Hostpoint continues on a strong growth course
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Rapperswil-Jona (ots)
The year 2019 was once again very successful for Hostpoint, the largest Swiss web hosting provider and domain registrar. The internet service provider with headquarters in Rapperswil increased its turnover to CHF 21.8 million during the last fiscal year and recorded an increase in managed domains of more than 17 percent.
The internet industry in Switzerland continues to offer great potential for growth and commercial success. Hostpoint has once again demonstrated this with excellent annual results in 2019. Turnover, which has been steadily increasing since the company was founded more than 19 years ago, again grew substantially to CHF 21.8 million last year. This corresponds to an increase in turnover of 9 percent over the previous year.
Positive trends have also been recorded consistently in the various product areas. Hostpoint now hosts more than 270,000 websites, an increase of almost seven percent compared to 2018. Managed domains achieved growth of 17.6 percent. By the end of 2019, Hostpoint hosted over 657,000 domains.
Hostpoint contributes to more digital security
As a leading Swiss web service provider, Hostpoint is committed to various issues concerning digital security. To this end, Hostpoint has been providing customers with the opportunity to encrypt their websites and domains free of charge with the FreeSSL service for several years. The domain-validated SSL certificate from "Let's Encrypt" has already been activated over a quarter of a million times. As at the end of 2019, Hostpoint had recorded 256,593 FreeSSL encryptions. The free, public certification authority "Let's Encrypt" is provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Hostpoint is proud to have been supporting "Let's Encrypt" as a sponsor since its inception.
One of the most important factors in Hostpoint's continued success is its employees. At the company headquarters in Rapperswil-Jona, 70 employees now ensure that the many hosted websites, webshops and domains run smoothly and securely. The Customer Care department alone has 40 people serving customers in four languages 365 days a year.
Reinforcement in communications and marketing
In addition to the pleasing key figures for the 2019 fiscal year, Hostpoint can also report positive news in the personnel area. Since the end of last year, Mauro Landolt has been responsible for communication at Hostpoint. He has assumed various strategic and operational tasks in the areas of corporate communication and marketing and is also the primary contact for media inquiries. Mr Landolt has many years of experience in the agency and corporate spheres and most recently worked in marketing at Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich, a Swiss energy company. The 34-year-old communication professional has a master's degree in corporate communications from Kingston University London and speaks fluent English. He is married with one daughter.
Contact:
Mauro Landolt
Communications manager
Hostpoint AG
Neue Jonastrasse 60
8640 Rapperswil-Jona Switzerland
Tel.: +41 55 536 34 74
E-mail: media@hostpoint.ch