O’Reilly to Offer Integrated Chat Solution for Enterprises

O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. announced it
will bundle WebMaster, Inc.’s
ConferenceRoom Professional 1.5 with its own WebBoard 3.0, scheduled to be
released early this spring.

O’Reilly’s new enterprise/professional version of its popular
chat/threaded discussion group software will enable up to 1,000 simultaneous
users to join in an online chat using Webmaster’s ConferenceRoom Pro,
IRC-compliant chat software for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

WebBoard 2.0 already features a live conferencing capability, but only
supports much smaller chat sessions. By adding ConferenceRoom Pro to the
WebBoard 3.0 release, O’Reilly is looking to attract the attention of
larger companies and organizations.

Many corporations are already using live chat software for remote meetings,
product support, long distance learning, training seminars, and general Web
site enhancements. WebBoard 3.0 will support Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, as
well as the Microsoft Access database format.

The Java client, which is used in the ConferenceRoom software, allows the
chat to be accessed by users on any Java-capable platform as well as any of
the popular IRC clients including MIRC and PIRCH. WebBoard 3.0 will also
provide users with the ability to generate detailed reports of WebBoard
activity using log files.

Retail prices are yet to be announced, but should be available prior to the
release of WebBoard 3.0.

For additional information about WebBoard, visit the O’Reilly Web site.