Adam Internet
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Adelaide, South Australia (1992) |
| Headquarters | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Key people | Greg Hicks, Founder Scott Hicks, Managing Director |
| Products | Broadband Dialup Colocation DNS Webhosting VoIP VPN VPDN WiMAX |
| Employees | 100 est. (2008) |
| Website | www.adam.com.au |
Adam Internet is an Australian Internet service provider.
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[edit] Background
Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga club, Adam Internet grew out of the original bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group.[1] The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group, but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks. In 1989 it transformed into a commercial multi-line TBBS-based bulletin board, which, at the time, was the largest bulletin board system in the southern hemisphere, and for many years was the most popular in Adelaide.
With 100 staff members,[2] and a customer base of 80,000+[3] in 2009 Adam Internet held 35% of South Australia's Internet market.
Adam Internet provides a range of separately metered services at no extra charge,[4] some of these services being operated by Adam directly, examples including: a gaming community – GamingSA, which operates a range of servers for various games; ABC iView; and file servers – FileArena, which hosts a large file repository containing (but not limited to) games, Linux distributions, streaming of local youth radio station Fresh 92.7, and a Tucows mirror.
[edit] Milestones
- Adam Internet Launches AdamMAX, a WiMAX product: November 2009 In an Australian first, local provider Adam internet has secured a $3 million contract with the State Government to eliminate blackspots in the metropolitan area, with those currently unable to access broadband eligible to access the infrastructure for free – paying only the data fees which will start about $49 a month.[3][5]
[edit] References
- ^ LeMay, Renai (5 February 2010). "Friday Five: Adam Internet’s Scott Hicks". Delimiter. http://delimiter.com.au/2010/02/05/friday-five-adam-internets-scott-hicks/. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Tredrea, Alexandra (2 January 2008). "Clocking up the hours.". The Advertiser, South Australia. http://www.adam.com.au/nImages/clockingupthehours.pdf.
- ^ a b "Adam Internet, Australia" (Press release). Alvarion. http://www.alvarion.com/images/stories/resourcecenter/customerstories/cs_adam%20australia_11_2009_lr.pdf.
- ^ http://www.adam.com.au/unmetered/unmetered.php
- ^ Stewart, Frances (14 August 2009). "Adam Internet to overcome blackspots for 55,000 users". AdelaideNOW, news.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25928142-5006301,00.html.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- GamingSA Gaming Network
- FileArena
- Adam forum on Whirlpool
- Adam Internet listing on Broadband Choice
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