SWsoft
to Develop and Bring to Market Complete Hosting Solutions
on the Windows Platform for Service Providers
[November 16, 2004]
Company
Sees Growth of Windows as a Web and Applications Hosting
Platform as a Key Opportunity
Herndon,
VA— November 16, 2004 — Building on a goal
to provide best-in-class software products for the hosting
market, SWsoft, the established leader in hosting automation
and virtualization software, today announced that it
will integrate Microsoft technologies and ASP.NET applications
into its hosting automation solutions and bring to market
complementary solutions to broaden the use of Windows
as a Web and applications hosting platform. Additionally,
SWsoft will further support and integrate its current
and future versions of Plesk, PEM, Virtuozzo and HSPcomplete
with the Windows Server System and incorporate features
of the Microsoft Solution For Windows-based Hosting.
Microsoft will support this effort by providing development,
marketing and sales support to SWsoft and its customers.
With a common
commitment to deliver next generation hosted solutions,
Microsoft and SWsoft merge the flexibility and agility
of Microsoft.NET technologies including Windows Server,
ASP.NET, Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows SharePoint
Services and the Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS)
with SWsoft’s proven hosting control panel, automation
and virtualization products.
“Our
customers will benefit from both best-of-breed products
on Windows and strong combined support from both companies,”
said Serguei Beloussov, CEO, SWsoft. “These solutions
not only offer native Microsoft integration but also
are complete and cover all major aspects of hosting
for service providers delivering shared, VPS, dedicated,
application and managed offerings.”
"SWsoft
has brought exceptional value to our global hosting
business," said Andreas Gauger, CEO of 1&1
Internet. "We are excited about the future as they
further integrate with Microsoft hosting technologies.
We also look forward to introducing additional Microsoft
hosting capabilities that capitalize on the speed, dependability
and security of the Windows Server 2003 platform.”
SWsoft’s
Complete Windows Hosting Solutions
SWsoft powers over 70,000 servers and 9 of the top 10
hosting service providers worldwide. The company’s
Plesk, PEM, Virtuozzo and HSPcomplete products enable
the most feature rich, reliable and integrated solutions
for complete control of a service providers’ control
panel, automation and virtualization needs.
“SWsoft
has established itself as the leader in Linux-based
hosting automation,” said Andy M. Schroepfer,
president of Tier1 Research. “As a result of this
initiative, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a larger
number of Linux hosting shops now looking to broaden
their revenues by adding or furthering Windows hosting
based on SWsoft’s solutions.”
“SWsoft
has done a great job of building strong customer demand
for their server automation solutions and is in a good
position to continue delivering excellent products supporting
the Windows platform, “said Pascal Martin, general
manager for Hosting Solutions at Microsoft Corp.
To learn
more about this initiative, visit www.sw-soft.com or
send email to partners@sw-soft.com.
About SWsoft
SWsoft is the recognized leader in automation and server
virtualization software for hosting service companies,
communications providers, and enterprises. The company
powers more than 70,000 servers for customers in over
100 countries. SWsoft’s products deliver industry-leading
performance, stability and manageability for its customers
to increase utilization of their limited IT resources.
Headquartered in Herndon, VA, with offices around the
world; SWsoft is a privately held, profitable company,
offering comprehensive solutions including: Plesk, PEM,
Virtuozzo, HSPcomplete and Confixx. For more information
about SWsoft, visit www.sw-soft.com.
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