Sydney—April
1 , 2005—Hostway, a global leader in Web hosting and managed
services, today announced it has acquired the assets of Sydney-based mission
critical hosting provider, IntaServe, adding to Hostway’s existing
customer base and becoming an AU accredited Domain Registrar in the process.
Hostway offers Australian SMEs choice in a full set of wholesale products
and services supporting both Microsoft and Linux platforms, including domain
name registration, shared hosting, e-commerce hosting, dedicated servers
and fully-managed complex hosting solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, IntaServe will now operate as a parallel
brand offering through its resellers a range of hosting, domain-based services
and managed services.
IntaServe is an accredited Domain Name Registrar and was originally established
in 2000. The company has enjoyed 50 per cent year on year growth in a challenging
market environment and has more than 200 Domain Name Registration and Web
Hosting reseller partners with an end user customer base of more than 7,000
small-to medium enterprise companies.
Lucas Roh, president and CEO of Hostway, said, “Australia represents
a growth market right now and this acquisition is exactly what wanted to
build on our commitment to the local market with more resources, a strong
reseller network and provision for a greater range of services.”
The combined resources and technical experience of the two organisations,
will also enable Hostway to offer complex high end hosting solutions for
new markets, including enterprise and government which have more complex e-commerce requirements.
Amin Kroll, formerly Managing Director of IntaServe and now Managing Director
of Hostway in Australia, said, "Hostway has an unmatched product suite,
world-class customer support and an outstanding reputation for product reliability.
It is a rock solid company and this is an exciting time to be in the industry.
I now look forward to helping companies address their growing hosting requirements
as part of the Hostway team.
The IntaServe acquisition is Hostway’s third local acquisition in
Australia since it launched Australian operations in 2003. The company purchased
Sydney-based GlobalHost and Dedicated Hosting in the same year enabling
it to launch local data centre facilities. As with these previous acquisitions,
Hostway is contractually obliged to support and honour current IntaServe
customer agreements.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Chicago, Hostway supports Web hosting provision for more than 300,000 customers and 400,000 domains globally and
has been profitable every quarter since its inception.
About Hostway Corporation
Hostway Corporation provides domain name registration, Web hosting and ecommerce, colocation, managed dedicated hosting, SaaS hosting, Web design and online marketing services to more than 600,000 customers worldwide. It operates state-of-the art data centers that reduce the complexity and cost of Web-based technologies for small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the three largest Web hosting companies in the world with a direct presence in 11 countries, 15 worldwide operation centers and more than 700 employees. Hostway franchises include: Affinity Internet, Bigstep, DiscountDomains, Hostway UK, Hostway Netherlands, Hostway Korea, Hostway Australia, Hostway Denmark, NetNation, PowerMedium, RegistryPro, Server Service, Service Over Internet, ValueWeb and WinSave.
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