Server automation and virtualization software company, SWsoft, has announced official Novell YES certification on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server of its Plesk Linux control panel for service providers.

According to the company, SWsoft customers and partners can now have additional confidence in Plesk's fully testing and support on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.

Kurt Daniel, Vice President of Marketing and Alliances, SWsoft, commented on the certification, ''Due to its wide use among service providers worldwide, Novell YES certification for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is an important accreditation for Linux-based hosting automation products. We are excited to receive this certification for a leading hosting platform and look forward to gaining additional certifications across the entire range of SWsoft products and in the near future.''

Chris Cooper, Director of Partner Engineering for Novell added, ''SWsoft's Plesk control panel has earned YES Certification on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server because it has demonstrated the highest level of compatibility with Novell products. Hosting control panels like Plesk that demonstrate proven stability on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server platform empower service providers with a proven and reliable means of managing servers.''

SWsoft customers can use Plesk for Linux on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server knowing that, through Novell YES Certification and SWsoft’s Novell Silver Technology Partner status, Plesk is fully supported with defined escalation channels. If compatibility issues arise, they can be addressed quickly.

Pleask was developed for the professional hosting service provider (HSP) and corporate IT professionals, and provides the most complete and stable set of control panel features in the industry. Designed to empower system administrators, Plesk eliminates constraints to increasing per server profitability. Plesk provides the ideal solution for service providers to increase their customer bases and customize their systems to meet their corporate customers growing needs for self administration.

For Hosting Providers, Registrars, ISPs and Telcos, SWsoft is the market and momentum leader and provides the only complete set of server automation and virtualization products that effectively supports virtually every type of hosted service offering on every major platform and in every major language. The company's Virtuozzo, Plesk, SiteBuilder, HSPcomplete and PEM products enable the most feature rich, reliable and integrated solutions for virtualization, control panel server management, website creation and end-to-end automation.