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SWsoft was a privately held server automation and virtualization software company and the parent company of Parallels, Inc. SWsoft developed software for running data centers, particularly for web-hosting services companies, application service providers, and managed service providers. SWsoft products included applications for operating system-level virtualization, which enables users to run multiple operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris, on a single computer. The company was founded in 1997 and maintained its headquarters in Herndon, Virginia with additional offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Its research and development offices were located in Moscow, Russia and it had sales offices in Germany and Singapore.〔(ISP-Planet - Webhosting - SWsoft's Moscow Edge )〕 In December 2007, SWsoft announced its plans to change its name to Parallels in 2008 and ship its products under the Parallels brand name.〔http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/12/swsoft_parallels_name_change/〕 ==Company history== * 1997 - SWsoft founded * 2001 * * Virtuozzo released * * HSPcomplete released〔http://www.hspstreet.com/archive/d.taf/id,2261〕 * 2003 * * SWsoft acquires automation firms Yippi-Yeah! E-Business GmbH (makers of Confixx) and Plesk Inc〔(Web Host Industry News | SWsoft Buys Plesk, Yippi-Yeah! Automation Firms )〕 (makers of Plesk) * * PEM datacenter released * * Open Fusion launched〔(SWsoft Builds Virtual Bridge )〕 * 2004 * * Announces partnership with Acronis〔(GRIDtoday: SWsoft, Acronis Announce Server Virtualization Partnership )〕 * * Plesk 7.0 released〔(Web Host Industry News | SWsoft Releases Plesk 7 for Windows )〕 * * SiteBuilder beta released〔(Web Host Industry News | SWsoft Releases Beta of SiteBuilder )〕 * * Acquires Parallels, Inc.〔(Parallels acknowledges SWsoft ownership )〕 * 2007 - December 12: SWsoft announces that it will change its name to "Parallels" in 2008.〔 * 2007 - December: SWsoft acquires WebHostAutomation Ltd developers of HELM Control Panel.〔(Parallels Helm 4.0 )〕 * January 2008 - SWsoft officially becomes Parallels, Inc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SWsoft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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