SWsoft acquires Psoft

[TheDesigners]

SWsoft Acquires Positive Software (H-Sphere) from Comodo
Will be announced 9/14/2007

[dpyers]

I see virtual servers in my future.
Personally, I think it's a good thing. Psoft just doesn't have the bandwidth and skills to accommodate change.

[TheDesigners]

Hsphere 3.0 supports both virtual servers and dedicated servers, but I think you're right, SWsoft can add development support that's lacking now - so long as the cost stays within reason...

[Brangwyn]

One has to ask why would one of HSphere's biggest competitors in the NIX/Windows CP Market buy them out and then split resources (even with acquiring the Psoft staff) across two products, I doubt their true long term strategy (3-5 years) is to keep both Plesk and HSphere and I would suspect HSphere will be the one eventually phased out either through attrition or perhaps offering some incentives to move to Plesk once they've developed some sort of conversion offering.

Over time, SWsoft will incorporate the best features of Positive Software products with existing SWsoft products to create highly advanced hosting technologies. Customers will have the option to upgrade to the new technologies. In some cases, additional licensing fees may apply.

[TheDesigners]

I'm sure that's what they're up to Brangwyn, and there's much to worry about down the road. Historically, conversions never go very smooth - too many things to break with a control panel - and there's the $$$ issue