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See Appliedi.net at DotNetNuke World in Orlando, November 9-11, 2011

DotNetNuke World is the annual user conference specifically designed for developers, web designers, administrators, business decision makers, and end users on the DotNetNuke Platform. This year the conference will be held in Orlando, Florida on November 9 through 11 at the Hilton Orlando Resort. Applied Innovations is a Platinum Sponsor of DotNetNuke World this year,…

Comparing CMS Applications: DotNetNuke, Joomla, Kentico and WordPress

DotNetNuke, Kentico, Joomla and WordPress are four of the most popular CMS (Content Management System) Applications used by the customers of Applied Innovations. We even offer One-Click Installers right on our Control Panel for all of them. We’ve invested extensive time and research optimizing our hosting platforms to support these apps, too – one of…

A Cloud Computing Crash Course

You’ve heard about the Cloud and you have an idea what it means. But do you really? Platform as a Service. Desktop Virtualization. Application Service Providers. Virtual Private Servers. Grid Computing. Software as a Service. Utility Computing. Remote Backup Services. Infrastructure as a Service. Yes, all these terms are related to the cloud or even…

Taking the Mystery out of PCI Compliance

A VERY Brief History of PCI Short for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, PCI is a set of requirements designed to guarantee that all companies who handle customer credit card information maintain a secure environment. So if you have a Merchant ID (MID) and accept credit cards as a form of payment, this applies…

5 Tactics for Converting Visitors to Customers

Congratulations. Your site traffic is up. You have worked hard to get this traffic using an array of paid search, social media, directory listings and online marketing programs. You’ve optimized your site for search engines by applying all the industry best practices and white hat optimization techniques. But you’re not seeing the pay off… what’s…

Comparing 5 Popular Shopping Carts

Wondering which eCommerce application is right for you? Take a look at this handy matrix comparing 5 of the most popular shopping carts. We have included ASPdotNETStoreFront (ASPDNSF), BVCommerce, nopCommerce, osCommerce, and Zen Cart. While this feature list is by no means comprehensive, it does provide a good sense of how these apps measure up. …

Take a load off…our treat, no tricks!

Let Applied Innovations provide you with a FREE CUSTOMIZED website performance evaluation. We’ll take a look at your hosting plan’s specifications, your traffic and memory usage, and run a variety of performance monitors. From this, we’ll identify problems you may not even be aware of, and make suggestions for improvements to optimize the performance of…

Benefits of Cloud Hosting on Hyper-V

As both a technologist and business owner of a company deeply involved in the cloud, I have a fantastic understanding of what the cloud means from both a business and technology aspect and often I take that understanding for granted. Recently, I’ve come to realize is that today everyone wants the cloud! They don’t know…

Introducing Office365: Collaboration for Everyone

Work from anywhere and on almost any device! As a longtime Microsoft Partner, Applied Innovations is excited to be offering a FREE TRIAL of Microsoft Office 365! Just call us at 866-706-8691 and we’ll send you a link to the free trial today. Office 365 provides Microsoft Office collaboration and productivity tools delivered through the…

11 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Website

Your website took time to design, develop and implement. But the next challenge is getting quality traffic to your site. It’s the challenge every online entity struggles with. You shouldn’t have to pay for every set of eyeballs, either. You need people who are actively seeking what you have to offer. There are a number…