1&1 Internet, Ltd.
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| Type: | Publicly held |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1988 |
| Founder(s): | Ralph Dommermuth |
| Country: | Germany |
| Employees: | 4561 |
| Website: | order.1and1.com |
| Facebook: | 1 and 1 |
| Twitter: |  and 1 @1 and 1
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| Key People | |
| Oliver Mauss, CEO | |
1 & 1 Internet is a German company which offers web hosting, domain name registration services e-mail and messaging services as well as cloud solutions and dedicated servers. It is a subsidiary of United Internet AG. 1 & 1 Internet's main headquarter is located in Germany and its main office in the United States is located in Pennsylvania and it has a data center in Kansas. The company also maintains offices in Austria, France, Philippines, Romania, Spain and United Kingdom.
History
Ralph Dommermuth founded the company in 1988 and it started as a marketing company. 1 & 1 Internet's first major and innovative project was to revitalize the online service offerings of BTX which became successful by using new technology for its advertisements and changed the name of BTX to T-Online. 1 & 1 also provided content for T-Online and partnered in the developing new technologies and services. The company developed the Kits Standard, a core softare for intelligent terminals and the decoder or browser for T-Online.[1]
In 1992, IBM became one of the company's major client after launching is Customer Care Division to provide support for PC users. By 1998, United Internet AG went public and the proceeds of the company's Initial Public Offering worth $60 million was used to expand 1 & 1 Internet into a group of internet companies by bringing in Schlund+Partner. [2]
1 & 1 Internet introduced Puretec, an affordable web hosting service, GMX, e-mail and messaging services and domain name registration services during the latter part of 1998. The company also developed its data center. In 2000, the company launched its 1 & 1 e-Shops and e-commerce suites and by 2001, the company introduced its dedicated server packages. The company's 1 & 1 Web Hosting service received recognition as market leader in Europe.[3]
The company started to expand its web hosting business internationally by opening an office in the United Kingdom. In 2003, 1 & 1 Internet opened its business in the United States and offered its services free of charge for three years to US customers to explore the company's potential. By 2004, 1 & 1 Internet launched its complete service offerings. In 2008, the company opened its data center in Lenexa, Kansas and it also announced that its 10 millionth domain has been registered. By 2010, 1 & 1 Internet established its business in Poland and expanded its services in Canada in 2011.[4]
At present the company has more than 10 million customers worldwide and it has 4561 employees, 250 developers and maintain different offices and websites in several countries around the world.[5]
Services
The companies complete service offerings include:[6]
- Domain Name Registration
- 1&1 Email Solutions (Instant Mail, 1&1 MailXchange and Microsoft® Exchange)
- 1&1 Web Hosting (Linux Hosting, Microsoft Hosting and MyBusiness Site)
- eCommerce
- 1&1 Server Solutions (1&1 Dedicated Servers, 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server and 1&1 Virtual Servers)
- ListLocal
- Microsoft Sharepoint
Partners
1 & 1 Internet developed strategic business partnerships with Sedo, Microsoft, Google, City Search, Afilias, Symantec, PayPal, Parallels, Accuweather, Associated Press, CM4all and GeoTrust[7]
Awards
The company receives numerous recognition in web hosting. Some of the company's awards include:[8]
- TenHostingReviews.com’s Best Dedicated Hosting
- Smart Hosting Choices‘ Best Dedicated Hosting
- Web Hosting Report’s Best Dedicated Hosting
- VeriSign’s Top Domain Registrar
- HostReview‘s Best Budget Hosting
- FindMyHost Editor’s Choice for Shared Hosting
- WebsiteMagazine #1 Web host
- WebHost Directory #1 Shared Hosting
- FindMyHost Editor’s Choice for Email Hosting
- Kubus.net Award for Best Windows Web Hosting
- Hosting Review Editor’s Pick Award
- FindMyHost.com Editor’s Choice Award