Joomla has released version 2.5 of the world's most popular open source content management system (CMS). Joomla 2.5 is a Long Term Support release. The Joomla LTS means that in addition to all the new great features and functionality, Joomla 2.5 will have security releases for the next two years. The key features of Joomla 2.5 include:

• Easy Updates
• Improved Search Engine
• Multiple Database Support (run Joomla with Microsoft SQL, Postgres or Oracle)

For a full list of features, visit joom.la/25features. To download the latest release, visit www.joomla.org/download.html.

We are truly pleased with this latest and greatest update to Joomla and would like to thank the entire community for their effort and excellence!

Attend the first-ever meeting of the Joomla Chicago – Loop chapter on Thursday, January 5, 2012.  We kick off our downtown Chicago activities in DePaul University's high-tech conferencing center

In agreement with the Joomla Project ...

Arc Technology Group joins the ranks of US and international internet and technology organizations like Free Software Foundation (FSF), Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), Mozilla, Google, Wikipedia, Open Source Initiative, WordPress, and Human Rights organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, in expressing our concern with these US Congress and Senate bills:

Information on H.R.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/show
Information on S.968 PROTECT IP Act (PIPA)
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s968/show

Joomla and Content Management Leader Announces Open Source Solutions for Microsoft and Joomla Content Management System (CMS)

Chicago, IL, July 18, 2011 -- Arc Technology Group, a leader in content management announces the release of OurNewNeighborhood.org, which delivers custom open source extensions to the Joomla community for integrating Microsoft services. OurNewNeighborhood.org is a proof-of-concept Joomla site running on Microsoft Windows, SQL Server with Reporting Services and IIS.