O'Reilly's WebBoard 3.5 Now Available
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Chat and Forums Software Popular in Community Organizations, Publishing,
Technology, and Education
WebBoard(TM) version 3.5, the latest upgrade for the popular
collaboration, discussion and chat package, is now available.
This version of the product expands the abilities of both Web
administrators and Web site visitors to communicate with
each other cost-effectively, due to new features such
as real-time paging, broadcasting, email address verification,
password notification by email, and SMTP server enhancement.
The popular software attracts a wide range of customers including
community service organizations, publishing, technology, and education
sites.
* Community Organization: IBW, Managua, Nicaragua. Following Hurricane
Mitch, IBW has used WebBoard as an information center for aid workers and
victims. http://www.ibw.com
* Publishing: Fast Company, Boston, MA. This leading edge magazine uses
WebBoard to create a dynamic site with the latest thinking on business
in the '90's. http://www.fastcompany.com/
* Internet Company: US Web Corp., Los Angeles, CA. This Web production
company uses WebBoard for a major media client.
* Technology Partner: DASCOM, Santa Cruz, CA. This leading provider of
enterprise network security offers WebBoard to its Enterprise
customers along with IntraVerse, DASCOM's network security management
solution. The combination provides a highly secure conferencing
environment. http://www.dascom.com/
* Education & Community: Center for Information Technology and Dispute
Resolution, University of Masschusetts, Amherst, MA. The Center used
WebBoard to host discussions and participant registration during a
recent online conference; they now use it for communication with
students and non-students about issues related to alternative forms of
dispute resolution.
http://www.umass.edu/dispute/
WebBoard 3.5 is available for download at no cost for all enrolled
version 3.0 customers at (http://webboard.oreilly.com/). WebBoard 3.0
runs on Windows NT, 98 and 95, and has a suggested list price of $699
U.S. The new features in WebBoard 3.5 are:
* Real-time paging: allows users to communicate instantly with other
board visitors.
* Broadcasting: WebBoard administrators and conference board managers
can make board-wide and system-wide broadcasts that appear instantly on
the screen of all logged-in users.
* Email address verification: security feature which prevents users
from creating accounts using another person's email address. WebBoard
continues to provide user authentication and the "no password" option.
* Password reminder system: saves time and frustration for site visitors
who've forgotten their password. This feature relieves Web
administrators from the time-consuming work of searching for and
providing forgotten passwords.
* Co-existing SMTP server support: WebBoard's SMTP server can now run
on the same computer as another SMTP server. This feature has been
requested by users at both small and large companies where cost is an
important factor.
More information is available (http://webboard.oreilly.com/).
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