Runbox
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| Type | Private (AS) |
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| Industry | Email Service Provider |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | Hans J Lysglimt: Founder and chairman; Geir Thomas Andersen: Managing Director |
| Services | Runbox Mail Manager |
| Website | www.runbox.com |
Coordinates: 59°56′43.92″N 10°46′40.96″E / 59.9455333°N 10.7780444°E
Runbox AS is a mainly employee-owned company that provides email hosting services worldwide. Runbox was founded in October, 1999 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Runbox works closely with, and is partially owned by, Redpill Linpro AS.
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[edit] History
- 10 October 1999: Runbox AS founded.
- 16 August 2000: The free email service Runbox Mail Manager launched, pioneering online (cloud) storage of email with offering of 100 MB storage space and email consolidation tools.
- March 2001 Runbox Mail Manager reached 130 000 registered accounts, increasing by 1300 per day
- 7 October 2001: Runbox Mail Manager was converted from a free email service to a subscription-based service. 3% of free users converted to paid service.
- 1 July 2004: Email storage space increased to 1 GB.[1]
- 21 January 2005: E-mail hosting services launched.[2]
- 28 September 2005: Email storage space increased to 10 GB.[3]
- 14 June 2011: Email servers moved to a facility provided by Copyleft Solutions, the company that will be managing Runbox servers.
[edit] Financial Status
Company is backed by investors, employees and Redpill Linpro AS. The company has lost money for the past few years.[4]
[edit] Services
The core Runbox email service consists of open source components and a web application developed by Runbox and Redpill Linpro with funding from The Research Council of Norway.[5]
[edit] External links
- Runbox' homepage
- Runbox' entry in the Brønnøysund Register Centre, Norway's official company register
[edit] References
- ^ Vil du ha epost med en gigabyte lagringsplass?(Norwegian). Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Web Host Industry Review: Runbox Launches Email Hosting. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
- ^ Runbox: News archive. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Financial Statements in Norwegian As of March 2011
- ^ Runbox: About RMM. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
