August 11, 2010 12:00 ET

Comm100 Open Source Forum Software Offers a Simple Way to Build Online Communities

Comm100 Released Open Source Forum Software Based on ASP.NET & SQL Server

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - August 11, 2010) -  Open source project has been a real hit in the technology world these days. To meet strong market demand, Comm100, the provider of open source and free hosted customer service software, has just released its open source project, Comm100 Forum Open Source.

Comm100 Forum Open Source is the powerful and easy-to-use open source forum software based on ASP.NET and SQL server. You can download the forum package for free and install it in your own environment. You can also have full access to the source code and freely tailor the forum software according to your own needs.

"Open source software is a widely-adopted and proven business model. Comm100 Forum is our first open source project, on which we have made a lot of efforts. We are trying to be the No. 1 ASP.NET open source forum on the web and we will continue to roll out more open source projects," said Amy Gu, Vice President of Comm100.

Comm100 Forum Open Source makes it easy for you to set up your own online community and enables you to have full control over your own forum.

Comm100 Forum Open Source hosts a wide range of features, such as unlimited forums and users, multiple control panels, flexible permission settings, vigorous security policy, fully customizable forum style, unlimited topics and posts, various post statuses, user-to-user message, advanced search and many others.

For more information about Comm100 Forum Open Source, please visit: http://www.comm100forum.com/

Comm100 also offers a hosted edition of its free forum software. It's specifically designed for businesses to communicate with their customers. It is delivered as a SaaS application and fully hosted by Comm100. No setup or maintenance is required on your side. Besides, it's fully integrated with other Comm100 applications, including Live Chat, Newsletter, Email Ticket, Knowledge Base, etc.

About Comm100

Comm100 provides open source and free hosted customer service and communication software for businesses. Comm100 products include Live Chat, Forum, Newsletter, Knowledge Base, Email Ticket, Issue Tracking, Survey, etc. As business grows fast, Comm100 has built a large customer base around the globe. More than 40,000 businesses have registered with Comm100 in 12 months. For more information, please visit: http://www.comm100.com