Goldweb Internet
inactive
Canberra ISP (dial-up, ADSL, TransACT broadband, iBurst wireless, web hosting and domain registration); acquired by Velocity Internet in 2006, brand retired (GOLDWEB COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD, ACN 101 369 706).
Founded in Canberra, ACT.
https://goldweb.com.au
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| Goldweb Internet |
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Lifecycle
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| birth |
by Jan 1998
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Operated by Goldweb Communications Pty Ltd (site copyright claims 1997). Earliest verified Wayback capture of goldweb.com.au is 27 Jan 1998. |
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| death |
Apr 2006
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Acquired by Velocity Internet. Goldweb's own site carried a media release 'Velocity Acquires Goldweb' dated 10 Apr 2006 (news item posted 10 Jun 2006); by Dec 2007 goldweb.com.au was fully rebranded as Velocity's portal ('© 2003-08 Velocity Internet Pty Ltd'). Brand retired. [Prior record said 'defunct c.2012, domain reused' — that was Velocity's continuing use of the domain after the 2006 acquisition.] |
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Goldweb acquired by Velocity Internet (per Whirlpool. Velocity Internet acquired Goldweb Internet (announced via media release 10 Apr 2006, posted to Goldweb's site 10 Jun 2006. Goldweb's domain became Velocity's web portal; the Goldweb brand was retired. Four years later Velocity itself was acquired by NetSpeed (2010. |
10 April 2006 |
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