October 17, 2007 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – SWsoft has announced the launch of Plesk 8.3 for Windows, it was reported yesterday. The latest version of this popular web hosting control panel supports Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS7). SWsoft will demonstrate a Plesk beta program at the “Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hosting Roadshow” which began in the US yesterday.
"As the first control panel to support Windows Server 2008 and IIS7, the Plesk 8.3 beta gives Windows customers an opportunity to provide us with valuable feedback to ensure product quality," explained SWsoft’s CEO, Mr. Serguei Beloussov. "SWsoft and Microsoft collaborated so that Windows customers can leverage our industry-leading Plesk control panel and ongoing Open Fusion technology initiative to take advantage of new Windows-based hosting opportunities."
"Microsoft is pleased to work with SWsoft to offer support for Windows Server 2008 and IIS7 in the next version of Plesk for Windows," added Microsoft’s Managing Director of Worldwide Hosting in the Communications Sector. Mr. John Zanni. "SWsoft Plesk 8.3 customers will benefit from new features in IIS7 that directly benefit the hosting community to reduce total cost of ownership, improve manageability and go to market faster with new services."
According to SWsoft, Plesk “automates a large number of tasks, allowing service providers to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction”. The Plesk 8.3 beta program allows Windows users to test new Plesk features and improvements to IIS7.
Established in 1999, SWsoft is a “global leader” in virtualization and automation software. The company's software is utilized by more than 130,000 servers and 650,000 desktops worldwide.
