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Joomla! is a free open source Content Management System (CMS), it uses a "backend" system through which the "frontend" can be managed. This system is being used from small personal blogs to large corporate sites and intranets. The system includes features such as page caching to improve performance, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, website searching, and language internationalization. Joomla is licensed under the GPL, and is since 2005 the result of a fork of Mambo.

From my experience with Joomla! I can say that it more complex and has a bigger learning curve then Drupal. However, Joomla! has a large community which provide many extensions (modules) and feedback. In case your needs are far beyond the basic CMS possibilities and you have enough time to spend (or the possibility to hire a professional), this is the CMS system you are looking for.

Joomla! features

Completely database driven site engines
News, products, or services sections fully editable and manageable
Topics sections can be added to by contributing Authors
Fully customisable layouts including left, center, and right Menu boxes
Browser upload of images to your own library for use anywhere in the site
Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting booth for on-the-spot results
Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX server, Solaris, and AIX

Extensive Administration:

Change order of objects including news, FAQs, Articles etc.
Random Newsflash generator
Remote Author submission Module for News, Articles, FAQs, and Links
Object hierarchy - as many Sections, departments, divisions, and pages as you want
Image library - store all your PNGs, PDFs, DOCs, XLSs, GIFs, and JPEGs online for easy use
Automatic Path-Finder. Place a picture and let Joomla! fix the link
News Feed Manager. Choose from over 360 News Feeds from around the world
E-mail a friend and Print format available for every story and Article
In-line Text editor similar to any basic word processor software
User editable look and feel
Polls/Surveys - Now put a different one on each page
Custom Page Modules. Download custom page Modules to spice up your site
Template Manager. Download Templates and implement them in seconds
Layout preview. See how it looks before going live
Banner Manager. Make money out of your site