Hosted Community Server - Reloaded
While this is not an "official announcement", I'm not sure that folks had noticed our newly revised offering for Hosted Community Server (HCS) at the Community Server Store...so I figured I'd mention it.
Over the past year, while in Beta, we had a couple different options for HCS. Now that we're out of beta, we have decided to focus on a single offering. And as you'll probably surmise when looking at the new package, we are not targeting small personal/family sites. Since we're not a dedicated hosting company, I think we'll probably leave those kinds of sites to the big boys. (More on that later...)
On the development side of things, though, we are now fully automated. So, when an order for HCS is placed, the new site/database is automatically created. Furthermore, since our store now supports recurring payments, a subscription is created and monthly billing occurs automagically. (It really is a thing of beauty ;) )
So if you're looking for a simple, no install way to get a community off the ground, check it out!