Multibase uses the DotNetNuke Content Management System (CMS) for entry level web sites, hosted in our secure data centre on the industry-standard Microsoft hosting platform. A CMS is a web application that delivers a ‘vanilla flavour’ web site that your web developer customises with the functions you need and your own ‘look and feel’.

Once the site is online, you can update content with minimal technical skills, and without the developer. Add new features such as web catalogues, shopping carts, blogs or photo galleries to get the features of a bigger system, faster and at a lower cost.

Web site management and interactive functions come standard. New features can be added with low cost modules. New and custom-designed features can even be specially designed and programmed for your needs.

Today’s high-performing web sites are search engine friendly and include user management and security features for building an interactive online community. A DNN web site from Multibase gives you all that at an entry-level price.

What does a CMS web site give me?

If you want to keep your web site up to date, if you want to achieve a big impact at a lower cost, or if you want the features of many web sites you have seen, then a web site built by Multibase with a DNN CMS gives you

What are the advantages?

Up to date web site  Update at any time without technical skills using a web browser. Bring users back to your site.
Easily expandable  Add more functions when you need them, at modest cost. 
Search engine friendly  Search engines favour regularly updated web sites. 
Save on setup and maintenance  Setup and management are faster and less expensive 
Separates design, business logic and content  Enforce design rules - yet change the design easily 
Securely hosted  Hosted by Multibase in its data centre secured to payment card industry standards 
Proven and supported  Used for thousands of web sites in Australia and worldwide, and supported by Multibase

Solid, scalable economical entry level web sites - with all the features you need

DotNetNuke is an open source web application framework for the Windows platform, ideal for creating, deploying and managing entry-level interactive web, intranet and extranet sites. It is designed to make it easy for users to manage all aspects of their projects.

Multibase hosts, develops and supports DNN web sites. A Multibase web site based on the DNN platform achieves your online strategy with a solid, scalable and economical entry-level web site solution.

Rapid implementation  The major technical functions are pre-built, so web site construction is fast and economical.
Flexible graphic design  Create a web presence with the 'look and feel' you want. 
Dynamically generated web pages  As the visitor views the site, information is formatted into flexible ‘pages’ from data stored in the system.
Virtually unlimited size  A DNN system can handle any typical size requirement for a small to medium web site.
ePay gateway integration  Connect to Multibase’s ePay payment gateway for secure online credit card clearance.
Quality hosting with Multibase  Hosted in Multibase’s secure data centre, making setup, maintenance and management easy and economical.
Easy to manage  Manage the system using a web browser, with minimal technical skill. This includes much of the setup and customisation, as well as ongoing management of products and content.
Optional features  Many optional features, such as notice boards or discussion forums, catalogues and shopping carts, search, secure password-protected areas, photo galleries, and document libraries.
Scalability  As business grows, your system can expand with minimal challenge. Additional modules, or custom-developed features, can readily be added.

Recommendation

Building your web site on a solution framework, such as a CMS, is generally preferable for all but the most specialised needs, or the biggest web budget. Your web site has a greater change of staying lively and up to date, because maintenance requires time more than technical skill.

Financially, the return on both initial and ongoing investment is likely to be higher from a web site built on such a framework, because typically you effectively pay only a fraction of the cost of developing the underlying system.

For entry level solutions, Multibase recommends the DotNetNuke CMS. And if you outgrow your site, we recommend Elcom's CommunityManager.NET, our enterprise content management solution delivered in partnership with Elcom Technology. CommunityManager.NET is ideal for enterprise-level web sites, intranets, extranets, portals and ecommerce sites, and where integration with third-party systems is required.