Wow! Drupal is getting a ton of recognition in the open source community. The Drupal project is a finalist in FIVE different categories of the SourceForge.net 2008 Community Choice Awards including:

For those interested in migrating from Joomla 1.0.15 to Drupal, there is now a module we're playing with called "Joomla to Drupal" that boasts the following capabilities:

• import Joomla Users
• import Joomla Sections & categories
• import Joomla Contents & Static-contents including images/pictures

I'll keep you posted as we progress on this but it's nice to see a module that is generally available for simplifying the move.

The Challenge

SimpleTuition, a Boston-based start-up, came to Lucidus with a bright idea—to turn a promising business model and some sketches into a working, online student loan comparison resource for students, families and financial aid professionals. Consumers would be able to enter their loan criteria, and gain access to a multitude of suitable loans. After comparing options, they could then apply for the loan of their choice by clicking through the SimpleTuition site. Lucidus collaborated with SimpleTuition to transform this vision into a prototype and a tangible reality.