ISPConfig features

[localhost]

Hello all,
I was just seeking for open sourced projects that are equivalent to AWBS or WHMCS and some friends pointed me to ISPConfig.
I want to ask you if ISPConfig can do this :

Handle billing for hosting packs over foreign services (2CO/Paypal...)
Offer a web API for creating accounts on the server. (*)

(*): I want to build a free hosting site, the site should let visitors create their accounts with a wizard (Step1: Wich database version, Step2: How much space ..... Step N: Confirm account creation), and on the last step, my scripts should call an API on the ISPConfig side using a reseller account to create the user's space.
Is it an existant feature ? or should i create accounts manually on the web interface of ISPConfig ?

Thanks for helping

[till]

a) no. ISPConfig has a billing module to create invoices but is not connected directly to billing services.
b) Yes, the ISPConfig remoting framework.

[localhost]

Ok, thanks for helping.
Am about to start a small free hosting service based on open source projects and seeking for a good template or CMS that can present my services on my site (hosting packs, pack personalisation, customer access, forum ...)
Any idea ?

[falko]

I think Drupal and Joomla are good CMS. You might also want to play around with Typo3, although you need some experience with it to get it to work.

[localhost]

do you know if there are modules for ISPs ?

[falko]

What kind of modules?
I think you'll have to tweak the CMS (whichever you use) a lot to make it suit your needs.

[localhost]

Somekind of module to offer customer panel integrated on the CMS...

[falko]

I think you'll have to write that yourself...