Web hosting provider Netfirms (netfirms.com) announced on Friday it has added the Joomla content management system to its suite of software tools.

Netfirms’ hosting customers will now be able to quickly install Joomla from the Web site control panel, which Netfirms says will help Web site developers spend less time installing and configuring the application, and more time creating Web sites. Netfirms says its clustered server technology is ideally suited to serving a database-intensive application such as Joomla.”The Netfirms core mandate is to provide Web site designers and managers with powerful yet easy-to-use tools that will help them succeed on the Web,” says Thomas Savundra, president of Netfirms. “Joomla advances this mission very well, allowing people to easily create and maintain active Web sites.”

Joomla is used by more than 40,000 people around the world to power Web sites. One of Joomla’s strengths lies in the application framework that makes it possible to create add-ons and extensions. Some of Joomla’s extensions include dynamic form builders, business directories, document management, forums and chat software, multimedia galleries and calendars.

Web site building software developer CM4all (cm4all.com) announced on Wednesday that Canadian Web hosting provider NetNation Communications (netnation.com) would begin marketing CM4all’s WebsiteCreator to customers in North America.

Using CM4all, NetNation customers can easily create and maintain Web sites.

A subsidiary of Hostway, NetNation provides specialized hosting for individuals and organizations. The agreement extends CM4all’s existing agreement with Hostway, which began in 2005.

The deal is the second major customer win for the European company CM4all in Canada. The company announced a deal with Web hosting provider dotCanada.com earlier this year.

“CM4all WebsiteCreator is evolving as the definitive choice for Web site creation software in North America,” said Robert Schovenberg, CEO of CM-AG. “We are delighted that NetNation, Canada’s top-ranked Web hosting company has selected our software for their customers’ Web site building needs.”