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 Best known for its Mac software Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Inc. (Formerly Swsoft) is one of the leading virtualization software companies in the world. Their web hosting control panel, Plesk, is offered by many web hosting companies for their shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated server web hosting services.
A quick survey of web hosting companies reveal that Plesk is indeed utilized by a significant portion of web hosts that offer a third-party control panel rather than an in-house control panel, such as 1and1. The popularity of Plesk among web hosting companies is a positive aspect for the consumers since there will be a large community of Plesk users, and it also allows Parallels to continue development for their control panel. In addition, if you become familiar with Plesk and come to really like it, but you you aren't so fond of your current web host, you'll be able to easily find another web host that offers Plesk. This allows for minimal learning when switching host! Plesk allows for a distinct login levels: - Administrator
- Client/Reseller
- Domain Owner
- Mail user
The administrator is "the highest individual server level login which allows web hosting administrators to set-up and manage all system items" (www.parallels.com). If you are planning to host more than 1 domain and would like to create separate accounts to administer a particular domain, the client/reseller login level is required. If you're planning to host a single domain, the Domain Owner level is sufficient. What Parallels Says about their Plesk Control Panel "A comprehensive control panel solution used by leading hosting providers worldwide" - Parallels Inc.The following is information taken from Parallel's website highlighting some of the features available in the Plesk Control Panel. Innovative Ease of Use Parallels Plesk control panel has a redesigned cleaner and easier to use interface. The control panel comes with many additional skins and even gives users the ability to design custom skins and manage them in the browser-based interface. In particular, the new desktop feature increases the usability and flexibility of the control panel significantly. Highest Stability Plesk has been specifically designed to be the most stable and secure control panel available. Plesk has been proven under fire managing 5 million plus domains globally and can support thousands of accounts per server increasing profitability. Most Secure Not only does Plesk control panel contain new security measures but also, existing security features have been improved. The control panel’s redesigned subsystem improves overall system security as well as support for 3rd party FTP servers that make secure uploads possible. Comprehensive As the next step in Parallels's OPEN FUSION strategy, Plesk and Virtuozzo are seamlessly integrated. Also, Plesk control panel users will benefit from a new level of integration with other Parallels products, including Parallels Business Automation, Sitebuilder and Parallels System Automation. The completely customizable "Application Vault" can manage dozens of integrated applications including Ecommerce, Chat, and Bulletin Board. Fully Automated With 100+ new enhancements the control panel delivers a new ease of management through features like our key auto-update mechanism, auto-component updater, migration manager and a Web-based installation for quick deployment and dedicated need for support. Advanced Linux/Windows Platform Support Plesk for Linux/UNIX and Windows now have many common features, skins, application packs, language packs and documentation. Operating systems supported are Red Hat, SuSE, Fedora, FreeBSD, Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows. Language Support Plesk is available in the following languages: English, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Chinese Simplified and Russian. (Source: www.parallels.com)
Parallel's Plesk is definitely one of the most popular control panels out there, and the benefits of its popularity shouldn't be overlooked when choosing a web host.
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