So what does Joomla! offer?

Once your Joomla! site is up and running, anyone with basic word processing skills can update it by adding content, managing images and keeping company-critical data up-to-date via a simple, browser-based interface. And because it's free and easy to use, you can focus your resources on the bit that really matters - the content.

Here are some of the core features of Joomla!

Cost

• Joomla! is absoultely free. 

Ease of Use

• Efficient control of users, links, content and files;
• Search engine friendly URLs;
• Image Resizing;
• Prototyping;
• The ability to choose your WYSIWYG Editor.

Functionality

• Content Syndication (RSS) enabling the incorporation of news bullteins;
• User Profiling;
• Blog;
• Picture Galleries;
• Contact Management;
• FAQ Management;
• Banner Management;
• Document Management;
• Mail Form;
• Calendar;
• Polls;
• Built-in search facility;
• Search Engine visibility is easily controllbale;
• Data manager for uploading and administering information;
• Archiving facility, enabling the re-use of content;
• Publication of content in printable, pdf or email format;
• Simple workflow system;
• Multilingual frontend;
• User Contributions. 

Management & Performance

• Content Scheduling;
• Simple and expandable template and component system;
• On-line Administration;
• Asset Management;
• Simple web Statistics;
• Caching mechanism that speeds up the site's operation.

 Security

• Content Approval;
• Email Verification and protection from spam robots;
• Login History;
• Session Management;
• Versioning;
• Hierarchical user groups.

Support

• Commercial Support, including Training;
• Large developer Community;
• Online Help;
• Public Forum;
• Third-Party Developers.