{{Short description|Company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{notability|corp|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Heart Internet UK Limited | logo = Heart_Internet_logo.png | founded = 2004 | founder = Tim Brealey and <br /> Jonathan Brealey | key_people = | website = https://www.heartinternet.uk }} '''Heart Internet''' is a web hosting company based in Nottingham, England selling domain names, shared hosting, reseller hosting and servers. It has been a subsidiary of UK based hosting and domain registration company Host Europe Group since 2011.<ref name="growthbusiness22Aug2011" /> Heart Internet is the 2nd largest web-host in the UK for websites hosted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trends.builtwith.com/hosting/uk-hosting/country/United-Kingdom|title=Top Hosting Companies in United Kingdom|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227182154/https://trends.builtwith.com/hosting/uk-hosting/country/United-Kingdom|archive-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
==History== Heart Internet was founded by Tim Brealey and Jonathan Brealey in 2004. Since its launch, Heart Internet has added a range of new products to their offering, including:
* Linux and Windows Dedicated Servers – 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/blog/article/dedicated-servers |title=Dedicated Servers |publisher=Heart Internet |accessdate=September 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122160157/http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/blog/article/dedicated-servers |archivedate=January 22, 2014 }}</ref> * Windows reseller hosting – 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whtop.com/news/19144-heart-internet-offers-windows-reseller-plans |title=Windows Reseller Hosting |date=14 January 2009 |publisher=WHTop.com |accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref> * API made available to reseller services – 2009<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://directory.findmyhost.com/2009/07/heart-internet-launches-reseller-hosting-api/ |title=Heart Internet Launches Reseller Hosting API |publisher=Findmyhost.com |accessdate=July 22, 2009}}</ref> * Virtual private servers (VPS) – 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/blog/article/brand-new-vps-available-now |title=Brand New VPS Available Now! |publisher=Heart Internet |accessdate=November 9, 2011}}</ref> * Hybrid servers – 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9962564.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112060723/http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9962564.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 November 2012 |title=Heart Internet Introduces Hybrid Servers to UK Hosting Market |publisher=PRWeb |accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref> * Cloud hosting – 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heartinternet.co.uk/blog/article/cloud-hosting-is-here |title=Faster, better, stronger – Cloud Hosting has arrived |publisher=Heart Internet |accessdate=November 5, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
In 2011 the company was acquired by UK based hosting and domain registration company Host Europe plc (HEG).<ref name="growthbusiness22Aug2011">{{cite web |url=https://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/heart-internet-acquired-by-host-europe-group-1650163/|title=Host Europe Group Acquires Hosting Provider Heart Internet |date=August 22, 2011 |publisher=growthbusiness}}</ref> HEG was bought by US based hosting company GoDaddy in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heg.com/|title=Welcome to HEG - Inspiring Next Generation Businesses|website=HEG|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-27|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928214745/https://www.heg.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2024 Heart Internet was bought by Your.Online for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=A New Era for Heart Internet, joining Your.Online |url=https://your.online/a-new-era-for-heart-internet-joining-your-online/ |website=your.online}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.heartinternet.co.uk Website]
Category:Companies based in Nottingham Category:Web hosting Category:Technology companies established in 2004