DotNetPanel has become open source as "WebsitePanel". We have only just learned this and have removed DotNetPanel from the ServerTastic website.

The announcement from DotNetPanel is copied below and a FAQ has been posted on the DotNetPanel website.

We are excited to announce that SMB SAAS Systems Inc. has revised theDotNetPanel codebase and posted that new code under the new name "WebsitePanel" to SourceForge.NET as an open source project:

Websitepanel

WebsitePanel is a line-of-business application and we recognize the benefits of using an open source development model as a more agile and flexible way to meet the growing needs of the web hosting community.

This will enable the hosting and development community to directly contribute to the future of the project, ensuring WebsitePanel’s continued development as an affordable and scalable control panel for Microsoft Windows hosting.

With this change, software developers and hosting providers can now easily integrate WebsitePanel directly into their own offerings and extend the functionality and features to meet their customers’ Windows hosting needs.

For current DotNetPanel customers SMB SAAS Systems Inc. will be providing free community support for a limited time.  Future new versions and product updates (including enterprise modules) and bug fixes will be available at no cost to all customers via the WebsitePanel open source project.

We encourage all our customers to move to the WebsitePanel, which will continue to be supported, and participate in WebsitePanel project at SourceForge.NET.

We enjoy working with you and look forward to seeing WebsitePanel continue to grow!

Sincerely yours,

Feodor Fitsner,

CEO and President

ServerTastic has partnered with DemoWolf to bring you some amazing pricing on Flash tutorials.

We can now supply DemoWolf tutorials directly via ServerTastic. The tutorials that are available via ServerTastic are currently priced at an amazing 75% discount. 

We currently have DotNetPanel and SmarterMail tutorials available to purchase on our website. More will be added over the next few weeks - so watch this space.

If you want a greater choice you can still purchase directly from DemoWolf and obtain a 10% discount courtesy of ServerTastic.

For full details see the DemoWolf section of our website.

As a special promotional offer we are also supplying a further 50% discount on DotNetPanel and SmarterMail tutorials when purchased with SmarterMail or DotNetPanel. That is a massive 87.5% discount on the normal full DemoWolf pricing! This is an amazing offer.

Simply purchase DotNetPanel or SmarterMail and the relevant tutorial in the same transaction to obtain your discount.

Any comments or questions then please let us know.

DotNetPanel, a leading Windows hosting control panel developer, announced today its new Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 module, designed exclusively for hosting companies and Internet service providers that want to offer instant messaging, conferencing, and Enterprise voice for businesses around the world.

"Our new Office Communications Server 2007 module completes the Unified Communications (UC) and Productivity (Dynamics CRM) platform built into the DotNetPanel Windowshosting control panel by including other Enterprise modules such as Exchange 2007, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM," said Feodor Fitsner, Director of DotNetPanel. "The DotNetPanel Office Communications Server 2007 module is directly integrated with all DotNetPanel hosting control panel Enterprise modules, making it easier for customers to provide multiple services from one control panel."

The new DotNetPanel web hosting control panel Office Communications Server 2007 module allows administrators to easily enable new and existing hosted organization user accounts in Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2, control account properties for Instant Messaging (IM), IM archiving, and provides an enhanced voice communication presence. The DotNetPanel Office Communications Server module gives administrators a unique opportunity to offer customers a full communications server solution.

"We have built DotNetPanel as an all-in-one Windows hosting control panel where administrators can setup, configure, deploy, manage, sell, and resell Microsoft services as a way to increase market share and revenues," said Fitsner. "Our latest DotNetPanel 2.8.7 includes multiple Microsoft services that are all easy to deploy and manage for DotNetPanel users and administrators."

The new DotNetPanel Office Communications Server 2007 module is a part of the latest DotNetPanel 2.8.7 web hosting control panelrelease and is currently in beta testing. Customers are encouraged to sign up as beta testers and will receive the module at no charge during the beta testing phase. DotNetPanel Office Communications Server 2007 beta testers have been providing valuable feedback to the DotNetPanel development team to enhance the end-user experience including usability, easier management, and the ability to generate additional revenue.

"We encourage current and future customers to sign up for the beta testing phase to get a first-hand experience of the new Office Communications Server 2007 module," said Fitsner. "Beta testers will be able to see the true functionality of Office Communications Server 2007 in the industry's leading Windows hosting control panel."

DotNetPanel expects the new Office Communications Server 2007 module to be out of beta sometime in October.

DotNetPanel is available from ServerTastic at discounted pricing.

Comments are welcome below!