<s>
Plesk	B-Language
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
web	O
hosting	O
and	O
server	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
automation	O
software	O
developed	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows-based	O
retail	O
hosting	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Plesk	B-Language
International	O
GmbH	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
with	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
Schaffhausen	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Cologne	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Siberian	O
city	O
of	O
Novosibirsk	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Dimitri	O
Simonenko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hosting	O
automation	O
software	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
by	O
Plesk	B-Language
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
first	O
went	O
live	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
was	O
sold	O
to	O
SWSoft	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Parallels	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
became	O
a	O
separate	O
business	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
British	O
Oakley	O
Capital	O
Limited	O
acquired	O
Plesk	B-Language
and	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
WebPros	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
platform	O
for	O
server	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
WebPros	O
comprises	O
Plesk	B-Language
,	O
cPanel	B-Protocol
,	O
WHMCS	O
,	O
XOVI	O
,	O
and	O
SolusVM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
,	O
with	O
latest	O
version	O
Obsidian	O
18.x	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
license	O
configurations	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
Web	O
Admin	O
Edition	O
:	O
Up	O
to	O
10	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
Web	O
Pro	O
Edition	O
:	O
To	O
manage	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
Plesk	B-Language
WordPress	O
Toolkit	O
full-featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
Web	O
Host	O
Edition	O
:	O
Unlimited	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
sells	O
all	O
three	O
licenses	O
for	O
a	O
monthly	O
or	O
annual	O
price	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
announced	O
its	O
first	O
price	O
adjustment	O
in	O
18	O
years	O
of	O
business	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
all	O
Plesk	B-Language
licenses	O
that	O
had	O
versions	O
earlier	O
than	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
created	O
a	O
FAQ	O
page	O
to	O
clarify	O
any	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
pricing	O
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
and	O
email	O
support	O
for	O
Plesk	B-Language
is	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plesk	B-Language
licenses	O
purchased	O
directly	O
from	O
Plesk	B-Language
include	O
full	O
free	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
criticism	O
of	O
Plesk	B-Language
is	O
that	O
the	O
recommended	O
method	O
of	O
removing	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
reinstall	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
after	O
backing	O
up	O
,	O
which	O
complicates	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
trialware	O
by	O
binding	O
an	O
administrator	O
to	O
the	O
product	O
by	O
facing	O
considerable	O
downtime	O
of	O
a	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Date	O
Milestone	O
1999	O
Release	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
2003	O
Release	O
on	O
Windows	O
Acquired	O
by	O
SWsoft	O
2007	O
Merged	O
with	O
Parallels	O
2009	O
Focus	O
towards	O
Parallels	O
automation	O
away	O
from	O
Plesk	B-Language
going	O
forward	O
Plesk	B-Language
moved	O
into	O
Maintenance	O
mode	O
2014	O
Launch	O
of	O
Plesk	B-Language
12	O
2014	O
Launch	O
of	O
Plesk	B-Language
extensions	O
catalog	O
2015	O
Renaming	O
of	O
service	O
provider	O
business	O
to	O
ODIN	O
Acquisition	O
of	O
Odin	O
Automation	O
by	O
Ingram	O
Micro	O
2016	O
Relaunch	O
of	O
Plesk	B-Language
as	O
a	O
separate	O
business	O
unit	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
Launch	O
of	O
Plesk	B-Language
Onyx	O
2017	O
Launch	O
of	O
WordPress	O
Toolkit	O
2.0	O
Launch	O
of	O
WordPress	O
Business	O
Server	O
Acquisition	O
of	O
XOVI	O
2018	O
Launch	O
of	O
SEO	O
Toolkit	O
and	O
Joomla	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
launched	O
Plesk	B-Language
University	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
its	O
University	O
,	O
Plesk	B-Language
provides	O
a	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
courses	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
