Web hosting provider MaximumASP (maximumasp.com) has recently partnered with email software developer SmarterTools (smartertools.com). The two companies will provide business communication software for its dedicated server customers, including SmartMail 4.x, ASP.NET AJAX-based mail server, SmarterTicket 2.x and SmarterStats 3.x.

All three applications will be available for free to customers when they purchase a dedicated server. Customers will receive a permanent software license in their own name. The software products typically retail at around $500.

"SmarterTools provides businesses with well-built, stable software designed for the Windows hosting platform," said Silas Boyle, MaximumASP's managing partner. "We are pleased to offer this leading business software to our customers at absolutely no charge. Today's announcement is a continuation of our ongoing initiative to provide time and money saving value-added features for our customers."