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Joomla Is one of the most commonly used content management systems available, originating from the CMS pioneer – Mambo. In recent years Joomla has since surpassed it’s predecessor in both popularity and ability. The latest version, Joomla 1.5 is quickly becoming the industry standard for content management systems, with a host of improvements and a simplified installation that is unmatched in the CMS market. The new installation tool and improved user interface has earned this CMS an extensive overview. To find out if the content management system really lives up to the hype, we examined it from start to finished.
Pre-Installation
Before the installation the software examines the user’s current software and hardware configuration and presents a list of possibly problematic issues that may need to be resolved. The RED items on the list are problematic, and will need to be corrected before beginning the installation. An example of a problematic issue would be using a shared host instead of a VPS. To resolve outstanding issues, you may need to contact your hosting provider.
Installation
When beginning the installation, you’ll need to enter a few details. Don’t worry, as each field is thoroughly explained. After you’ve entered your information, you’ll have the option of adding FTP configuration, letting Joomla correct any permission issues automatically. You can also choose to bypass this option and fill in the information manually later. Next, you’ll enter your site name and a few basic details, and then decide whether or not you’d like to install sample data. If you decide not to install sample data, then your website will be completely blank, so it is best to use sample data if you are not very experienced with web design. Installing sample data will let you experiment with a fully populated website. Once you have made this final decision, the installation will be completed momentarily.
Functionality and Appearance
If you chose to install sample data, you’ll notice that the default them provided by Joomla is very visually appealing. The administrative interface is also substantially improved, and is very user-friendly, employing a variety of dropdown menus. Although the software is very easy to use, the amount of features can be a bit overwhelming initially. For this reason, novice users may find it easy to lose content in arbitrary places, or become disassociated with certain areas of the CMS in some instances. Once you’ve gotten used to the plethora of functions, you’ll discover the true functionality of this award winning CMS.
Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the CMS is a becoming familiar with the vast array of sections and content categories. Figuring out where the article will be published may be slightly difficult initially, but as you become familiar with the process, you’ll notice the design of the software actually maximizes efficiency quite well. One feature you’ll find particularly useful is the new universal installer, which lets you install a zip file form a single central box, rather than having to choose an install type. Previous versions of Joomla required you to select whether the install was a theme, component, module or mambot, so this new feature definitely improves upon the software’s simplicity.
Conclusion
Ultimately, this content management system is definitely a capable solution for any VPS user. On thing you are sure to like about the software is the fact that there is readily available Joomla themes and tutorials online, as there is a very large Joomla community. The vast amount of knowledge and material pertaining to Joomla on the web make it an excellent solution for novice and experienced users alike.
(The Hosting News) – HostReview has today announced its Annual Web Hosting Awards winners. The winners, divided up amongst nine categories, were selected by the site’s editorial statff the companies who made a mark in the previous year. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2010, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs.
HostReview’s Annual Top 10 awards listings reflected the rapidly-changing hosting technologies and business practices. The companies competed in nine categories, including the second Readers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Liquid Web Inc., where the site visitors were able to nominate and vote for their favorite web hosting company.
The team at HostReview takes pleasure in presenting the Best of 2009 Awards winners who are some of the world’s most innovative web hosting companies and proved to be the leaders with outstanding contribution to the industry. The winners in each category are listed below:
Best Web Hosting Company
First place: Verio
Second place: Liquid Web
Third place: The Planet
Best Dedicated Server Package
First place: Liquid Web
Second place: Codero
Third place: The Planet
Best Managed Hosting Service
First place: NaviSite
Second place: PEER 1
Third place: INetU
Best Budget Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: GoDaddy
Third place: Pronet Hosting
Best Reseller Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: Verio
Third place: MochaHost
Best SaaS Provider
First place: 3Tera
Second place: Rackspace
Third place: groupSPARK
Best VPS Hosting
First place: Slicehost
Second place: HostV
Third place: GlowHost
Best Cloud Computing Service
First place: Amazon Web Services
Second place: 3Tera
Third place: Rackspace Cloud
Readers’ Choice Award
First place: Verio
Second place: SoftLayer
Third place: SiteGround
The full listings are available at http://www.hostreview.com/awards/2009_annual_awards .
When ranking the firms, the HostReview editorial team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, and overall performance of the selected companies.
