PEER 1 Upgrades Dedicated Hosting Services with SWsoft Plesk 8.2 for Linux Control Panel

Leading IT Infrastructure Provider Adds New Version of Plesk to Simplify Infrastructure Management and Administration

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007; 10:49 AM

VANCOUVER, BC -- PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX-V: PIX), a leading provider of IT infrastructure, today announced that the company is now offering the latest SWsoft Plesk 8.2 for Linux control panel software for its managed hosting customers.

Plesk provides server administrators with a simple yet powerful tool to manage their servers and websites. Plesk 8.2 also includes an intuitive interface that allows users without a technical background to create new email accounts and manage domains.

“The decision to incorporate the new version of the SWsoft Plesk control panel was an easy one for PEER 1,” said Ted Smith, vice president of dedicated hosting for PEER 1. “SWsoft listens to customer feedback, suggestions, and other criteria and actually implements them in upgrades. This new version includes many features beneficial to our customers like the Single Sign-on (SSO) feature that assists with user authentication, and allows users to go from one application to another without having to sign in for each one.”

The Plesk control panel automates a large number of tasks to help service providers reduce operating costs and resources. The new feature set also includes additional skins and the ability to customize, along with improved security via a redesigned subsystem and support for third-party FTP servers to assist with secure uploads.

"By offering Plesk 8.2 with its managed hosting packages, PEER 1 customers can take advantage of new options for e-commerce and secure email to drive incremental revenue," said Kurt Daniel, vice president of marketing and alliances, SWsoft. "Plesk 8.2 further advances our OPEN FUSION initiative to deliver an open, integrated platform for SaaS and hosting." 

PEER 1 is a leading IT infrastructure provider to startups and SMEs, delivering highly scalable hosting solutions to allow customers to focus on the possibilities of the Internet, not the problems. PEER 1 provides managed, self-managed, and co-location hosting services through 15 state-of-the-art data centers across North America. The company has over 9,000 customers worldwide in wide-ranging areas from retail and manufacturing to Web 2.0 and Software as a Service (SaaS). 

OPEN FUSION (www.swsoft.com/en/openfusion/) is an SWsoft technology initiative to improve integration among a wide range of systems, third-party applications and modules, and custom and in-house solutions. The OPEN FUSION platform enables optimized delivery of SaaS and traditional hosting services to help ISVs and service providers take full advantage of new opportunities in the market.

About SWsoft
SWsoft is a global leader in virtualization and automation software that helps consumers, businesses, and service providers optimize their use of technology. The company's software powers more than 130,000 servers and 600,000 desktops worldwide. The SWsoft product line includes Virtuozzo - the leading operating system virtualization solution, Parallels - the leading desktop virtualization product, and Plesk - the leading server control panel. Founded in 1999, the company has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.swsoft.com. 

About PEER 1
PEER 1 is a leading IT infrastructure provider delivering highly scalable dedicated hosting and co-location solutions to ensure a client’s online presence is fast performing and available 100% of the time. Since its inception in 1999, the company has grown to include data centers and network points of presence in 17 major cities across North America and Europe, all connected by PEER 1’s world class Internet network. PEER 1 serves a variety of startups and SMEs including software as a service (SaaS), web 2.0, hosting providers, online gaming providers, Internet phone (VoIP) companies, and outsourced enterprise solutions organizations. The company’s headquarters are in Vancouver, Canada and the stock is traded on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol PIX. For more information visit: http://www.peer1.com.