Support for the Razor View Engine Will Enable WebMatrix Users to Easily Create Custom Code for the DotNetNuke Web Content Management Platform
San Mateo, Calif. – January 13, 2011 – DotNetNuke Corp., the company behind the most widely adopted Web Content Management Platform for Microsoft .NET, today announced that it will release a module to support the Razor view engine that will enable seamless integration with Microsoft WebMatrix. WebMatrix will enable programmers with limited programming experience to easily create custom code for DotNetNuke, the powerful open source Web Content Management Platform, allowing users to rapidly launch new web sites and web applications built on DotNetNuke.
“We have been working closely with Microsoft to develop a Razor module for our open source Web Content Management Platform,” said Shaun Walker, Co-Founder and CTO of DotNetNuke Corp. “The Razor module will make using DotNetNuke with WebMatrix a great experience. By working with Microsoft, we feel confident even entry-level programmers using WebMatrix will be able to quickly, easily create custom code for their new DotNetNuke web site or web application.”
“Microsoft places a great deal of importance on our open source ecosystem, within which DotNetNuke is the largest open source project,” said Gavin Warrener, Senior Program Manager of the Web Applications Ecosystem, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft Corp. “With the addition of a module supporting Razor, WebMatrix users will be able to easily develop custom code for DotNetNuke and launch new sites quickly. By providing tight integration with WebMatrix via the Razor view engine, DotNetNuke delivers simple, seamless solutions to our joint users.”
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About DotNetNuke Corp.
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 .NET. 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 Snowcovered.com where users purchase third party software apps for the platform. Founded in 2006 and funded by Sierra Ventures, August Capital and Pelion Venture Partners, DotNetNuke Corp. is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.
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