The web hosting awards are intended to distinguish the leaders in the competitive hosting industry and provide a solid recommendation basis for consumers. Commenced in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of its kind.
Winners of Annual Web Hosting Awards Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – HostReview has today announced its Annual Web Hosting Awards winners. The winners, divided up amongst nine categories, were selected by the site’s editorial statff the companies who made a mark in the previous year. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2010, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs.
HostReview’s Annual Top 10 awards listings reflected the rapidly-changing hosting technologies and business practices. The companies competed in nine categories, including the second Readers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Liquid Web Inc., where the site visitors were able to nominate and vote for their favorite web hosting company.
The team at HostReview takes pleasure in presenting the Best of 2009 Awards winners who are some of the world’s most innovative web hosting companies and proved to be the leaders with outstanding contribution to the industry. The winners in each category are listed below:
Best Web Hosting Company
First place: Verio
Second place: Liquid Web
Third place: The Planet
Best Dedicated Server Package
First place: Liquid Web
Second place: Codero
Third place: The Planet
Best Managed Hosting Service
First place: NaviSite
Second place: PEER 1
Third place: INetU
Best Budget Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: GoDaddy
Third place: Pronet Hosting
Best Reseller Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: Verio
Third place: MochaHost
Best SaaS Provider
First place: 3Tera
Second place: Rackspace
Third place: groupSPARK
Best VPS Hosting
First place: Slicehost
Second place: HostV
Third place: GlowHost
Best Cloud Computing Service
First place: Amazon Web Services
Second place: 3Tera
Third place: Rackspace Cloud
Readers’ Choice Award
First place: Verio
Second place: SoftLayer
Third place: SiteGround
The full listings are available at http://www.hostreview.com/awards/2009_annual_awards .
When ranking the firms, the HostReview editorial team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, and overall performance of the selected companies.
The web hosting awards are intended to distinguish the leaders in the competitive hosting industry and provide a solid recommendation basis for consumers. Commenced in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of its kind.
Winners of Annual Web Hosting Awards Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – HostReview has today announced its Annual Web Hosting Awards winners. The winners, divided up amongst nine categories, were selected by the site’s editorial statff the companies who made a mark in the previous year. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2010, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs.
HostReview’s Annual Top 10 awards listings reflected the rapidly-changing hosting technologies and business practices. The companies competed in nine categories, including the second Readers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Liquid Web Inc., where the site visitors were able to nominate and vote for their favorite web hosting company.
The team at HostReview takes pleasure in presenting the Best of 2009 Awards winners who are some of the world’s most innovative web hosting companies and proved to be the leaders with outstanding contribution to the industry. The winners in each category are listed below:
Best Web Hosting Company
First place: Verio
Second place: Liquid Web
Third place: The Planet
Best Dedicated Server Package
First place: Liquid Web
Second place: Codero
Third place: The Planet
Best Managed Hosting Service
First place: NaviSite
Second place: PEER 1
Third place: INetU
Best Budget Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: GoDaddy
Third place: Pronet Hosting
Best Reseller Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: Verio
Third place: MochaHost
Best SaaS Provider
First place: 3Tera
Second place: Rackspace
Third place: groupSPARK
Best VPS Hosting
First place: Slicehost
Second place: HostV
Third place: GlowHost
Best Cloud Computing Service
First place: Amazon Web Services
Second place: 3Tera
Third place: Rackspace Cloud
Readers’ Choice Award
First place: Verio
Second place: SoftLayer
Third place: SiteGround
The full listings are available at http://www.hostreview.com/awards/2009_annual_awards .
When ranking the firms, the HostReview editorial team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, and overall performance of the selected companies.
The web hosting awards are intended to distinguish the leaders in the competitive hosting industry and provide a solid recommendation basis for consumers. Commenced in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of its kind.
Winners of Annual Web Hosting Awards Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – HostReview has today announced its Annual Web Hosting Awards winners. The winners, divided up amongst nine categories, were selected by the site’s editorial statff the companies who made a mark in the previous year. They are also the companies to keep an eye on in 2010, as they are the best providers to solutions for your web hosting needs.
