Telerik, a leading vendor of developer tools and components for .NET is excited to present Sitefinity 3.0 - an innovative development platform for creation and management of professional websites, community portals, and intranets. Sitefinity offers a rich set of built-in features, a unique Web 2.0 interface, and powerful development capabilities that bring developers, designers and content authors closer together.

“There are many CMS systems on the market that are either made for end-users or for developers. This is a bit of a problem for everyone who needs something in-between – something that’s rich and usable but which can be easily customized and extended. This motivated us to create Sitefinity 3.0 and address this market need. Customers will ultimately judge, but I believe we have created a unique system for web content management – one that provides great development capabilities without sacrificing the end-user experience” says Vassil Terziev, Telerik CEO. “This is the solution that puts an end to traditional websites and lets you look at your websites in a new way – as a project that can be easily created and maintained, one that yields significant results for you and your business.”

A cornerstone of the new version is the improved architecture that is built entirely on the ASP.NET 2.0 framework and supports Master Pages, Membership Services, the data provider model, and a familiar for .NET developers programming model. Among the most important benefits that stem from the new architecture are support for a wide array of database systems, unlimited page layout freedom, and the ability to easily integrate and customize external applications – from existing user or custom controls, to modules, and complete web applications.

Sitefinity 3.0 also offers all standard features that content management systems usually include, such as workflow, content versioning, content reuse and support for multi-lingual sites. The new Sitefinity also introduces a number of performance enhancements in both page caching and database access that significantly improve performance in high-demand environments.

“Everything in Sitefinity is very modular and you can effortlessly remove or extend any functionality – from core services such as workflow or RSS to an individual module such as blogs” says Boyan Rabchev, Sitefinity Project Architect. “We deliver a scalable development framework, completely open and customizable for the needs of our customers who are building web solutions and you can easily plug in something that is not available out of the box – be it a control that connects with your CRM system, or just a small widget that displays the local weather.”

In addition to the flexible architecture, Sitefinity offers rich ready-to-use functionality via a set of pluggable modules and components that can easily get you started in creating website projects. Built with the award-winning Telerik UI controls, Sitefinity includes News, Blogs, Polls, Lists, Generic Content and other modules that are essential in all websites.

Beyond the extensive developer capabilities, Sitefinity 3.0 also offers a highly intuitive and visually appealing environment that is the result of significant investments from the User Experience team at telerik. The administrative interface of Sitefinity 3.0 is built according to usability best practices, following Web 2.0 guiding principles, and ultimately providing improved productivity and effortless use for non-technical content contributors.

Pricing & Availability

Single Domain License: Sitefinity 3.0 is offered at $899 per domain. The cost of the Single Domain License includes support and one year subscription. Volume discounts are available for customers who purchase three or more software licenses.

Community Edition: Telerik offers a Community Edition of Sitefinity, which provides great content management, blogs, news and other capabilities out of the box. The Community Edition is ideal for building small websites which do not need enterprise features such as workflow, versioning, and multilingual support and is available for both commercial and non-commercial use. The free edition comes with community support only.

About Telerik
Telerik is a leading vendor of developer tools and components for .NET. Building on our expertise in interface development and Microsoft technologies, Telerik helps customers build applications with unparalleled richness, responsiveness and interactivity. Created with passion, Telerik products help thousands of developers every day to be more productive and deliver reliable applications under budget and on time.

Product Website: http://www.sitefinity.com/