Microsoft gains hosting ally in Ensim
C|Net | at | by Mike
Web site hosting software maker Ensim has announced a new version of its software for managing hosted Web sites that run on Windows, a potential lift for Microsoft as the company looks to expand its .Net strategy to key markets. Ensim's Webppliance software is used by Web site hosting companies to manage multiple Web sites, the company said. The new Windows version of Webppliance lets a Web site hosting operator run its operation on Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system and .Net Web services technologies.
Ensim executives said Windows technology is "growing in popularity" among Web site hosting providers. Support from third-party software companies such as Ensim may help Microsoft crack the Internet infrastructure market it clearly lusts after. Much of its .Net Web services strategy is based on providing the underpinnings for future Internet-based software. A key to this drive will be how quickly network operators and Internet infrastructure companies adopt software from the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant.