Las Vegas, NV, November 11, 2008 -- Today DotNetNuke Corporation announced plans to deliver a commercially supported distribution of DotNetNuke®, its globally recognized and respected open source Web application framework. DotNetNuke Professional Edition will provide access to expert technical support and value-added network services that simplify and optimize the development and maintenance of DotNetNuke Web sites.

DotNetNuke Professional Edition will include the mature DotNetNuke 4.9 core release and essential modules for rapidly creating highly interactive content-rich Web sites and applications. With DotNetNuke Professional Edition, serious business customers will have a fully integrated Web platform for building social online communities, managing dynamic Web content, interacting with customers and partners, and much more. In keeping with the spirit of the open source development model, the core elements of the commercial distribution will continue to be licensed under the permissive BSD open source license and the company will work continuously to provide new innovation and increased value in the free, open source core product.

"Having a commercially supported distribution of DotNetNuke is an essential step in the business maturation of the DotNetNuke open source project," said Shaun Walker, DotNetNuke Corporation Chief Architect and DotNetNuke creator. "In order for professional organizations to realize the true benefit of open source software, they need the same accountability and assurance which they have come to expect from traditional software."

DotNetNuke Corporation plans to provide a range of maintenance and support subscriptions designed to meet the requirements of organizations utilizing the DotNetNuke Professional Edition distribution. DotNetNuke Corporation subscriptions will provide consistency and peace of mind in mission critical environments, enabling Microsoft technology customers of all sizes to harness the full value and opportunity provided by open source software.

The DotNetNuke Professional Edition subscription offering will be available to select customers immediately and is expected for public release first quarter 2009.

About DotNetNuke Corporation:

DotNetNuke Corporation's 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. Based on its liberal open source licensing model, DotNetNuke has become the Microsoft industry standard framework for constructing professional Web sites and applications. With a rapidly growing community of over 625,000 registered users, 5.5 million downloads, a legion of dedicated professional developers, and an active commercial ecosystem, DotNetNuke® Corporation continues to strengthen its leadership position on the Microsoft platform.

For more information, visit http://www.dotnetnuke.com.

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