Internet News Internet Investing Internet Technology Windows Internet Tech. This release will include new features for both users and administrators. For users, the product has an activity monitoring feature, the capability to attach files to send notification and mail-in entries, a Web file system and a streamlined help system. For administrators, Forum 5.0 now offers LDAP support and HTML templates.
Forum enables users to work in the environment with which they are most familiar.
The product can be customized on the administrative end through the HTML templates. International Data Corp. Although the original intent behind Forum was team collaboration, SiteScape's research determined that the product was being used in unintended ways. Last spring, SiteScape introduced WebWork Zone, scaleable software for enterprises that wanted to install Forum on their own server and configure and scale it to their needs. Founded in 1995, SiteScape acquired AltaVista Forum, along with the engineering team that designed, developed and supported the product, from Compaq in April 1999. The five-year old product was specifically designed for the Web.