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Alabanza Leads The Way for Automated Web Hosting With the emergence of the Web as a communications and distribution medium, it is expected that at the very least each business should have a Web site. As such, the demand for the development and maintenance of Web sites has continued to increase dramatically, along with the need for knowing how best to host and manage these sites. Alabanza was founded in 1995 from this basis and as a result coined the phrase "hosting automation" by providing solutions that significantly reduce the time and resources needed to manage and host a Web site. Baltimore-based Alabanza (Spanish for "Praise") specializes in providing Web hosting automation software. Alabanza's Automated Web Hosting Software Suite is provided to Web designers and developers, systems integrators, Internet service providers, and telecommunications carriers. The software suite's applications allow end users to automate administrative tasks, manage content, and update Web sites with a significant decrease in time and costs; all within a secure environment. Alabanza recently released version 4.1 of its suite, bolstered by the addition of a point-and-click Web site builder tool acquired from OnNet Web Hosting. Alabanza was an early adopter of Linux because of the ability to create a more robust offering through access to source code and lack of licensing fees, meaning more savings for Alabanza's customers and end users. The company employs 80 people. In fact, Alabanza just reacquired its support center from VA Linux and moved 20 employees from Ohio back to Baltimore. It had sold the support group business back to VA Linux a year ago, but VA Linux decided to move its support operations in house. Alabanza's Founder, Chairman and CEO Tom Cunningham is a Baltimore native and a 10-year technology veteran whose passion for the Linux operating system and open source technology has driven Alabanza to its position in the hosting automation market. Assisting Tom on Alabanza's Management Team are Paul Zohorsky, President, and Albert "Cal" Calvin, Chief Technology Officer. Paul is responsible for overseeing partnership initiatives, establishing a full-service software consulting practice and assisting in day-to-day operations. Cal, a former Air Force cryptographer, developed Alabanza's Automated Web Hosting Software Suite. Competing against such VC-backed companies as Sphera and Ensim, Alabanza has funded its growth internally and will approach $15 million in revenues this year. Alabanza has posted consecutive quarters of profitability. The company currently has over 500 customers in 50 countries that are managing close to a quarter million Web sites. Partners include such world-class technology and service providers as Cisco Systems, CyberCash, Qwest and SMARTS.
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