Ionos
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Type of site | Subsidiary |
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Headquarters | Montabaur, Germany |
Owner | United Internet |
Founder(s) | Ralph Dommermuth |
Key people | Achim Weiss[1] (CEO) |
Revenue | $2.75 billion (2011)[2] |
URL | www |
1&1 Ionos (styled as 1&1 IONOS and formerly 1&1 Internet), founded in 1988,[4] is a web hosting company owned by United Internet, a German Internet company. Its CEO is Achim Weiss. The company is one of the world's largest[quantify] web hosting companies, employing over 7000 people worldwide, with offices in 10 countries[5][neutrality is disputed] and with data centers in Europe and in Lenexa, Kansas.[6]
History
- 1988: 1&1, a Germany-based company, assumes marketing for T-Mobile's T-Com business, called BTX. BTX is renamed T-Online.[7]
- 1998: United Internet, (1&1's parent company) goes public with an IPO, generating $60 million.[8]
- 1998: Puretec, a consumer web hosting product, is introduced in Europe.
- 2000: UK office opens.
- 2003: Begins directly serving U.S. customers.
- 2010: 1&1 begins partnership with ZOHO Corporation to deploy cloud applications in the form of its June launch of "1&1 Online Office."[9][10]
- 2013: 1&1 expands its services to Mexico.[11]
- 2018: 1&1 rebrands to 1&1 Ionos after integration with Profitbricks.[12]
Services
The company offers domain registration, cloud servers, virtual private servers (VPS), and dedicated servers.[citation needed] The company offers shared hosting packages on the Linux and Windows platforms[citation needed], and it offers a drag-and-drop template product, MyWebsite[citation needed].
Customers are only able to complete orders on the UK website if they have a UK address, other customers may have German or USA Kansas hosting depending which website is used for ordering.[citation needed] There is a site available for France, Spain, and Mexico as well[citation needed].
In 2006, the company estimated that it hosted more websites than any other company in Germany and the United Kingdom, and that it hosted the seventh-largest number of websites among web hosting companies in the United States.[13][neutrality is disputed] As of 2019, 1&1 Ionos has 14.5% of the UK market (#1)[14] and 24% of the German marketing (#1).[15]
- Domain name registration
- Email hosting
- Web hosting (Linux and Windows platforms)
- Website builder ("MyWebsite")
- eCommerce (with ePages software)[17]
- Online Marketing
- Server solutions (dedicated, managed, virtual, cloud servers)
- Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Customer Reviews
Consumer reviews of the company are generally mixed with several warnings of poor customer service levels.[18]
While having an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, they have a low customer rating with over 292 Customer Complaints.[19]. They are rated 7.7/10 by Trustpilot but with 66% rating the company very good but 10% rating it as bad and 4% as poor.[20] ConsumerAffairs rated the company 1/5 through 115 reviews.[21]
Company Information
The Company's world headquarters is located in Montabaur, Germany. The U.S. headquarters is located in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. [22]
References
- ^ "1&1 IONOS Newsroom". 29 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "United Internet FY11 revenue up 9.8%". Telegeography.com. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "1and1.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Facts & Figures". 1&1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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- ^ "Inside 1&1's Giant Web Hosting Data Center". InformationWeek. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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- ^ "Cheap Web Hosting Catalog Entry". Cheap Web Hosting Catalog Entry. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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- ^ "1&1 Internet Company Timeline (PDF)" (PDF). 1&1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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- ^ "1&1 Internet to open data center in Lenexa". Kansas City Business Journal. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Web Hosting providers Web Usage Distribution in the United Kingdom". trends.builtwith.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Web Hosting providers Web Usage Distribution in Germany". trends.builtwith.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "1&1 Launches New Range of Cutting Edge Online Store Packages". 1&1 Internet. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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- ^ https://youronlinerevenue.com/is-1and1-a-scam/
- ^ https://www.bbb.org/us/pa/chesterbrook/profile/web-hosting/11-ionos-inc-0241-1040770
- ^ https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/ionos.com
- ^ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/internet/1and1.html
- ^ "New '1&1 Community' Website Provides CMS Application Insights and Tips from the Experts". GlobeNewswire. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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