This week we made a significant step forward with computer.org: We upgraded the Liferay platform and finalized preparations for the rollout of instant communities. As described by President Isaak in Computer, "any CS member will be able to create a new community and any individual with an IEEE Web account (membership not required) can join the interaction."

This new capability is extremely important if we are to realize our vision of being the leading provider of technical information, community services, and personalized services to the world's computing professionals.

The toolset for instant communities includes: blogs, calendar, document library, message boards, polls, Web content display, Web form, and wiki. Here's the link to the help pages.

Look for more information to be released on our home page soon.