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Going to WISPAmerica in Little Rock, AR (March 25th-27th)? Use coupon code FREEIS for a $50 discount on Full Conference Passes to attend the show. Register here.

If you’re a wireless (or wired) service provider and you haven’t yet been to a WISPA show, you definitely owe it to yourself to go to one. The WISPA folks have been doing a great job over the past couple years putting on a top-notch show with useful, non-sales pitch sessions about the real challenges running and growing WISP and ISP businesses.

In addition to the spring WISPAmerica show in various midwest locations, there’s a fall show in Las Vegas every year, WISPAPalooza.

Freeside 2.3.8 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 2.3.8.

This is a maintenance release of the stable 2.3 series. It is intended for sites already using 2.3.x or earlier in production. New installations are advised to start with version 3.x instead.

Download: freeside-2.3.8.tar.gz
MD5: f9216a5ee9235e2b6f12ef1516ad0b97
SHA1: 503c9c9d235d06662f8f9e32d6161006a300f144

Changelog: 2.3.8:Changelog

Upgrading: 2.3.8:Documentation:Upgrading

– Ivan

Freeside 3.1 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 3.1.

This release on our current 3.x series improves quotations and FCC 477 reporting. Notable new features include per-package contacts, package detaching and attaching to/from separate customer records, and bulk movement of services amongst a customers’ packages.

Download: freeside-3.1.tar.gz
MD5: d5f7309af93a90fa8efa62041e2cc5ca
SHA1: 8ac81d4f0b23c5a27e8955985dacf0934b51d3f6

Changelog: 3.1:Changelog

Upgrading: 3.1:Documentation:Upgrading

VMware appliance (760mb):
– Bittorrent (preferred):
Freeside-Appliance-3.1.zip.torrent
– Direct download:
Freeside-Appliance-3.1.zip

– Ivan

Freeside 2.3.7 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 2.3.7.

This is a maintenance release of the stable 2.3 series. It is intended for sites already using 2.3.x or earlier in production. New installations are advised to start with version 3.x instead.

Download: freeside-2.3.7.tar.gz
MD5: 77509c7a6cf2524c42246b204436c27f
SHA1: a44fbbf9a440c2203651fcc0a3ce9a9841cb130e

Changelog: 2.3.7:Changelog

Upgrading: 2.3.7:Documentation:Upgrading

– Ivan

Freeside 2.3.x Lifecycle

Freeside version 2.3 will be supported through Q1 2014. It is recommended that all 2.3 users plan to complete their version 3.x upgrade within the next 12 months.

Companies needing support for 2.3 after Q1 2014 are welcome to contact Freeside Internet Services, Inc. for targeted support.

All versions prior to 2.3 are no longer supported. 2.1 support ended Q4 2012, and 1.9 support ended Q4 2011, as per the previous lifecycle statement.

“If the thunder don’t get you then lightning will”

– Ivan

Freeside 2.3.6 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 2.3.6.

This is a maintenance release of the stable 2.3 series. It is intended for sites already using 2.3.x or earlier in production. New installations are advised to start with version 3.x instead.

Download: freeside-2.3.6.tar.gz
MD5: c21a33226b75748fac50975cf51ff6f0
SHA1: 2b2e962768a3a64e1eff73f66a8313a3bf1fe497

Changelog: 2.3.6:Changelog

Upgrading: 2.3.6:Documentation:Upgrading

– Ivan

Freeside 3.0 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 3.0.

This is a major new release which includes new features such as quotations, customer custom fields, quantities, an upgrade to Request Tracker 4.0, and more.

Download: freeside-3.0.tar.gz
MD5: 1584d00431f5d756c99560e1a55aca25
SHA1: 0c0c608eabf89a8f1192b564b0df091415514f3b

Changelog: 3.0:Changelog

Upgrading: 3.0:Documentation:Upgrading

VMware appliance (659mb):
– Bittorrent (preferred):
Freeside-Appliance-3.0.zip.torrent
– Direct download:
Freeside-Appliance-3.0.zip

– Ivan

Freeside 2.3.5 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 2.3.5.

This release addresses recently reported XSS (cross-site scripting) issues and includes an update to Request Tracker 3.8.15.

Download: freeside-2.3.5.tar.gz
MD5: e629f16c7744ff91219d08bf51d9124d
SHA1: 4376b89ab7d4e1658c2e34991f29600d0d4ec0d1

Changelog: 2.3.5:Changelog

Upgrading: 2.3.5:Documentation:Upgrading

VMware appliance (711mb):
– Bittorrent (preferred):
Freeside-Appliance-2.3.5.zip.torrent
– Direct download:
Freeside-Appliance-2.3.5.zip

– Ivan

Freeside 2.3.4 released

I’m pleased to announce the release of Freeside version 2.3.4.

Highlights of this release include improved commissioning, enhancements to reporting and RADIUS integration, FreeSwitch integration, and an update to Request Tracker 3.8.14.

We are hiring for development positions – see our jobs page.

Download: freeside-2.3.4.tar.gz
MD5: f4c934f52a724ff52dfa07dfd178276d
SHA1: 799c8f75aef4a24b9eb19261cccaf3f7f642b00f

Changelog: 2.3.4:Changelog

Upgrading: 2.3.4:Documentation:Upgrading

VMware appliance (705mb):
– Bittorrent (preferred):
Freeside-Appliance-2.3.4.zip.torrent
– Direct download:
Freeside-Appliance-2.3.4.zip

– Ivan