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34 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Apr 2‑4 2013:</b></td>
35 <td width="*">Exhibited at <a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/wispamerica-2013/event-summary-680c2490ae68460b8b70edd02b360118.aspx">WISPAmerica</a></td>
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39 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Mar 26 2013:</b></td>
40 <td width="*"><a href="/blog/2013/03/freeside-2.3.6-released">2.3.6 released</a></td>
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43 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Mar 14 2013:</b></td>
44 <td width="*"><a href="/blog/2013/03/freeside-3.0-released">3.0 released</a></td>
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47 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Nov 16 2012:</b></td>
48 <td width="*"><a href="/blog/?p=109">2.3.5 released</a></td>
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52 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Oct 23‑25 2012:</b></td>
53 <td width="*">Exhibited at <a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/wispapalooza-2012/event-summary-ce736389db2d4528ac9e70483f6a9abf.aspx">WISPAPalooza</a></td>
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57 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Oct 19 2012:</b></td>
58 <td width="*"><a href="/blog/?p=101">2.3.4 released</a></td>
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62 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Oct 3‑5 2012:</b></td>
63 <td width="*">Exhibited at <a href="http://itexpo.tmcnet.com/west12/">ITExpo West</a></td>
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67 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Sep 27‑28 2012:</b></td>
68 <td width="*">Exhibited at <a href="http://mum.mikrotik.com/2012/US/info">MUM (MikroTik User Meeting)</a></td>
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72 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Jun 3 2012:</b></td>
73 <td width="*"><a href="/blog/?p=74">2.3.3 released</a></td>
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76 <td width="115" align="right" valign="top"><b>Mar 28‑30 2012:</b></td>
77 <td width="*">Exhibited at ISPAmerica</td>
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94 <h4>Freeside offers business solutions:</h4>
95 <p><a href="products.html">Billing and ticketing server appliances</a>: A complete solution including hardware, software and support. Starting at $3450 shipped!<br>
97 <a href="services.html#install">Implementation service</a>: Installation and configuration on your hardware, integration with your processing and provisioning systems, and complete support to get you up and running.<br>
99 <a href="services.html#support">Support</a>: Support contracts offer trouble-free upgrades, customizations for your specific business needs and the ongoing help you need to make the most effective use of the software and your time.<br>
101 <a href="services.html#customization">Customization</a>: Is Freeside missing a feature crucial to you? We offer cost-effective customization and integration services.<br>
103 <a href="services.html#training">On-site training</a>: A one or three day curriculum tailored to your needs.
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116 <td width="*" align="left" valign="top" STYLE="padding:4px;border-left:1px solid black"><h6>OPEN SOURCE FOR YOUR BUSINESS</h6>
117 <p>Freeside is the premier open-source billing, CRM, trouble ticketing, network monitoring and provisioning automation software for ISPs and WISPs, VoIP providers, CLECs, colocation and hosting providers and other online businesses.
118 <p>Check out our online or downloadable <a href="demo.html">demo</a> and see for yourself why hundreds of companies have come to rely upon the Freeside
119 software for their automation needs.<br>
121 For complete, easy deployment and maintenance, Freeside is available on
122 a variety of <a href="products.html">server appliances</a>. Or, for customers with existing hardware, <a href="services.html">implementation service</a> is also available.<br>
125 <b>Freeside's 100% web-based</b> user interface requires no
126 client installation of any kind. Comprehensive customer <b></b>self-care
127 and reseller interfaces empower your customers and resellers, and reduce
128 your staffing costs.<b></b><b></b></p>
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133 <h6>KEY FEATURES</h6>
135 <h4><b></b>BILLING</h4>
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138 <li> Flexible pricing and rating plans including anniversary billing,
139 pro-rating, usage based billing and more. Plug-in system allows easy
140 addition of new pricing plans. </li>
141 <li> VoIP rating and billing, including DID inventory, rate plans, free
142 minutes, caps, and 800# billing.</li>
143 <li> Real-time credit card and electronic check processing with all major
144 processing gateways. Email, fax, printed and online invoicing.</div> </li>
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148 <li> Complete, integrated trouble ticketing system included, based on
149 Request Tracker from Best Practical Solutions </li>
150 <li> Auto-responds to customer email, assigns a ticket number and allows
151 your staff to track requests collaboratively </li>
152 <li> Multiple queues, custom fields, templates, ticket associations, templates,
153 customizable workflow, and more. </li>
155 <h4>NETWORK MONITORING</h4>
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157 <li> Complete, integrated network monitoring system included, based on
158 Torrus from K-Open GmbH</li>
159 <li>SNMP discovery, collection and graphing</li>
160 <li>95th percentile and volume billing</li>
163 <h4>CUSTOMER SERVICE</h4>
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165 <li>Online signup page with immediate credit card authorization and provisioning.</li>
166 <li>Customer self-care including invoice viewing, one-time and recurring
167 payments, adding and removing services, and password changes. </li>
168 <li>Simple API available to write your own self-service pages or applications.</li>
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172 <li>Unlimited resellers with branded invoices, individual pricing and
173 payment gateways.</li>
174 <li>Virtualized reseller access allows resellers access to only their
176 <li>Flexible, fine-grained access control<br>
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191 <h6>Best of Show</h6>
193 <h4>ITExpo East 2009</h4>
194 <h4>ITExpo East 2010</h4>
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218 <h5>Please support network neutrality</h5>
219 A neutral internet is critically important for independent businesses to compete fairly with incumbent telco and cable giants.
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