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• Easy to see what topics exist, create new topics
• Threaded discussions
• Ability to include or link to images, documents etc
• Usable via web and/or e-mail
• Integrates with (some) existing login mechanism
  • Accessible by collaborators without SLAC accounts?
• Ability to have both public and non-public forums
• WYSIWYG editor
• Searchable (preferably integrated with general site web search)
• Reliable, Secure, Easy to maintain

Existing systems in use at SLAC and similar institutes

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