Threads 7.1 is owned by Groupee
Threads 6.x and UBB.Classic (previously known as Ultimate Bulletin Board) are now both EOL, which were also owned by Groupee.
Groupee was previously known as Infopop and previously as Madrona Park. When they were known as Infopop, in 1991 they purchased a product known as wwwthreads from Rick Baker and changed the products name to ubb.threads.
Threads 7.x is a brand new product and is not simply a newer version of ubb.threads.
I think with this new version Groupee have signalled their intention to promote and develop the downloadable forum product, and the plans that Rick Baker has backs up this theory.
Hope that helps
