We are happy to announce the availability of the SIP Express Media Server version 1.4.0. SEMS is a high performance media and application server for SIP based VoIP networks. This release features a powerful Session Border Controller (SBC) module. From completely transparent B2BUA to customized URI/From/To, strictly filtered (messages, headers, codecs) with RTP anchoring, Session Timer enforcement, prepaid and call timer, the SBC facilitates interconnect and core routing in a simple and secure way. Thanks to the new multihoming support, SEMS can now be employed at the border of the networks. This addition also allows to overcome the bottleneck of one NIC - giving the possibility to fully exploit SEMS' great performance. In the app development area, the DSM language has matured to become a viable candidate also for implementing complex application logic, thanks to language constructs like for, if and functions. SEMS can be downloaded in source from its ftp site at: ftp.iptel.org/pub/sems/1.4/1.4.0/ Packages for debian/ubuntu should appear shortly on the OBS page: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=home:team-sems Contributors to this release: Stefan Sayer, Raphael Coeffic, Bogdan Pintea, Matthew Williams, Peter Lemenkov, Anton Zagorskiy, Robert Szokovacs, Jon Bonilla, Thomas Gelf, Erik Dekkers, Tobias Lindgren, David J Many thanks to the companies sponsoring SEMS development, especially FRAFOS GmbH and TelTech Systems Inc. "E stands for Express." * Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. *