Shinjiru Implements Parallels Plesk Panel to Profit from the Cloud

Malaysian Web hosting pioneer increases Average Cost per Unit (ARPU), enhances customer satisfaction and simplifies customer service management with Parallels Plesk Panel

SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – January 10, 2012 - Parallels®, the hosting and Cloud services enablement leader, today announced its partnership with Shinjiru, the leading hosting service provider in Malaysia. Shinjiru currently uses Parallels Plesk Panel to provide a complete server control panel and automation solution to its small and medium businesses (SMB) customers in Malaysia. The deployment continues to greatly enhance the company’s ability to improve customer loyalty by empowering users with enhanced self-service capabilities.

Shinjiru can significantly cut down time spent on creating websites, managing email addresses, and deploying applications to a server as Parallels Plesk Panel’s intuitive user interface lowers the barriers of entry for end-users and simplifies service management and customer support. In addition, Shinjiru can increase Average Cost Per Unit (ARPU) by upselling packages and offering a variety of new solution including web applications, popular add-ons such as domain names and SSL certificates, as well as access to built-in Web Presence Builder capabilities.

“Parallels is committed to making Cloud a reality by offering a broad range of easy-to-use solutions that can resonate to each service providers’ specific needs and demands,” said John Zanni, vice president of service provider marketing and alliances of Parallels. “Shinjiru has seen great success with the adoption of Parallels Plesk Panel and we are confident the company will continue to set new standards and drive further growth in Malaysia’s Cloud economy.”

Parallels Plesk Panel is a complete web hosting system that includes fully automated billing and provisioning, an integrated web presence builder, and access to over a hundred web-based applications that can be used to create customized service plans that meet a variety of customer needs. A key component of Parallels Plesk Panel is the Parallels Partner Storefront, which enables service providers to offer their customers a wide variety of applications, without development effort, by partnering with Parallels in a revenue-share business model.

“We were in search for a control panel that offered great competitive features as well as user-friendly interface for our end-users,” said Terence Choong, chief executive officer of Shinjiru.

“With its global credibility, Parallels Plesk Panel was an obvious choice and it has since helped us increase our revenues as it allows our end users to directly download and install a wide range of open-source and commercial applications via the Parallels Partner Storefront.”

Through its successful implementation of Parallels Plesk Panel, Shinjiru has recently been awarded the Excellence in Parallels Plesk Panel Award at the Parallels APAC Summit 2011. The company achieved this feat by demonstrating a strong commitment to Parallels Plesk Panel and demonstrating strong success and creativity in its shared web-hosting services. As a result of Parallels Plesk Panel implementation, Shinjiru now has a strong and growing base of satisfied customers, as well as possessing deep knowledge and expertise in the solution.

Shinjiru Wins Excellence in Parallels Plesk Panel Award at Parallels’ Inaugural Asia Pacific Partner Awards

The award was presented at Parallels APAC Summit 2011 to acknowledge Shinjiru who demonstrates outstanding success by delivering Cloud services powered by Parallels

MALAYSIA — October 7, 2011 — Shinjiru, the leading hosting service provider in Malaysia, today announced that it has been presented with the Excellence in Parallels Plesk Panel Award at Parallels’ first Asia Pacific Partner Awards ceremony at the annual Parallels APAC Summit 2011, held from September 23-25 in Singapore.

Shinjiru won this Award by demonstrating a strong commitment to Parallels Plesk Panel solution through the success and creativity in its shared web-hosting services. Not only does Shinjiru have a strong and growing base of satisfied customers, but it also possesses deep knowledge and expertise in Parallels Plesk Panel.

Terence Choong, Chief Executive Officer of Shinjiru said, “Parallels Plesk Panel has helped Shinjiru to increase its revenues as it allows our end users to directly download and install a wide range of open-source and commercial applications via the Parallels Partner Storefront.”

The inaugural ‘Parallels Asia Pacific Partner Awards’ recognizes partners in the APAC region that have realized growth, shown innovative strategies and optimized their business for future success in the APAC Cloud market using Parallels products, solutions and services.

“Cloud services are such a rapidly growing opportunity with massive potential for serving Asia Pacific’s SMBs that it’s important for the industry to acknowledge those service providers leading the way. The ‘Parallels Asia Pacific Partner Awards 2011’ give these leaders their rightful recognition and we all look forward to seeing their continued success in the year ahead,” said John Zanni, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances, Parallels.

Other award categories included New Partner of the Year, Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Parallels Automation, Excellence in Virtualized Infrastructure Services and Virtualization and Emerging Region Partner of the Year.