MailEnable Case Study:
E-Insites Web Hosting
Overview
Company Profile:
E-Insites is a full service Web
Hosting Company, offering
virtual, reseller and dedicated
hosting solutions.
Requirements:
E-Insites needed to replace their
existing mail server platform to
cope primarily with the growth of
their business and also, to
provide easy integration with
their control panel solution.
They needed a low cost solution
in order to provide a practical
solution in the highly competitive
hosting market.
Solution:
E-Insites migrated to their mail
server platform to MailEnable.
Key benefits:
§ Low total cost of ownership
§ Scalable solution
§ Increased efficiency
§ Easy integration with existing
systems
Introduction:
E-Insites is a full service Web Hosting Company, established in 1996, offering
virtual, reseller and dedicated hosting solutions. The company hosts over
Introduction:
12,000 web sites in 40 different countries on a multi-homed network.
E-Insites
is a have
full service
Web aHosting
Company,
established
in 1996, offering
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developed
reputation
as a top
tier web host.
virtual, reseller and dedicated hosting solutions. The company hosts over 12,000
webRequirements:
sites in 40 different countries on a multi-homed network. E-Insites have
developed
a reputation
a top
web host.
E-Insites
were facedaswith
thetier
problem
of needing to replace their legacy mail
server platform with an alternate solution. The pre-existing mail server was
Requirements:
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faced with
the problem
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to replace
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server
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alternate
solution.
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server
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their business
growth and was difficult to integrate into their custom
expanded.
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model,
as this
would they
become
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business
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management
Solution:of their many thousands of customers.
E-Insites chose MailEnable as the preferred Windows mail solution for a
Solution:
number of reasons.
E-Insites chose MailEnable as the preferred Windows mail solution for a number of
reasons.
MailEnable provided a low cost solution, allowing for unlimited users and
licensed on a per server basis. It had the capacity to host several thousand
MailEnable
provided
a low
cost solution,
allowing
users
and licensed
users and
domains,
providing
web mail,
IMAPfor
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anti-virus
scanning,
still
on arequiring
per server
basis.
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had
the
capacity
to
host
several
thousand
users
and
only minimal hardware. The ability to cluster servers and store
domains,
providing
webinmail,
IMAP
and anti-virus
scanning,
still requiring
only
configuration
data
an SQL
database
provided
the scalability
that E-Insites
minimal
hardware.
The
ability
to
cluster
servers
and
store
configuration
data
in an
required in order to expand their mail services and grow with their customer
SQLbase.
database provided the scalability that E-Insites required in order to expand
their mail services and grow with their customer base.
The MailEnable API and developer tools facilitated easy integration between
The MailEnable
MailEnable and
API E-Insites
and developer
tools
facilitated
integration
between
hosting
control
panel easy
software,
CWIPanel.
The
MailEnable
and
E-Insites
hosting
control
panel
software,
CWIPanel.
integration of MailEnable and CWIPanel is an ideal match, as bothThe
products
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MailEnable
and CWIPanel
an ideal match, as both products boast
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domain
licensing is
policy.
an unlimited domain licensing policy.
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Director
frominE-Insites
says hosting
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offers the
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stability that
we need
a dedicated
environment.
flexibility
and
stability
that
we
need
in
a
dedicated
hosting
environment.
Since our
Since our initial adoption of MailEnable, our business has grown and we
initial
adoption
of
MailEnable,
our
business
has
grown
and
we
believe
that
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our messaging
platform.
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particular, the unlimited
user
particular,
user licensing
and
administration
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and
straight-forward
administration
provides
a
simple
and
affordable
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solution
forclusters
the hosting
market.
We have
server clusters
running thousands
of
server
running
thousands
of domains
and MailEnable
accommodates
domains
and
MailEnable
accommodates
this
load
easily.
this load easily.
easy to manage.
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486 Neerim Road · Murrumbeena, VIC, 3163 · AUSTRALIA
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0772 · F: Pty.
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9530 4066
486 Neerim Road · Murrumbeena, VIC, 3163 · AUSTRALIA
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Road · Murrumbeena,
VIC, 3163 · AUSTRALIA
sales@mailenable.com
· www.mailenable.com
T: +613 9569 0772 · F: +613 9530 4066
T: +613 9569 0772 · F: +613 9530 4066
sales@mailenable.com · www.mailenable.com
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MailEnable Enterprise Edition
includes all the features of
MailEnable Professional Edition
and is designed for organizations,
hosting companies or ISP's
dealing with high volumes of mail,
requiring greater control and
flexibility over mail services.
