Parallels Developer Network

Parallels Plesk 8.4 SDK and Localization Kits Updated: May 12, 2008; SDK and Localization Kits for Plesk 8.4 for Linux/Unix and Plesk 8.4 for Windows are ready to let you integrate and customize your fresh Plesk. SDK documentation is available in Plesk Developers Library. Localization Kits download links are in the Plesk Localization section.

PSA 2.7 Public API Reference Available: May 4, 2008; Parallels System Automation 2.7 Public API Reference is now available for downloading at the Library section.

APS Identity (SSO) 2.0 SDK Updated: April 25, 2008; The documents that are part of the APS Identity 2.0 SDK package were updated with minor yet useful enhancements. The updated documents are available at the Library. The updated SDK package is available at the SDK Downloads section.

APS 1.0 Package Format Specification Updated: April 21, 2008; The Package Format Specification document for Application Packaging Standard (APS) 1.0 was updated with minor enhancements, which include a clarification of several aspects of the format semantics and several examples for format elements usage. The updated document is available in the APS Documentation section of APSstandard.com Application Portal.

Parallels Server Beta: April 17, 2008; Beta testing is in progress for the new Parallels Server - a powerful and easy-to-use bare metal hypervisor virtualization solution. Everyone is welcome to participate! Don't forget to let us know what you think.

Development Licenses Updated: March 28, 2008; The new set of development licenses is now available for downloading. Expiration date is set to May 25, 2008. You can download these new licenses at the Products section.

Parallels Plesk Control Panel API bindings for Perl: March 22, 2008; Odintsov Pavel has released version 1.02 of Perl module, implementing object-oriented bindings for Plesk API. It is available for download at CPAN under GPL and Artistic licenses.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 Development Licenses Available: March 18, 2008; Development licenses and other related materials for the recent release of Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 are available in the Sitebuilder Downloads section.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 Localization Kits Available: March 18, 2008; The new Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 Localization Kits are now available for downloading at Sitebuilder Extensions section. Localization guides are also available at the Library.

Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 SDK Available: March 13, 2008; The new Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.2 SDK is now available for downloading at SDK Downloads section. Related documentation is, as always, available in the Library.

Registration is now underway for the Third Annual Parallels Summit: March 7, 2008; This year's event will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on May 19-20, 2008 with a focus on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Virtualization, and other exciting topics. Register Now for this unique gathering of IT professionals. The two-day event will feature in-depth product, strategy, and networking sessions for technical and business people alike. Attendees will be given ample opportunity to network with the Parallels team, potential business partners, and colleagues at our popular night out events, sponsored meals, and our exhibitors area.

Join us at WebhostingDay 2008: March 5, 2008; Parallels will be at WebhostingDay, March 12 and 13, in Cologne, Germany and is proud to be a Diamond Partner at this exciting event. On the first day, Parallels CEO, Serguei Beloussov, will present "Building an optimized infrastructure" and later that day, Soeren von Varchmin, VP SaaS and Service Providers International, will discuss "Simplifying SaaS deployments with standards". Come join us and remember to stop by our Booth at the hosting FAIR! For the complete Agenda see the WebhostingDay 2008 website.

APS Identity (SSO) SDK Published: March 5, 2008; SDK for APS Identity (SSO) project is now available at the SDK Downloads section.

Parallels Plesk Control Panel 8.3 Development Licenses Available: February 28, 2008; Development licenses and other related materials for Parallels Plesk Control Panel 8.3 are available in the Plesk Downloads section.

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 Available: January 31, 2008; Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 is now available for downloading at the Download section. More information on the new product can be found at the company web site.

Key Administrator 1.8.0 Remote API Guide Published: January 22, 2007; The Remote API guide for the new Key Administrator 1.8.0 is now available.

Sitebuilder 4.1 Development Licenses Available: January 7, 2008; Development licenses and other related materials for the recent release of Sitebuilder 4.1 are available in the Sitebuilder Downloads section.

Sitebuilder 4.1 SDK Available: December 29, 2007; A new Sitebuilder SDK created for both Sitebuilder for Windows and Sitebuilder for Linux/Unix developers is available at SWDN Downloads. Also, the Sitebuilder 4.1 SDK documentation is available at the Sitebuilder Developers Documentation Library.

