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News: Cobweb Web Hosting Provider, to Upgrade, with Parallels Automation
Renton, Washington - (The Hosting News) - April 16, 2008 - Server virtualization firm, Parallels, has been deployed by provider of hosting services in Europe, Cobweb, as the first service provider to use Parallels Automation with the hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels noted, ''We are pleased that Cobweb is using the full potential of our Parallels Automation solution to centrally manage a wide variety of hosting services. This deployment demonstrates how Parallels Open Platform is helping service providers deliver advanced business applications using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model.''
Developed as a fully integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system, Cobweb has purchased the Parallels Automation solution to automate the delivery of several new hosting offerings and service bundles. Parallels Automation for Dynamics CRM allows service providers to go-to-market quickly by providing a complete back-office infrastructure for online ordering, service plan management, billing and payments, and more. Using a single login, service providers can deliver integrated offerings that include multiple services such as hosted Microsoft Exchange, hosted Windows SharePoint Services and hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Dan Germain, Chief Technical Officer of Cobweb remarked, ''Using Parallels Automation, Cobweb can manage a wide variety of hosted offerings from a single, centralized system and can create unique service bundles using Microsoft Exchange, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, ZANTAZ Email Archiving and shared web hosting. Parallels Automation connects the underlying technical services together in a manner that delivers real business benefits and solutions to our customers.''
Parallels Automation for Dynamics CRM includes pre-defined deployments, installation services and marketing support for service providers that want to deploy hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Pricing includes a one-time implementation fee and monthly licensing fees based on active users.
The Parallels Open Platform enables hosting with Parallels virtualization and automation technology through integration with a wide range of third-party applications and systems. The Application Packaging Standard (APS), a key element of the platform, is used by independent software vendors (ISVs) and service providers to seamlessly integrate applications to offer to the more than 10 million businesses and individuals that use Parallels products.
Cobweb is one of Europe's leading providers of hosted Microsoft Exchange services since 1996. Cobweb is ISO27001 and ISO9001 accredited, and is a Microsoft Gold Partner with five core competencies. The company offers managed services including Hosted Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint with mobile and archival solutions, web and SaaS hosting, and white-label hosting for reseller and referral partners.
Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.
To learn more about Cobweb, please visit: www.cobweb.com.
For more information about Parallels, please visit: www.parallels.com.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, April 16 @ 08:47:05 EDT (256 reads)
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News: Managed Hosting Services Provider, Attenda, to Host New SAP System
London, United Kingdom - (The Hosting News) - April 16, 2008 - Web hosting managed services company, Attenda Limited, has been engaged to host the new SAP system for Smythson, through a five year management infrastructure contract.
Martin Wildsmith, commercial director, Smythson noted, ''We selected to work in partnership with Attenda because of their credentials, their track record and their flexibility. They have the unique capability to assist us through managing this change in our strategic IT systems, and to extend the depth and breadth of our limited internal SAP resource.''
Attenda is providing a fully managed service for the new SAP infrastructure in the initial phase of a major project to review and replace the current IT systems and business processes at Smythson.
Established in 1887 and the holder of three Royal Warrants, Smythson is internationally renowned for its elegant range of leather goods, travel and writing accessories and bespoke stationery. Exquisite quality, timeless design and traditional British craftsmanship have made Smythson the choice of British and European royal families and a number of international celebrities, as well as leaders in the arts, business and politics. Smythson recently opened their second US store in Beverly Hills.
The service includes taking operational responsibility and management of the SAP system up to and including the SAP Basis layer, in a secure and robust environment. The solution includes the full extent of back office applications from Financials, ERP, warehousing and procurement through to sales, telesales and CRM. Recently re-accredited as SAP Hosting Partner, Attenda has proven expertise in the operational management of SAP and a continued investment in delivering highly available and secure SAP managed services.
Attenda has built a team of highly skilled, highly motivated and fully certified engineers providing 24 x 7 operational support to its clients. Attenda?s partnership with SAP provides clients with access to the very latest SAP NetWeaver platform and new evolving enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) and business process technologies, plus the availability of an extended network of SAP technical specialists and business consultants.
Attenda Managed Services company, manages vital applications that businesses relies upon to function effectively, allowing for selective outsourcing of IT operations. Attenda manages, secures and optimises the performance of applications, irrespective of the physical location of the infrastructure. With over 5 years' investment into Attenda M.O., Attenda's operations platform, the company provides the people, process and technology to deliver high service levels, at a cost that is amortised across Attenda's client base - currently 134 of the UK's leading companies. The company has acquired substantial financial backing, the industry's leading accreditations and a portfolio of clients including bmi, Christian Aid, easyCar, Microsoft, NHS, Princes, St. James's Place and Travelodge.
