In the early days of the Internet, websites were nothing more than electronic brochures. They conveyed a message, but their static nature meant that they weren't much better than their paper cousins. Furthermore, the rudimentary tools and foreign looking markup language (HTML) kept website development out of the hands of the average user and gave rise to a whole new industry.

Evolution has brought the Internet well beyond its feeble start, but the industry it spawned has cloaked website development with a techno-veil of geeky acronyms, complex tools and security nightmares.

At Intratela, we believe there is a better way...

Websites are a unique marriage of art and technology. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, one gets in the way of the other. The solution is simple: separate them. Let the artist's creative talents run free to produce the unique look and feel that will make your company stand out in a crowded electronic world. Then, provide the technological canvas to render the artist's vision, but frame it with a user-friendly interface that places the end user in full control.

The solution... DotNetNuke®.

DotNetNuke® (DNN) is an Open Source Framework ideal for creating Web Applications. That's right... Web Applications, not websites.

What's the difference?

Websites are largely static collections of text and images displayed as pages in a browser. Making changes is time consuming as each page has to be edited individually and can be quite expensive as most firms charge by the hour. They also determine the cost of your site development based on the number of pages required. In other words, you pay for all the inefficiencies.

Web Applications are based on a Web Application Framework that provides all the tools necessary to develop, render and maintain an exciting and dynamic web presence. The end user can modify the content and/or look and feel of the site at any time from anywhere on the planet with nothing more than an Internet connection and a browser.

DotNetNuke® is a versatile, open source (i.e. it's free), user-friendly, feature rich framework, which is based on Microsoft's .NET technology. Skins (the look and feel) can be purchased online or created by skilled designers and easily applied to change the entire appearance of the site in seconds. Many modules, which provide the display mechanism for the content of the site, are included with DNN, but custom modules can be purchased online or coded to spec by talented software developers.

The end result is a compelling, dynamic, inexpensive, easily maintained "website" that will set you apart from the competition.

At Intratela, we specialize in DotNetNuke® development... and we practice what we preach. This site was created using DotNetNuke. Could you tell? Probably not... because it doesn't look "cookie cutter" or preconceived. Now have a look at some of our Portfolio sites. Do they look like they all came out of the same "box"? No. That's because the look and feel (the skin) of the site is entirely in the hands of the web designer and is not constrained by DNN.

We can design a custom skin for your new DNN site and give you the branding you need. Or, if you've already spent time and money developing and exciting look, we can turn into a DNN skin in no time. Either way... you get an amazing site that's easily maintained at a greatly reduced cost of ownership.

OK! Sounds great! But what if I want to have my clients to register online, can DNN do that? Can I sell my products? Can I have an investor only area? Yes, yes and yes. As a web application, a DNN site is programmable and therefore can be made into whatever you need. However, with so many built-in features, you may not even need any custom DNN development. But if you do, Intratela has the knowledge and expertise to build a custom solution that meets your needs.

Not convinced? Drop us an e-mail and we'll schedule a demo... you'll wonder why everyone doesn't use DotNetNuke. We do.