FISHERS, IN - ProBoards forum software now makes it easy to instantly add a free AddonChat (http://www.addonchat.com/) chat room to an online community.

With virtually no technical ability, any of the nearly 2 million operators of a ProBoards forum can offer their visitors the opportunity to chat in real time. Operators who wish to obtain more advanced features may opt to purchase a premium AddonChat account which provides such features as look & feel customization, automated login, user authentication, avatars and transcripts.

This strategic alliance between ProBoards, the Internet's premier forum provider, and AddonInteractive, an industry leader in hosted chat systems, allows customers of both companies to add more interactive power to their websites quickly and easily.

According to Chris Duerr, founder and owner of AddonInteractive, "With a few clicks of a mouse, ProBoards customers can sign up for a free AddonChat chat room and seamlessly integrate it with their ProBoards forum. Usually, anyone who wanted to connect forums with a chat room had to have the programming ability to do it themselves. We're putting this technology into the hands of everyone."

Founded in 2000, ProBoards® (http://www.proboards.com) currently hosts nearly two million registered internet forums, which in turn have millions of registered users worldwide. All ProBoards forums are hosted for free, with no bandwidth or web-space cap.

Founded in 2001, AddonInteractive (http://www.addoninteractive.com) delivers feature-rich web-based products which provide easy to use yet powerful online interaction.

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