Vodien Internet Solutions

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Vodien Internet Solutions Pte Ltd
Native name
Vodien
Industry Web Hosting
Founded2002
Headquarters3 Irving Road #09-01 Tai Seng Centre Singapore 369522
+65 6914 7888
Area served
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Key people
Mark Vodell, Alvin Poh, John Jervis Lee
Products Web Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Server, Email Hosting, Domains, SSL Certificates, Reseller Hosting, Content Delivery Network, Web Hosting Affiliate, Colocation Service
Number of employees
100-150
Websitewww.vodien.com

Vodien Internet Solutions is a provider of web hosting services, headquartered in Singapore. [1] Its range of services include shared hosting, virtual private servers, dedicated web hosting, email hosting, and reseller web hosting.

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History

Vodien Internet Solutions was founded in 2002, and was then registered as a sole proprietorship under the business name of Vodien Studios. [2] Mark Vodell, Alvin Poh and John Jervis Lee, the founders of Vodien, started the company off providing graphic design, web design and web development services.

Vodien Studios legacy logo, used 2002-2005 Old-vodien-studios-logo.jpg
Vodien Studios legacy logo, used 2002–2005

From 2005 to 2007, Vodien underwent a company restructuring that saw the removal of several business functions and services. In August 2005, Vodien Studios renamed itself Vodien Internet Solutions to signify the change in its core business, and to differentiate itself from its previous entity. In the upcoming months, Vodien started purchasing infrastructure and equipment, and began to specialise in the web hosting services area. [4]

On July 30, 2009, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore approved the incorporation of Vodien Internet Solutions Pte Ltd, a registered private limited company that retained the name of the sole proprietorship. [5]

In 2017, Vodien Internet Solutions and all related companies and businesses were acquired for $29.67 million by Dreamscape Networks. [6]

In May 2018, Vodien acquired Webvisions, the shared hosting division of ICONZ-Webvisions (iWV), making it responsible for over 35,000 companies and 210,000 users. [7]

Corporate governance

As of 2019, Vodien's board of directors includes:

Customers

Vodien has an international clientele, and serves customers coming from countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [8] As of November 16, 2009, Vodien hosts more than 1,000 domains and has a market share of 1.2501% (domestic) and 0.0014% (global). [9] In 2014, Vodien grew to 14,534 domains, growing its market share to 12.4622% (domestic) and 0.0107% (global). [10]

Accreditations

Vodien is an Internet Service Provider that owns IP space allocated by APNIC, one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) charged with ensuring the distribution and management of IP addresses and related resources. These resources are required for the stable and reliable operation of the global Internet. As of 2009, Vodien is an accredited member of APNIC. [11]

In 2014, Vodien became an ICANN accredited registrar. [12] Being an accredited registrar allows Vodien to partner and work directly with various global domain name registries to provide domain name registrations of domain names such as .aero, .asia, .biz, .cat, .com, .coop, .info, .jobs, .mobi, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, .tel, .travel, .xxx.

Following the ICANN accreditation, Vodien became an SGNIC accredited registrar in 2015. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Internic WHOIS Data" . Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Vodien.com". Archived from the original on 2002-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  4. ↑ "Singapore Government - myBizFile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Government - myBizFile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Dreamscape Networks nets Singapore hosting provider for $29M" . Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Vodien Announces its Latest Acquisition, Webvisions". 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. ↑ "About Vodien" . Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Web Hosting Report for VODIEN.COM". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  10. ↑ "Web Hosting Report for VODIEN.COM". Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
  11. ↑ "APNIC Members". Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  12. ↑ "ICANN-Accredited Registrars" . Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  13. ↑ "SGNIC-Accredited Registrars" . Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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