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+Hi,
+
+I'm pleased to announce the first beta release of Freeside 1.4.0.
+Freeside is a web-based, open-source billing and account administration
+package for ISPs, web hosts, and similar businesses.
+
+You can see a web demo, read the documentation, and download the new beta
+at <http://www.sisd.com/freeside/>.
+
+Although Freeside is free software, it is supported commercially with
+installation, customization, training and support services.  Please
+consider our services and help support the development of the software!
+
+
+Major new features in 1.4.0 include:
+
+- Billing engine has been rewritten and now has support for easily added
+  "price plans".  Included price plans include anniversary billing,
+  1st-of-the-month billing (pro-rated and subscription), free for N days,
+  commissions for referrals and per-minute/per-hour charges.
+
+- Customer-to-customer referrals, tracking and commissions.
+
+- Configurable invoice events triggered for delinquent customers can
+  re-send invoices, suspend accounts, charge late fees, and so on.
+
+- Export and provisioning system has been rewritten.  New provisioning
+  methods can now be "plugged-in" for any service type.  Included exports
+  include BSD and Linux password files, configurable shell commands,
+  RADIUS (both text and SQL, including groups), BIND configuration files,
+  Cyrus, vpopmail, and many others.
+
+- Complete set of history tables tracking all changes to the database.
+
+- Job queue with display and retry for provisioning tasks.
+
+- UI overhaul - easier to navigate and use.  Quick package order and
+  one-time charges.  Separate billing and service contact information.
+  Customer comments.
+
+- Performance optimizations.
+
+- Financials have been rewritten.  Apply payments and credits against
+  specific invoices (in whole or in part), or have the system apply
+  automatically.
+
+- Texas tax.
+
+- Improved documentation and easier install.
+