Positive Internet
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| Type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Key people | Nicholas Mailer, Joachim Jellinek, Tom Cordiner |
| Industry | Internet & Communications |
| Services | Web hosting |
| Website | http://positive-internet.com/ |
The Positive Internet Company Ltd is a Web hosting service provider in the United Kingdom. It was the first UK LAMP only hosting company, starting on 18 November 1998 and is known for its distinctive giraffe branded logo and its slogan: "We're good".
Initially providing only shared web hosting, Positive Internet has grown its portolio of services to include dedicated and managed Linux servers. It won the Best Linux/Open Source ISP/Internet Host at the 2006 Linux and Open Source Awards.[1]
Notable hosted sites
In February 2006 Positive Internet hosted the Ricky Gervais Show podcast, which was officially recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded show. They also how Stephen Fry's Podgrams another successful podcast.
The company supports a number of free software projects, including the hosting of a Debian distribution mirror, Richard Stallman's website, and the British Film Institute. In July 2007 they became host to science journalist Ben Goldacre's popular website, Bad Science.[2]
References
- ^ "Association news", ALT News, Association for Learning Technology (2006-11-17). Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
- ^ Goldacre, Ben (2007-07-11). "Positive Internet are the new gods * * * hot badscience 2.0 action". Bad Science. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
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