Attenda is both ISO9001 and ISO27001 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a SAP Adaptive IT Hosting Provider, a SunTone accredited managed service provider and an Accredited Catalist Supplier. Attenda is one of only seven companies to have been ranked in the UK's Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years and was voted 2007 Best Managed Services Provider by Data Centre Europe Awards 2007.
To learn more, please visit: www.attenda.de.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, April 16 @ 08:36:10 EDT (289 reads)
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News: SoftLayer Dedicated Web Hosting Provider, Supports MMO Guildsites Online Gaming
Dallas, Texas - (The Hosting News) - April 15, 2008 - On-demand hosting services and virtual data center provider for the small to medium enterprise (SME), SoftLayer, was chosen to be the hosting service for MMO Guildsites, a Toronto based web site design and hosting company.
MMO Guildsites assists the massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) guilds, to create feature-rich sites for its membership.
George Karidis, Chief Strategy Officer for SoftLayer noted, ''We're excited to be MMO Guildsites' solution of choice. They have an exceptional offering. And we're proud of our role in the online gaming industry. We are an established leader in the segment, with a strong and growing customer base. Clearly, our level of performance and connectivity, as well as our interconnected facilities from coast to coast, have made us an ideal resource for the industry.''
Founded in 2006, MMO Guildsites differentiates itself from competitors with premium site-building features, including: • an easy-to-use site design tool with an advanced AJAX interface • a visual theming tool with a library of 80 professionally designed themes • innovative add-ins that integrate game activity into the guild sites The company has grown to host more than 700 sites for guilds based around the world, representing major game titles including World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, and EverQuest.
As the company grew, MMO Guildsites struggled with finding a provider that offered the winning combination of network reliability, hardware and services to ensure positive experiences for itself - and its expanding customer base. MMO Guildsites turned to SoftLayer for the level of performance and stability necessary to accommodate its growing technology needs. They chose SoftLayer's quad processor multi-core platform and use secure, out-of-band management through VPN for full control of their environment, enabled by SoftLayer's industry-leading network topology. Additionally, SoftLayer's proprietary customer portal lets the company easily track its customers' traffic and usage.
Mr. Kardis added, ''SoftLayer's commitment to innovation and service allows our customers to constantly evolve. We are pleased to be part of MMO Guildsites' continuing success.''
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, SoftLayer provides next-generation web hosting and on-demand datacenter services on a global basis from facilities located in Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA. Utilizing proprietary management tools coupled with the industry's first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability.
To learn more about SoftLayer, please visit: www.softlayer.com.
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News: Web Hosting Provider, Sun, Highlights New Networking Resources Platform
San Francisco, California - (The Hosting News) - April 15, 2008 - Technology firm and web hosting provider, Sun Microsystems, Inc., recently revealed a research and development project, intended to provide a hosting platform for delivering Internet-based services.
Project Caroline was on the agenda of a Sun Labs Open House which took place at Sun offices in Menlo Park, California. The platform comprises a programmatically configurable pool of virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources, according to Sun. The Project Caroline Web page states that the project is designed to serve an emerging market of small and medium-sized SaaS providers.
According to information released by the company: ''Anticipating needs driven by new SaaS business models and processes, Project Caroline helps SaaS providers develop services rapidly using high-level programming languages like the Java programming language, Ruby, Python, and Perl to update in-production services frequently and to automatically flex their use of platform resources to match changing runtime demands.''
Services can programmatically allocate, monitor, and control virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources via Project Caroline. Interfaces are featured for managing platform resources. Developers can build services that update and flex platform resources usage. Project Caroline resources are exposed via high-level abstractions, including virtual machines, networks, and network-accessible file systems and databases. A horizontally scaled pool of distributed resources is presented as a single system to provide developers with a unified platform for allocating and controlling resources.
Also on the Open House agenda were e OMS, pertaining to a royalty-free media system; Project Live, approaching software distribution and configuration by combining the firmware model with customization; and the Lively Kernel project for Web programming. Other agenda items included: Project Wonderland, an open-source toolkit for building 3D virtual worlds for business and education collaboration; Project Darkstar, which is a gaming server; and Project MiRTLE (Mixed Reality Teaching and Learning Environment).
Sun began offering web hosting services, based upon the Solaris 10 Operating System, and Sun systems and storage, through a partnership with Joyent and NaviSite. The offer is available for eligible U.S. based members of the Sun Startup Essentials program, designed to help early-stage companies get to market more quickly on Sun's enterprise- class technologies at a cost that fits their needs to conserve cash.
The hosting requirements of Web 2.0 and Internet Services startups typically differ from those of traditionally established companies, due to their increased need to grow and expand services with fluctuating customer demands. Sun is working closely with Joyent and NaviSite to help address these requirements and is now able to offer these emerging companies all the advantages of the extremely flexible and scalable Solaris 10 OS based infrastructure.
