# Heart Internet

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{{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](/source/web_hosting) company based in [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham), [England](/source/England) selling domain names, shared hosting, reseller hosting and servers. It has been a subsidiary of [UK](/source/United_Kingdom) based hosting and domain registration company [Host Europe Group](/source/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](/source/Linux) and [Windows](/source/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](/source/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 server](/source/Virtual_private_server)s (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 server](/source/Hybrid_server)s – 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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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

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