elliptIQ releases new features including Podcasting for October 2007

Atlanta, GA (October 31) In keeping with the proven track record of meaningful enhancements, DiscipleConnect has released the following preview of the latest new features and feature enhancements. DiscipleConnect's frequent upgrades and enhancements offer client churches assurance that they are on the forefront of the latest technologies. And, as always, upgrades and enhancements are included as part of the DiscipleConnect relationship in each of the program levels.

Custom Spellcheck Dictionaries

Each site now has the ability to add site-specific words to spellcheck, facilitating proper checking of community and local area names, as well as other words with non-standard spelling.

• Enables quicker spell checking
• Avoids inadvertent spelling errors on key items

Outgoing RSS Feeds

Now publish events, articles, and more to members via RSS.

• Keeps users up to date even if they don't log in
• Uses web publishing standards for consistent look and feel of content

Podcasts

Ability to publish regular Podcasts to keep members updated while on the go.

• Directly Integrated into the Multimedia Gallery
• Automatic generation of podcast when a new audio file is uploaded
• Publish on your own schedule

Blast Email for Mailing Lists

DiscipleConnect now supports creation of email lists of non-users for use in blast email.

• Email prospective residents and other interested parties without requiring a user account

Calendar

Customizable Colors - the recently updated graphics may now be customized with colors to better compliment each site's color scheme.

Commercial Directory

Blast Email Attachments - Commercial Directory Blast Email now supports attachments.

• Includes per-directory setting for allowing attachments

Display Improvements - Display has been modified to better account for the number of listings being displayed on one page.

• New "Show all" setting to allow users to view multiple listings easier
• Better balancing of multi-column display with many listings on one page

Forms

Design Improvements - The style of the forms component has been improved to match the newer style of other components, such as the Forums, Calendar, and most recently, Surveys.

Headlines

Link Anywhere - DiscipleConnect now allows headlines to link to arbitrary locations on the site or other web sites, giving more flexibility than ever to headline display.

Styles - Customizable headline styles help information presented to grab the user's attention.

• Base style automatically applied site-wide to increase visibility of headlines
• Ability to customize as needed to add additional emphasis to headlines of greater importance

Photo Gallery

Navigation - Addition of previous and next navigation buttons to the single photo display page allows for easier viewing of all photos in an album.

Member Directory

Search - improvements to the Member Directory Search functionality makes finding users easier than ever.

• Search Results now allow forward and back navigation without requiring the search to be run again
• Improved search syntax now allows proper searching of first and last name together
• Now allows for Alphabetical and "Best Match" sorting of results

User Manager

International Addresses - Neighborware now provides better support for addresses outside the United States.

Duplicate Household Protection - New tools provide notification of potential existing households in which to place newly added users.

• Helps to avoid duplicate household accounts being set up
• Assists in removal of household accounts for users that have moved out of the area

"We are excited to be offering these enhancements," states Elliott Stotler, President of elliptIQ. "These frequent upgrades assures DiscipleConnect churches of the latest in technology to facilitate their growing faith community. It is gratifying to assist in the growth and strengthening of the local church."

With the variety of product levels available, DiscipleConnect customers choose the features and services they need most. Each set of enhancements applies uniquely to each product level.

About elliptIQ:

For six years, elliptIQ's network application that powers DiscipleConnect has been providing the latest in meaningful social connectivity. elliptIQ's team includes innovative technology developers as well as lay leadership in the local church and is focused on continually enhancing DiscipleConnect with leading edge features that keep faith communities at the forefront of connectivity now and in the future.

For more information on elliptIQ and DiscipleConnect, please call 770.980.4071 or visit www.discipleconnect.com.