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== Privacy issues ==
== Privacy issues ==
American citizen Anthony Chai filed a lawsuit against Netfirms on August 24, 2011, alleging Netfirms disclosed his IP address and email to the government of Thailand after Chai posted comments on a website hosted by Netfirms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sledge|first=Matt|title=Anthony Chai Lawsuit Against Netfirms.com Involves Interrogation At LAX McDonald's By Thai Police|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/anthony-chai-lawsuit-netfirmscom_n_963213.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>http://robinlea.com/pub/chai_complaint.pdf</ref>
American citizen Anthony Chai filed a lawsuit against Netfirms on August 24, 2011, alleging Netfirms disclosed his IP address and email to the government of Thailand after Chai posted comments on a website hosted by Netfirms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sledge|first=Matt|title=Anthony Chai Lawsuit Against Netfirms.com Involves Interrogation At LAX McDonald's By Thai Police|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/14/anthony-chai-lawsuit-netfirmscom_n_963213.html|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>http://robinlea.com/pub/chai_complaint.pdf</ref>

== Incidents ==

=== August 2, 2013 major network blackout ===
A major network issue at the data center in Provo, Utah,<ref>{{citation|title=Fatcow|url=http://www.bestwebhostingrates.com/hosting/fatcow-review/|accessdate=17 April 2014|year=2014|publisher=Web Hosting Rates}}</ref> affected customers of Bluehost, HostMonster and JustHost, and took down many of the dedicated servers owned by HostGator customers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Christina|title=Bluehost, HostGator and HostMonster Go Down|url=http://mashable.com/2013/08/02/bluehost-down/|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bluehost, HostMonster, And HostGator Websites Go Down Following Maintenance Issue|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/884605/bluehost-hostmonster-and-hostgator-go-down-following-server-outage/|publisher=The Inquisitr News|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Major Outage for BlueHost, HostGator, HostMonster|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/08/02/major-outage-for-bluehost-hostgator/|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-issues-cause-hostgator-provo-data-center-outage</ref> Bluehost uses VOIP for customer support and was unable to respond to phone calls because of the network outage at it's datacenter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bluehost's official twitter response to phone outage|url=https://twitter.com/bluehost/status/363382411620384769}}</ref>

=== December 31, 2013 multiple server blackout ===
A multiple server outage at data center in Provo, Utah affected HostGator's website, phone services, and customers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.hostgator.com/network-outage-multiple-servers-t306350.html|publisher=Hostgator|accessdate=31 December 2013|date=31 December 2013|title=Network Outage:: Multiple Servers}}</ref>

=== April 16-17, 2014 networking blackout ===
A networking issue affected some server clusters at the data center in Provo, Utah, affecting VPS, Dedicated and Shared server customers of iPage, Hostgator, Justhost, Hostmonster, and Bluehost.<ref name=fatcow>{{citation|title=Fatcow web Hosting|url=http://www.webhostingjam.com/reviews/fatcow-review/|accessdate=17 April 2014|year=2014|publisher=Web Hosting Jams}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.hostgator.com/network-outage-provo-t316804.html|publisher=Hostgator|accessdate=16 April 2014|date=16 April 2014|title=Network Outage: Provo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Problems at Bluehost|url=http://downdetector.com/status/bluehost/news/10535-problems-at-bluehost|publisher=downdetector.com|accessdate=17 April 2014}}</ref>

=== May 19, 2014 networking blackout ===
At approximately 1:30 AM PST, a network issue affected connectivity for many customers of EIG-owned hosting providers with servers located in the Provo, UT, datacenter. Service was not fully restored until over eight hours later, at approximately 9:30 AM PST.<ref>{{cite web|title=EIG VPS and Dedicates servers down right now, again (Bluehost, Hostgator, Fast Cow and others)|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/webhosting/comments/25xjxv/eig_vps_and_dedicates_servers_down_right_now/|publisher=reddit.com|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Network Outage : Provo DC|url=http://forums.hostgator.com/network-outage-provo-dc-t319596.html|publisher=hostgator.com|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 04:04, 31 August 2014

Endurance International Group, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: EIGI
IndustryWeb hosting, domain registration
PredecessorBizLand
Founded1997
FounderRavi Agarwal, Hari Ravichandran
Headquarters
Burlington, Massachusetts
,
United States
Number of locations
Worldwide
Key people
Hari Ravichandran
Products54+ brands
ServicesWeb services
Websitewww.enduranceinternational.com

Endurance International Group, Inc. (EIG), formerly BizLand,[1] is one of the world's largest website hosting companies.[2] The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts,[1] managing over 2.9 million customers and 10 million domains.[3] It achieved its size by acquiring a large number of smaller hosts, which it continues to operate under the original names.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9][10] In 2011, Endurance was bought from Accel-KKR by Warburg Pincus and GS Capital Partners, for around $975 million.[11][12]

Companies under EIG

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Privacy issues

American citizen Anthony Chai filed a lawsuit against Netfirms on August 24, 2011, alleging Netfirms disclosed his IP address and email to the government of Thailand after Chai posted comments on a website hosted by Netfirms.[34][35]

