Is there a software package available for creating an online web community with chat, forumns and blogs?

I know that there are a ton of companies that produce forums for community websites, however I haven't seen any programs that offer all three. My big concern is buying three products and then having problems with the user names synching up. I'm curious to know, what are the top picks for doing this task. Preferably for under $600. I'd also be interested in any hosted products that do this. Please keep in mind that my knowledge of computer programming only consists of limited VB and using Frontpage.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

There are more and more platforms that include all three. Hosted, you might check out http://www.webcrossing.com - they have all three, though the blog tool is a little different than most blog software.

http://www.learningtimes.org and http://communityzero.com also are two other hosted options.

well it depends on which programming language you want to use & which hosting environment you prefer. If you ok with something on .net (VB.NET/C#) then you can take a look at the open source CommunityServer which provides forums, blogs and photos online (not too sure abt the chat feature though). trivia: MSDN (MS Developer Network) blogs also run on CommunityServer. You can also try DotNetNuke, another Open Source app.