About Claranet Group

Founded in 1996, Claranet has evolved organically from an ISP into a Managed Services Provider to meet the changing demands of our customers. Though Claranet still retains its core competency of connectivity, through acquisitions and development we have added Hosting and Managed Applications to our list of services. Claranet’s mission is to transform businesses by enabling our clients to make the most of contemporary technology.

Our technology experts develop, support and manage communication and information technology for business. We offer a compelling range of services on a managed and self-managed basis. Our connectivity, hosting, network services, security and storage solutions have been deployed in many successful organisations, from small offices to large pan-European networks. Our well-known clients include Hermes, Vivendi, St James's Place Group, Alstec and Bloomberg.

In 2006 the company had revenues of €106m and has been profitable since 1999. Our organic growth has been complemented by expansion of our European footprint via strategic acquisitions. The range and quality of our hosting products has been enhanced and greater emphasis is now placed on managed services which deliver more technology options, flexibility and scalability to our customers.

European presence

Over the past decade, Claranet has extended its reach and reputation by expanding its portfolio, investing in its technology and constantly listening to its customers. Today Claranet has operations in the UK, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands and the USA. We operate 24-hour network operating centres covering all countries and manage 12 offices and 16 datacentres.

Our client base of over 36,000 organisations includes European enterprise customers, public sector businesses and wholesale partners, as well as a core group of small and medium-sized businesses.

Claranet Timeline

• 1996 Claranet launches in the UK as one of the UK's first ISPs.
• 1998 Claranet France launches. Claranet develops an expanded
  range of services to focus on the business market.
• 2000 Claranet Germany launches.
  Claranet acquires Spanish Internet Service
  Provider Catalonia Network Services.
• 2002 Claranet acquires Netscalibur Germany.
• 2003 Claranet acquires Netscalibur UK.
• 2004 Claranet acquires Via Networks UK.
• 2005 Claranet makes further acquisitions in Portugal, France, Spain, The Netherlands and the US to expand its range of hosting products. Claranet also acquires Artful, a managed services provider to large enterprises, to increase its focus on value-added and managed services.

Quick Facts About Claranet

• Claranet offers technology solutions in the fields of Internet access, managed hosting, managed networks and managed security.
• Claranet has offices in the following cities: London, Manchester,
  Paris, Rennes, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Eindhoven,
  Rotterdam, Barcelona, Porto, Lisbon and Atlanta.
• Claranet provides services to over 300,000 customers across Europe.
• Claranet was launched as one of the UK's first ISPs in 1996.
• The group had 2006 revenues in excess of €106m and
  has been profitable since 1999.