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+.. _introduction:
+
+Why should i use PyAMS?
+-----------------------
+
+Based on the python langage, **PyAMS** supply powerfull tools like *PyAMS_content*, this package
+providing content management features, which can be easily extended to manage your own content types.
+But PyAMS can also be used to manage any kind of application.
+
+In addition **PyAMS** is built on top of **MyAMS** (**My** **\A**\pplication **\M**\anagement **\S**\kin), a small web client framework built on top of JQuery
+and Bootstrap, which was developed by the french national forestry office (ONF -- Office national des forêts --
+http://www.onf.fr) to build web applications in several languages (actually java, Python and PHP). The new ONF website
+is now completely handled with PyAMS framework.
+
+PyAMS is a multipurpose set of packages, providing tools including:
+
+    * custom interfaces
+    * custom registry annotations
+    * custom security policy
+    * local registry support
+    * network protocols utilities (for HTTP and XML-RPC)
+    * command line scripts
+    * custom utilities.
+
+
+.. tip::
+    Some screenshots of the admin interface are available at :ref:`screenshots`!
+
+
+How to install PyAMS?
+---------------------
+
+If you want to create a PyAMS application instance easily, just follow the :ref:`quickstart` guide!
+If you want learn more about a custom installation follow :ref:`install` procedure.
+
+