Host Color Adds Poll and Online Survey To Shared 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.