Plesk 8.2 is out - new features

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New Features

1. Application Packaging Standard (APS)

– The new site applications format is open and can
be used by individual software developers, ISVs and service providers for packaging their own
applications.

2. Single Sign On (SSO)

– Single Sign-on technology gives ability to use single authentication gate (like
Active Directory) and share user sessions between multiple applications. Thus the user does not need
to type login/password each time he switches to another application easing the ability to integrate
multiple applicaations. In this Plesk release Single Sign-on comes in status of technology preview,
therefore it is not enabled by default.

3. SWsoft Sitebuilder 4.0

– Full integration with the latest release of the easy to use application to
create and manage websites, including the ability to backup and restore Sitebuilder data.

4. MIVA Merchant Module

– Now available on all platforms, MIVA Merchant is a storefront
development and management system. It integrates catalog, product, fulfillment, maintenance,
category management, shopping cart, order processing, and credit card processing in association
with many of the MIVA payment providers, including Authorize.net, VeriSign.com, and several others.

5. Plesk Anti-Virus Powered by Kaspersky

– Now available on all platforms, the Kaspersky Antivirus
(KAV) filter for email is able to
check incoming/outgoing emails
filter attachments via name and MIME type
operate infected objects according to user’s decisions
Plesk includes a module for Kaspersky Antivirus software management. The module is able to
manage KAV services
view KAV logs
perform manual and scheduled updates of KAV databases
configure primary KAV settings

6. ColdFusion DSN (Windows version only)

– Users can configure ColdFusion Data Sources for each
domain.

7. Communigate Pro (Windows version only)

– Integrated platform for Store-and-Forward (e-mail,
calendaring) and Real-Time (VoIP, Video, Instant Messaging, White Boards) Internet communications.

8. DotNetNuke (Windows version only)

– Open Source framework, designed to work on Microsoft
ASP.NET 2.0 platform, for creating Enterprise Web Applications is now available in OPEN FUSION
format through the ASP.NET 2.0 Application Vault.
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9. MyLittleAdmin (Windows version only)

– MyLittleAdmin is a web-based sql administration tool for
SQL Server 2005. Users will be able to view their MS SQL databases with MyLittleAdmin just like they
use phpMyAdmin for MySQL databases.

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. 0 . Improved Backup/Restore (Windows version only) – Several enhancements to backup/restore
options including ability to backup and restore remote MS-SQL databases, exclude specific
extensions, files, and folders from backup, and skip unreadable files in backup.

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. 1 . Managing backups through API RPC – Plesk provides API methods for managing Plesk backups
remotely.

12. Customize vendor repository via CU (Linux/Unix version only)

– Ability to manage Autoinstaller
resources, such as ability to configure Plesk and system package sources, through CU interface.

13. Ruby Component Update (Linux/Unix version only)

– Ruby component is updated to latest
stable version (1.8.6).

14. Autoinstaller 3.2.0 (Linux/Unix version only)

– New Autoinstaller 3.2.0 has a number of new
features including “redhat up2date support” and “error reporting improvement”.

15. DB table prefix

– There will be a server setting to use client login as prefix for new databases - so
that all client databases names will be in format <client>_<database>. This option will not be in effect
when database is created via API-RPC.

16. API for Plesk for Windows migration tool

– Plesk API now supports the Plesk for Windows
migration tool.

17. Migrate mail from Plesk for Windows

– You can now migrate mail from Plesk from Windows
server via the Plesk for Windows migration tool.

18. Piped logs for Apache (Linux/Unix version only)

– So Plesk now to use pipelogging for apache
logs so that services work more efficiently.

19. Improved Installation time (Linux/Unix version only)

– Installation time reduced by up to 25%.

20. Horde components upgrade (Linux/Unix version only)

– Horde and it’s components upgraded
to latest upstream releases.
For this moment this releases are:
horde to 3.1.4
imp to 4.1.4
mimp to 1.0.1
turba to 2.1.4
kronolith to 2.1.5
ingo to 1.1.3
passwd to 3.0.1

21. Autoupdate Mirror

– Ability to redirect updates source location and to control list of Plesk available
updates.

22. Web Statistics Forcible Recalculation (Windows version only)

– User is able to enforce
recalculation of web statistics for specified domain(s) and time period.

23. Upgrade of phpMyAdmin (Windows version only)

– phpMyAdmin in Plesk for Windows has
been updated.

24. Upgrade of clients PHP 4/5 (Windows version only)

– Upgrade of PHP4 and PHP5 to latest
version.

25. Defaults for limit of maximum FTP and FrontPage subaccounts (Windows version only)

– Unlimited values for maximum FTP and FrontPage subaccounts limits by default.

26. Upgrade of clients MySQL (Windows version only)

– MySQL has been upgraded to latest
version.
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27. Upgrade of AWStats (Windows version only)

– AWStats has been upgraded to latest version.

28. Upgrade of Perl (Windows version only)

– Perl has been upgraded to latest version.

29. Upgrade of Python (Windows version only)

– Python has been upgraded to latest version.

30. Upgrade of BIND (Windows version only)

– BIND has been upgraded to latest version.

31. Application Pack (Windows version only)

– There is a single pack of all available site applications
which can be installed separately of Plesk.

32. Combined site applications – AppVault, ASP.NET Starter Kits and Java Apps (Windows
version only)

– There is a single point in Plesk UI where all types of site applications – AppVault,
ASP.NET Starter Kits and Java Apps – can be managed.

33. Domains/clients turn on/off via Group Operations (Windows version only)

– Clients and
Domains can be turned on and off from “Global changes” menu.

34. “ll-CC”-format locale naming (Windows version only)

– Plesk for Windows uses “ll-CC” format

for locales naming.

[NervniyPetr]

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[NervniyPetr]

Wow thats really interesting. Thnx for sharing!
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