Dec, 2001 : Dell, Intel and SWsoft Help 1-Net Launch Hosting Service
📅 - SWsoft, Inc. (sw-soft.com), a server and networking software technology company, today announced it has established a partnership with Dell (dell.com) and Intel (intel.com) to launch Virtual @1-Net, a new hosting service based on the HSPcomplete full-lifecycle hosting automation solution. 1-Net is able to use a combination of Dell hardware with Intel computing power and HSPcomplete to house hundreds of customers, each with their own full-featured virtual private servers, on a single physicalserver.
1-Net Singapore is a major driver of broadband in Singapore. It establishedthe nationwide Singapore ONE broadband backbone and network infrastructureand has managed the network since 1997. A wholly owned subsidiary ofMediaCorp Group of Companies since Oct. 2000, 1-Net serves as the country'sbroadband exchange, connecting ISPs, providers of broadband and hostingservices, government agencies, educational and research institutions,enterprises, and other IT and telecom service providers.
Besides broadband connectivity, 1-Net provides hosting and managed services,and broadband-enabled an industrial complex that brings e-business serviceproviders together to use the facilities of a wired-up business center. Inearly 2001, 1-Net saw an opportunity in the hosting services market.
"At one end of the spectrum are those businesses that either do not have Websites or, at most, basic 'ebrochure'-type sites parked with increasinglyuntenable providers of free hosting services," says Luke Lee, businessdevelopment manager. At the other are large enterprises that have thefinancial, manpower and technical resources to build and operate their owndata centers.
Somewhere between the two ends are those who typically co-locate or co-shareWeb servers at hosting companies or Internet Data Centers, an arrangementthat still requires the enterprises to own hardware and have the technicalresources to manage the servers and sites. It was in this segment and the'nil or free site' niche that, according to Lee, "1-Net saw enormouspotential for a hosting service that would not require customers to actuallyown hardware and yet allow them to have access to dedicated hardware andother resources that are virtually their own."
For the vehicle to enable and deliver this virtual hosting service, 1-Netmet SWsoft, which was then readying HSPcomplete for market, its solution forhosting service providers. Incorporating virtualization, resource managementand clustering features, HSPcomplete allows service providers to offer theircustomers a full suite of services, from shared Web hosting for small- andmedium-sized businesses to cluster configurations for large enterprises.
1-Net signed up for HSPcomplete in April and the hardware platform on whichto deliver the virtual hosting service, SWsoft recommended Dell.
"Dell makes very innovative products that use cutting-edge technologies.What we found attractive were the monitoring tools, the Dell Open Manageserver management software, and the ease of upgrading. Dell's Intel basedservers also have very innovative designs; the built-in redundancy featuresallow us to actually upgrade the servers without having to remove them fromthe rack."
Other factors that went into SWsoft's decision to recommend Dell hardwarewere the pricing that Dell could offer through its 'no middlemen' directsales model, the speed of delivery, and the availability of a leasingprogram that reduced upfront expenditure.
1-Net launched its virtual hosting service in August under the Virtual@1-Netbrand. The basic plan costs S$15 a month, and gives subscribers their ownvirtual Web server on 1-Net's broadband network, Web mail, FTP server,Microsoft Front Page 2000/XP extensions and a pre-installed database.
"Customers also have their own administrative or root access rights. Each ofthem can log in to their own server, deploy their preferred software, andmanage the server the way you want. It's effectively their own server and ifthey need more disk or memory space, an upgrade to a higher subscriptionplan can be easily performed," says Lee.
The hosting is also ideal for resellers who are providing Web designservices as it enables them to have total control of the Web hostingfacility without investing in any capital assets. "In fact, since welaunched the service, we've had numerous enquiries from would-be resellers,some from as physically far away as the U.S. and Canada," Lee continues.
Once the customers chooses a subscription plan, pays for it, and payment isaccepted, HSPcomplete automatically creates a virtual server within the Dellcluster and provides software included in the plan to the server withinminutes.
1-Net Singapore is a major driver of broadband in Singapore. It establishedthe nationwide Singapore ONE broadband backbone and network infrastructureand has managed the network since 1997. A wholly owned subsidiary ofMediaCorp Group of Companies since Oct. 2000, 1-Net serves as the country'sbroadband exchange, connecting ISPs, providers of broadband and hostingservices, government agencies, educational and research institutions,enterprises, and other IT and telecom service providers.
Besides broadband connectivity, 1-Net provides hosting and managed services,and broadband-enabled an industrial complex that brings e-business serviceproviders together to use the facilities of a wired-up business center. Inearly 2001, 1-Net saw an opportunity in the hosting services market.
"At one end of the spectrum are those businesses that either do not have Websites or, at most, basic 'ebrochure'-type sites parked with increasinglyuntenable providers of free hosting services," says Luke Lee, businessdevelopment manager. At the other are large enterprises that have thefinancial, manpower and technical resources to build and operate their owndata centers.
Somewhere between the two ends are those who typically co-locate or co-shareWeb servers at hosting companies or Internet Data Centers, an arrangementthat still requires the enterprises to own hardware and have the technicalresources to manage the servers and sites. It was in this segment and the'nil or free site' niche that, according to Lee, "1-Net saw enormouspotential for a hosting service that would not require customers to actuallyown hardware and yet allow them to have access to dedicated hardware andother resources that are virtually their own."
For the vehicle to enable and deliver this virtual hosting service, 1-Netmet SWsoft, which was then readying HSPcomplete for market, its solution forhosting service providers. Incorporating virtualization, resource managementand clustering features, HSPcomplete allows service providers to offer theircustomers a full suite of services, from shared Web hosting for small- andmedium-sized businesses to cluster configurations for large enterprises.
1-Net signed up for HSPcomplete in April and the hardware platform on whichto deliver the virtual hosting service, SWsoft recommended Dell.
"Dell makes very innovative products that use cutting-edge technologies.What we found attractive were the monitoring tools, the Dell Open Manageserver management software, and the ease of upgrading. Dell's Intel basedservers also have very innovative designs; the built-in redundancy featuresallow us to actually upgrade the servers without having to remove them fromthe rack."
Other factors that went into SWsoft's decision to recommend Dell hardwarewere the pricing that Dell could offer through its 'no middlemen' directsales model, the speed of delivery, and the availability of a leasingprogram that reduced upfront expenditure.
1-Net launched its virtual hosting service in August under the Virtual@1-Netbrand. The basic plan costs S$15 a month, and gives subscribers their ownvirtual Web server on 1-Net's broadband network, Web mail, FTP server,Microsoft Front Page 2000/XP extensions and a pre-installed database.
"Customers also have their own administrative or root access rights. Each ofthem can log in to their own server, deploy their preferred software, andmanage the server the way you want. It's effectively their own server and ifthey need more disk or memory space, an upgrade to a higher subscriptionplan can be easily performed," says Lee.
The hosting is also ideal for resellers who are providing Web designservices as it enables them to have total control of the Web hostingfacility without investing in any capital assets. "In fact, since welaunched the service, we've had numerous enquiries from would-be resellers,some from as physically far away as the U.S. and Canada," Lee continues.
Once the customers chooses a subscription plan, pays for it, and payment isaccepted, HSPcomplete automatically creates a virtual server within the Dellcluster and provides software included in the plan to the server withinminutes.
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