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09-11-2007, 08:23 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Ensim Pro control panel sold to SWSoft
Ensim Pro control panel sold to SWSoft....
Any comments? Ensim have been very quite on their pro product for some time so i am hoping SWSoft make the most of this and dont just get rid or integrate the product into their own......
Anyone have any good contacts at SWSoft as I really need to speak to someone.Matt Wallis
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09-11-2007, 08:49 AM #2Temporarily Suspended
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I am afraid it will lead to the death of Ensim. Ensim is just standalone control panel, not clustered product likes H-Sphere. And even H-Sphere, they have standalone version. I am not sure about H-Sphere, but I tried Ensim before, and it's a bit difficult to use, so...
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09-11-2007, 08:59 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Ensim is a fantastic product if you arent looking for a playskool look and following the sheep like every other damn host on the market.
Its ok to say you dont like it, but its a great product. SWSoft obviously see value in it and I think they will continue development of the product alongside existing product lineups, just interested to see how this unfolds.
I personally wouldnt trust any other product for shared hosting.
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09-11-2007, 09:28 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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So now swsoft is developing:
Plesk for linux and windows
Confixx
Ensim for linux and windows
That's five distinct and separate competing products.
The also have:
virtuozzo
hspcomplete
PEM
DAS
PEM and DAS are almost the same product as well.
How many competing products can they realistically develop and manage. More over, why would they want to have all these products in house that directly compete with each other? Seems like they just out some competition with this announcement.
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09-11-2007, 10:09 AM #5WHT Addict
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http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=634556
Per Ensim and my SWSoft contact we will be notified within the next few weeks with new account managers assignments.
SWSoft has provided an email address ensimpro@swsoft.com
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09-11-2007, 12:39 PM #6Mr. Awesome
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Consolidation is now happening in the hosting control panel market.
Interesting.
I predict that SW Soft will merge several of their control panels into a single product within 1.5 years. It makes no sense to do otherwise.
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09-11-2007, 12:52 PM #7Web Hosting Evangelist
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Maybe combine the 2 and make Plensim
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09-11-2007, 12:57 PM #8WHT Addict
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Per a phone conversation that I had an hour ago with my contact they have no plans to merge panels, to make his point he said "We acquired Confixx several years ago and it is still Confixx" so Ensim users should not be alarmed.
http://www.swsoft.com/en/ensimpro/
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09-11-2007, 01:02 PM #9WHT Addict
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09-11-2007, 10:46 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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I think you should TM that name
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09-12-2007, 12:02 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Ensiplex sounds good as well...
Interesting development for sure - I've always been interested in Ensim, having used it as my first CP. However, I could never really deal with the costs when compared to the other options out there. This could end up being a positive thing, maybe the guys at SWSoft can make it more accessible for someone like me.Denver Hunter | Webmaster | Library of Biz - Side Hustles, Small Business & Professional Growth
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09-12-2007, 12:11 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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Cost? Long term Ensim has worked out cheaper than panels such as Cpanel... I always prefer up front costs to own a licence rather than monthly or recurring fees. This is the first thing SWSoft will change I fear
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09-12-2007, 06:43 AM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Matt, I second that. I prefer to the initial investment into the license rather than recurring fees.
I just spoke with Jager from SWSOFT, Manager for Asian Operations @ SWSOFT, It seems to me that they are intending to sell it "as a service" model pushing it for resellers, rather than up front purchases.
Costs? Ensim is always cheaper long term, not just for the recurring costs, but because of the reliability the CP is designed, saves troubles on admin, security etc.
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09-12-2007, 06:53 AM #14Owner of the net for a day
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Will be more SWsoft purchased announced in the future I am sure of that.
It will soon be the "godpanel" or something like that, and PEM will be there to be "god" over the other panels
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09-12-2007, 07:07 AM #15Retired Moderator
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I am a bit alarm, I am hoping that there will be more independent controlpanels in the market rather than one company controlling all. Thankfully Directadmin is still not acquired and Cpanel is doing strong.
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09-13-2007, 03:17 AM #16Aspiring Evangelist
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The key difference here is that Confixx is big in it's native market of Germany, but Ensim is directly competing with Plesk. However, the Plesk, Inc. purchase by SWsoft had a few bumps but did go well without harming my business, and I am pleased to be a small part of SWsoft rather than a smaller company as they are a company who do listen to us partners (at all levels), and are proving to be a strong force in the industry which offers my business stability.
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09-13-2007, 03:18 AM #17Aspiring Evangelist
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09-13-2007, 03:25 AM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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Definitely. My firm has just attained a partnership with SWSoft just recently, and are pleased at how they intend to bring hosting automation to the next level.
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09-13-2007, 12:28 PM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
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[MAJOR News] SWsoft acquires PSoft (H-Sphere) - and Ensim
The word's out, guys.. someone from SWSOFT has informed me that SWSOFT has just accquired another hosting control panel - Postive Software Corp (Guys who do Hsphere)
Hot on the heels of the Ensim Pro product line accquisition, It seems that SWSoft is aggressively consolidating the hosting control panel market.
So the major retail players currently indepedent of SWSOFT are Linux: cPanel, Directadmin Windows: Helm, DotNetPanel
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09-13-2007, 01:54 PM #20Retired Moderator
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09-13-2007, 05:49 PM #21New Member
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09-13-2007, 06:42 PM #22Eternal Member
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[MAJOR News] SWsoft acquires PSoft (H-Sphere) - and Ensim
It's confirmed. http://www.swsoft.com/en/psoft/ and http://www.swsoft.com/en/ensimpro/
This should (hopefully) have a positive impact on the hosting industry as a whole, but it also means that SWsoft will have somewhat of a monopoly in hosting software (Plesk, H-Sphere, Ensim, Virtuozzo, to name some).
I'd be very interested to hear how the community feels about this and how it might affect some web hosts out there.
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09-13-2007, 07:01 PM #23Web Hosting Rockstar
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09-13-2007, 07:04 PM #24Retired Moderator
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Major is almost an understatement.
but it also means that SWsoft will have somewhat of a monopoly in hosting software (Plesk, H-Sphere, Ensim, Virtuozzo, to name some).
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