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freeVSD Announces Latest Major Version of GPL Virtual Server Solution for Linux
freeVSD, the World's Only GPL Virtual Server Solution for Linux, is Announcing
The Release of Version 1.4.6 Which Now Provides Full Support for Red Hat 7.0,
   and Includes the Latest True 'Thin Client' Administration Interface for
                         Virtual Servers, VSDClient.

    LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- freeVSD (http://www.freevsd.org), an open source
project sponsored by Idaya Ltd, was released in its first version under GPL
license in Spring 2000.  The software enables ISPs to securely partition their
physical servers into many 'virtual servers,' each capable of running popular
hosting applications such as Apache, Sendmail and MySQL.
    Each virtual server has a corresponding "admin" user with pseudo-root
privileges, therefore proper "root" access is reserved for the service
provider -- providing a secure and manageable platform on which to host SME,
corporate, reseller or developer clients.

    freeVSD provides major benefits to any ISP:
    * Lower cost for the customer, margins maintained for the ISP - because
      freeVSD is free, and because the solution helps reduce maintenance and
      support costs.
    * Low cost of entry - freeVSD is available for free download with complete
      source code from the project website (http://www.freevsd.org).
    * Lower support costs - freeVSD virtual servers can be administered by the
      customer, freeing the ISP's support team to deal with non-trivial
      support.
    * Advanced functionality - freeVSD virtual servers are capable of running
      almost any Linux application.
    * Unrivalled efficiency - a hard-linked architecture reduces disk overhead
      to just 20MB per virtual server, in comparison to around 500MB per
      equivalent Virtual Machine or dedicated server.
    * Logical Security - freeVSD ensures maximum security between adjacent
      virtual servers thanks to its 'sandbox' design.  A unique "admin" user
      provides the customer with full control over virtual server
      configuration, whilst access to the most sensitive system files and
      binaries can be reserved for the ISP 'root' user.

    NOTES:
    freeVSD Administration
    At the heart of freeVSD lies VSDADM a modular protocol that enables
remote, thin client administration of virtual servers.
    * User Profile Management (name, password, home dir, quota, privileges)
    * Sendmail Configuration (sendmail.cw, aliases and virtusertable
      management)
    * Apache Configuration (VirtualHost management)
    * BIND Configuration (management of domains, MX, CNAME, A records)
    * Virtual server Management (create, delete, start, stop, reboot, quota,
      IP aliases)

    VSDClient
    VSDClient provides a secure, efficient method of remote administration for
virtual server administrators.  This freeware application for win32 has been
hailed as the next "killer app" for ISPs and their customers.  Breaking free
from inefficient browser-based systems.

    * Manage multiple user accounts (POP3, FTP, telnet/SSH etc)
    * Email "virtusertable" configuration
    * Email "aliases" and autoresponder configuration
    * Apache Webserver configuration
    * BIND Nameserver configuration
    * Service status monitor (HTTP, SMTP, Telnet etc)
    * "reboot" virtual server
    * Fully secure - all communications encrypted using OpenSSL
SOURCE freeVSD
http://www.freevsd.org
CONTACT:
Zoe Knipe or Paul Lindsell, both of Lindsell
Marketing, +44-207434-2090, or fax, +44-207437-4130, or
lpr@atlas.co.uk