LONDON: Managed hosting specialists NTT Europe Online today announced the availability of its virtualization customer portal, which offers unprecedented levels of control and flexibility to companies deploying virtualized services in any of its European data centres.

NTT Europe Online's customer portal gives IT managers round-the-clock, on-demand access to VMware's powerful VirtualCenter control node - enabling users to configure provision and manage their virtualized IT environments online, said a press release.

Available 24x7, the web portal simplifies the management process by allowing users to activate, deactivate and reboot their hosted virtual servers in a matter of seconds from their desktop.

It also enables the seamless drag-and-drop migration of server resource across virtual machines without engaging SLA support services from the dedicated NTT Europe Online team, the release added.

According to the company, in addition to helping organizations optimize their hosted IT infrastructure, the customer portal provides IT users with full-featured reporting capabilities, which can be tailored to cater for both management and technical reporting requirements.

Craig Pennington, VP of operations said of the announcement: "It is our responsibility to develop products and solutions that make the lives of our customers easier. The new customer portal provides businesses with unprecedented control over their entire hosted IT environment."