Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS) which enables you to build websites and powerful online applications. Many aspects of Joomla, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have helped make it among the most popular pieces of website software available. And, as an open-source solution, it is freely available to everyone.

Joomla provides an affordable web solution for many small businesses. It is an ideal solution for small businesses that require a website as it provides a cost effective solution that is also sustainable in the long run. Once your Joomla website is up and running, you do not need to hire anybody to update it. Joomla’s ability to have many sections, categories and pages allows your website to grow as your business expands. Your website can be updated easily from any browser at any time and you do not require any HTML or other programming knowledge. If you can use a word processor or send an email then you can update your own website - it’s really that easy. 

Joomla's CMS Advantage
Joomla uses the PHP programming language, along with XHTML, JavaScript and CSS, meaning that when 'out of the box' Joomla websites will pass W3C Validation and CSS Validation standards. Other benefits include:

• Increased compatibility with browsers (there aren't any labels on websites suggesting 'Best viewed using Internet Explorer', for example)
• Ease in maintaining the website, reducing future maintenance costs
• Consistency in colours, fonts, and the overall look and feel of the website
• Broadening of website audience by increasing accessibility
• Forward browser compatibility - designed for use with new browsers, not old/unused ones

Having evaluated Joomla, IVH Solutions has found it an interesting option for small and medium organisations. It's also suitable for organisations that don't require multiple connections to many other technologies or platforms.