July 20, 2004 - Following the acquisition of leading web host Host Europe PLC by communications specialists PIPEX Communications PLC, the Host Europe company name will change to PIPEX Communications Hosting Ltd. Host Europe PLC has
now been delisted from the London Stock Exchange AIM Market and the rebrand will take place with full effect from the 19th of July.
The newly-expanded PIPEX strongly believes that the changes will work to the advantage of all our customers. The combined product sets are extremely complementary, and both companies have a history of placing great emphasis on delivering a high-quality service and excellent customer support to thousands of customers.
Through this acquisition, PIPEX is therefore in a position to deliver a powerful set of class-leading hosting and telecommunications services through an expanded product range that includes hosting, connectivity, security products, voice services and managed services. Access to an enhanced fibre network and additional datacentres will provide further speed, resilience and security to support our customers' businesses across the UK and Europe.
Host Europe's key products, 123-reg.co.uk, WebFusion, Magic Moments and Dedicated Servers will continue to operate as sub-brands under the PIPEX banner for the foreseeable future. Existing customers have been kept fully informed about the rebrand process and the additional opportunities that becoming part of PIPEX will offer.
Any customer enquiries regarding the rebranding should be directed to hostingenquiries@pipex.net or 0115 917 0000.
About PIPEX
PIPEX is a telecom network operator and provider of broadband solutions that combines the best infrastructure, services, support and people to make communication simple for business. A highly respected tier one Internet Service Provider (ISP), PIPEX provides both voice and data connectivity solutions, helping organisations to keep their lines of communication open.
Established in 1991, PIPEX was the UK's first commercial ISP, set up to deliver affordable, high speed, high quality corporate Internet access. The company delivers the same outstanding benefits to businesses today.
Now owning one of the UK's most extensive communication networks, PIPEX has data centres in London, Manchester, Nottingham and Leeds and over 100 Points of Presence (PoPs) nationwide. This includes 20 point-to-multi-point radio PoPs offering wireless DSL. In addition, to ensure that its customers' network traffic is always routed via the fastest, most resilient path, PIPEX has over 200 public and private peering arrangements with large Internet backbone providers, including the London Internet Exchange.
In May, PIPEX acquired Host Europe, leading providers of hosting products and services to SMEs in the UK and Germany. The acquisition of Host Europe reinforces PIPEX's position within the UK telecommunications sector and will enable the company to offer more hosting and managed services, providing a platform for further expansion for the hosting operations of the combined businesses. In acquiring Host Europe, PIPEX has also acquired its group of companies, which include 123-reg, a market leader in domain name registration and web hosting solutions, WebFusion, a web hosting company, and Magic Moments and Dedicated Servers, which provide hosting solutions, domain registration and e-commerce and high-end dedicated , co-located and managed server solutions.
With its unparalleled experience of connecting organisations and its multi-award winning service, support levels and dynamic people, PIPEX is reputed, by its clients, to be one of the safest pairs of hands in the telecom industry. As a result, the company has achieved and retained an enviable customer list, ranging from SMEs to blue chip companies and including the majority of the UK's top 100 companies (as listed by The Times). Leading to outstanding and unrivalled growth, PIPEX was named as one of the top hundred fastest growing UK unquoted technology companies in the third annual "The Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 league."
For further information please visit www.pipex.net