Incidents

August 2, 2013 major network blackout

A major network issue at the data center in Provo, Utah,[36] affected customers of Bluehost, HostMonster and JustHost, and took down many of the dedicated servers owned by HostGator customers.[37][38][39][40] Bluehost uses VOIP for customer support and was unable to respond to phone calls because of the network outage at it's datacenter.[41]

December 31, 2013 multiple server blackout

A multiple server outage at data center in Provo, Utah affected HostGator's website, phone services, and customers.[42]

April 16-17, 2014 networking blackout

A networking issue affected some server clusters at the data center in Provo, Utah, affecting VPS, Dedicated and Shared server customers of iPage, Hostgator, Justhost, Hostmonster, and Bluehost.[18][43][44]

May 19, 2014 networking blackout

At approximately 1:30 AM PST, a network issue affected connectivity for many customers of EIG-owned hosting providers with servers located in the Provo, UT, datacenter. Service was not fully restored until over eight hours later, at approximately 9:30 AM PST.[45][46]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The Endurance International Group, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 12, 2011
  2. ^ WebHosting.info. Retrieved April 12, 2011
  3. ^ a b c Endurance International Group to Purchase Intuit Websites Business - MarketWatch
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rich Miller, IPOWER, Endurance International Announce Merger, NetCraft, May 9, 2007
  5. ^ Justhost. Retrieved June 9, 2011
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Better Business Bureau website. Retrieved August 18, 2012
  7. ^ Donn Edwards, About the Endurance International Group (EIG), April 24, 2010
  8. ^ Netfirms Acquired by Endurance International Group, Web Hosting Hero, March 7, 2011
  9. ^ a b c NECN.com, Koch Industries sues over bogus website, release, Jan. 5, 2011
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Insights and Rants: About the Endurance International Group (EIG)
  11. ^ Demos, Telis. "Web Hoster Endurance International Preps for IPO". WSJ. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  12. ^ Eagle, Liam (8 November 2011). "Accel-KKR Group Sells Web Hosting Giant Endurance International for $1 Billion". iNet. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  13. ^ a b http://www.enduranceinternational.com/our-company/our-brands
  14. ^ http://bigrock.in, see note about merge with Directi
  15. ^ a b Endurance International Group (EIG) is Buying HostGator | Cast-Iron Hosting Review | Web Hosting
  16. ^ Open Source Drives Small Business - Linux and Open Source - News & Reviews - eWeek.com
  17. ^ http://www.enduranceinternational.com/press/press-releases/endurance-international-group-expands-in-india-and-beyond-completes-directi-acquisition-extending-international-reach
  18. ^ a b Fatcow web Hosting, Web Hosting Jams, 2014, retrieved 17 April 2014
  19. ^ http://hostclear.com, see note about merge with JustHost
  20. ^ Server.fm: The world's largest web host
  21. ^ http://www.sharedwebhostingcomparison.com/hostnine-eig/
  22. ^ BlueHost vs HostMonster - They Are The SAME Company!
  23. ^ a b "Intuit Websites Acquired by Endurance International". THN News. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  24. ^ JustHost Company Bio | Web Hosting Review Zone
  25. ^ http://logicboxes.com, see note about merge with Directi
  26. ^ Nord, Brady. "We have been acquired. The future has a lot of MOJO!". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  27. ^ Endurance International | Questions about the Netfirms Transition?
  28. ^ NEXX Trademark of Nexx Online, Inc. - Registration Number 2966779 - Serial Number 78373756 :: Justia Trademarks
  29. ^ http://resellerclub.com, see note about merge with Directi
  30. ^ About SEO Hosting « HostGator.com Support Portal
  31. ^ http://seohosting.com
  32. ^ http://supergreenhosting.com, see note about merge with JustHost
  33. ^ http://webhosting.info, see note about merge with Directi
  34. ^ Sledge, Matt. "Anthony Chai Lawsuit Against Netfirms.com Involves Interrogation At LAX McDonald's By Thai Police". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  35. ^ http://robinlea.com/pub/chai_complaint.pdf
  36. ^ Fatcow, Web Hosting Rates, 2014, retrieved 17 April 2014
  37. ^ Warren, Christina. "Bluehost, HostGator and HostMonster Go Down". Mashable. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  38. ^ "Bluehost, HostMonster, And HostGator Websites Go Down Following Maintenance Issue". The Inquisitr News. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  39. ^ Miller, Rich. "Major Outage for BlueHost, HostGator, HostMonster". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  40. ^ http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-issues-cause-hostgator-provo-data-center-outage
  41. ^ "Bluehost's official twitter response to phone outage".
  42. ^ "Network Outage:: Multiple Servers". Hostgator. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  43. ^ "Network Outage: Provo". Hostgator. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  44. ^ "Problems at Bluehost". downdetector.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  45. ^ "EIG VPS and Dedicates servers down right now, again (Bluehost, Hostgator, Fast Cow and others)". reddit.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  46. ^ "Network Outage : Provo DC". hostgator.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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