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.