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Userplane Announces Open API for Account Creation; Releases Instant-Install Plug-Ins for VBulletin, PHP-Nuke, Mambo, Simple Machines

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 7, 2005)—In a move that significantly expands the market reach of its freely distributed Userplane Webchat application, Userplane—the leading provider of live community software—today announced the release of plug-in modules for software platforms Simple Machines, VBulletin, Mambo and PHP-Nuke. With the release of the modules, website developers and administrators using these platforms can easily and quickly add Userplane to their websites.

The availability of Userplane plug-ins dramatically increases the ability of webmasters to integrate fully functional Userplane A/V chat and instant messaging into the increasingly large number of web communities that use pre-built software solutions.

“We are pleased to embrace standard community software platforms, and open our API to allow quick development and plug-in expansion to systems like these,” said Michael Jones, co-founder and CEO, Userplane. “We have been listening closely to our users, who have asked for a fast and easy installation and distribution methodology for such software systems.”

“At the same time, we are continuing to work on even broader availability of our plug-ins for the development community,” Jones said. “We are currently finishing our Drupal installation, as well as opening up various aspects of our account and user management system to integration into other standard software systems.”

The Userplane plug-in installation includes pre-written code modules, available for free download to permit quick and easy installation. Because these site software systems have existing admin panels, site administrators can control all Userplane application features and functionality with ease within one simple location. By opening up its API to these platforms, Userplane has embraced the open source community, making Userplane Webchat and Webmessenger add-ons for virtually any website.

Further enhancing its product suite, Userplane recently released its long-awaited multi-user audio video feature. This feature enables users to watch and hear multiple users in an online conference setting.

About Userplane
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A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, Userplane is the world’s premier communication platform for online communities. The company’s hosted applications enable instant community and communication for websites of any scale and audience. The combination of instant and elegant with robust and powerful has made the platform a must-have for thriving sites worldwide – supporting millions of daily users. Founded in 2001 by long-time partners Michael Jones, Nate Thelen, and Javier Hall, Userplane is a diverse and talented team headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif.

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