panFora Lite

panFora Lite Publisher's Description:
panFora is the powerful, flexible web server-based solution for building effective collaborations and virtual communities. panFora provides advanced web-based discussion forums, community announcements, and file sharing - all fully integrated in a customizabe web-portal. Use for internet and intranet online communities, product support, distance learning - nearly any kind of interactive online application you can imagine.

Key Features:

* clean and efficient navigation using a multi-framed/windowed approach (just like desktop applications such as Eudora and Outlook email)
* a traditional single-frame layout available as a user option
* the exclusive "you-are-here" feature to keep the user from becoming lost while following a thread of discussion
* a complete web-based interface for configuration, administration and maintenance
* an embedded database to make installation fast and easy (no datbase administrator required)
* hierarchical topic structure
* announcements by groups
* user-initiated email notifications
* ability to upload and share documents
* context sensitive help everywhere
* auto-correcting
* safe HTML filtering in message posts