Microsoft and Ensim Build OSS for Hosting Applications

Microsoft and Ensim Corp. are collaborating on a hosting operations support system (OSS) for service providers. The solution combines Microsoft .NET technologies, including Active Directory, Windows Server and Visual Studio .NET, with Ensim's hosting process automation technology. Ensim Unify delivers reusable hosting OSS capabilities -- service resource management, provisioning, metering, monitoring, authentication and self-management. In particular, it promises out-of-the-box support for hosted Exchange 2003 Services and Web sites built on ASP.NET.
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