[axxs-sysadmin] Control Panel Updated

[Dave Fregon]

Top Key Features for new control panel updates

     1. More WebStats Available – Now users can use AWstats as an
        alternative web statistics program. AWstats is a powerful tool
        that generates advanced web, streaming, ftp or mail server
        statistics.
        
     2. Support for More Operating Systems – Plesk supports more
        operating systems than ever before. In this new release, support
        was added for FedoraCore 5 (i586, x86_64), SuSE ES 10 (i586,
        x86_64) and Ubuntu 6.06 (i586, x86_64). Virtuozzo templates for
        all new OS’es are also available.
        
     3. MySQL 5 Support – In addition to supporting a new FedoraCore
        version, the Linux version of the software will now support
        MySQL 5 which delivers advanced SQL standard-compliant features
        such as stored procedures, triggers, views and pluggable storage
        engines.
        
     4. FreeBSD Packages – Plesk 8.1 for FreeBSD operating systems is
        distributed as a set of pkg packages (similar to RPM/Deb on
        Linuxes) instead of shell self-extracting archives as in
        previous releases. This new feature allows administrators to
        omit optional components during installation and to update Plesk
        and third-party components separately.
        
     5. Improved Plesk Density on Virtuozzo – Plesk is optimized to
        operate within Virtuozzo Virtual Environments. Now, you can host
        up to 15 percent more virtual private servers with Plesk on a
        single physical server (measured on a typical server with Dual
        Xeon CPU and 8 gigabytes of RAM).
        
     6. VZ Autoupdater – Now, Plesk and Virtuozzo can be easily upgraded
        using the auto-installer feature in Virtuozzo operating the EZ
        templates installed on a hardware node. This saves disk space
        significantly and improves overall density.
        
     7. SpamAssasin Usage Permission – Server administrators can now
        allow and prohibit the use of Spamassassin spam-filter for
        domain owners.
        
     8. Limits for Domain Aliases – Now, server administrators can limit
        the number of domain aliases allowed for client and domain owner
        accounts.
        
     9. Hostname Validation Redesign – Host name validation during Plesk
        installation was improved in Plesk 8.1, making the validation
        process more reliable. Special attention was given to providing
        a smooth installation of Plesk into a Virtuozzo VE from
        HSPcomplete or VZMC.
        
    10. Improved Language Package Distribution (Support) – Now, Language
        Packages can also be distributed as .rpm packages to be
        compatible with Red Hat Linux and as .deb packages to be
        compatible with Debian and Ubuntu.
        
    11. Ruby on Rails Support – This version of the software supports
        Ruby on Rails, which is designed to be a simple, complete,
        extensible, and portable scripting language. Developed mostly on
        Linux/UNIX, Ruby works across most platforms.
        
    12. Autoinstaller Vendor Updates – This new feature allows the
        software to be automatically updated directly from the vendor’s
        sites instead of just through autoinstall.plesk.com (in this
        release this feature has no GUI representation and available
        only in the command line).
        
    13. Improvements to Backup Manager – In this new version, the Plesk
        Back up Manager Feature provides admins with a convenient
        interface for setting server-wide backup parameters.
        
    14. Upgraded Horde IMP - The Horde IMP Webmail application
        integrated with Plesk is upgraded to the latest stable release.
        Included in this upgrade are Email Filter Rules Manager (Ingo),
        Notes and Memos Application (Mnemo), Kronolith Calendar
        Application, and much more. Plus, mobile users can now access
        their webmail from WAP mobile phones and PDAs.
        
    15. Group E-Mail Messages – Now, Administrators can notify groups of
        Plesk Accounts regarding system status, announce special offers,
        or provide information about their services. With this new
        feature, Admins can easily select and target groups of users
        (Clients/Domain Owners) and efficiently send notifications.
        
    16. Improved Navigation Pane Control – It is now possible to hide
        Plesk navigation pane when you do not need it (for example when
        using Plesk Desktop feature).
        
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