Dan

Hello.  Not sure if this is the proper place for this, but I felt like I should leave a note.  I am simply AMAZED with IPB support.  No only with their knowledge, but their consistent effort to go above and beyond to meet my needs.  Even when it's borderline outside the scope of support.  They never tell me no.  And together, we ALWAYS resolve the issues in a timely manner.

Most recently I undertook the huge task of combining 2 IPB forums (on separate servers) into one new forum.  The task was daunting to say the least.  But IPB was there for every step of the way.  Even going as far as modifying their converters to work for me.  And fixing the DB when things went array.  I really can't say enough.  I definitely feel like I get my moneys worth out of you guys.

Thanks again

This whoie discussion feels like a...

Its funny that the people that are constantly tweaking or arguing some SEO problem never seem to have good placement.

It seems the people that do absolutely nothing or don't care place better. I haven't done anything besides upgrade my IPB board and I think my Google placement is fine. If people just didn't change things so often, I believe their placement might be better.

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Nexus 1.0.0!

The new IP.Nexus application is designed to help you earn money from your community both directly and indirectly. Direct options include features such as payment processing and shopping carts whereas indirect methods may be banner tracking and donations. Everyone here at IPS is very excited to introduce this new application and hope our customers will be able to take advantage of the variety of features in the product such as:

Introduction
Our first blog entry introducing IP.Nexus and a quick overview.

Developer Extensibility
Third party developers can easily extend the functionality of IP.Nexus into their own applications.

IP.Downloads Integration
Through integration with IP.Downloads you can charge your visitors for access to file downloads.

Package Types
Many package types including virtual items, physical items, recurring payments, and more.

Storefront
Easy to use storefront so your visitors can quickly order new products and services.

Processing Orders
Administration tools to make it easy for you to fulfill and review your orders.

Managing Invoices
Generate new invoices and keep track of pending invoices on existing sales.

Client Area
A single client area for your customers to manage purchases, submit support tickets, and purchase additional packages.

Donations
Set donation goals and allow your members to contribute to that goal right on your community.

Referrals
Your members can refer new members to your community via a referral link and receive commissions.

Credits
Assigning credits to an account either manually or through commissions allows a member to use their credit balance to purchase new packages or pay for renewals.

Support Desk Management, Support Desk Client Area, and Support Desk for Staff
IP.Nexus includes a robust support desk to manage interactions with your clients via a support-ticket system.

Alternate Contacts
Your clients can specify additional contacts who have the option to submit tickets and manage other account aspects on their behalf.

Incoming Email
Create support, sales, billing, and other contact email address that will route emails into IP.Nexus Support Desk

Customer History
Nearly every action performed on an account, from both your staff and your clients, is logged to provide a clear account history.

Advertisements
Expand the capabilities of IP.Board's built-in advertisements feature by uploading banners, tracking, and more.

Customer Page
A detailed overview of a customer all on one page to allow you and your staff to easily service their account.



Server Requirements

As IP.Nexus deals with financial transactions we wish to do everything we can to ensure the security of your community and business. To further this goal, IP.Nexus source will be encoded using Zend Guard. This means that your server will need the appropriate PHP capabilities installed to run IP.Nexus. You can download our system requirements script which will check your server for Zend Guard encoding support.


Purchasing

You can purchase IP.Nexus right in your client area by clicking the green New Purchase button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Nexus right along with IP.Board. If you an IPS Community Hosting client, the IP.Nexus features are coming soon to select packages (more information will be posted regarding IP.Nexus on hosting).

Don't forget to try our free demo to see IP.Nexus in action for yourself.

If you have already purchased IP.Nexus, you can download it in your client area.






Version 1.0.1 Coming Soon

IPS is dedicated to promptly fixing any reported issues and will do so with the release of IP.Nexus version 1.0.1 very soon.

As mentioned in the release notes: because this is the first widely-distributed release there will be as yet undiscovered issues. You can expect several maintenance releases over the next several weeks. We appreciate your understanding and hope you can assist us in identifying any problems in this first supported release so we can quickly remedy them in our next updates.