The upgraded software includes features to customize boards, or forums, and scale up when site traffic requires it. WebBoard is also designed to be easy for end-users to understand and navigate.

Top new benefits of WebBoard 4.0 include:

• Customize with Open Scripting -modify or replace built-in WebBoard operations using a scripting language (such as JavaScript, PerlScript or VBScript). Custom Schemes are pre-defined color and graphic styles included with WebBoard that let Web administrators and board managers change the look of their boards with a few mouse clicks.
• Two database options: WebBoard 4.0 includes Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE), a local data storage engine, as well as support for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5/7.0.
• Choice of four communication approaches: WebBoard participants can read and post messages using email, a newsreader, Web-based chat (synchronous), Web-based forums (asynchronous).
• Redundancy: A single copy of WebBoard can live on multiple systems.

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