HostDime
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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Key people | Dennis Henry (Vice President of HostDime Operations)[1] |
| Industry | Data center, Cloud storage, Domain Registrar, Web hosting, SSL certificates, small businesses |
| Revenue | US$13.8 million (2012)[2] |
| Website | www.hostdime.com |
HostDime, Inc is a global data center provider offering an array of cloud products like managed hosting dedicated servers, colocation services. HostDime owns and operates infrastructure and networks in seven countries: the United States, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Netherlands, India, and Hong Kong. Its flagship facility is in Orlando, Florida.[3][4] In 2012, Inc.com reported that the company posted an annual revenue of more than $13.8 million USD with a 3-year growth rate of 74%.[2]
History
HostDime.com Inc. was founded in late 2001 in Daytona Beach, Florida. It became a legal Florida corporation in November 2003 in Orlando, Florida.[5] Due to continued quick growth, HostDime opened its first own datacenter in Downtown Orlando in December 2003 and moved its servers from a New Jersey Colocation facility.[6]
As of 2014, HostDime is a privately held and self-funded company with no outside equity investors and its internal company shareholders maintain full ownership of the company.[7]
Present
HostDime is one of the largest data centers and operates one of the largest networks in the Central Florida region. Beginning in 2006 with a datacenter in Brazil, HostDime embarked on a mission to widen its global footprint demanded by rapidly increasing Internet growth. Operations has since expanded to Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, and India. HostDime is continuing its international expansion with locations in South America, Australia and South Africa expected in 2015.[8]
It claimed to have over 5 million domains hosted in the entire fleet of data centers operated by HostDime and its subsidiaries globally, with a client base of over 50,000.[9][10]
Controversy
In November 2012, a report by human rights and digital media research lab Citizen Lab[11] found that HostDime was among a handful of American companies selling hosting services to the Syrian government in direct opposition of an executive order from President Barack Obama. This sanctions order expressly prohibits transactions with certain governments without United States Treasury Department approval. The story was picked up by The New York Times in late November.[1] Dennis Henry, the Vice President of HostDime Operations,[1] revealed in The New York Times story that the website in question, Syria’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, was hosted by a customer who leased a server in their data center. Immediate steps were taken to sever ties from Syria and that matter was quickly resolved.
Besides being a cPanel-licensed distributor, HostDime also offers domain registration, SSL certificates, remote data storage, software licenses, and audio streaming services.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "Official Syrian Web Sites Hosted in U.S.". The New York Times. November 29, 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- 1 2 "HostDime Provides data center services". Inc. (magazine). Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Hostdime to implement bitcoin salaries: bitcoin is the currency of the future". Cryptocoins News. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime's History in Brief". Official website. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Detail by Entity Name". Secretary of State of Florida. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime not stopping at 50 new jobs". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime seeks continued growth via new services, new geographic markets". 451 Research. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime Outlines Aggressive International Expansion Strategy". The Whir. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime Now Accepting Bitcoin". Official website. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "HostDime.com Inc. Now Accepting Bitcoin as Payment for Cloud and Data Center Services". Kitco. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Canadian Connection: One Year Later". Citizen Lab. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Internet Software and Services". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 30 October 2014.