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Couto Solutions™ is the premier provider of Community Server™ Building Blocks, Add-Ons, and Customizations. We are a registered partner with Telligent™ the makers of Community Server™, which gives us the inside track to developing world class pluggable building blocks for Community Server™. Building Blocks are our modular add-ons that extend Community Server™ in unique ways providing new functionality that Social Network operators and Online Community providers greatly desire. We are now in the final stages of testing and development of our new product lineup and we want to give you all a preview of what is to come in the upcoming months. Below is a list of our initial product release. If you have any question our would like more information please don’t hesitate to call us at (888) 877-8667.

Building Blocks for Community Server™

Community Server™ "Paid Support"™ is a unique offering by Couto Solutions that is built on top of our robust Advanced Membership Building Block. Paid Support™ is ideal for any organization that would like to offer various level of support through their online community.

Paid Support™ Features

Create and manage unlimited support offerings
Associate support contracts with your support offerings
Offer multiple levels of support with guaranteed response times
Run advanced reports on new, expiring, and expired support contracts
Automate the management of support contract purchases and renewals

Required Building Blocks

Secure Checkout™

Paid Support™ requires the Couto Solutions Secure Checkout™ Building Block. Secure Checkout™ automates the process of purchasing support offerings through secure e-commerce transactions.

Optional Add-Ons

Directory Connect™

Member Directory and Communication Add-On

Community Promote™

Promotion and Special Offer Coupon Systerm Add-On

Community Server™ "Private Community"™ is a unique offering by Couto Solutions that is built on top of our robust Advanced Membership Building Block. Private Community™ is ideal for any organization that would like to provide a subscription based community that requires a member to purchase a membership to access the site's social content.

Private Community™ Features

Unlimited membership types with multiple levels of access
Sub-memberships allowing multiple members to be nested under a single membership account
Automated membership purchase and renewal process
Manage your members though enhanced member impersonation
Enhanced member profile with easy access to advanced Community Server™ features
Reporting on new, expiring, expired members, and churn

Required Building Blocks

Secure Checkout™

Private Community™ requires the Couto Solutions Secure Checkout™ Building Block. Secure Checkout™ automates the process of purchasing memberships through secure e-commerce transactions.

Optional Add-Ons

Directory Connect™

Member Directory and Communication Add-On

Community Promote™

Promotion and Special Offer Coupon Systerm Add-On

Community Server™ "Community Donate"™ is a unique offering by Couto Solutions that is built on top of our robust Advanced Membership Building Block. Community Donate™ is ideal for any organization that depends on member donations and sponsorships. This is a great solution for non-profits that would like to automate their sponsorship/donation process.

Community Donate™ Features

Create and Manage unlimited sponsorship types and donation levels
Create and associate sponsorship and donation agreements with sponsorships and donations
Automated sponsorship and donation renewals
Showcase the members of different levels of sponsorship or donations
Grant access based on the level of sponsorship or donation
Reporting on new sponsors, sponsor renewals, and sponsor churn

Required Building Blocks

Secure Checkout™

Community Donate™ requires the Couto Solutions Secure Checkout™ Building Block. Secure Checkout™ automates the process of accepting donations and sponsorhsip payments through secure e-commerce transactions.

Optional Add-Ons

Directory Connect™

Member Directory and Communication Add-On

Community Promote™

Promotion and Special Offer Coupon Systerm Add-On

Community Server™ "Simply Register"™ is a Couto Solutions Building Block designed to automate the management of simple event registration for organizations that host meetings, seminars, webinars, dinners, and more. Simply Register™ enhances your social network by helping to get people together by making the process of organizing and hosting events much easier.

Simply Register™ Features

Schedule upcoming seminars, meetings, webinars, dinners, and more
Offer free and paid events to be purchased through Simply Register
Associate events with an event blog for event descriptions and details
Allow web visitors to view who is registered to attend the event
Print name tags for all people attending the event
Report on attendees, past events, and compare event revenue

Required Building Blocks

Secure Checkout™

Simply Register™ requires the Couto Solutions Secure Checkout™ Building Block. Secure Checkout™ automates the process of event registration and scheduling through secure e-commerce transactions.

