DotNetNuke CMS

Extensibility is a design concept where the implementation takes into consideration future growth. DotNetNuke has been designed from the ground up to be fully extensible. It features an open API (Application Program Interface). Developers, like Keene Systems, can develop extensions to customize the appearance and functionality of the application. More than 10,000 low cost extensions provide you with nearly limitless possibilities to create the perfect website. With DotNetNuke, Keene Systems can easily create custom code using the API to develop custom applications that interface with your existing legacy systems. Cloud file storage support and compatibility with Windows Azure are also options.

DotNetNuke is designed to enable non-technical staff to add and maintain web pages without support from the IT department. Adding pages, changing layouts, and adding new features to a page are all easily accomplished with minimal training. Users will have much more time to focus on keeping the content fresh instead of getting bogged down in the technology.

If your websites have multiple content contributors, controlling the flow of updates will become critical. The content approval engine allows you to create custom workflows that can be assigned to pages. When changes are made, each person in the approval process will be notified in turn so they can review and approve, edit or reject each change. New content will not appear on websites until it has been approved by every person specified in the workflow rules. The granular user permissions also allow you to define who can access and edit each page and even control who can see each element on any given page.

Since you're starting with a preexisting web portal platform, the strategy of application development is different than standard development. At every juncture of the project you should be asking the question “Do I really need to write custom code for this?” Your strategy should be the following:

• Does the functionality you seek already exist in DotNetNuke? For example, let’s say you want a customizable FAQ page. If so, then just turn on the FAQ feature.
• Does the functionality you seek already exist in a 3rd party module from the DNN Store? For example, let’s say you want a fully featured e-commerce system (like Smith Shopping Cart). Just purchase the module, install it, and then configure it, all without programming. This strategy will save you many thousands of dollars and result in a much better website.
• If the functionality you seek is so unique that it doesn’t exist elsewhere then proceed with a traditional ASP.NET development process within the context of DNN. Keene Systems can build DotNetNuke extension to achieve any functionality you would like.

DotNetNuke enables Keene Systems to work efficiently and hand to you an application that can be easily and inexpensively maintained. Keene Systems can easily create custom DNN code to leverage the API.

We feel that our clients will receive the most value for their development dollars by leveraging DotNetNuke instead of writing everything from scratch. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. This allows us to simply “configure” many of your requirements and save your development budget for the truly custom features. In the end you'll have a fully scalable, database driven website built on Microsoft best practices that will have significantly more capabilities than your original requirements call for. It is not uncommon that 80% of a project disappears when reevaluated in the context of DotNetNuke. This combined with our hybrid on-shore/off-shore team approach gives us an unmatched ability to deliver quality systems at an exceptionally low price.

Give us a ring today to see how we can make your vision come true with DotNetNuke.

DotNetNuke websites can be large or small and can grow as much as needed over time without requiring a migration to a new content management system. The DotNetNuke platform can support an unlimited number of pages. DNN has built-in cloud support, so as your traffic grows, you can seamlessly migrate to a distributed server infrastructure as the demand on your web server increases over time.

If your organization needs to share documents, either internally or externally, the document management feature provides a simple, powerful alternative for storing, managing and viewing documents online. The intuitive user interface presents documents in a standard Windows style folder tree structure. User definable document editing and a document change approval workflow engine allows you to maintain control over documents stored online. Video and media files are supported.