NetCat (management system for the websites)

The professional management system for the websites NetCat is one of the leading domestic management systems for the websites, allowing to create websites practically of any level of complexity with the maximum saving of time and to manage the created website without the need for knowledge of web technologies. The NetCat installation on a hosting site borrows several minutes, development of the website (including difficult functional elements) on the basis of a system accelerates several times, and the simple intuitive interface of administration system will allow to manage the website to the user familiar with the computer at the level of work in Microsoft Windows/Microsoft Office. Under control of NetCat more than 15,000 web projects work; the partner network of the company contains nearly 1000 web studios of Russia and the neighboring countries.

NetCat 5.0

On August 1, 2012 the NetCat company submitted the new, fifth version of the professional management system for the websites allowing to create the websites of any level of complexity. The company released the first version of the system in 1999. The partner network of the company totals more than 1700 web developer in Russia and the CIS, and on CMS NetCat is created and more than 16 thousand websites work. According to analysts, the company possesses about 15% of the domestic CMS market.

According to specialists of the company, the NetCat system is suitable for the vast majority of web projects regardless of a profile or type: from simple "business cards" with the minimum content to the difficult web systems, Online stores, etc. And, even the unprepared user who is not owning language skills of programming and Internet technologies can manage the website based on NetCat. In total six basic equipments of a system created taking into account necessary functionality of each type of the website are offered.

The company began work on NetCat 5 at the end of 2011. The interface which succeeded former, existed five years became one of innovations. For the new interface the Metro UI style to which hot interest is shown was selected. Now it is a peculiar hit for interface developers. The founder of style – Microsoft company which began to apply it earlier than the corresponding declaration took place. Microsoft developers apply this style to applications and Windows 8 OS.

The essence of Metro is in to overloading the interface with excess parts and functions. The basic principle of this style – to be clear for the user. The idea is based on how in the different cities of the world of the sign help people to be guided and find that it is necessary for them.

The Metro style such is – content is a design. So the beautiful text of saturated colors at the same time plays an image role, introducing beauty in design of the website. One of distinctive features of Metro Style is existence of animation which helps the user to be guided with that as as occurs in the application. Besides, the user can "move" between interface elements, as according to the card if it was on the screen. The menu is made in the form of cards in a card file. The design also provides convenience of using of a system on devices with the touch screen.

One more innovation of the fifth version – ability to integrate with the third-party software – the systems of 1C, social networks, etc.

The library of ready-made solutions which can be adapted easily for specific applications is also offered to developers and customers. It is convenient for fast start of business of the companies, besides, saves them from costs for unique design.

For developers of web projects (first of all, this system is addressed to them) important that NetCat 5 has the new architecture compatible to the previous versions. New convenient features: an autoinsert, an opportunity to see result at once in development process. Also on the website NetCat documentation to a system is available new, completely rewritten.

NetCat 5.1

Imposition of the interface of an administrative part of a system and panel of fast editing therefore its konfliktoustoychivost was raised underwent important changes.

One more key innovation concerned the module 'Search in the Website' - in NetCat 5.1 the new mechanism of storage of the index is implemented thanks to what load of a hosting considerably decreased.

Besides:

• security of a system is increased;
• modules Online store, Minimagazin, 'Subscription and Mailing' are updated;
• unloading from 1C is improved;
• the functionality of widgets is expanded.

The complete list of changes and additions in NetCat 5.1 contains more than 100 points. All of them were included in weekly patches of Friday Build, each of which was tested by partners of the company. In total during testing 14 such patches were released.

NetCat 5.2

On June 25, 2013 the company submitted the new version of CMS NetCat 5.2.

New products

The main innovation in this version — a possibility of rapid development of two new types of the websites:

• Longpage is the website consisting of one long page with consecutive structure
• Shortpage is the website which contents are displayed in one screen, and transition according to sections is performed without reset of pages.

Components

As a part of NetCat 5.2 not only the functionality helping to create such websites in several minutes but also ready-made solutions of such types.

Design

NetCat 5.2 is provided by new design of the homepage of an administrative part.

Availability of inline

In the version of NetCat 5.2 there is a possibility of inline-editing content. Now it is enough "click" in the right place of the text and make changes.