1&1 Internet Expands with Parallels
Hanover, Germany – (The Hosting News) – March 6, 2008 – Webhosting company, and subsidiary of United Internet, 1 and 1 Internet, has chosen to offer open source applications certified with the Application Packaging Standard (APS), to 1.7 million German-speaking hosting customers.
Andreas Gauger, Chairman of 1 and 1 Internet Inc. noted, ”Adoption of the APS standard will provide a sizeable new business opportunity for 1 and 1 and for the entire web hosting and software industries worldwide. The standard is open to everyone and will provide exciting new sales channels for hosting providers as well as other Internet service providers (ISPs). Our customers and ISVs will benefit from the expected growth of new APS-compliant applications.”
Parallels, which maintains the APS standard, made the announcement with 1 and 1 today at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. The APS standard was developed by Parallels to simplify integration of web applications into hosting environments for delivery as software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. The standard is a packaging format that makes it easier for service providers to deliver hosted applications developed by independent software vendors (ISVs). APS-certified applications can be easily plugged into hosting platforms that conform to the standard.
1 and 1′s new service includes open source applications, such as Joomla, PostNuke, PhpBB, SMF, Serendipity, Moodle, MediaWiki, Mantis, phpMyVisites, PHProject and WebCalendar. While these applications are free, they require significant time and skill to install and maintain. APS simplifies installation and update management of web applications, and removes the need for downloads, registrations and passwords.
1 and 1′s web hosting customers in Germany also get 1 and 1′s Click-n-Build control panel for adding and removing web applications. 1 and 1 deployed APS-certified applications to its U.S. customers in June 2007.
Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels commented, ”With the Parallels Open Platform and the APS standard, we are providing a unified, open technology platform to help software vendors and service providers fully take advantage of SaaS. 1 and 1 Internet is leading the way to SaaS for millions of hosting customers and opening the channel for ISVs to reach the growing SoHo and SMB markets.”
The Parallels Open Platform enables SaaS with Parallels virtualization and automation technology through integration with a wide range of third-party applications and systems. The APS standard is a key element of the Parallels Open Platform and is used by ISVs and service providers to seamlessly integrate applications to offer to the more than 10 million businesses and individuals that use Parallels products.
ISVs and service providers interested in the APS Certification Program can register at www.apsstandard.com/certification. For more information on the APS standard, visit www.apsstandard.com.
Parallels (formerly SWsoft) provides virtualization and automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia.
1 and 1 Internet’s global community includes 7.07 million users and 9 million domain names are registered. 1 and 1 features an array of services, from instant domain packages to all-inclusive shared hosting plans, dedicated servers and eShops. Combining over 47,000 fully-tuned servers with the performance of Juniper and Cisco routers, 1 and 1 utilizes products from leading technology manufacturers and service providers. 1 and 1 is a Microsoft Joint Development Partner, and works with other paramount companies such as Sedo, Google, Citysearch, Plesk, Symantec, PayPal, Parallels, CM4all, GeoTrust and HP/Compaq.
For more information about Parallels, please visit www.parallels.com.
To learn more about 1 and 1 Internet, please visit: www.1and1.com.
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