Popular Linux Control Panel Earns Official Compatibility Status with Successful Novell PlatformAdding to its recent certification of its SiteBuilder product by Novell, SWsoft, an established leader in server automation and virtualization software, announced official Novell YES certification on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server of its popular Plesk Linux control panel for service providers. SWsoft customers and partners can now have additional confidence in Plesk’s fully testing and support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.

“Due to its wide use among service providers worldwide, Novell YES certification for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an important accreditation for Linux-based hosting automation products,” said Kurt Daniel, vice president of marketing and alliances, SWsoft. “We are excited to receive this certification for a leading hosting platform and look forward to gaining additional certifications across the entire range of SWsoft products and in the near future.”

"SWsoft's Plesk control panel has earned YES Certification on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server because it has demonstrated the highest level of compatibility with Novell products," said Chris Cooper, Director of Partner Engineering for Novell. "Hosting control panels like Plesk that demonstrate proven stability on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server platform empower service providers with a proven and reliable means of managing servers."

SWsoft customers can use Plesk for Linux on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server knowing that, through Novell YES Certification and SWsoft’s Novell Silver Technology Partner status, Plesk is fully supported with defined escalation channels. If compatibility issues arise, they can be addressed quickly.

Developed for the professional hosting service provider (HSP) and corporate IT professionals, Plesk provides the most complete and stable set of control panel features in the industry. Designed to empower system administrators, Plesk eliminates constraints to increasing per server profitability. Plesk provides the ideal solution for service providers to increase their customer bases and customize their systems to meet their corporate customers growing needs for self administration.

Proven Hosting Software Solutions
SWsoft powers more than 120,000 servers for service providers and enterprise customers worldwide, with 10,000 additional new servers per month. With offices around the world, SWsoft employs more than 650 employees in the US, Europe, Japan and China.

For Hosting Providers, Registrars, ISPs and Telcos, SWsoft is the market and momentum leader and provides the only complete set of server automation and virtualization products that effectively supports virtually every type of hosted service offering on every major platform and in every major language. The company’s Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM products enable the most feature rich, reliable and integrated solutions for virtualization, control panel server management, website creation and end-to-end automation.

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. SWsoft offers 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.