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By Justin Lee, theWHIR.com
June 9, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting software provider Parallels (parallels.com) announced on Monday it has partnered with European web hosting provider STRATO (strato-hosting.co.uk) to power the STRATO Oracle Server XE database offering.
Designed for small and medium business owners, the pre-configured database solution uses Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Express Edition, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Parallels Plesk Control Panel and Parallels Automation.
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers enables STRATO customers to cost-effectively develop web applications by virtualizing the database server while Parallels Automation enables the company to manage ordering, billing and reporting for resources across several servers.
The web hosting provider's customers can use Parallels Plesk Control Panel to manage their virtual servers through a web interface. Parallels Virtuozzo Containers includes extensive controls so that available hardware resources can be reallocated in real-time to manage workload fluctuations.
"STRATO's new virtual database servers powered by Parallels software provide businesses with the infrastructure needed to take advantage of two key hosting trends - virtualization and SaaS," says Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "The new offering gives SMBs innovative technologies that have traditionally been reserved for large enterprises due to technical requirements and previously high cost."
This latest deal follows a series of customer offerings that Parallels has announced in recent weeks, adding to the company's rapidly growing customer base. Last week, the company announced that Irish hosting provider Blacknight Internet Solutions is offering a set of virtual private server plans based on Parallels' software.
Parallels is also powering ActiveVPS managed hosting plans using its Virtuozzo Containers, Plesk Control Panels and Parallels Business Automation software, integrating SmarterTrack Customer Service Software into the Application Packaging Standard Catalog and delivering PHP applications from Zend through its control panel and server virtualization offerings.
Additionally, Canadian web host Cirrus Tech announced last month it is offering Parallels control panel Plesk 8.4 with all its Linux VPS and dedicated server plans.
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