Web Host CrystalTech launched new economically priced Hyper-V powered VPS plans that start at $59.95 per month. The price is promotional and is available through January 31, 2009.

In 2008 CrystalTech has become one of the premier hosting providers to offer Microsoft Hyper-V as the underlying technology behind a VPS solution. According to the company it offers "true hardware virtualization and heavy isolation between virtual instances on the physical server".

CrystalTech claims that its its VPS plans provide users with a "dedicated-like environment" for 1/2 price of most dedicated servers, including Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, a value of over $50.00 per month, a guaranteed 512 MB of memory, 30 GB of disk space, and full administrative access to the operating system.

The VPS hosting provider Host Color said it has updated the version of Plesk its VPS hosting customers use to the newest one - Plesk 9.0.

"We are ready to provide stable VPS Hosting services with the new Plesk 9.0 web hosting control panel", said the web host in its press release. The company's executive advised customers to use the days before Christmas or vacation period to upgrade their software.

Host Color also said that "There are many great features in Plesk Panel 9.0, such as enhanced interface for efficient navigation and the addition of a Reseller mode". The company added that the new features enable their resellers to better manage VPS services and plans.

Plesk 9.0 is available for all Virtual Private Servers that company offers. Host Color has recently upgraded VPS Hosting services, and now powers them with the latest version of Virtuozzo Containers - Virtuozzo 4.0. The new Virtuozzo offers a numbers of new advantages and makes even easier the management of a virtual private server. It has better design interface that provides access to templates and sample virtual environments, plus a streamlined installation. The new release also offers "High availability" through a several new options to ensure maximum uptime and new backup enhancements.