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Icreon provides Joomla! based services within the spectrum of PHP/Linux based web applications. For the uninitiated, JOOMLA! is an open source Content Management System that can be used to develop simple websites as well as complex corporate web applications. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database. Joomla! is easy to install, has a secure, flexible and modular architecture and has easy to use interfaces. Via simple browser based interfaces users can manage and publish content on the websites.

Joomla! includes a host of features. Some of them are:

	Fully customizable layouts
	Database driven site engine
	All sections are fully editable and manageable
	Archive Manager, stores articles for future reference
	News Feed Manager
	In-line text editor along the lines of MS Word
	Layout Preview
	Image library
	Random news flash generator
	Remote author submission module for news, articles and FAQs
	Email a friend and print page option for all stories and articles
	Template Manager
	Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX, Solaris and AIX

Joomla! is designed on a modular basis. A wide variety of plug-ins and components can be added to the basic Joomla! setup in order to enhance its features and functionalities. Some of the plug-ins and components available are:

	Dynamic Form Builder
	Document Management
	Image and Multimedia galleries
	E-commerce and shopping cart
	Forums and chat software
	Blogging software
	Directory Services
	Data collection and reporting tools
	Banner advertising systems

Joomla! Services provided by Icreon

Icreon provides a range of Joomla! services to its clients. Some of the services are described below:

Default Joomla! Installation: Icreon provides assistance to clients in installing the default Joomla! setup on their server. Alternately we provide them hosting space with the Joomla! setup installed.

Off-the-Shelf Templates: We possess a library of templates that can be implemented on the client’s sites. The templates are designed as per the Joomla! specifications for templates.

Custom Templates: Icreon offers services to develop and integrate custom templates, based on the client requirements, with Joomla!. The layouts of the templates can either be provided by the clients or can be developed by us based on the clients’ specifications.

Static Site Conversion to Joomla: We offer services to update static websites to a Joomla! based CMS, thereby enabling clients to manage the website themselves. With Joomla!’s in-line text editor adding and altering content on a website becomes easy.

High quality template is the foundation of the Joomla conversion. Using the client’s existing site, supplied PSD files and/or additional specifications we create templates that:

	Validate to XHTML and CSS W3C standards
	Are optimized for SEO
	Are designed according to usability best-practices
	Meet federal accessibility standard
	Joomla 1.0+ compatible, Mambo 4.5.2/4.5.3 compatible

New Joomla Based Website: To develop a new website based on Joomla!, we offer a host of services ranging from installation of the default Joomla! setup to template design &implementation.

Off-the-Shelf Joomla Extensions: Joomla! has a wide variety of extensions, using which complex solutions can be derived. We provide services to enhance the default Joomla! setup by integrating various Joomla! extensions with the setup. Some of extensions available are VirtueCart (a complete Online Shopping Cart), Community Builder, MediaSlide, JoomlaXplorer, AdBrite etc.

Custom Joomla Extension: Icreon has acquired the ability to customize the Joomla! extensions to meet client requirements. These extensions are developed on the basis of Joomla! specifications.

Solutions Developed by Icreon:

We have developed varied solutions keeping Joomla! as the base and integrating with it components and plug-ins in order to develop complex solutions to meet the clients’ requirements. Some of the solutions developed are:

Online Shopping Application: We have designed various E-commerce solutions for our clients using - VirtueMart and OSCommerce - shopping cart components available with Joomla!. The key features of VirtueMart are:

	Managing unlimited products, categories, orders and customers
	Easy configuration
	Integrated with various shipping components such as Intershipper, USPS, UPS, Canada Post
	Integrated with various shipping components such as Intershipper, USPS, UPS, Canada Post
	Provides the option to choose from either a Shipping-Address-based tax calculation method or Store-Owner-based tax calculation method
	Options to add shipping carriers and shipping rates
	Provides support for various payment providers such as authorize.net, 2Checkout, PayPal, Paymate,NoChex, WorldPay, PayMeNow, eCheck.net, eWay, eProcessingNetwork etc

Real Estate Agent Portal: Joomla! offers solutions for both small and large estate companies. The Hot Property component of Joomla! is used for large estate companies and the Estate Agent component is used for small estate companies. We have developed solutions using both Hot Property and Estate Agent components. The components help in:

	Running a Real Estate website
	Running a Vacation Rentals website
	Running an Auto website
	Running a DVDs website

Online Image Gallery Site: We have developed various solutions using Coppermine and Gallery2. Both are image components available with Joomla!.

Online Education Portal: The JoomLearn component of Joomla! was used to manage an E-learning web application. This was designed for SMEs offering E-learning in their organizations. The key features of this component are:

	Administrators can add or block users from the system
	Training media can be uploaded in various formats such as Flash files, Power Point presentations, AVI / MPG Movies, Word docs, PDF Files, and HTML pages
	Quizzes with Multiple choice answers or with a true or false option can be created
	Certificates can be printed after users complete a couse.
	Email notification is sent to the supervisor when a user takes a test
	Generate reports with the results of the students/employees
	Training Courses can be classified under various categories
	Options to set the course expiration date
	HR personnel and managers have the rights to register new users through the back-end

Community Portal: Joomla has a variety of components and modules available for building a community site. We used the Community builder suite for building a community site for our client. The key features of the Community builder suite are:

	Extends the Joomla! User Management System.
	User lists, Admin defined tabs, Image upload, Front-end Workflow management
	Integrated with other components, like PMS, Newsletter, Forum, Galleries, etc.

Multilingual Website: We have used the Joom!Fish component for managing multilingual content within Joomla!. Joom!Fish allows maintenance and organization of manual translated content in Joomla! database. The key features of are:

	An indefinite number of languages
	Translation of content and storing in one database
	Overview of the changed contents in the Translation list
	Support for all the core and third party extensions of Joomla!
	Front-end module for language selection
	Front-end translation support

"When I first approached Icreon to redesign my art site IndiaArtMart.com, I was struck not only by their knowledge of the Internet and their technical capabilities, but also by their enthusiasm for new ideas. They worked hard to come up with various options, always making changes eagerly and always contributing their own innovative ideas…"