Hostbasket Integrates SWsoft Plesk in its New Line of Dedicated Servers

February 19, 2007; 01:36 AM

GHENT, Belgium and HERNDON, Va., February 16, 2007 -- Hostbasket, the largest independent Belgian specialist in hosting and domain name registration, announced it is incorporating SWsoft Plesk 8.1 control panel software in the standard configuration of its new line of dedicated servers.  

Hostbasket is an important player in the Belgian hosting market with around 800 dedicated servers online. After the launch of Plesk 8.1 in November 2006, Hostbasket decided to include Plesk in its dedicated servers.

“The ease of use of the software and the user interface in particular make Plesk a very attractive product for the hosting market,” said Bert Van Pottelberghe, product manager, Hostbasket. “In addition, Plesk 8.1 has feature parity in the Linux and Windows versions, so we can offer our customers the most advanced control panel solution for both platforms. We are currently launching a new line of dedicated servers, and Plesk 8.1 will be included in the standard configuration of our families of dedicated servers and appliance servers. Thanks to this user-friendly control panel, we can minimize the number of support questions and position our servers at attractive price levels.”

“Plesk 8.1 is a milestone, not only for SWsoft, but also for the hosting market,” said Soeren von Varchmin, director of European and Asian Operations, SWsoft. “It gives us a high-quality control panel solution that provides service providers, resellers and end users with greatly enhanced management and customization capabilities. The fact that a major player such as Hostbasket has chosen this product only serves to demonstrate its strength.”

SWsoft Plesk is the leading multi-platform control panel designed to meet the needs of small to large hosting providers, resellers and end users. The software is easy to use and automates a large number of tasks that allow service providers to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction. 

About Hostbasket
Hostbasket is the largest independent Belgian specialist in hosting and domain name registration, with more than 15,000 sites, 800 dedicated servers, 30,000 domain names, and a network of more than 600 partners. Hostbasket provides a full spectrum of hosting solutions to commercial and private customers that wish to have an Internet presence or do business via the Internet. For more information, please visit www.hostbasket.com.

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.