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Joomla is an open source content management system which allows web designers to build websites by combining modules with minimum  knowledge of programming .The word joomla gives the meaning “all together” or “as a whole” which is phonetic spelling for the Swahili word “Jumla”.

In definition, CMS is a collection of procedures which can be manual or computer-based, used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, phone numbers, scientific data, or just about anything. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

The module collection in joomla used to customize websites. There is a wide variety of modules such as including RSS feeds, polls, and language internationalization, which make it easy for Joomla users and used to customize websites even with minimal web design experience. Joomla is released under the GNU General Public License.

Joomla..! Features: 

News,products or services sections fully editable and manageable
Media (images, documents) upload and management
Simple polls, Dynamic Forum/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
Fully customizable layouts including left, center and right menu
boxes
Search engine friendly (SEF) URL’s
Database driven site engines
News, products or services sections fully editable and manageable
Pages Caching, Printable Page Versions, Newsflashes, Blog’s,
calendars,Language Internationalization also are some features in
joomla.

Compared to Drupal CMS ..

  If you are not with techniques its good to start
  Cannot integrate other scripts etc. to your site
  Generally you cannot create high-end sites,without investing huge
  amount
  Server resources utilization is more compared to drupal
  Only one site per installation
  No Single Log-in to several sites

Download Joomla: www.joomla.org/download.html

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