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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11) |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Key people | Charles Nasser (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.
History
Charles Nasser founded the ISP in 1996 and by 1999 had 150,000 subscribers.
Claranet has grown its business through a number of acquisitions, including Netscalibur in 2003, via net.works uk in 2004 and in 2005 Amen Group, via net.works Europe and Artful. In 2012 Claranet acquired Star Technology.
The company has annualised revenues of circa £375 million, over 6,500 customers and over 2,200 employees.
In 2017 Claranet acquired French company Oxalide and ITEN Solutions.
On 5 July 2018, Claranet acquired NotSoSecure.
References
- "Charles Nasser". the Guardian. 5 October 1999.
- "Business: The Economy UK Net millionaires boom". BBC News. 1999-10-03. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
Charles Nasser, who has built up the ISP ClaraNet to 150,000 subscribers in the UK and France.
- "TechWeekEurope UK - Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com". TechWeekEurope UK.
- "Claranet buys Netscalibur UK to lead sector consolidation". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- "ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works". 12 April 2005.
- "Claranet buys VIA NET.WORKS UK for £7.3 million in cash". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- "Claranet buys French hosting outfit". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- "Claranet expands into the managed hosting market by buying Artful S.A. in France". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- "Claranet acquires Star - Claranet UK". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- "Claranet acquires Oxalide". 31 May 2017.
- "Claranet compra ITEN e revoluciona o sector dos serviços de TI em Portugal=". 30 May 2017.
- "Claranet acquires NotSoSecure". 5 July 2018.
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