Web hosting company gives both small businesses and web designers a powerful CMS to build and maintain websites Web hosting provider Netfirms, Inc. (www.netfirms.com) announced today that it has added the Joomla! Content Management System to its suite of software tools.

Netfirms hosting customers will now be able to quickly install Joomla! in one click from the Website Control Panel. Website developers can spend less time installing and configuring the application, and more time creating websites. Also, the stable Netfirms Clustered Server Technology – powering more than a million websites worldwide – is ideally suited to serving a database-intensive application such as Joomla!

“The Netfirms core mandate is to provide website designers and managers with powerful yet easy-to-use tools that will help them succeed on the web,” says Thomas Savundra, President of Netfirms, Inc. “Joomla! advances this mission very well – allowing people to easily create and maintain active websites.”

Joomla! is used by more than 40,000 people around the world to power all types of websites. Potential uses include small business and corporate websites or portals; media publishing; e-commerce; government applications; school and church websites; community-based portals; and family homepages.

One of Joomla!’s strengths lies in the application framework that makes it possible to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Some examples of available extensions include: dynamic form builders; business directories; document management; multimedia galleries; forums and chat software; and calendars.
For more information: visit www.netfirms.com/joomla-about

About Netfirms, Inc.
Netfirms, Inc., founded in 1998, is the premier provider of web hosting solutions and technology to successful small and medium-sized businesses, home-office entrepreneurs and individuals worldwide. Netfirms hosts over 1,200,000 websites, delivering trust, quality, and reliability each and every day. With headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Netfirms is one of the largest web hosting companies in the world.

Media Contact:
Christopher Hebert
Marketing Manager
Netfirms, Inc.
chrish@netfirms.com
416-661-2100