GoDaddy Adds Virtuozzo Windows Powered VPS

Herndon, VA and Scottsdale, AZ January 26, 2006 – Today, SWsoft (www.swsoft.com), a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software, announced that GoDaddy.com® (www.godaddy.com), the No. 1 domain name registrar worldwide, has selected Virtuozzo for Windows 3.0 and Plesk for Windows 7.5 to power its new Windows virtual dedicated server hosting offerings. Similar to Go Daddy®’s current Linux VPS offering, the Virtuozzo for Windows powered VPS offering is integrated with the Plesk control panel to improve functionality and ease of use for end customers.

“We’ve been asked by our customers to offer a Windows-based virtual hosting solution,” said Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com founder and president. “By teaming up with SWsoft, we are able to meet the needs of our customers efficiently and with a powerful utility. Go Daddy’s virtual dedicated servers provide premium value in server performance and technical control.”

“Go Daddy has created a remarkable success story in building the fastest growing domain registrar and the infrastructure to support such growth,” said Serguei Beloussov, SWsoft CEO and president.  “Windows continues to be important to hosting providers in expanding service offerings, and Virtuozzo for Windows continues to grow in momentum by enabling dedicated like offerings at lower price points to new classes of customers.”

GoDaddy.com provides a world-class hosting data center with 24/7 physical security, best of breed network infrastructure and security, as well as complete back-up, restore and disaster recovery capabilities.  In addition, the company provides a complete suite of products and services that simplify and enhance the Internet experience, including domain name registration, hosting and email systems, secure SSL certificates, domain auctions and appraisals and more.

Virtuozzo™ is the most pervasive production virtualization software available for service providers.  Virtuozzo is the ideal virtualization solution for servers by providing isolated partitioning of physical servers to share hardware, software licenses and management tools.  SWsoft's low-overhead VPS technology offers Dynamic Partitioning, Resource Management, OS Virtualization and Mass Management for hosting service providers. With more than 500 customers worldwide and 300,000 VPSs in production, Virtuozzo is a proven and trusted solution.

About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

GoDaddy.com® is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar both in terms of new registrations and domains under management. GoDaddy.com enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet by offering a complete line of web development tools, including domain name registration, hosting, email systems, SSL certificates, domain auctions and appraisals, and complementary products and services. The Go Daddy Group includes three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars: flagship registrar GoDaddy.com, the world’s No. 1 registrar both in terms of new daily registrations and domains under management (www.GoDaddy.com), membership-based registrar Blue Razor® Domains, Inc. (www.bluerazor.com), and reseller registrar Wild West Domains®, Inc. (www.wildwestdomains.com). The Go Daddy Group also offers private domain name registration services through Domains By Proxy®, Inc. (www.domainsbyproxy.com), as well as SSL Certificates through its SSL Certificate Authority, Starfield Technologies®, Inc. (www.starfieldtech.com).  The Go Daddy Group registers or renews a domain name every 3 seconds and has more than 11 million domain names in its portfolio.

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. With offices around the world; SWsoft 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.