In addition to offering deeply discounted servers, storage and services to Web 2.0 and early-stage companies, the Sun Startup Essentials program also offers free technical advice via email and access to free software, such as Apache, MySQL and Perl (AMP), Ruby on Rails optimized to run on the Solaris 10 OS. The program also offers eligible companies the option of reduced price web hosting services through Sun partners including Joyent, Layered Technologies and NaviSite.
Joyent and NaviSite are using Solaris Container virtualization technology, part of the Solaris 10 OS, the most advanced OS on the planet, to deliver the secure and high-performance infrastructure to help deploy next-generation web applications that can scale based on demand. Sun's partners also provide value-add services to manage and monitor their hosted environments. With highly flexible hosting offerings, customers can choose to start with a small capacity and grow flexibly as their business and community grows.
The Sun Startup Essentials program is designed to help eligible U.S. based startup companies get to market faster while conserving cash. The program offers its members a range of discounted Sun products and services, including its award-winning Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun Fire servers with CoolThreads technology, and Sun's select StorageTek line of products, including modular disk arrays, NAS and tape storage products.
In addition to offering products and services to eligible U.S. based members, Sun also is offering free technical advice via email and access to free software such as Apache, MySQL and Perl (AMP) optimized to run on the Solaris 10 OS. Program members can also select the web hosting infrastructure from Sun partners based on Sun technologies along with services they need, in case they choose not to build and operate the infrastructure themselves. Sun develops technologies designed to power comprehensive markets, in more than 100 countries.
To learn more about Sun's web hosting program, please visit: www.sun.com/startupessentials.
For more information about Sun, please visit: http://sun.com.
Posted by editor on Tuesday, April 15 @ 08:57:20 EDT (260 reads)
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News: Ensim Web Hosting Application Firm's Unify, Chosen by YouSAAS
Santa Clara, California - (The Hosting News) - April 15, 2008 - Management software for unified communications and collaborative infrastructure, and web hosting application firm, Ensim Corporation's Unify, has been selected by YouSAAS, for its mature support of Microsoft Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC).
In addition, Unify was selected for its extensibility, allowing the company and its network of ISVs and resellers to integrate any application with the Unify platform and deliver it as a service. YouSAAS offers small and medium-sized enterprises with a full range of services, including Hosted Exchange 2007, SharePoint, Mobility services with BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, MS Dynamics CRM 4.0, Web Hosting and Terminal Services.
Arnaud Hacquart, President of YouSAAS noted, ''As more ISVs look to deliver their applications in a hosted environment, YouSAAS offers the quickest time to market and to revenue. We pride ourselves on our ability to streamline the process of delivering SaaS solutions so that our ISVs and resellers can focus on what they do best. Ensim's Unify and its SDK allow us to deliver on this promise.''
Ensim Unify was developed to give service providers and third-party ISVs the ability to plug in application managers and easily control the provisioning of new hosting services. With more than a dozen pre-integrated service managers for hosted applications, Unify allows service providers to quickly launch a complete set of hosted services. This enables service providers and ISVs to rapidly create, deliver and bundle revenue-generating hosted services, with the added advantage of integrating new applications at any time.
Francois Depayras, Vice President of marketing and alliances at Ensim Corporation remarked, ''By giving service providers, ISVs and application integrators the ability to build connectors between virtually any third-party application and the Ensim Unify platform, we allow our customers to go to market quickly with the services they need today, while ensuring they have the tools necessary to grow their business and accommodate their customers' future needs. Using our sophisticated SDK, YouSAAS can add to its SaaS offerings as needed to deliver a full range of applications to its ISV and reseller customers.''
The Unify SaaS SDK is available to all qualified customers currently using Unify.
Founded in 2006, YouSAAS is a global Software as a Service provider that offers ISVs and resellers a shared platform for SaaS solutions. Covering all necessary actions from key success factors study to being live, with a high-availability infrastructure, know-how and easy deployment plan, YouSAAS makes it possible for software companies to get their software online and offers their clients real SaaS-solutions through the Internet. As a Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center, YouSAAS works with most of the leading international ISVs and Partners - Ensim, Microsoft, Legato, Citrix, Axios Systems, Frontrange, OCC Software, Kayentis, and provides services to more than 20,000 end-users.
Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is a provider of management software for unified communications and collaboration infrastructure. Ensim products are used by service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains strategic partnerships with many leading infrastructure vendors including Research In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft. For more information, contact Ensim at 1-877-693-6746 or 1-408-496-3700 outside the United States.
For more information about YouSAAS, please visit: www.yousaas.com.
To learn more about Unify, please visit: www.ensim.com/products/unify/Saas.
For more information about Ensim, please visit: www.ensim.com.
Posted by editor on Tuesday, April 15 @ 08:48:51 EDT (225 reads)
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