We have just upgraded our linux web hosting servers to the Plesk 8.3, the latest control panel offed by SWSoft,

Below are the new features shipped with this new release:

1. Single Sign On (SSO) SAML

   Enable SSO SAML support in Plesk and integrate Plesk with any other applications providing single sign-on ability for its users.

2. Application Packaging Standard (APS) Licensing & Upgrade

   Upgrade and license applications installed via the Application Vault on a domain level directly via the Plesk interface

3. Autoinstaller 3.3

   New Autoinstaller includes the following features:

   • Simultaneous installation of several products
   • Allow alternative components to be selected prior to installation
   • Grouping of optional components

    

4. mod_bw support

   Configure allowed connection bandwidth per domain by using mod_bw management tools in Plesk. There is a special permission that allows the Client (or Domain Owner) account to manage these settings.

5. Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) statistics

   View detailed server stats, including number of e-mails scanned and filtered, collected by Kaspersky Antivirus in Plesk 

6. Firewall ports ranges

   Manage a port range via the Plesk Firewall module 

7. Improved Sitebuilder Integration

   Integration of Sitebuilder with Plesk is improved rendering all Sitebuilder module data structures unnecessary. 

8. AWStats domain report improvement

   Create detailed AWstats domain reports for each month 

9. Submission port support

   Setup an additional port for incoming SMTP traffic that requires authorization for both incoming mail and for mail to local domains 

10. Components update

     

11. Native IMAP quotas support

    Receive quota management functionality for webmail software (Horde) 

12. SRV records management

    Manage SRV records with Plesk. An SRV record or Service record is a category of data in the Internet Domain Name System specifying information on available services. Newer internet protocols such as SIP and XMPP often require SRV support from clients. Client implementations of older protocols (e.g. LDAP, SMTP) may have SRV support added to it 

13. API for managing subdomains

    Manage subdomains via API RPC 

14. API for managing protected URLs

    Manage protected URLS and their users (including passwords) via API RPC 

15. API for retrieving mailbox usage

    Retrieve mailbox usage stats via API RPC. 

16. Underscores in DNS

Use underscores in all DNS record types (including TXT and SRV). Underscores are not recommended for use in DNS records(e.g. IE might process it incorrectly), but are not forbidden