Enterprise Edition adds highly
functional features, such as
remote administration, database
connectivity and more advanced
webmail and web administration giving you the power and control
required for large-scale
operations.
Enterprise Edition Major Features
POP, SMTP, IMAP, HTTPMail
Enhanced web mail
Advanced anti spam protection
Anti-virus support
Enhanced Web Administration
Remote administration
POP Retrieval
Message filtering (global, mailbox)
List Server
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Technical Configuration:
E-Insites host an array of different server configurations with MailEnable. Their
MailEnable configurations range from 3 way clusters to individual dedicated
Introduction:
servers.
E-Insites is a full service Web Hosting Company, established in 1996, offering
virtual,
reseller and
dedicated
hostingissolutions.
The company hosts over 12,000
An example
server
configuration
listed below:
web sites in 40 different countries on a multi-homed network. E-Insites have
developed
a reputation
as a top tier
web host.
Hardware
Configuration:
Pentium
4, 2.4 Ghz Intel Processor
1GB MB RAM
Requirements:
7200 RPM IDE Drives
E-Insites were faced with the problem of needing to replace their legacy mail server
MailEnable Software:
MailEnable Enterprise Edition
platform with an alternate solution. The pre-existing mail server was not scaling
(Web mail, IMAP, POP, SMTP, Antivirus, etc)
with their business growth and was difficult to integrate into their custom
Operating Capacity:
Approx. 2000 Domains
developed hosting solution. They wanted to move away from a user based licensing
model, as this would become increasingly expensive as the business expanded.
As seen in the above example configuration, each dedicated server typically
hosts thousands of domains. MailEnable, in conjunction with CWIPanel, makes
Moving forward, they could see that they required a product that could scale as
this very easy to manage.
they did, and would provide the developer tools required to provide easy
management of their many thousands of customers.
Future:
E-Insites are currently in the process of building another cluster of MailEnable
Solution:
servers to consolidate some of their individual dedicated servers.
E-Insites chose MailEnable as the preferred Windows mail solution for a number of
reasons.
By consolidating these individual servers, administration is considerably
reduced. Multiple mail servers can be managed from a single server MailEnable provided a low cost solution, allowing for unlimited users and licensed
MailEnable provides remote administration capabilities that allow for centralised
on a per server basis. It had the capacity to host several thousand users and
management
ofweb
servers
server
domains,
providing
mail,and
IMAP
andclusters.
anti-virus scanning, still requiring only
minimal hardware. The ability to cluster servers and store configuration data in an
Key benefits:
SQL database provided the scalability that E-Insites required in order to expand
§ Low total cost of ownership
their mail services and grow with their customer base.
§ Scalable solution
§ Increased efficiency
The MailEnable API and developer tools facilitated easy integration between
§ Easy integration with existing systems
MailEnable and E-Insites hosting control panel software, CWIPanel. The
integration of MailEnable and CWIPanel is an ideal match, as both products boast
More Information:
an unlimited domain licensing policy.
Alvin Slocombe, Managing Director from E-Insites says MailEnable offers the
MailEnable
provides
powerful,
hosted
messaging
platform
for our
flexibility
and stability
thatawe
need in scalable,
a dedicated
hosting
environment.
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Microsoft
Windows.
MailEnable
offers
stability,
unsurpassed
flexibility
and
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made
extensive
feature
setmessaging
allowing you
to provide
cost-effective
mail services.
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choice
for our
platform.
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solution for the hosting market. We have server clusters running thousands of
domains and MailEnable accommodates this load easily.
E-Insites is a full service web hosting company that has been hosting sites
1997. With sites from 40 countries, a multi-homed network and
easysince
to manage.
personable, dependable customer support, e-Insites have built a reputation as
a top tier web host. For more information on MailEnable in a hosting
environment, please visit: http://www.e-insites.com
CWIPanel has a wide array of features that are seamlessly built in for the
website user, resellers and the
administrator.
MailEnable
Pty. Ltd For more information on
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MailEnable Pty. Ltd
486 Neerim Road · Murrumbeena, VIC, 3163 · AUSTRALIA T: +613 9569 0772 · F: +613 9530 4066
sales@mailenable.com · www.mailenable.com
T: +613 9569 0772 · F: +613 9530 4066
sales@mailenable.com · www.mailenable.com
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