Curverider, the company founded by the creators of Elgg, have just launched a turn-key hosted solution for Elgg at http://elggspaces.com.

This is a much-needed option for those institutions who don't have the technical expertise or the staffing resources to host Elgg for themselves.

Since the service is being run by Elgg's developers, users can expect all of the latest bug-fixes and features to be available as they become available.