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/>. ObDebian: Although Freeside is not yet packaged, the dependancies are available in unstable and woody. 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. -- _ivan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
