The future of InfoPop

[Jeff]

Infopop introduces a revolution for community-centric web sites.

Over the last year, our developers have been hard at work on a top-secret project. Now, we're ready to let you in on the secret. It all starts with EVE, our new platform that puts people at the center of your website experience.

will be available with all of our hosting accounts, including shared and dedicated servers. All of our current hosted accounts will eventually include the platform. What does this mean? It means that you'll continue to receive the same powerful functionality and security you've come to expect from Infopop, but you'll have access to so much more...

offers:

Integrated member management

All modules use the same member management system, giving you total control and ease of use. One control panel allows you to manage all platform modules (described below) and all members.

UBB.x Groupspace Module

The UBB.x you currently know is a message board. As part of , UBB.x will become a true groupspace application, supporting multiple posting types, starting with message board topics but also adding photo albums. You'll enjoy an improved control panel for UBB.x as well.

Thrive™ subscription management service

Make money without a merchant account. Create your own customized premium groups and set your own rates. Thrive does all the work for you- handling all transaction processing and permission settings automatically. Thrive is designed to work with all modules, not just UBB.x. As additional modules are added, you will be able to include them in your subscription options.

Chime™ - Integrated Chat Module

Includes support for event chats and chat moderation.
It will be entirely up to you how much or how little of the platform you use. If you simply want to continue using your UBB.x and/or your web space from Infopop, you can do so, under the same pricing plan as always.

However, you will have the option to take advantage of an integrated chat product (pricing to be announced) as well as our powerful new subscription management module, called Thrive™.

We'll be presenting details of how these modules work, including features, pricing, and screenshots, in the near future! As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Though not available with the initial release, APIs will be available in the future to allow outside developers to integrate their own applications.

Our projected release date for is January 26, 2003. That date is subject to change, however. If you are interested in becoming an beta tester, please contact Michael Farris at evebeta@infopop.com.

Thank you for choosing Infopop!

http://www.infopop.com/aboutus/release/

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