboard, a direct mail piece, etc. It told me what marketing strategy was most effective. If the majority of customers were getting the information from my direct mail piece and not my newspaper advertisement, I can shift monies during the campaign to the most effective marketing medium.”

“Our customers were amazed that we can compete with the larger companies. Quintrex has provided us a way that we CAN compete!”

The two new programs – the Data Mining & Reports Generator and Dashboard Viewer – provide additional options that make accessing information for strategic decision-making easy.

Data Mining & Reports Generator

The new Data Mining & Reports Generator creates custom reports from any file or combination of files stored within the Quintrex database. The intuitive user interface allows even novice report builders to quickly and easily create complex SQL statements and access all data easily.

Reports can be exported or e-mailed directly from the application using any of nine different formats, including Excel, PDF and HTML. Drag-and-drop sorting & grouping, as well as filtering capabilities allow individual users to organize data in the most suitable format.

Dashboard Viewer

Providing access to dynamic reports, the new Quintrex Dashboard Viewer lets users customize a dashboard display to view the information they want, in the way they want it. The Desktop View highlights multiple displays within a single window; allowing users to select which to include to meet their individual needs. With dynamic positioning capabilities, displays can be moved and the view adjusted to optimize your reporting.

“Reporting is an essential component to any company’s operations, especially within the fast-paced communications industry. Keeping abreast of daily and weekly trouble reports and churn, as well as how a new piece of technology or service has adapted is extremely important,” said Leland Smithson, president of Quintrex Data Systems. “With the addition of the Data Mining & Reports Generator and Dashboard Viewer to the existing Quintrex reporting applications, our clients have a comprehensive reporting package that can address any of their reporting needs.”

In addition to the new Data Mining & Reports Generator and Dashboard Viewer, the Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Management Solution includes the following: Ad Hoc Marketing Reports, Ad Hoc Database Query, Excel Reports & Extracts including Churn Analysis and CABS Trending reports, Pre-Defined List Reports and Program Reporting.

About Quintrex Data Systems Corp.

Quintrex Data Systems Corp. is a leading developer of integrated software solutions for communications companies. Within its Billing/OSS, Accounting, Workforce and Fleet Management Solutions, Quintrex offers seamless integration, automated provisioning, dynamic reporting tools and advanced marketing capabilities to help its clients thrive in today’s fast-paced industry. Combining over 30 years of industry experience with a forward-thinking philosophy and superior customer support, Quintrex is continuously creating innovative applications for today’s diverse communications providers.

Quintrex is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with offices located throughout the United States. Visit http://www.quintrex.com for further information.

Quintrex Data Systems Corp.
Tammy Wilkerson
Marketing Manager
505 33rd Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
email: twilkerson@quintrex.com
phone: 319-363-5508

Plant Records Inferface

Making use of the Bi-directional Plant Records Interface, communications companies can access account information from the Quintrex system for customers assigned to any cable, fiber, network component or structure within their inside or outside plant. By synchronizing customer and plant records, companies can look up customer information from their maps, perform instant new service qualifications and immediately assign facilities as they become available.

CPR & Work Order Interface

By coordinating the information entered into the Quintrex Work Order System with the actual materials used during construction projects; companies can ensure CPR record accuracy. Assisting with USAC audits, companies can also identify specific property units on the map, and then quickly locate the actual cost of that specific property unit within the Quintrex CPR system.

Workforce Management System Interface

The interface with the Quintrex Workforce Management System simplifies schedule updates by immediately displaying updated task information on the geographic-based maps. Taking advantage of a single user interface, task locations are identified within CADTEL’s system, allowing maintenance tasks to easily be scheduled when a technician is nearby.

“We are extremely excited about our integration efforts with our partners at QDS,” said Jim Zicarelli, CADTEL CEO. “We are confident that the integration of CADTEL’s SpatialBASE OSP/ISP platform with the Quintrex platform will deliver major operational benefits to our mutual customers. This collective effort – delivered through the use of open Web Services technology – will be an exemplary realization of the potential for fully integrated OSS.”

“We are pleased to be able to strengthen our partnership with CADTEL Systems,” said Leland Smithson, president of Quintrex Data Systems Corp. “The benefits offered by this enhanced integration will be felt by our clients throughout their organizations. In addition to the efficiencies realized by the plant and engineering departments through the elimination of duplicate data entry, the ability to access consistent, up-to-date information across both platforms will positively impact their companies as a whole.”

About CADTEL Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1985, CADTEL Systems, Inc., is a premier provider of integrated Operational Support Systems solutions that helps communications providers manage their network resources to provide next generation products and services to their subscribers. CADTEL offers proven solutions for real-world problems through a suite of complementary applications that work individually or in combination to form a solid foundation for 21st century networks. CADTEL’s core products cover a complete range of functions essential to the smooth and efficient operation of today’s complex communications networks. The company’s industry leading applications and professional services enable communications providers to automate many of the complex tasks involved in the delivery of value-added services, improving response time to customer demands while lowering operational costs.

CADTEL is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with offices located throughout the United States. Visit http://www.cadtel.com for further information.

About Quintrex Data Systems Corp.

For over 30 years, Quintrex Data Systems Corp. has provided communications companies with a powerful billing/OSS application. Encompassing Billing, Customer Care, Marketing, Plant & Financial Solutions for the Quad Play, users get a comprehensive, integrated system. The Plant Management Solution provides the tools needed to effectively manage fiber, copper, coax and hybrid networks, while Workforce & Fleet Management applications make it easy to maximize mobile assets with efficient time and resource management. Simplify report creation, analysis and trending with the Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Management Slution and further save time and streamline operations with the Bi-Directional Mapping Interface and Switch Provisioning & Audit programs.

Quintrex is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with offices located throughout the United States. Visit http://www.quintrex.com for futher information.

Quintrex Data Systems Corp.
Tammy Wilkerson
Marketing Manager
505 33rd Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
email: twilkerson@quintrex.com
phone: 319-363-5508