cPanel, the leading Web hosting control panel software provider, will release its first Microsoft Windows Server® 2008-based product line in beta later this year. Traditionally a Linux- and FreeBSD-based supplier of hosting automation tools, cPanel is collaborating with Microsoft to provide its customers with a greater choice in platform selection with Microsoft IIS7.

Microsoft has shown a strong commitment to the hosting industry over the past several years,” said J. Nick Koston, CEO of cPanel. “cPanel’s Windows development team feels that Microsoft IIS7 offers a robust, high-performance Web server with increased security that the industry will quickly adopt. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and IIS7 with its modern architecture and support for legacy products was the natural starting point for our expanded product offering.

As such, from day one, we have a cPanel Windows section available on VPS Host Reviews so that it will be ready when this platform becomes popular.

We will update this news column with more information as it becomes available.