Community Newsletter - February 2011

DotNetNuke :: Community Content Collaboration
    Founders Message
 
DotNetNuke Corporation Acquires Active Modules Inc.
Shaun Walker (Co-Founder/CTO)

Without a doubt, one of the hottest industry trends in recent years is the rise of the Social Web. Whether this means participation in some of the massively successful social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, or it involves taking advantage of social collaboration software within your enterprise, the demand for online social interaction continues to grow at an incredible pace. One aspect which has been critical to the success of the DotNetNuke platform over the years is the ability to stay abreast of modern technology trends. Sometimes this is accomplished through strategic enhancements to the core platform, but often it is accomplished through our vibrant extensions ecosystem where thousands of developers offer innovative solutions to everyday business problems.

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    News Briefs
 
Create a DotNetNuke Demo Environment

Did you know you could create your own DotNetNuke Web Content Management demo site and test DotNetNuke in your own virtual sandbox?  Visit our demo page today to download updated self-guided tour instructions and test DotNetNuke 5.6. More...

 

 
Complimentary User Guides for DotNetNuke 5.6.1 Available

DotNetNuke Corp. is pleased to announce that updated versions of user guides are now available for DotNetNuke 5.6.1. These include the DotNetNuke Quick Admin Guide (8 MB); DotNetNuke User Guide (29 MB); and DotNetNuke SuperUser Guide (33 MB).
  

  Vote for the Site of the Month

Don't forget to vote in the DotNetNuke Site of the Month contest before February 28th. The winning site gets tons of Community Recognition! Read our contest blog to learn how you can win a DotNetNuke laptop bag!  More...

 

  Training Dates For March

This March, Chris Hammond (Director of Training Programs) will be offering two Advanced DotNetNuke Webinars. DotNetNuke Module Development runs March 1-4, and DotNetNuke Skinning follows later on March 12-15. Check the Training page for full details.  More...

 

 
  Learn How Cornell and the University of New Orleans Used DotNetNuke to Build Highly Collaborative Web Sites

DotNetNuke is the foundation for hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. Many of these websites are used by institutions of higher learning to enable students, teachers, administrators and alumni to communicate and collaborate. Register to receive a complimentary recording of a webinar featuring two web experts from Cornell University and the University of New Orleans where they discuss how DotNetNuke was used by their institutions to build cost effective, secure, flexible web sites.
 

 
 
DotNetNuke Professional Edition
 
 
    Recent Releases
 
DotNetNuke 5.6.1  

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Core Release (Jan 19/11)
 
RTP Tooltip

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Forge Release: Roger Selwyn (Feb 4/11)
 
 
DotNetNuke Contest

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Forge Release: Chris Paterra (Jan 15/10)

  
 
WatchersNET.TagCloud 01.09.03

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Forge Release: Ingo Herbote (Feb 9/11)
 
    Project Spotlight
 

 


Showcasing DotNetNuke

Cornell University
www.johnson.cornell.edu

Cornell used DotNetNuke to successfully deploy a rebranded web site that created a larger applicant pool, attracted top faculty, and improved employment prospects for Johnson School graduates. Cornell also recently launched a new alumni portal which uses modules from ActiveSocial to enable over 13,000 alumni to network and communicate.


Security Focus

DotNetNuke users looking for information about security and security practices may find the growing body of information in the Wiki of particular interest.   More...

 
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Project Activity

Every 2 weeks, members of the DotNetNuke Core Team meet to discuss a variety of topics. Many in the DNN community are especially interested in the information discussed in these sessions, so Scott Willhite (Director of Community Programs) has provided notes from the February 17 meeting. Read more...

As well, if you would like more information on how you can participate in one of the DotNetNuke teams, learn how to Get Involved!


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    Community Focus
 
DotNetNuke Events and Meet-Ups

- Get ready for the Day of DotNetNuke 2011 Orlando, coming to you this March 26! This event, which is co-located with the Orlando .Net Code Camp, is now accepting speaker submissions. See both Will Strohl's blog and Darrell Hardy's blog for details.

- Upcoming DotNetNuke User Group meetings:  St. Louis Area DNN User Group (2/28); European Network of DotNetNuke Professionals (3/2); DotNetNuke Boston User Group (3/8); Bay Area DotNetNuke Users Group (3/15).  Check the Calendar of Events for full details and listings.

- DotNetNuke Corp. Senior Architect Charles Nurse has been working tirelessly on Microsoft's new WebMatrix and Razor technologies over the past months. In 2011, he will take his knowledge on the road and present talks at VSLive in Las Vegas, DevTeach in Montreal, and Prairie DevCon in Regina.

 

  Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

DotNetNuke and Windows Azure: Understanding Azure - Joe Brinkman
Finding the Right CMS with Web App Gallery - Ricky Onsman
DotNetNuke SEO Whitepaper - Will Strohl
How to Create a DotNetNuke Widget - Will Strohl
Displaying a Hierarchical DNN Page List - Ian Robinson
Installing DotNetNuke using WebMatrix - Chris Hammond
Scrubbing a DotNetNuke Database For User Info and Passwords - Chris Hammond
Converting From Community Server to DotNetNuke (Multi-Part) - Chris Hammond


Careers


Be sure to check the Careers page on dotnetnuke.com for a listing of current opportunities.

 
 

DotNetNuke Corporation

DotNetNuke Corp. is the steward of the DotNetNuke open source project, the most widely adopted Web Content Management Platform for building web sites and web applications on Microsoft. Organizations use DotNetNuke to quickly develop and deploy interactive and dynamic web sites, intranets, extranets and web applications. The DotNetNuke platform is available in a free Community and subscription-based Professional and Enterprise Editions with an Elite Support option. DotNetNuke Corp. also operates the DotNetNuke Store where users purchase third party apps for the platform.