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| birth |
c. 1991
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Established by Mark Boulton and Malcolm Evans 'to provide cost effective internet access' (per company history). The 1991 date is self-reported and notably earlier than most Australian commercial ISPs; it may reflect pre-commercial-internet origins (e.g. BBS/dial-in services). Earliest verified Wayback captures of surak.com.au are user homepages from 7 Dec 1999, with the main site captured from Apr 2001. |
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| note |
by 1997
by
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Held its own Class C IP block (203.23.86.0/24, netname SURAKENT-AU) at 11 Earl St, Bentley WA as early as 1997 - physical evidence of infrastructure during the dialup era. Later became an APNIC LIR member (ORG-SE4-AP, contact Malcolm Evans, 150B Belgravia St, Belmont WA); route objects from the early 2000s show the block announced via Concept Networks (AS9787) with connect.com.au/Telstra transit. |
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| note |
2005-2017
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Evolved beyond consumer internet into consultancy services: enterprise architecture, technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development and support. Co-founder Malcolm Evans worked as a consultant with the firm 2005-2017 (Perth). SquirrelMail-based webmail has run continuously for customers from the mid-2000s through at least 2024. |
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