United Internet
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Aktiengesellschaft | |
Traded as | FWB: UTDI |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | 1&1 EDV-Marketing GmbH |
Founded | 1988 |
Headquarters | Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
Key people | Ralph Dommermuth (CEO and chairman of the management board), Kurt Dobitsch (Chairman of the supervisory board), Gracy Law (board member of the supervisory board |
Services | ISP, web hosting, webmail |
Revenue | €2.397 billion (2012)[1] |
€153.7 million (2012)[1] | |
€71.5 million (2012)[1] | |
Total assets | €1.241 billion (end 2012)[1] |
Total equity | €815 million (end 2012)[1] |
Number of employees | 6,254 (end 2012)[1] |
Subsidiaries |
Mail.com 1&1 Internet GMX Mail |
Website |
www |
United Internet AG is a global Internet services company headquartered in Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.[2] The company is structured in two business areas, Access and Applications and contains a total of 13 brands and numerous subsidiaries. It is the parent company of 2 major email providers (GMX and Mail.com) and with the brand 1&1 and its 2.91 million DSL customer contracts, it owns leading ISP in Germany.[3]
Since 2003, it is listed on the TecDAX. In its operating business, United Internet AG acts primarily via 1&1 Internet. United Internet is active in various countries, as of August 2018: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and USA.[4]
United Internet operates its own Internet backbone with computer clusters at several Internet exchange points (DE-CIX, INXS (Vodafone Munich Exchange), AMS-IX, LINX).[5]
History
The history of the company dates back to the 1 & 1 EDV-Marketing GmbH, which was founded in 1988 as a service provider for computer based marketing and advertising. In the 1990s, the company grew into a large company, which offered not only web hosting packages but also its own online service.[6]
Starting in 2000, United Internet initiated the acquisition of the internet provider Schlund+Partner .
In July 2008, United Internet AG acquired a 30% stake in Jimdo GmbH.[7] Jimdo's website builder became the core of 1&1's MyWebsite product (formerly dubbed "MyBusiness Site)".[8] Jimdo bought back its shares in 2009.[9]
United Internet AG's subsidiary 1&1 Internet AG acquired the DSL business from Freenet AG for EUR 123 million in May 2009.[10]
In 2013, through its subsidiary United Internet Ventures the company acquired a 25% share in Open-Xchange.[11]
In February 2014 United Internet announced the acquisition of a 25% stake in e-commerce software company ePages.[12] ePages announced on the same day that the company would provide a new global e-commerce platform for customers of United Internet's 1&1 brand.[13]
In September 2014, United Internet announced it had agreed to acquire a 74.9 percent stake in Versatel from KKR for a fee of around €586 million.[14]
Subsidiaries
United Internet is the parent company of 2 major webmail providers: GMX Mail, which is predominantly a European provider, and Mail.com whose users are mainly from the US and the UK. It also owns 1&1 Internet, a domain registrar and web hosting provider.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Annual Report 2012". United Internet. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Contact." United Internet. Retrieved on 7 May 2009.
- ↑ "Telefonica O2 eyes Hansenet, United Internet - report". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "From past to present". 1&1. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Web Hosting Provider, 1&1 Internet, Enlists Foundry's NetIron XMR Multi-Services". Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ↑ "Unsere Geschichte - 1&1 – Das Unternehmen". 1&1 – Das Unternehmen (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ "United Internet AG acquires a minority stake in Jimdo GmbH." Thomson Reuters. July 8, 2008. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Jimdo Sells 30% Stake To United Internet, Signs Deal To License Its Website Editing Tool". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "Thanks, but No Thanks: Passing on an 8 Figure Venture Round". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ EANS-Adhoc: freenet AG / United Internet to acquire freenet's DSL business July 26, 2009. retrieved on May 28, 2010.
- ↑ "United Internet Ventures AG buys shares in Open-Xchange AG". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "United Internet acquires equity interest of around 25 percent in ePages". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "ePages provides the new global e-commerce platform for 1&1 customers". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ↑ "United Internet to buy KKR's stake in Versatel for $769 mln" (Press release). Reuters. 3 September 2014.