HostReview’s Annual Top 10 awards listings reflected the rapidly-changing hosting technologies and business practices. The companies competed in nine categories, including the second Readers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Liquid Web Inc., where the site visitors were able to nominate and vote for their favorite web hosting company.
The team at HostReview takes pleasure in presenting the Best of 2009 Awards winners who are some of the world’s most innovative web hosting companies and proved to be the leaders with outstanding contribution to the industry. The winners in each category are listed below:
Best Web Hosting Company
First place: Verio
Second place: Liquid Web
Third place: The Planet
Best Dedicated Server Package
First place: Liquid Web
Second place: Codero
Third place: The Planet
Best Managed Hosting Service
First place: NaviSite
Second place: PEER 1
Third place: INetU
Best Budget Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: GoDaddy
Third place: Pronet Hosting
Best Reseller Hosting
First place: Host Gator
Second place: Verio
Third place: MochaHost
Best SaaS Provider
First place: 3Tera
Second place: Rackspace
Third place: groupSPARK
Best VPS Hosting
First place: Slicehost
Second place: HostV
Third place: GlowHost
Best Cloud Computing Service
First place: Amazon Web Services
Second place: 3Tera
Third place: Rackspace Cloud
Readers’ Choice Award
First place: Verio
Second place: SoftLayer
Third place: SiteGround
The full listings are available at http://www.hostreview.com/awards/2009_annual_awards .
When ranking the firms, the HostReview editorial team takes into consideration a suite of factors, including offered services, package diversity, customer support, new products and services, feedback, and overall performance of the selected companies.
The web hosting awards are intended to distinguish the leaders in the competitive hosting industry and provide a solid recommendation basis for consumers. Commenced in 2006, the HostReview Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious web hosting awards of its kind.
Winners of Annual Web Hosting Awards Announced is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) - Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1 and Fedora Core 11 are Canadian VPS firm Cirrus’s latest Linux operating system distributions. Now firmly established itself as a leader in VPS hosting, Cirrus Tech continues to offer both new and existing clients with the latest Linux operating systems supported on their Virtuozzo VPS hosting platform.
With the aim of providing clients with the freedom to choose exactly the web hosting solution they require, Cirrus Tech is constantly updating their hosting plans to achieve this goal. Currently, Cirrus Tech offers a range of VPS hosting plans in both Windows and Linux operating systems. Clients are able to purchase multiple VPS with different operating systems under a single account. “We’ve seen many of our clients subscribe to more than one VPS, and it is often the case that they opt for different operating systems among their VPS subscriptions,” says Cirrus Tech CEO, Mr. Ehsan Mirdamadi.
With the addition of Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1, and Fedora Core 11, Cirrus Tech adds to their already extensive Linux offerings, which includes Ubuntu 8.04, CentOS 4 & 5, Debian 4, and Fedora Core 8. Clients don’t have to compromise when choosing the OS of their choice. Cirrus Tech clients not only have the ability to choose between a wide range of operating systems, but they can choose from a number of VPS hosting plans that include dedicated resources, Canadian IPs, and optional Plesk Control Panel.
Cirrus Tech Expands Linux Program Catalog is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) - Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1 and Fedora Core 11 are Canadian VPS firm Cirrus’s latest Linux operating system distributions. Now firmly established itself as a leader in VPS hosting, Cirrus Tech continues to offer both new and existing clients with the latest Linux operating systems supported on their Virtuozzo VPS hosting platform.
With the aim of providing clients with the freedom to choose exactly the web hosting solution they require, Cirrus Tech is constantly updating their hosting plans to achieve this goal. Currently, Cirrus Tech offers a range of VPS hosting plans in both Windows and Linux operating systems. Clients are able to purchase multiple VPS with different operating systems under a single account. “We’ve seen many of our clients subscribe to more than one VPS, and it is often the case that they opt for different operating systems among their VPS subscriptions,” says Cirrus Tech CEO, Mr. Ehsan Mirdamadi.
With the addition of Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1, and Fedora Core 11, Cirrus Tech adds to their already extensive Linux offerings, which includes Ubuntu 8.04, CentOS 4 & 5, Debian 4, and Fedora Core 8. Clients don’t have to compromise when choosing the OS of their choice. Cirrus Tech clients not only have the ability to choose between a wide range of operating systems, but they can choose from a number of VPS hosting plans that include dedicated resources, Canadian IPs, and optional Plesk Control Panel.
