We continues our series on the 960 Grid system. Quietly today we have upgraded Xanluna! to yet another new theme that was introduced in December 2009. This theme is called “Reaction” and it was the first commercial 960 grid based theme from Rocket Theme. To date there have been 3 released and we chose “Reaction” because of its ability to be very minimal in design. This theme similar to the new Free GPL based theme we started with and is clean and void of distractions.

You can say a lot about how the internet has changed by looking at the foundation of how popular websites are built. As with any technology as it matures and standards are adopted it gets better. Today open source has come a long way to standardization.

As an ECMS Architect and developer I am on the fence when it comes to purchased products like Documentum, FileNet, and others. These are the best of the best for what they do. But they are expensive for small business and in many cases way overkill the need. It simply makes good business sense to look at alternatives when it comes to CMS design.

Joomla! is one of the most popular CMS formats for publishing content to the web and is one of these open source structures that has caught on like fire. Joomla! simple user interface for administration and vast community support has made it one of the best solutions for companies looking to stream line cost. Built-in flexibility and layout functions make fast setup a breeze.