Parent of 1&1 Internet Buys UK's Fasthosts

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May 9, 2006

May 9, 2006

May 9, 2006

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The acquisition is the industry's third major deal in a week involving one of the world's largest hosting providers:

United Internet provides web services through 1&1 Internet, domain registrar Schlund + Partners, web portal operators Web.de and GMX and domain auction house Sedo. The acquisition also gives 1&1 a much larger presence on the Windows hosting platform. 1&1 hosts more than 90 percent of its sites on Linux, while Fasthosts is one of the hosting industry's largest users of Windows web servers.


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