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Largest Italian Hoster Aruba Chooses SWsoft Technology

Aruba Selects SWsoft Plesk and Virtuozzo Software Based on Security, Functionality and Performance

January 17, 2007; 02:02 AM

HERNDON, Va. – January 16, 2007 – SWsoft, a recognized leader in server automation and virtualization software, today announced a major deal with Aruba, the main hosting provider in Italy and the Czech and Slovakian Republics, to offer hosting services powered by SWsoft Plesk and Virtuozzo software.

“We chose SWsoft’s solutions after careful technical evaluation of security, functionality and performance” said Stefano Cecconi, chief executive officer, Aruba. “By introducing SWsoft’s technology, we hope to be able to strengthen our hosting product and service offering, while delivering customers better support, a higher level of personalization and more choice than ever before.”

The agreement with SWsoft will enable Aruba to customize, extend and integrate SWsoft hosting automation products and software components into its hosting environments and into Aruba’s shared hosting group companies (tol.it, widestore.net). Aruba embraces OPEN FUSION, a SWsoft technology initiative to move its entire line of products to a common platform to advance integration among a wide range of systems, third-party applications and modules, and custom and in-house solutions.
“We are delighted that our solutions have been chosen by a company of the caliber of Aruba,” said Soeren von Varchmin, managing director for SWsoft’s European and Asian Operations. “The agreement with Aruba is of special significance to us because it confirms that our products offer advanced functionality and superb reliability. We are also working hard to ensure that SWsoft consolidates its position in the Italian market through a new distribution network."
SWsoft Plesk is the leading multi-platform control panel. The software is easy to use and automates a large number of tasks that will allow Aruba to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction. With Plesk, Aruba will be able to deliver dedicated server packages tailored for advanced applications, static and dynamic website hosting, and other operations requiring high processing power and extensive memory.

SWsoft Virtuozzo is the leading virtualization solution for hosting providers. Virtuozzo operating system virtualization software creates multiple, isolated virtual environments -- or virtual private servers -- on a single physical server and operating system to make the most efficient use of hardware, software and other resources Each virtual environment has the same performance and functionality as a stand-alone server and can be managed with Plesk, third-party control panels or in-house systems.

About Aruba
The Aruba group, with over 1.5 million customers and 800,000 maintained domains, is the leading provider of web hosting, e-mail and domain name registration services in Italy. Aruba is one of the top 10 hosting companies worldwide, and is one of the top five in Europe. Aruba’s large Italian WebFarm guarantees reliability and speediness of services for all customers in Western Europe, while another facility serves Eastern Europe from the Czech Republic. Founded in 1994, the company has headquarters in Italy and offices in the Czech Republic, Slovakian Republic, Poland and Hungary.

About SWsoft
SWsoft is a global leader in server virtualization and automation software. More than 10,000 customers rely on the proven performance and management capabilities of SWsoft products to optimize their IT infrastructures. Founded in 1999, the company has offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, call 703-815-5670 or visit www.swsoft.com.

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