Released on: February 21, 2008, 6:14 am

Press Release Author: Gecad Technologies

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: AXIGEN and Parallels launch strategic technological
partnership to offer an integrated AXIGEN Mail Server and Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers solution.

Press Release Body: Renton, WA, and Bucharest, Romania, February 21st, 2008 -
AXIGEN (http://www.axigen.com), the professional mail server vendor, and Parallels
(http://www.parallels.com), worldwide leader in virtualization and automation
software, announced today the launch of a strategic technological partnership, in
which the companies will offer an integrated AXIGEN Mail Server and Parallels
Virtuozzo Containers solution specifically for Service Providers offering
virtualized hosting environments.

The new AXIGEN-Parallels Virtuozzo Containers integration presents a high-end,
flexible solution that enables Service Providers the ability to offer customized
mail server solutions for customers via an easily deployable, low-maintenance SaaS
model.

Unlike traditional, generic hosting solutions, in which software must be installed
and configured manually, the AXIGEN-Parallels Virtuozzo Containers solution allows
Service Providers to offer customers a wide variety of pre-made Parallels Virtuozzo
Containers, called templates, that are populated with optimized configurations of
the AXIGEN mail server. Customers can choose the template that is right for their
business, and have the solution deployed to them with only a few clicks.

This approach enables Service Providers to offer customers a customized AXIGEN mail
server solution that exactly meets their customers' needs, and the SaaS deployment
model circumvents the configuration and installation hassles of traditionally
deployed software.

\"Parallels Virtuozzo Containers' superior density and manageability, coupled with
its ability to rapidly deploy software via pre-configured templates, make it an
ideal choice for ISVs to deploy their software via a SaaS model," said Serguei
Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. \"The partnership with AXIGEN is an excellent example of
a forward-thinking application vendor harnessing the power of SaaS and of Parallels'
continued momentum with Service Providers and SaaS."

"Given that the AXIGEN Mail server is a service provider oriented solution, we are
confident the integrated AXIGEN-Parallels Virtuozzo Containers solution will better
address the emerging requirements of this highly competitive environment," said Oana
Bornaz, CEO of AXIGEN. "Moreover, both Parallels and AXIGEN now benefit from an
expanded customer base, a fact mutually beneficial to the development of our
companies."

With a carrier class technology and outstanding support, AXIGEN is becoming the
messaging solution of choice for a growing number of service providers worldwide.
Now at version 5.0.2, the AXIGEN Mail Server runs on several Linux and BSD
distributions, on Solaris, on PowerPC and on SPARC architectures. AXIGEN has
recently won the ServerWatch 2007 Product Excellence Award for the Communications
Server category.

Parallels Virtuozzo Containers is the most efficient server virtualization
technology in the market, and the only solution that lowers management costs by
attacking OS sprawl and
delivering near native application performance.

About Parallels - Optimized Computing
Parallels (formerly SWsoft) is a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation
software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and service providers
across all major hardware, operating system, and virtualization platforms. Founded
in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing company with 900 employees in North America,
Europe, and Asia. For further details, please visit: www.parallels.com

About AXIGEN
Established in 2001, Gecad Technologies SA, member of the GECAD Group, is the vendor
of AXIGEN, a messaging solution for professionals that ensures an efficient and
secure worldwide communication environment and business growth for both service
providers and companies of all sizes. Currently, AXIGEN is distributed
internationally by over 100 partners from 60 countries and manages email traffic for
more than 9000 companies with 5 million end-users.

Our team of seasoned professionals, with 15 years of experience in messaging and IT
security delivers cutting-edge products, by developing an innovative carrier-class
technology based on proprietary architectures such as AXIGEN GrowSecureTM, AXIGEN
SmartProcessingTM and AXIGEN UltraStorageTM. For more information, please visit:
www.axigen.com

Web Site:
http://www.axigen.com/press/press-releases/new-integrated-mail-server-solution_63.html


Contact Details: Gecad Technologies
10A, Dimitrie Pompei Blvd, Bucharest 2, 020337, Romania
Phone: +40-21-303-2080
Fax: +40-21-303-2081
Contact Person: Alina Popescu, alina.popescu@axigen.com