March 05, 2008 - Host Color adds poll and online survey to hosting plans
Host Color has added the web survey software to its PowerTools software
pack. PowerTools is an advanced hosting application which combines a script
library and auto installer. The software pack works on company's web hosting
automation system - NextColor. It enables website owners to set up many
useful software applications such as MODx, Drupal, Joomla and TextPattern
CMS; WordPress and B2evolution blog platforms; Pligg and MediaWiki social
media; forum software; image gallery scripts and etc by a single click.
The web host made the survey software available for use with its Business
and Multi Domain web hosting plans. Both are now on promotion and come with
extended subscription period. The web host has added 6 complimentary months
to customers of those plans. The promotional offer expires on March 31st,
2008.
"Web marketing, doing surveys and online polling comprise two different
things - technology and methodology. We now provide professionals who want
to conduct web surveys and to run online polls with technology-advanced, and
handy tool. It makes very easy for them to communicate with consumers and to
collect various data and opinions", says Alexander Avramov, Marketing
Director of Host Color.
The software his company has deployed is LimeSurvey, a PHP-based web
application which allows site owners to develop and publish multi-question
multi-lingual web surveys. The interface of the application offers a wide
range of question types and presentation methods. It also allows survey
branching, quota support, optional participant control through a token
system, and includes the capacity to export survey results to various
formats. The software also provides basic statistical analysis and graphics.
The survey software features HTML WYSIWYG Editor, Quota support to limit
participant groups based on their answers, Dual scale matrix question type,
Advanced condition designer, Quick integration of movies and pictures in the
survey, Advanced administration user management, multi-lingual support on
more than 40 languages, HTML E-mail options, Postgre database support.