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DotNetNuke Corp. provides the leading Web Content Management Platform for Microsoft ASP.NET, which helps organizations build and maintain web sites and web platforms, such as public web sites, extranets, and intranets. We are the creators, leaders and stewards of DotNetNuke, the largest and most successful open source project in the Microsoft ecosystem and the most widely adopted Web content management system on Microsoft .NET.

The DotNetNuke platform has been downloaded more than 6 million times and powers more than 600,000 production web sites worldwide. 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, Elite and Elite Premier Editions. DotNetNuke Corp. also operates Snowcovered.com where users purchase third party software add-ons for the DotNetNuke platform.

DotNetNuke is an open source WCM Platform built on the Microsoft web server stack. It features an open API, allowing users to easily change the appearance and functionality of their website, extranet or intranet by adding DotNetNuke apps. The open API allows user to create their own apps, purchase third-party apps on the Snowcovered.com marketplace or download free apps from the DotNetNuke Forge. These factors combined make DotNetNuke unique as evidenced by over 6 million downloads and 600,000+ production web sites. Key advantages:

1. The open platform can quickly, easily be extended by installing add-on modules.
2. More than 8,000 add-on modules exist for the DotNetNuke platform with an average price of about $100
3. The installed base is huge – more than 600,000 production web sites currently deployed on the platform
4. A vibrant ecosystem of more than 500 hundred web development firms, 800+ ISVs, and 40+ hosting companies have emerged
5. Large and growing open source community – nearly 800,000 registered members contribute software, help each other with technical questions, and generate enthusiasm and business opportunities for the commercial DotNetNuke ecosystem

DotNetNuke Corp. achieved a number of significant milestones in 2009 alone, its first year of selling products, notably:

- The DotNetNuke platform has been downloaded more than 6 million times and powers more than 600,000 production web sites.
- In its first year as a commercial corporation, DotNetNuke Corp. grew from zero to nearly 500 customers for the commercial editions of its products.
- The company signed nearly 70 official partners.
- Nearly 50,000 transactions were completed to 15,000 customers on Snowcovered.com.
- The marketplace, Snowcovered.com, offers more than 8,000 add-ons from nearly 800 third-party vendors.
- DotNetNuke Corp. accepted a preemptive $8M in Series B funding in February 2010.

The phenomenal market traction DotNetNuke Corp. achieved in its first year demonstrates the market opportunity and need for affordable, open source alternatives to proprietary web content management systems.

DotNetNuke Corp. makes money in two primary ways:

1. The sale of subscription products at an average deal size of about $4,000 per year. These subscription products include unique features not available in the free version, full documentation, an online Knowledge Base, email alerts for product updates and security alerts, unlimited technical support, and product copyright indemnification. 800 customers purchased subscriptions to date following the commercial product debut in February 2009.
2. Operation of an online marketplace, Snowcovered.com, for the sale of third-party software add-ons for the DotNetNuke platform. Nearly 800 vendors offer more than 8,000 add-ons at an average price of about $100. Nearly 24,000 transactions to more than 16,000 customers have been completed in the first half of 2010.

DotNetNuke Corp. generates revenue from a few additional minor sources including consulting services, training, advertising

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