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Squirrel Internet inactive

Brisbane ISP (Squirrel Internet / Squirrel Net; Squirrel Software Technologies Pty Ltd, 11 Quindus St, Wacol QLD; later Level 30, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle St, Brisbane CBD - known for a live webcam of the Brisbane CBD and a 1,200-shop shopping portal). Same business as Ozenetcom (oznetcom.com.au, AS9382): The It Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 100 815 414) ran both 'Squirrel Internet' and 'Ozenetcom Internet' as trading names from 1 Jul 2002. Acquired by Chariot Ltd 1 Aug 2003 - Note 35 records it as 'Ozenetcom' ($241k); the directors' report calls it 'Squirrel Net (Brisbane, Queensland)'.

Founded in Brisbane, QLD. http://www.squirrel.net.au

Name history

NameFromTo
Squirrel Internet by 1997

Aliases

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth by 1997 by Registered in the 1997 IP Network Index as Squirrel Internet, 11 Quindus St, Wacol QLD - SQUIRREL1-AU 203.31.36.0-203.31.39.255 (contiguous /22); sibling blocks of Squirrel Software Technologies Pty Ltd (SQUIRRELSOFTWARE-AU 203.62.172/22, SQUIRRELSOFT-AU 203.18.50/24, SQUIRREL-AU 203.20.110-111, all at 11 Quindus St Wacol). squirrel.net.au captured from 2 Dec 1998 - 'Squirrel Internet ... Level 30, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle St. Brisbane Qld 4000', running a live webcam of the Brisbane CBD with an online shopping portal. archive archive
note 01 Jul 2002 Ozenetcom (oznetcom.com.au, AS9382; AusBone Brisbane (BIX) exchange participant, peering contact Alan Westacott; operating by Jan 1998) was a sibling brand of the same business: The It Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 100 815 414, ABN 62 100 815 414, registered 12 Jun 2002, QLD) operated BOTH 'Squirrel Internet' and 'Ozenetcom Internet' as trading names ('as from July 1 2002') until Chariot's 1 Aug 2003 acquisition. official archive
death 1 Aug 2003 approx Acquired by Chariot Ltd on 1 Aug 2003. Chariot's 2004 Annual Report Note 35 records it as 'Ozenetcom' (Internet Service Provider, 1 Aug 2003, $241k); the directors' report lists the same acquisition as 'Squirrel Net (Brisbane, Queensland)' - one deal, two names. Announced publicly 8 Aug 2003 with Blue Pin Internet (SMH). Operator The It Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 100 815 414) held the SQUIRREL INTERNET business name 01 Jul 2002 - 01 Sep 2003; continued as Hot Shot Hosting from 15 Sep 2004. squirrel.net.au is a Chariot netconnect customer mail domain by the 25 Mar 2005 portal capture. news archive archive official

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
outgoing acquisition Chariot Brisbane-based Squirrel Net (Squirrel Internet acquired by Chariot on 1 Aug 2003 - the 2004 Annual Report records this as 'Ozenetcom' (Note 35, $241k while the directors' report calls it 'Squirrel Net (Brisbane, Queensland': one deal, two names. Squirrel Internet and Ozenetcom were both operated by The It Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 100 815 414 from 1 Jul 2002. Announced publicly 8 Aug 2003 with Blue Pin Internet. 1 Aug 2003 archive news official

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