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Parallels Operations Automation SaaS Module Simplifies Application Delivery for Service Providers
2008-11-25
New Module Makes it Easy for Service Providers to offer Revenue Generating
Hosted Applications in the Rapidly Growing SaaS Market
Renton, Wash., November 24, 2008 ? Parallels today announced a powerful
enhancement to its Parallels Operations Automation 2.8 software in the form of a
SaaS Module, which utilizes the Application Packaging Standard (APS). Parallels
Operations Automation is an operations support system (OSS) for enterprises and
service providers who want to automate the delivery of server-based applications
and resources. The new SaaS Module makes it easy for Service Providers to offer
third party applications to their end-user customers. New features built into
the operations system provide a fully integrated, manageable, scalable and easy
to use platform that can be used to achieve higher average revenue per user
while simultaneously growing their business and managing their operations more
efficiently. This new version 2.8 release of Parallels Operations Automation
incorporates a total of 210 new features and functional improvements.
Parallels Operations Automation is designed to improve server provisioning and
datacenter management in order to reduce operational costs and reduce service
delivery errors. In addition, Parallels Operations Automation?s integrated,
modular architecture scales to meet the demands of service providers rapidly
growing businesses. With the new SaaS capabilities, service providers can now
easily offer a wide range of applications, in an automated and scalable fashion,
ranging from Hosted Exchange to existing business grade third party applications
such as CRM.
For hosters who were interested in SaaS, but thought it was too complex or
unmanageable, the new automated control panel provides for levels of
flexibility, manageability and ease of use not previously available. Also, the
new control panel allows for management of SaaS applications, the customer's
end-users and the end-user's access to the specified SaaS applications. With
convenient service plan templates, subscription plans can easily be defined as
either individualized or as a group to target new and existing end user
customers.
"Parallels Operations Automation enables customers to efficiently manage their
operations with reduced costs, generate new sources of revenue and provide new
services such as SaaS applications into a business software market expected to
reach $40 billion by 2011," said Jack Zubarev, President, Service Provider
Worldwide, Parallels. "By leveraging Parallels Operations Automation and the
Parallels Open Platform with APS, our service provider customers can gain
competitive advantage with shortened time to market, differentiate themselves
with valuable new services and increase their average revenue per user with both
existing end-user customers as well as new ones."
According to recent research from Saugatuck Technology, companies with less than
500 employees are a key growth area for SaaS. In addition, new SMBs are
foregoing traditional IT and establishing themselves from the start with SaaS
and Cloud-based IT.
"Cohaesio has partnered with Parallels to develop a fully-automated SaaS hosting
platform. By previously implementing the APS standard, we have achieved a
competitive advantage that enabled us to deliver SaaS applications faster than
ever before," said Frederik Schouboe, senior vice president of Cohaesio, a
leading innovative hosting provider with operations in both Europe and the U.S.
"Now with the new SaaS Module and enhancements to the Parallels Operations
Automation 2.8 software, we have an even more powerful and simplified solution
to move ahead of the competition with."
Parallels can get service providers up and running quickly with Parallels
Operations Automation and will soon offer several webcasts to its service
provider customers in the Americas, Europe and Asian geographies to explain and
demonstrate the new SaaS Module capabilities utilizing the APS standard. The
first webcast will take place in early December for its US customers.
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.
About Cohaesio
Founded in 1996, Cohaesio is a leading hosting provider with operations in
Europe and the U.S. Cohaesio is focused on hosting for the small-to-medium-sized
businesses through partnerships with leading ISVs to offer their solutions in
the SaaS model. Cohaesio is also the company behind the fast-growing low-end
hosting provider Surftown.com and recently launched online backup provider
keepit.com. For more information please visit
www.cohaesio.net.
About Parallels ? Optimized Computing
Parallels is a worldwide leader in 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 800 employees in North America,
Europe, and Asia. For more information, please visit
www.parallels.com.
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