Sitebuilder 4.1 Localization Kits Released: December 29, 2007; We are glad to introduce Sitebuilder 4.1 Localization Kits which allow to create custom language packs for both Sitebuilder 4.1 for Linux/Unix and Sitebuilder 4.1 for Windows. The Kit download links are available at SWDN, in the Sitebuilder Localization section.

Plesk 8.3 Localization Kits Available: December 28, 2007; Localization Kits for Plesk 8.3 for Linux/Unix and Plesk 8.3 for Windows are ready. The Kits are updated with Plesk 8.3 en-US locale source files. The localization tools in both kits contain several enhancements and bug fixes. Localization guides are improved basing on users' feedback, which made them more informative and easy to understand. The Kits are available for downloading at the Plesk Localization section. To discuss the Kits and Plesk localization issues, visit our Localization forum.

APS 1.0 Specifications Available: December 27, 2007; Today we publish the specifications for the revised version of APS format labeled 1.0. The updated documents are available at APSstandard.com.

Virtuozzo Template Management Guide published: November 16, 2007; Virtuozzo Template Management Guide is now available in the Library. The guide provides detailed information and instructions for creating and managing Virtuozzo templates.

APS Application Packaging Developer Guide updated: November 15, 2007; Today we publish the complete version of APS Application Packaging Developer Guide. The document is available for download here: APS Documentation. Learn more about Application Packaging Standard at APSstandard.com.

APS Controller Implementation Developer Guide Published: October 31, 2007; The APS Controller Implementation Developer Guide is now available for downloading at APS Application Portal. This guide is aimed at service providers who implement Application Provisioning Standard support. For information on APS please visit APSstandard.com.

PEM.Billing Public API Reference Updated: October 22, 2007; The updated version of PEM.Billing Public API Reference is now available. Method "AccountADD_API" was modified, new methods added.

Virtuozzo 4.0 Developer Documentation Available: September 28, 2007; SWsoft unveiled the beta version of Virtuozzo 4.0 (Press Release by SWsoft). Now the developer documentation for it is available to SWDN visitors in the SWDN Library. If you would like to participate in the testing of Virtuozzo 4.0 Beta, you can sign up here.

APS Application Packaging Developer Guide published: August 30, 2007; Today we published the APS Application Packaging guide. This is a release candidate, so feedback is very welcome. The document is available for download at APSstandard.com.

Development Licenses Updated: August 17, 2007; The new set of development licenses is now available for downloading. Expiration date is set to October 16, 2007. You can download these new licenses at the Products section.

Invitation to API-usage Survey

July 25, 2007

Greetings!

As part of Open Fusion we are developing a set of standard APIs which will improve the development process for ISVs and partners who write plug-ins for and integrate with SWsoft systems. Please help us improve our product APIs by completing a brief 5 question survey which asks about your experience using our product APIs.

The survey form is located at: http://swdn.swsoft.com/en/survey/. We would be very happy to hear from you.

SWDN Team

Virtuozzo Templates Management Guides Available: June 28, 2007; The templates management guides for Virtuozzo for Linux and Virtuozzo for Windows were published. They are available for downloading at the Library.

Localization Forum and Resources Press Release: May 7, 2007; RESTON, Va., May 7, 2007 - SWsoft today announced an online forum and expanded resources to enhance language support and strengthen its global community of local translators for SWsoft products around the world.
Read the whole story in the press release: "SWsoft Enhances Language Support for its Products".

SSO Press Release: May 3, 2007; HERNDON, Va., May 3, 2007 - Service provider customers will now be able to use and manage all their applications using a single login and password thanks to standardized technology introduced today by SWsoft.
Read the whole story in the press release: "SWsoft Introduces Single Sign-On Engine for Hosted Applications".

SSO API Reference Published: April 3, 2007; SSO (Single Sign-On) technology is also part Open Fusion initiative. Today we publish the specification "Open Fusion Single Sign-on Protocol. API Reference".

Developer Forums: March 26, 2007; If you need an advice on how to write code that uses or integrates with SWsoft product or a question about a specific API, the best place to go is SWDN forums. SWDN forums are monitored by the product teams to ensure high quality of responses. And don’t forget that you can get developer licenses for all SWsoft products at the Downloads section.