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Discussion Forum (Text and Voice) Tools

These tools can be used to create discussion forums or boards to support asynchronous discussions between users - both by text and by voice.

Key to Availability
£=cost; C =add code to web page/blog etc; D =download;  H = hosted service;  OS = Open source; FT=free trial

Tool Summary Available
Bloki Create and share web pages, blogs and online discussions Free H  
Chinswing Global message board where you can add voice messages to topics Free H  
Gong Voice discussion boards Free D  

Jive Forums

Open architecture standards-based forums £ D
myBB Powerful, efficient, multi-lingual forum package Free D  

Panfora

Sophisticated web-based discussion forum software £ D FT
phpBB Bulletin board software Free D OS
ProBoards Create an online forum Free H  

QuickTopic Group discussion and message board tool Free H  
SMF A community software package Free D  
Tangler Discussion network: Engine for the next generation of web forums Free H  
Vaestro Audio forum software for your web site Free H  
vBulletin Community forum solution £ D FT
Viscacha Bulletin board system with an integrated content management system Free D  
VoyForums Forums/Message boards/Discussion boards Free H  
World Crossing Group discussion and message board tool Free H  

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