As Switzerland's largest web hosting provider, Hostpoint hosts 150,000 websites, 170,000 domains and provides all services pertaining to website and application hosting.
All good things are simple: – like love, good food and the business idea with which Hostpoint entered the market in 2001: Web hosting for everyone! Today with its 30 members of staff, the company based in Rapperswil-Jona, which went public in 2005, hosts 150,000 websites and 170,000 domains. Its clientele includes established businesses such as Swiss Post, Migros, Phonak, Diners Club and
Hero as well as illustrious personalities such as Alex Frei and Chris von Rohr. Our foundations however are built on our many private customers. 2011 was a record year for Switzerland’s largest webhosting provider with 8,5 million francs in sales – Hostpoint’s most recent chapter in its success story.
Hostpoint is more than just a profit-oriented company. Hostpoint endeavors to think in terms of the future and to invest in new technologies and innovations for the sake of economic success. Our staff directly benefits from this as we continuously train them to provide their specialist knowledge to our customers faster and with even more competence.
That way, we create the conditions that allow us to offer all of our customers the best-possible service to grow successfully. Friendliness and a helping hand are our daily bread - and not just when it comes to our customers. We also promote a working environment based on these very same principles.
Our partnerships with leading manufacturers and service providers are a key factor to our success. Close collaboration with our partners guarantees that we can fully meet our customers' requirements – today, tomorrow and beyond.
Sun Microsystems - Sun Microsystems (Oracle) develops and produces storage products. Hostpoint relies on products made by Sun Microsystems for all of its data storage needs in order to comply with the high demands of our customers.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) – HP develops technologies and is one of the best-selling IT companies in the world. Private customers and business clients know their computers and printers. But HP also manufactures servers. Our computer center is equipped with high-performance and reliable HP servers.
Interxion – Interxion operates several data centers through Europe. One of these data centers is located in Glattbrugg near Zurich, which is where we house our infrastructure. Interxion specializes exclusively in data center services.
Symantec (VeriSign) – In today’s networked world, getting to know your partners and customers and establishing trusting relationships is very important. For this reason, Hostpoint offers its customers SSL certificates by VeriSign, a member of the Symantec-Group.
Ascio – Ascio is a leading domain registration agent in Europe. By taking over the huge task of registering domains all around the world, Ascio lets us focus on our core business of tending to our customers' needs.
Sedo – Sedo is the global marketplace for domains. More than 250,000 members worldwide buy and sell their domains via Sedo. With this partnership, we offer our customers added value with regard to domains.
STARTUPS.CH – STARTUPS.CH is the Swiss market leader in online incorporation of companies and start-up counseling. Together we support young entrepreneurs from all over Switzerland on the road to independence.
WWF, THE RAINFORESTS OF MADAGASCAR – Off the eastern side of the African continent lies Madagascar, a truly fascinating micro-continent. Its vegetation zones alternate from tropical rainforest and cloud forest to its desert-like thorn savannah. Madagascar has proven the perfect breeding ground for its original flora and fauna and could continue to develop further. A unique natural paradise that needs to be protected. Hostpoint has purchased several square meters of forest for a forest corridor on behalf of the WWF.
www.wwf.ch
TERRE DES HOMMES, THE STREET CHILDREN OF BRAZIL – Thousands of homeless children live on the streets in the cities of Brazil. They are forced to work from a very tender age, do not attend school and therefore hardly have any chance of breaking the vicious circle of poverty. In Rio de Janeiro, São Luís and Fortaleza, Hostpoint supports organizations via Terre des homes, committed to returning these street children to their families and to school.
www.tdh.ch
WORLD VISION SWITZERLAND – World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision place a special emphasis on ensuring the needs and rights of children are met, because they are often the hardest hit by conflict, disaster and chronic poverty.
http://www.worldvision.ch
UNESCO – UNESCO is an organization of the United Nations dedicated to education, science, culture and communication. 192 member states belong to the UNESCO. Its headquarters are in Paris. Following the example of the UNESCO, Switzerland's UNESCO Commission promotes the area of education, science, culture and communication to secure peace and understanding at all levels.
www.unesco.ch
OpenAir St. Gallen, St. Gallen – www.openairsg.ch
Financial support and Internet sponsoring
Xela Guatemala, St. Gallen – www.xela.ch
Internet sponsoring
Verein beneclick.ch, Basel – www.beneclick.ch
Internet sponsoring
Linux User Group International – www.lug-camp.ch
Financial support
René Strickler's predator park – www.raubtierpark.ch
Internet sponsoring
Rattenfest, Rapperswil – www.openairamsee.ch
Financial support
BC Uzwil, Uzwil (Badminton) – www.bcuzwil.ch
Financial support
FC Wagen, Wagen (Football) – www.fcwagen.ch
Internet sponsoring
IG Halle, Rapperswil – www.ighalle.ch
Financial support and Internet sponsoring
Radiopannen.ch – www.radiopannen.ch
Internet sponsoring
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