Web solution using: DotNetNuke
By
Nikhil Choudhary
June 26, 2009
DotNetNuke is an open source web application framework written in vb.net for the asp.net framework. The application's content management system is extensible and customizable through the use of skins and modules, and it can be used to create, deploy, and manage intranet, extranet, and web sites.
DotNetNuke is designed for businesses that want to standardize on DotNetNuke for their mission-critical production websites and applications. Developed and supported by DNN Corp., DotNetNuke Professional Edition is a certified version of the framework that meets the stringent requirements for adopting and deploying enterprise software. Meaning, it is a program that is designed to be extended. The application's content management system is extensible and customizable through the use of skins and modules, and it can be used to create, deploy, and manage Intranet, extranet, and web sites.
DotNetNuke has a skinning architecture which provides a clear separation between design and content. This enables you as the user to concentrate on what matters most to your business website. That is content. You do not have to worry about the look and feel of your site. You also do not have to worry about re-doing content should you decide to change the skin (look and feel) of you site. Because of DotNetNuke's skinning architecture, the content is separated from the skin, and therefore your content is not changed, touched, damaged or lost.
Because of this unique architecture, you as the user, can edit your own website with a web browser, from the comfort of your PC. No longer do you need to pay exorbitant webmaster fees. You do not need to know HTML. All you need to know is your business. Your business content.
DotNetNuke can support multiple portals or sites off of one install. In dividing administrative options between host level and individual portal level, DotNetNuke allows administrators to manage any number of sites, each with their own look and identity and all off one hosting account.It comes loaded with a set of built-in tools that provide powerful pieces of functionality. Site hosting, design, content, security, and membership options are easily managed and customized through these tools. DotNetNuke provides users with an opportunity to learn best-practice development skills -- module creation, module packaging, debugging methods, etc -- all while utilizing cutting-edge technologies like ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Web Developer (VWD), Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.
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