panFora Lite

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 optionthe exclusive "you-are-here" feature to keep the user from becoming lost while following a thread of discussiona complete web-based interface for configuration, administration and maintenancean embedded database to make installation fast and easy (no datbase administrator required)hierarchical topic structureannouncements by groupsuser-initiated email notificationsability to upload and share documentscontext sensitive help everywhereauto-correctingsafe HTML filtering in message posts