Parallels Plesk 7 for Windows - What's New?
Latest Distribution
Published:
14-Dec-2004
Version:
7.0.3
Windows hosting is the fastest growing opportunity in the hosting market today. Plesk 7 for Windows will enhance your existing Windows offerings or help you broaden your existing service horizons by now offering Windows hosting to your customers.
Parallels Plesk 7 for Windows offers important new features:
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Robust Microsoft Integration – Native support of Microsoft Technologies: IIS6 in worker process isolation mode, separate application pools for each site, improved security and full support for ASP.NET application deployment. |
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Next Generation Interface – Fully reworked Web interface. The same look and feel as Windows XP by default and several more skins available to choose from, including familiar Plesk Classic (2.5) and Plesk 6.5 interfaces. |
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Application Vault* – One click application installation. Plesk 7 for Windows includes a new customizable repository of Site Applications with the ability to add, deploy, configure and remove applications to any domain on the system (CMS, Forums, Counters, Chat software). |
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AntiSpam* – SpamAssassin Integration. Popular "SpamAssassin" application is used to eliminate most of the SPAM from user's mailboxes. Plesk 7 for Windows has GUI controls for SpamAssassin. |
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Antivirus** – Dr. Web Antivirus Integration. Plesk 7 for Windows supports built-in interface to the award-winning Dr. Web antivirus engine, one of the fastest and most frequently updated products on the market. |
Additional features:
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Firewall – Windows 2003 RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Service) packet filtering capabilities enable system administrators to protect servers quickly. "Panic" mode in which only Plesk web interface is visible outside (to prevent spreading of new worms) |
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Auto-updater – "Plesk Update" utility: checks on the internet, downloads and installs updated Plesk software and included third-party components and patches. |
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HelpDesk – Multi-level HelpDesk: simplifies reselling of services. End users may send tickets to resellers and server owner. |
And more:
- Installer supports component reinstallations and upgrades
- MS SQL Server Web Administration Interface**
- Standalone MS SQL Server Support (Local and remote)
- Mail Enable Pro Support**
- Webalizer is replaced with AWstats
- Site Builder*
- OsCommerce*
- ColdFusion Management Interface**
- QoS management - Bandwidth, Connections, CPU
- Improved Resource Usage Reporting
- Private Folder for Sensitive Data Storage
- @Domain support
- DNS-less site preview
* Optional Add-on features
** Optional Add-on features that require additional vendor's license.
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