Provides increased flexibility for customers and control for hosting companies; includes features such as Microsoft Exchange Hosting and dedicated server billing.

PSOFT, the web hosting and server automation division of Comodo, today released a private beta version of its flagship control panel, H-Sphere.

The feature enhancements can now be previewed and tested by partners, says the company. Version 2.5 Beta 1 introduces a range of new features which include Microsoft Exchange Hosting, dedicated server billing, native load balancing and bandwidth tracking for web and mail servers, Cobalt RaQ migration tools and support for PayPal Website Payments Pro, claims Comodo. H-Sphere offers a client control panel, an admin interface, private label reselling, built-in SSL certificate management tools, virtual private servers, integrated billing, trouble ticket system and powerful clustering capabilities - even allowing the management of multiple Linux, FreeBSD & Win200x servers in one centralized cluster.

"By being responsive to the needs of our customers, we aim to create the 'Universal Control Panel' - one that maximizes the options web-hosts can offer to their customers whilst delivering utmost power and control to the administrator," stated a company spokesman.