TYPO3 is a business-class Content Management System ("CMS") which has a set of standard modules that meet the needs of most businesses with very little customisation. It is also very easy for a developer to modify the system if you have a particular need.

Content authors will find TYPO3 an easy-to-use and intuitive tool; allowing them to produce and maintain webpages and sophisticated functionality with just a few clicks. With TYPO3, everyone can participate in web-based communication and customer relations. It also includes internal messaging and workflow systems for shared authoring and collaboration.

Unlike its commercial competitors, TYPO3 is an Open Source system. Open Source stands for "open source code" and this means that the developer has chosen to make their code (the instructions that make the program work) open to the public. This allows other software developers to have a look at the code, develop new functionalities, improve the quality and feed back to the original author or group of developers. This also allows everyone to report problems or security vulnerabilities to the original author which leads to a very fast development and results in often extremely stable and secure software. TYPO3 has a large world-wide community of developers with clients from all areas of business, securing its continual development and keeping it at the forefront of web technology.

TYPO3 is available for free and can be used by  businesses without paying license fees. This is in stark contrast to proprietary software, for which you nearly always have to pay license fees or are restricted to non-business use. TYPO3 is created with an abundance mentality where all registered TYPO3 consultancies provide funding for the development of features which will eventually benefit the whole community. No-one keeps the best ideas for themselves which ensures that the "wheel" is not invented twice.

Join some illustrious company: TYPO3 can count amongst its users, prestigious brands such as  DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, EDS, UNESCO, as well as numerous universities, government agencies and non-profit organisations.

You are not alone: TYPO3 runs on more than 200,000 servers worldwide. The application has been translated into 43 languages and is actively being developed in a community of over 27,000 users in 60 countries.

While other web applications claim to power billions of personal blogs, very few systems really meet the requirements needed to successfully run a corporate-grade site and deserve be named a "Content Management System".

Some popular TYPO3 websites are:

• Greenpeace (Germany)
  www.greenpeace.de
• Ilmenau - University of Technology (Germany)
  www.tu-ilmenau.de
• Cisco WebEx (USA)
  www.webex.com
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Doctors Without Borders (Canada)
  www.msf.ca
• UNICEF (Austria)
  www.unicef.at
• Mercedes-Benz Body Builder Portal (International)
  (site is available in eight languages)
  bb-infoportal.mercedes-benz.com/portal/
• Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Europe)
  www.konicaminolta.eu

If you would like to see more exciting sites have a look at "We love TYPO3" - a showcase gallery for web sites powered by TYPO3. You may be also interested in our case studies.

Cerebrum has been helping clients directly and partnering with creative agencies for almost 10 years. Over this time we have found TYPO3 provides the best platform for our clients’ websites, content management systems, online shops, newsletters or even event management systems.

During this time Cerebrum has become a specialist TYPO3 development house, offering:

• set up and configuration of TYPO3 sites
• technical and non-technical TYPO3 consultancy
• customised TYPO3 applications and solutions
• integration with other systems (e.g. CRM systems)
• TYPO3 training and support (for editors, integrators, system administrators and developers)
• extensions given back to the TYPO3 community
• TYPO3-optimised web-hosting (see: TYPO3 Hosting)
• migration of existing web-sites to TYPO3