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- <p>Freeside had its start as an internal application for a large regional ISP in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, after obtaining copyright to the code from his former employer, Ivan Kohler releaesd the first open-source verson of the code.
+ <p>Freeside had its start as an internal application for a large regional ISP in 1996. In 1998, after obtaining copyright to the code from his former employer, Ivan Kohler released the first open-source version of the code.
Growing demand for commercial support and services prompted him to start providing Freeside consulting full-time in 2001.
- <p>Freeside Internet Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and now has a full-time staff of several programmers. The company provides consulting services, pre-configured hardware, support, customization and training for the Freeside billing system and other aspects of ISP and network operations. Freeside Internet Services, Inc. is a privately held California corporation.
+ <p>Freeside Internet Services, Inc. was incorporated in 2005. Focused initially on development, offerings expanded to support, services and hardware.
+ <p>The company provides consulting services, pre-configured hardware, support, customization and training for the Freeside billing system and other aspects of ISP and network operations. Freeside Internet Services, Inc. is a privately held California corporation.
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