A Content Management System or CMS, is a website maintenance software used to manage content circulation on a web server. CMS's come with tools that can be used by a person with no prior technical or programming knowledge. A CMS is very user-friendly and is scalable to meet your business requirements. You can make modifications to your website as and when needed, with the help of a CMS. Joomla is one of the most powerful CMS's, used worldwide.

Strength of Joomla: It is one of the most powerful and technically advanced, open source CMS available. Installing Joomla is very easy and can be done in a short span of time. Individuals and corporates use Joomla to build simple websites to complex applications, for its reliable and powerful features.

Applications: Joomla is one of the most used CMS tools in the world. It has various applications and uses. Some of the areas in which Joomla is used are mentioned below:

• To build a website or portal
• e Commerce portals
• Small commercial websites
• Government applications and for NGOs
• Corporate intranet or extranet
• Academic websites
• Effective distribution of newsletters
• Banner and display advertising
• Collection of data and analyzing it to make various reports

The best part of this powerful open source CMS is that, it comes for free and is easily available.