Velocity Host In The News | Parallels Small Business Panel
Ground-breaking Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 Launches, Enabling Cloud Services Providers to Offer a New Class of Services for Small Businesses
Introduces Parallels Partner Marketplace for Increased Revenue Through Commercial Business Application Offerings
Singapore, December 10, 2009 – Cloud-enablement leader, Parallels, today announced the availability of Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1, which allows cloud services providers to offer IT-in-a-box solutions to small businesses, increasing revenue through business applications sales, and helping their small business customers transition to the cloud. Parallels Small Business Panel features a game changing
control panel designed for small businesses, offering simple wizards and productivity tools for collaboration, file sharing and business management. This makes self-service possible for all employees using the solution. Parallels Small Business Panel also introduces the Parallels Partner Marketplace, enabling cloud services providers to offer commercial applications to their small business customers in an easy-to-use storefront.
“Parallels is uniquely addressing the needs of small businesses and redefining the way control panels are used with the development of Parallels Small Business Panel. Over 80 cloud services providers are already launching the solution, so it’s clear that this is striking a chord with Parallels’ partners who are seeing the benefits for their small business customers,” explains Jan-Jaap Jager, General Manager - APAC at Parallels. “Parallels continues to enable cloud services providers to move beyond basic hosting services and offer value-added applications and services.”
Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 gives users an intuitive user interface designed to connect employees to the right applications, which can be installed with a single click with no need for special training or technical knowledge. Role-based access enables user organizations to restrict functionality as appropriate for their employees. In addition, Parallels Small Business Panel incorporates the functionality of additional Parallels solutions for free, including Parallels Sitebuilder and Parallels Power Pack.
“Thaibizhost is pleased to offer our small business customers Parallels Small Business Panel and its key component the Parallels Partner Marketplace,” explains Mr. Jassada Deetavorn, Managing Director, Thaibizhost. “The combination of the two is simple, straightforward and powerful. It’s a complete IT-in-a-Box solution designed to meet the needs of our small business customers!”
The largest feature of Parallels Small Business Panel is Parallels Partner Marketplace, which launches with six commercial applications, including Symantec (desktop security), Interspire (email marketing & knowledge manager), Pinnacle Cart (shopping cart), LinuxMagic (Anti-Spam) and Keepit (online backup).
Cloud services providers interested in cloud enablement can leverage Parallels Partner Marketplace, to participate in a revenue-sharing model that offers their small business customers the applications they need with minimal effort. The partner marketplace takes care of the ordering, licensing, billing and subscription management aspects.
“Velocity Host is very excited to offer a truly comprehensive solution specifically designed for small businesses,” explains Gerardo Altman, Partner at Velocity Host. “The combination of Parallels Small Business Panel and Parallels Partner Marketplace enables us to grow our revenue by quickly and easily offering services and applications to our small business customers.”
“Interspire’s e-Mail Marketer and Knowledge Manager Application enables businesses to grow faster and as such are ideal applications to add to Parallels Partner Marketplace,” said Eddie Machaalani, CEO, Interspire. “Hosters can readily deliver our business-critical applications to their customers to increase revenue, while Parallels takes care of the set-up, provisioning, billing and management of the applications.”
Availability and Pricing
Parallels Small Business Panel 10.1 is available in English, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese and Russian.
The offering is available through retail, lease, or the Parallels Partner Program.
Further information on Parallels Small Business Panel’s new features and capabilities, as well as videos, screenshots and a demonstration of the new product are available at
www.parallels.com/products/smallbusinesspanel.
As of today, Parallels Small Business Panel is available through Softlayer, Codero, Viux, Robson, Turnkey Internet, Servint, Layershift, Zipservers, KickAssVPS, CCF Consulting, ISOMEDIA, Blue Ridge Internet Works, Cartagon and OVH.
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