HAMBURG, Germany, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --     ePages - http://www.epages.com - Europe's leading provider of
SaaS e-commerce solutions for hosting providers and SMEs, announces the
availability of a Webservices interface to connect its software with
Parallels Operations Automation SaaS module. The company delivers RPM
packages for the Red Hat Package Manager, which go in line with the
Application Packaging Standard (APS). With this solution, the web development
software is now seamlessly integrated with Parallels
http://tinyurl.com/bg4cjm.

Parallels Operations Automation (POA) enables the simple
connection of ePages to hosted web portals so that service providers no
longer have to establish their own proprietary environment to manage the mass
deployment of shop applications.

"By integrating our web development software with Parallels we
are enabling our provider customers to easily manage large numbers of online
stores on dedicated servers. Our installed base of over 50,000 online stores
that are running in shared hosting environments now have a seamless upgrade
path to dedicated servers and virtually dedicated servers," said Wilfried
Beeck, CEO of ePages http://tinyurl.com/b5bpgg.

The RPM Packages created by ePages have been adapted to the
Application Packaging Standard (APS) and support all requirements to
automatically install the web development software on dedicated servers that
are managed by Parallels. Enterprise customers working with dedicated or
virtual servers are now able to install the SaaS e-commerce solutions
software with one simple click.

"The integration of Parallels Automation and ePages directly
meets the needs of our existing joint customers, from big telcos to smaller
hosting companies," said Soeren von Varchmin, VP of SaaS, Parallels.
"Parallels Automation is all about increasing efficiency and the integration
of ePages will save these joint customers considerable time. The new ePages
APS package adds real value to our SaaS e-commerce solutions module."

For further information visit http://www.epages.com

About Parallels - Optimized Computing

Parallels is a worldwide leader in virtualization and
automation software that optimizes computing for consumers, businesses, and
service providers across all major hardware, operating systems, and
virtualization platforms. Founded in 1999, Parallels is a fast-growing
company with 800 employees in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more
information, please visit http://www.parallels.com.

About ePages

With over 50,000 customers, ePages is one of the world's
leading providers of e-commerce solutions and business websites. Using the
ePages platform, customers of hosting providers can create professional
websites and online shops quickly and cost-effectively without the need for
programming knowledge and complicated software installations.

International hosting providers and telecom companies such as
British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Strato, Host Europe, Amen and Arsys offer
preconfigured web shops and business websites using the ePages Hosting
Edition.

With numerous technology partners, ePages offers seamless
integration with the most important Internet portals, search engines,
marketing platforms, payment providers and ERP providers.

A worldwide partner network provides individually matched
solutions based on the ePages Merchant Edition for medium-sized and
international companies. Enterprise customers include Bargain Crazy,
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Housemakers, Lindt, Skoda and Weight Watchers.

ePages Head Office is in Hamburg with subsidiaries in Jena,
San Francisco, London and Barcelona.

For further information contact

Clare Granville - The itpr Partnership - t. +44(0)1932-57-88-00,
http://www.itpr.co.u

Tina Kulow / Cindy Ulitzsch - *kulow kommunikation - t.
+49(0)40-42377005 / +49(0)40-2351-7776 - http://www.kulow-kommunikation.com -
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