Cirrus Tech Expands Linux Program Catalog is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) - Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1 and Fedora Core 11 are Canadian VPS firm Cirrus’s latest Linux operating system distributions. Now firmly established itself as a leader in VPS hosting, Cirrus Tech continues to offer both new and existing clients with the latest Linux operating systems supported on their Virtuozzo VPS hosting platform.
With the aim of providing clients with the freedom to choose exactly the web hosting solution they require, Cirrus Tech is constantly updating their hosting plans to achieve this goal. Currently, Cirrus Tech offers a range of VPS hosting plans in both Windows and Linux operating systems. Clients are able to purchase multiple VPS with different operating systems under a single account. “We’ve seen many of our clients subscribe to more than one VPS, and it is often the case that they opt for different operating systems among their VPS subscriptions,” says Cirrus Tech CEO, Mr. Ehsan Mirdamadi.
With the addition of Debian 5, openSUSE 11.1, and Fedora Core 11, Cirrus Tech adds to their already extensive Linux offerings, which includes Ubuntu 8.04, CentOS 4 & 5, Debian 4, and Fedora Core 8. Clients don’t have to compromise when choosing the OS of their choice. Cirrus Tech clients not only have the ability to choose between a wide range of operating systems, but they can choose from a number of VPS hosting plans that include dedicated resources, Canadian IPs, and optional Plesk Control Panel.
Cirrus Tech Expands Linux Program Catalog is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
The Hosting News)- Over 100 Parallels Partners launched in first month of availability.
Cloud-enablement leader, Parallels, today released Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1, which features enhancements designed to make the solution even more user-friendly and simple, including a new migration tool, an easy set-up wizard and file sharing capabilities. The new version also introduces a product demo mode and additional customer language pack tools to enable users to add their own custom language packs.
The migration tool allows customers that are currently on Parallels Plesk Panel 9 to seamlessly move to the new Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 without fuss or the risk of losing data. It also creates the opportunity to upgrade shared hosting clients to a new VPS specifically designed for small business customers. A new set-up wizard makes it even easier for customers to install and setup the entire system. The file sharing feature is now available on Windows versions, making both Linux and Windows functionality equivalent.
“Parallels Small Business Panel is specifically designed to be as easy to use as possible, supporting the needs of non-technical business users,” said Jack Zubarev, President of Service Provider Division, Parallels. “This update builds on this, introducing very simple tools such as the set-up wizard and migration utility so that small businesses can adopt it very quickly and easily.”
For partners who are selling the product, a new demo mode allows the software to be safely embedded on a web site for a full demonstration. Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 supports five languages but a new Customer Language Pack can be utilized if a customer needs to include a language that is currently not on the software.
About Parallels — Optimized Computing
Parallels (parallels.com) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and cloud services providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 700 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com.
Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 Updated is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
The Hosting News)- Over 100 Parallels Partners launched in first month of availability.
Cloud-enablement leader, Parallels, today released Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1, which features enhancements designed to make the solution even more user-friendly and simple, including a new migration tool, an easy set-up wizard and file sharing capabilities. The new version also introduces a product demo mode and additional customer language pack tools to enable users to add their own custom language packs.
The migration tool allows customers that are currently on Parallels Plesk Panel 9 to seamlessly move to the new Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 without fuss or the risk of losing data. It also creates the opportunity to upgrade shared hosting clients to a new VPS specifically designed for small business customers. A new set-up wizard makes it even easier for customers to install and setup the entire system. The file sharing feature is now available on Windows versions, making both Linux and Windows functionality equivalent.
“Parallels Small Business Panel is specifically designed to be as easy to use as possible, supporting the needs of non-technical business users,” said Jack Zubarev, President of Service Provider Division, Parallels. “This update builds on this, introducing very simple tools such as the set-up wizard and migration utility so that small businesses can adopt it very quickly and easily.”
For partners who are selling the product, a new demo mode allows the software to be safely embedded on a web site for a full demonstration. Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 supports five languages but a new Customer Language Pack can be utilized if a customer needs to include a language that is currently not on the software.
About Parallels — Optimized Computing
Parallels (parallels.com) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and cloud services providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with more than 700 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.parallels.com.
Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 Updated is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
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