Release Candidate of Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 Features Improved Performance and Availability, Smarter Template Creation and Management Capabilities, and Upgrade OS Support

Herndon, VA — December 21, 2005 – Today, SWsoft (www.swsoft.com), an established leader in server virtualization and automation software now with more than 300,000 virtual private servers (VPS) in production, announced the release candidate (RC1) of Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0.  Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 features enhancements that drive even greater performance, flexibility and management capabilities for both the virtualization engine and the supporting toolset.

“Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 marks a major milestone in the product’s history delivering class-leading innovation to the virtualization market,” said Carla Safigan, director of Virtuozzo marketing, SWsoft.  “The entire release reflects major advances in architecture and design that increase performance while minimizing administration and overhead.  From smarter template management and expanded OS support to enhanced browser-based management control, Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 raises the standard for server virtualization.”

Major Virtuozzo 3.0 for Linux advancements include:

·          EZTemplate Management — Building on Virtuozzo’s unique capability for creating both Operating System and Application templates, EZTemplates feature smarter template creation and loading with the capability of defining, finding and resolving software dependencies.

·          2.6 Linux Kernel Support — Now supporting any 2.6 based Linux distribution, as well as backward compatibility for distributions and existing virtualized 2.4 servers.

·          Incremental Backups — Web-based integrated backup tool now supports incremental backup capability for VPS owners.

·          Zero Downtime Migration — Captures the state of an existing virtual private server and its contents, and migrates it to a new physical server without any interruption in service or availability. 

·          Additional Management Tool Features — Increased capabilities in browser-based management tools with an added file manager and vzup2date access.  Vzup2date is the online automatic Virtuozzo update tool, and file manager provides access and management to the file system specific to a virtual private server.

Additional new features and enhancements include expanded OS support to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, CentOS 4.0 and Fedora Core 4.0.

The Global Standard for VPS Hosting
SWsoft already powers more than 120,000 servers and more than 300,000 VPSs worldwide.  Virtuozzo for Linux and Virtuozzo for Windows are the clear leaders in VPS technology for hosting and enable a full spectrum of service offerings including:

·          VPS – VPS services provide a level of security and reliability and flexibility (with optional root access and application sets) above shared hosting services, while maintaining the same customer density and profitability of shared hosting.    

·          Dynamic Server– A high-end VPS offering with more resource guarantees and fewer customers on a server. Easy upgrades, burstable resources and customer troubleshooting and recovery tools all make Dynamic Servers a better service than dedicated servers.  

·          Dynamic Dedicated Server – Serve one dedicated customer on a single Virtuozzo instance with advanced self-management tools. Eliminate the danger of DDoS and easily migrate customers between physical servers for planned downtime and upgrades. 

·          Split Dedicated – Add Virtuozzo to a dedicated server to provide a powerful service offering that enables the customer to isolate any application on the server. Split dedicated enables launching a complete web or other type of online business with a very low cost of entry and an extensive set of tools. 

·          Split Shared – Provide Shared Services in different Virtuozzo VPSs to provide a level of security, isolation and improved management to limit the impact of downtime, application conflicts and DDoS risks. 

·          Advanced Shared – Provide shared hosting in a VPS with customized application sets, seamless scalability and optional root control level, while maintaining shared hosting customer density, simplicity, profit and automation levels.

Availability of Virtuozzo

Virtuozzo for Linux is now available for 32-bit and 64-bit Intel and AMD platforms.  Virtuozzo for Windows is also generally available for 32-bit and 64-bit Intel and AMD platforms.  To request a live demo or to purchase, visit www.swsoft.com/virtuozzo.  For a trial download of Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 RC1 visit http://www.swsoft.com/en/products/virtuozzo/hsp/editions/.

About SWsoft

SWsoft is a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software. With more than 10,000 customers in over 100 countries, SWsoft's suite of products delivers proven performance, reliability, manageability and value. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, with offices around the world; SWsoft Inc. is a high growth company, funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners and Intel Capital, offering comprehensive solutions – transparently integrated through the OPEN FUSION Initiative – including Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM. For more information about SWsoft, visit www.swsoft.com.