DART Internet inactive
Consumer ISP (dart.net.au), CEO James Austin; unlimited ADSL/ISDN on Connect/AAPT backbone (originally Comindico); acquired Ultrawave Internet and 'G4 ISPs' 2003; entered external administration ~Nov 2004; customer base handed to Hotkey. Distinct from Dart Global (dart.com.au, ACN 090 727 861).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| DART Internet | c. 2003 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | c. 2003 approx | dart.net.au registered 2001 (placeholder page), active as DART Internet (James Austin, CEO) from 2003; based Brisbane (PO Box 10308 Adelaide St, Brisbane QLD). | |
| death | Nov 2004 | Entered external administration ~Nov 2004 (PwC, Brisbane); customer base handed to Hotkey. ABN 'DART INTERNET PTY LTD' cancelled. | news |
| note | 2004 approx | Distinct from Dart Global Pty Ltd (dart.com.au, ACN 090 727 861, Zetland NSW) - the two 'Dart' ISPs disputed the name/trademark. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | Ultrawave Internet | 100% DART Internet acquired Ultrawave Internet (announced 13 Sep 2003; Ultrawave merged into DART, staff released, customers migrated. |
Sep 2003 | news |
| outgoing | acquisition | HotKey Internet | customer base DART Internet entered external administration (PwC, Brisbane ~Nov 2004; its customer base was handed to Hotkey. Distinct from Dart Global (dart.com.au, which Hotkey separately acquired Nov 2004. |
c. Nov 2004 | news |
References
- No references recorded.