Acquisitions
WiseNet (April 2006)
WiseNet (www.wise.net.nz) was a successful local ISP in the Wairarapa region, based in Masterton. They had previously been a wholesale customer of Orcon Internet. The talented team in Masterton continue to provide excellent service to the local community as Orcon Wairarapa, including some great alternative broadband technologies such as Satellite and a province-wide wireless network.
Zip Internet (Dec 2003)
The ISP customer base of Zip Internet was purchased on the 23rd of December 2003, after Zip experienced technical difficulties with their network which would have made the continued servicing of their customer base impossible.
AGlobal (Oct 2003)
AGlobal was Orcon's first purchase of an Australian ISP. AGlobal was operated by Deepak Sharma who also previously owned NZ Online.
NZ Online (Oct 2003)
NZ Online Global Internet (NOL) was owned and operated by Deepak Sharma. NOL purchased wholesale services from Orcon for a year or so before Deepak decided to sell up and move to Australia. At this time Orcon purchased the equipment and customer base of NOL as well as the customer base of Deepak's Australian ISP operations - Australian Online Global Internet (AGlobal)
SecureNet (July 2003)
SecureNet was an ISP specialising in high-end managed security services for corporate clients. It was owned and operated by Shaye Bates, who moved to Washington DC because of a lucrative contract pertaining to his other business - computer forensic investigation. As a result of this Orcon purchased SecureNet and continues to offer a range of managed Internet security products.
BestNet (August 2003)
Bestnet was owned and operated by Eric McCall. Eric had operated BestNet for a number of years purchasing wholesale services from Orcon. The business got to the stage where it was not growing and so Eric decided to sell the business to Orcon.
Clubnet (Jan 2003)
Clubnet (clubnet.co.nz) was an ISP based in Tauranga, servicing the Bay of Plenty region. Orcon purchased this ISP customer base on 22 January 2003 from Johnny Kolk of Clubnet Limited.
ProHost (Nov 2001)
ProHost Systems (prohost.net.nz) was a web-hosting and domain name registration company operated by Ian Johnson and Tom Smith of Prohost Systems Limited.
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