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SkaDate has released an update to it’s dating platform. After six months of development, SkaDate 7 is available for download. You can find more information about Skadate 7 version at: http://www.skalfa.com/press/skadate-7-major-release.html. The link is to a fairly exhaustive blog post about how the system has been improved, including new features, template management, security and especially performance. You can test drive SkaDate 7 demo at: www.skadate.com/demo.

If you’re in the market for dating software, SkaDate and it’s distant cousin Boonex Dolphin are worth some due diligence. Disclaimer: Both are advertisers on the blog. There are several other reputable dating platforms available, each with their pros and cons.

No dating or social networking software is perfect, and it’s great to see the main platforms receiving upgrades after getting banged around with lackluster reputations for several years. I hope vendors listen to customers and continue to refine and improve their systems. The latest offerings feel light-years ahead of where packaged dating software was a few short years ago. One ongoing problem that I don’t see going away any time soon is finding programmers fluent in these platforms who are reputable, reliable and economical. I search for them, believe me, and my efforts have often been less than fruitful.