DotNetNuke is an open source Web Content Management System (CMS) for Microsoft .NET. It is distributed under both open source Community Edition and Commercial License Editions as Professional and Enterprise. The much awaited, feature rich DotNetNuke (DNN) Enterprise Edition 6.0 opens up the door and endless possibilities for developing an intuitive and resourceful website, critical business applications and intranets. The new look and simplified interface of DNN 6.0 dramatically increases the productivity by making it more user-friendly. It includes a long list of minor changes, security improvements, pop-up dialogs, mega-menus, updated administration modules and more, together they help create a highly modern platform for building, deploying and maintaining websites.

Features of DotNetNuke Enterprise 6.0 are :-

1) New Look
DNN 6 delivers a fresh out of box look with a stylish contemporary skin & default template to get you going. With its modern mega-menus and some light-weight containers, DNN provides the perfect canvas for building a magnificent website.

2) Fully Integrated
For the first time, you can have direct access to the DNN Store (SnowCovered.com) and the Extensions Forge with over 10, 000 app extensions from within the core DNN platform. The frugal integration of DNN 6 facilitates the process of searching, purchasing, finding and installing DotNetNuke apps.

3) Microsoft SharePoint Connector
The Microsoft SharePoint Connector for DNN Enterprise enables quick and secure publishing of documents stored in SharePoint to public sites, extranets or intranets. Organizations can manage their document library in a secure way within the SharePoint & selectively publish those documents using the highly versatile and cost effective DNN platform.

4) DNN eCommerce

The new eCommerce module of DotNetNuke 6.0 Enterprise Edition empowers business firms to quickly enable ecommerce services on their website. It is designed keeping in mind the customer experience for organizations looking to deliver a small portfolio of digital goods & services to the end users.

5) DNN in the Cloud
DNN 6.0 is compatible with Microsoft Azure Cloud Hosting and provides two folder providers namely – Azure File Storage & Amazon S3 that allows for file storage in the cloud. Whether you need your entire website to live in the cloud or just the content, DNN 6 is just the right place to be.

6) DNN Learns a New Language
DotNetNuke 6.0 has undergone a major upgrade due to its complete conversion to C#. This will make it more accessible to the development communities & allows us to take advantage of many development tools with strong C# support. The C# version has been available for a year now and with the starting of DNN 6, it has become the primary language of the platform.

/strong

DotNetNuke Corp. today announced the final conference schedule for DotNetNuke World 2011. Now in its fifth year, DotNetNuke World (formerly DotNetNuke Connections) was previously held in conjunction with DevConnections in Las Vegas. Due to an overwhelming attendance and response to the 2010 event, DotNetNuke is now producing the event on its own, which will be held at the Hilton Orlando Resort on November 9-11, 2011. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Cloud, Mobile and Social Revolution.”  At the event, DotNetNuke Corporation will be previewing a new release that features comprehensive mobile capabilities designed to accelerate the delivery of websites optimized for mobile devices of all kinds.

DotNetNuke World provides a key opportunity for DotNetNuke and Microsoft .NET developers, web designers, business people and open source community members to meet and learn about the latest developments in the DotNetNuke ecosystem. With two full days of keynotes, sessions, demonstrations, networking, and a full day of pre-conference training sessions, it’s an event the DotNetNuke community cannot miss. Among the highlights of this year’s conference are 34 information-packed sessions and three keynotes led by DotNetNuke Corp. president and CEO, Navin Nagiah who will be giving an update on the market and DotNetNuke company; co-founder and CTO, Shaun Walker who will be laying out a comprehensive product road map; and Microsoft General Manager, Cliff Reeves who will be discussing Microsoft’s view of hot market trends and the opportunities they present. Sessions include:

* Creating a Mobile Strategy Based Upon DotNetNuke
* Mobile Website UI – Best Practices
* Leveraging Social Media with DotNetNuke
* DotNetNuke on Azure
* Cloud Servers
* Using DotNetNuke to Build Web Sites for Business Critical Applications
* DotNetNuke Widgets, from A to Z

Source: http://www.dotnetnuke.com/News/Press-Releases/DotNetNuke-World-2011-Heads-to-Orlando.aspx

Open source content management system Joomla (www.joomla.org) announced on Tuesday that it has reached more than 25 million downloads.

Recently, Joomla 1.7 was released to simplify the CMS installation process and improve the development lifecycle. The WHIR talked to Ryan Ozimek, president of Open Source Matters, the non-profit that supports Joomla through organizational, legal and financial support about the update.

Several web hosting providers offer Joomla-specific packages and Joomla expertise to clients. HostGator, for example, offers three different levels of Joomla plans starting around $7 per month. With an international user base, Joomla and other open source CMS can provide an opportunity to web hosts looking to expand their offerings.

Joomla has been used for the backend management for websites including Citibank, eBay, GE, Ikea and McDonald’s.

According to the press release, Joomla has more than 225,000 registered developers at the joomlacode.or site, and about 3,000 individuals who have contributed directly to the development of the core codebase.

Joomla says these numbers do not represent the “massive international” Joomla communities.

“What makes Joomla unique is that it has attracted a community of hundreds of thousands of developers over a relatively small amount of time, many of whom make a good living off the project,” Ozimek said in a statement.  “Being able to contribute to so many people’s livelihoods around the world and seeing the project grow despite the economic downturn is not only rewarding — it is a testament to the community and the product that community has built.”

First made available in 2005, Joomla only started tracking the number of CMS downloads in 2007, so the number could be much higher, according to the press release.

“Joomla has created a brand new industry for our employees to not only make a living, but be passionate about building a community,” TJ Baker of Joomlashack, a provider of free and commercial Joomla templates and extensions, said in a statement. “Joomla is the reason we were able to start our own business and there are thousands more development firms who share this same history with Joomla.”

According to the press release, 2.7 percent of the web runs Joomla.

Source: http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/091411_Open_Source_CMS_Joomla_Hits_25_Million_Downloads