Silicon Valley attorney is also general counsel for the Open Source Initiative and represents several other high-profile Open Source companies

Seattle, Wash. – September 27, 2006 – DotNetNuke® Corporation has retained highly-regarded Silicon Valley law firm DLA Piper as legal counsel and will be represented by partner Mark F. Radcliffe.

Mark Radcliffe, co-chair of the Technology and Sourcing Practice at the firm, is well known for his experience in working with software companies and Open Source companies in particular. In 1997, the National Law Journal named him one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States. He is general counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and chairs one of the four discussion committees for the GPLv3. Focusing on strategic intellectual property advice, software licensing, and venture funding for startups, Radcliffe advises over fifteen open source startups from SugarCRM to Zimbra. He also advises large companies such as Sun Microsystems, NEC and Sony on intellectual property matters.

“Radcliffe’s experience providing legal counsel to other Open Source companies in the area of intellectual property management and his continued involvement with Open Source organizations make him well-suited to represent DotNetNuke Corp.,” said founder Shaun Walker. “As we continue to focus on improving DotNetNuke, and growing its adoption, having Radcliffe’s counsel will help us ensure the DotNetNuke brand and trademarks remain reliable indicators of quality and security, and serve the best interests of the community.”

Radcliffe’s involvement with Open Source companies and industry organizations is no accident. He views Open Source as an exciting business model that represents a dramatic shift in how software is made and distributed.

“The Open Source model represents a paradigm shift in the way that software is developed and distributed” said Radcliffe. “It presents many unique legal issues and is one of the most exciting developments in my twenty five years of practice.“

In addition to Radcliffe, DotNetNuke Corp. will use other DLA Piper attorneys for its corporate, trademark, tax and other matters. DLA Piper has 3,200 lawyers and 61 offices in 23 countries throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in commercial, corporate and finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, and technology, media and communications.

About DotNetNuke®

“Our mission is to create opportunities and spread entrepreneurship to the world by providing a superior open source web application framework which cultivates a passionate developer community as well as a prosperous commercial ecosystem.”

DotNetNuke® is an open source web application framework ideal for creating, deploying and managing interactive web, intranet and extranet sites. With a rapidly growing community of over 330,000 registered users, a legion of dedicated professional developers, and an active commercial ecosystem, DotNetNuke® continues to strengthen its leadership position in the Microsoft enterprise market.

About Open Source

The basic idea behind Open Source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, and people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.

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