connect.com.au inactive
ABS-cited Australia's first commercial internet provider (1992); absorbed InterConnect by 1996; acquired by AAPT 3 Feb 1999 (CONNECT INTERNET SOLUTIONS PTY LIMITED, ACN 054 112 435).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| connect.com.au | 1992 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 1992 | Founded 1992 in South Melbourne; one of the first companies to bring the Internet to Australia (its own 'About Connect' page states 'Founded in 1992'). | |
| death | 3 Feb 1999 | Acquired by AAPT (3 Feb 1999); by 2000 the 'About Connect' page described Connect as a wholly owned subsidiary of AAPT Limited. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | InterConnect Australia | 100% InterConnect supported as a direct product of connect.com.au. |
by Dec 1996 | news archive archive |
| outgoing | acquisition | AAPT | 100% AAPT acquired connect.com.au (exact date 3 Feb 1999. |
3 Feb 1999 | wikipedia |