SAN MATEO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/06/09 -- DotNetNuke Corp., the company behind the most widely adopted web content management system (CMS) and application development framework for building web sites and web applications on Microsoft .NET, today announced the OpenForce Connection Division Community Choice Awards Winners. The winners, nominated and voted on by the DotNetNuke community for being the best web sites created using the DotNetNuke platform, will be recognized at OpenForce '09 Connections, a three day, multiple track, professional developer conference where DotNetNuke and Microsoft .NET developers meet and learn about the latest developments in the DotNetNuke world. OpenForce '09 Connections is held in conjunction with the DevConnections conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel from November 9th through the 12th.

News Highlights

-- The OpenForce Connections Community Choice Awards winners are:

Rehab for the Best Overall Site

Rehab for the Best Informational Site

Silkroad Project for the Most Creative/Original Site

Sake Social for the Best eCommerce Site

-- In addition to recognition at OpenForce '09 Connections and on the DotNetNuke web site, winners will receive a special award plaque to commemorate their win.

-- OpenForce '09 Connections will feature a keynote speech by DotNetNuke Corp. Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Shaun Walker. Conference attendees can expect to learn best practices for DotNetNuke module development, skin development, and administration from a tremendous list of industry experts.

-- DotNetNuke Corp., in collaboration with R2integrated (R2i), the OpenForce Connections Social Media Sponsor, is launching Smash at OpenForce09 in Vegas. Smash is a social mashup running on the DotNetNuke framework that drives interactivity with live video feeds, photos and Twitter/ SMS commentary from conference attendees. See OpenForce live at OpenForce09 R2iSMASH.

Images and Resources

OpenForce '09 Connections

OpenForce Community Choice Awards '09

DevConnections Conference

OpenForce09 R2iSMASH

Quotes

Shaun Walker, Co-Founder and Chief Architect of DotNetNuke Corp.:

"OpenForce Connections is a great opportunity to meet expert developers and gain invaluable insight into all things DotNetNuke. This year's OpenForce Community Choice Awards provide us with yet another opportunity to highlight members from our talented community who are designing compelling web sites with the DotNetNuke platform. This year's conference is really shaping up to be a must attend event."

About DotNetNuke Corp.

DotNetNuke Corp. is the steward of the DotNetNuke open source project, the most widely adopted web content management system (CMS) and application development framework for building web sites and web applications on Microsoft .NET. Organizations use DotNetNuke to quickly develop and deploy interactive and dynamic web sites, intranets, extranets and web applications. The DotNetNuke framework is available in both a free Community and a subscription based Professional Edition. DotNetNuke Corp. also operates Snowcovered.com where users purchase third party software modules and skins. Founded in 2006 and funded by Sierra Ventures and August Capital, DotNetNuke Corp. is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. For additional information, visit www.dotnetnuke.com.

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