Ensim Features

Ensim Pro for Windows
Ensim Pro is the industry's leading single-server hosting automation and control panel solution for hosted web sites, email and online applications. It includes comprehensive tools that enable hosting providers to create, control and deliver a variety of professional-quality hosting plans in minutes.

*Ensim is an available option on all RackForce Windows Virtual Private / Dynamic Dedicated Server (DDS) models.

Ensim Pro's control panel offers four powerful roles, each with their own roles & responsibilities. :

Service Provider Administrator Manages servers, resellers, and sites. Reseller Administrator Creates and manages sites on a portion of the server. Site Administrator Manages users and site configuration. End User Administrator Manages email and supports site as permissions allow.

Certified for both Linux and Windows, Ensim Pro let's hosting providers, their resellers and their site owners centrally control and automate key hosting operations.

Ensim Pro comes bundled with Power Tools; a powerful solution enabling hosters to easily add the most popular applications to your customers' web sites. Power Tools makes your hosting plans more attractive by letting users easily add content management, forums, chat, e-commerce and other capabilities to their sites. For more information on Ensim Pro for Windows visit the Ensim Website at: www.ensim.com

Ensim for Windows Demos :

1. Demo Ensim for Windows as a Server Administrator
2. Demo Ensim for Windows as a Reseller Administrator
3. Demo Ensim for Windows as a Site Administrator
4. Demo Ensim for Windows as a User

Ensim Pro for Windows Details :

• Key Features of Ensim Pro Hosting Automation Software
• Product Features and Third-Party Applications

Key Features of Ensim Pro Hosting Automation Software Role-based delegated administration Pre-built user-friendly interfaces are included for server administrator, reseller administrator, site administrator and user administrator Easy customer self-service and support An intuitive user interface features user-specific dashboards for frequently asked questions, as well as Quick Start Guides and context-sensitive Online Help Advanced support for customizations Branding capabilities allow you to upload individual logos, and update icons and background colors to strengthen your brand presence Extensibility via robust APIs Flexible APIs allows for easy solution add-ons and third-party application integration Secure virtual private file system architecture Access control features enable secure access control for a single site on a shared server, with delegated remote access and scripting tools for your end customers Convenient Application Management Virtual site application capabilities allow applications to be managed on a per-site or per-machine basis, enabling upgrades for a single server application to be replicated across multiple sites Powerful service plan management Support for advanced service plan management, including Web server, FTP server, development tools, site statistics, usage reports, DNS manager remote access, backup and restore, and more Server Management Configure and manage multiple third-party applications, such as Web and FTP servers, from a single interface Back up and restore multiple reseller sites or a single site Use integrated DNS or third-party solutions Stop and restart applications automatically Brand the control panel by uploading a new logo and changing icons or color schemes Prevent unauthorized access to sites on a shared server with Ensim's virtual private file system technology Monitor your server dashboard Service Plan Management Create bundles of applications and server resources for targeted customer segments Automate new site deployment using service plans Start quickly with recommended default plan templates Track applications and allocated resources such as disk space, monthly bandwidth and number of users Create an unlimited number of targeted service plans for sites and resellers Bundle and meter highly requested features such as multiple SQL databases and subdomains Site Management Create new sites with point-and-click ease using service plan templates or custom requirements Automatically create a DNS system and application entries; for example, Apache, FTP, IIS Web and IIS FTP Manage IP-based (dedicated IP addresses) and name-based (virtual and shared IP addresses) domains Upgrade the resources available to an existing site Login automatically as site administrator to provide additional support Manage multiple domain aliases such as www.Ensim.com and www.Ensim.net for each site Send maintenance alerts and bulletins to hosted domains through broadcast email notifications Reseller Management Add resellers with point-and-click ease using a service plan template or specific customer requirements Upgrade the resources available to an existing reseller Limit the number of IP addresses available to individual resellers Easily send maintenance alerts and bulletins to resellers through broadcast email notifications

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Product Features and Third-Party Applications Localization / Language Support i18N-ready Localization kits available Native Windows Application Support Supports dynamic Web pages based on tools such as FrontPage 2002 and Active Server Pages Offers integrated support for Microsoft Data Source Name for Access and MS SQL Enables Web-based email access .NET Services Hosting and Custom .NET Services Capable of hosting .NET services, with the required framework pre-installed Works with hardened IIS Web servers Compatible with Microsoft Prescriptive Architecture Guide Supports Microsoft ASP.NET Web Matrix and other tools to develop differentiated .NET services DNS Manager Automates DNS setup when creating a new site Add and delete DNS entries Billing Management Supports customized billing plug-in development using Ensim's open API Backup and Restore Supports import/export of sites Mail Server Supports customized mail server plug-in development using Ensim's open API Enables centralized or per-server mail solution Depending on mail server chosen, supports: Aliases, autoresponders and forwarding Spam filters Mailing lists POP3/IMAP servers Mailbox quotas Web Server Supports Microsoft IIS Web Server, SSI, SSL, log files, CGI-BIN Development Tools Support for Microsoft FrontPage, ColdFusion and scripting languages (Perl, PHP) FTP Server Supports Microsoft IIS FTP Server Database Management Support MSDE, MySQL and PHPMyAdmin (Web-based database administration) Site Statistics Support for file and log analysis, with access to raw log files or advanced usage analysis with Webalizer Support for advanced third-party usage analysis using Urchin (requires additional license) Usage Reports Detailed information on disk space and bandwidth usage Online File Manager Edit files Upload and download files Manage file attributes Secure Virtual Private File System Architecture Access control Provide secure access for a single site on a shared server Limit an administrator to only viewing, accessing and modifying data and resources that belong to his/her site Prevent unauthorized users from seeing or accessing other customers' data, even if they're on the same shared machine Prevent CGI scripts from accessing unauthorized data and other customers' Web sites Delegate SSH, shell and Telnet in a secure fashion, preventing one site from seeing any other sites' data Define new sites based on one of three security level Virtual site applications Provide greater applications control on a per-site basis, rather than per machine Enable an upgrade for a single server application to be pushed to all sites

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