Optional Add-Ons

Community Promote™

Promotion and Special Offer Coupon Systerm Add-On

Community Server™ "Secure Checkout"™ is a Couto Solutions Building Block designed to manage secure e-commerce transactions. Secure Checkout™ is required by many of the Couto Solutions building blocks as it provides a simple and safe way to collect the information needed for online purchases. Secure Checkout™ was designed to work with the PayPal payment gateway and can be extended to work with other payment gateways.

Secure Checkout™ Features

Collect contact information of person purchasing
Collects billing and shipping information
Provides a robust shopping cart for managing items being purchased
Provides the advanced contract managment that many of our Building Block utilize for user agreement, purchasing agreements, and more
Forces contract acceptance for items being purchased that have a required contract
Emails purchase confirmation receipt to purchaser
Provides a history of purchases in the user profile
Allows for a quick and easy checkout experience for existing community members
Provides an extremely easy to use checkout wizard for new member first time purchases
Can be extended to work with other products

Optional Add-Ons

Directory Connect™

Member Directory and Communication Add-On

Community Promote™

Promotion and Special Offer Coupon Systerm Add-On

Community Server™ "Post Tracker"™ is a Couto Solutions Building Block designed for niche social networks with a community base that desires an easy way to read every new forum post just by visiting the site. Post Tracker™ makes locating and reading the next unread post in a topic effortless. Individuals can see at a glance what forum activity has taken place since the last time they visited the website. Post Tracker™ also comes with an enhanced traditional forum layout that many communities desire. Post Tracker™ even includes forum personalization which allows members to choose what forums they would like to see. Furthermore, Post Tracker™ provides members with the ability to get aggregate topic views across forums, forum groups and the entire forum system.

Post Tracker™ Features

Instant view of Read vs. Unread
Aggregate topic views of all topics in all forums under a specific forum groups including an all forums aggregate topic view
Traditional easy to use forum layout
Advanced sorting offers a latest post date sort, topic sort, and post sort
Easy filter drop-down menus to filter by date and read status
Return to topics quick links in post view
View all posts in single topic on a single page unsing a "quick link" option
Print all posts in topic quick link
Enhanced "link to post" functionality
Forum personalization – View only the forums you are interested in
Forum group post tracking included

Optional Building Block Add-Ons

Community Server™ "Community Promote"™ is a Couto Solutions Building Block Add-On designed to work with each of our Building Blocks that utilize our Secure Checkout™ Building Block. The great thing about this add-on is that it works across building blocks by letting you create coupons and promotions for events, memberships, and more. Community Promote™ will allow you to generate single or multiuse coupons that can be emailed, printed and post mailed, or advertised on your website. Coupons you generate are redeemed through our Secure Checkout process just as they are through any major retail site.

Community Promote™ Features

Offer coupon discounts for all Building Blocks that use Secure Checkout™
Generate coupon codes for single or multiuse
Email coupons to single or multiple recipients
Get stats on all coupons that have been redeemed

Can Be Added To:

Secure Checkout™

Complete secure checkout shopping cart system.

Paid Support™

Membership package for communities that offer paid levels of support

Private Community™

Membership package for communities that offer private social content

Community Donate™

Membership package for communities that utilize donations and sponsorship

Simply Register™

Simple Event Registration System for communities that hold meetings, dinners, seminars, and webinars

Community Server™ "Directory Connect"™ is an Add-On for the Couto Solutions Advanced Membership™ Building Block that is made up of Paid Support™, Private Community™, and Community Donate™. Directory Connect™ is robust memberhsip directory system that makes it easy for community members to meet other members in their area. With Directory Connect™ you can do geographic, named, and address searches for other members in your social network. Directory Connect™ is completely configurable by administrators who can choose what member information is available and how it may be used.

Directory Connect™ Features

Geographic, name, and address based search capabilities
Configurable search profiles that can vary based on role
Export membership data based on search criteria
Send email to members based on member seach criteria

Can Be Added To:

Secure Checkout™

Complete secure ecommerce shopping cart system

Paid Support™

Membership package for communities that offer paid levels of support

Private Community™

Membership package for communities that offer private social content

Community Donate™

Membership package for communities that utilize donations and sponsorship

Simply Register™

Simple Event Registration System for communities that hold meetings, dinners, seminars, and webinars