FOCUS ON: AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FOR WEB HOSTS AND DATA CENTERS
Automation and virtualization solutions have had a significant impact on the business of Web hosting. These solutions, which help Web hosts better manage their client accounts while providing users with more control of their sites, are widely credited with driving industry prices lower while improving support levels.
There are several major providers of automation solutions, and each gears their software products to a different type of client. As such, a great deal of evaluation and comparison is required before making a final purchase decision.
This section is designed to help Web hosting companies, resellers, and end users better understand the types of popular control panels available. Use our profiles to make educated decisions about your Web hosting automation and virtualization needs.
FOCUS ON .. AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
Introduction to Web Hosting Automation
The objective of automation platforms is to simplify the hosting process to enable providers to handle more customers than they otherwise could, and to help them more efficiently meet the needs of customers. (read more) (make a comment)
Hosting Controller by Advanced Communications
Hosting Controller development started in 1997 with the goal of delivering a control panel for Windows-based hosting, then a rarity as UNIX and its derivatives were considered to be the mainstream hosting OS ... (read more) (make a comment)
InterWorx-CP by Nexcess
NEXCESS.NET began as simply a Web hosting provider, founded on the extensive software engineering knowledge of its staff, but the company soon found that it had developed so much qualiity software internally... (read more) (make a comment)
Tucows Platypus Billing System
The Platypus Billing System, developed by wholesale domain provider Tucows, is a leading recurring billing and subscriber management system designed to automate billing for Internet and application service providers and online merchants. (read more) (make a comment)
SRS Engine
SRS Engine provides customers with a single purchase flow for all reseller services and a seamless environment for managing new purchases. Instead of using multiple cart systems, different URLs for management and multiple usernames and passwords (read more) (make a comment)
Savvis Global IT Utility Platform
With a 10-year history of delivering highly available IT systems to businesses, SAVVIS has staked a leadership position in the utility computing market with its end-to-end global IT utility platform. (read more) (make a comment)
Alabanza Automation Suite
One of the pioneers of virtual hosting and a significant player in the virtual hosting space, Alabanza's products are geared toward Web hosts interested in a managed virtualization solution, and to resellers and developers interested in having the functionality of virtualization without having to manage it .. (read more) (make a comment)
Ensim Pro and Ensim Unify by Ensim
One of the best funded virtualization vendors, Ensim offers several classes of products that cater to different hosting needs. The company's products are geared toward both smaller hosts that rent space on a dedicated or shared server and larger Web hosting firms .. (read more) (make a comment)
H-Sphere by Positive Software
H-Sphere was launched in 1998 by New York-based firm Positive Software. An automation solution for Web hosts, H-Sphere has developed quite a following .. (read more) (make a comment)
WebsiteOS and WebhostOS by Hostopia
Founded in 1999, Hostopia is a provider of private label Web hosting services to other Web hosting companies, ISPs and telecom carriers. The firm's cross-platform technology provides customers with a unique offering .. (read more) (make a comment)
Onsite Hosting Controller by SitePak
Sitepak develops and deploys automation and control panel software that allows telecommunications and cable companies, along with ISPs, to broaden and profit from their service offerings for the SMS market. (read more) (make a comment)
InQuent Technologies
InQuent is a Leading provider of private label Web hosting, email and e-commerce services. Through its R&D expertise, support utilities and customizable services, InQuent delivers a leading-edge product with the flexibility to serve the unique needs of each customer. (read more) (make a comment)
Helm by WebHost Automation Ltd.
Helm is a multi-server management and control system for Windows 2000- and Windows 2003-based Web hosts. It has the unique power to support hosting companies of any size whether they have just one server or thousands of servers spread all over the world. (read more) (make a comment)
