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Xneelo (Pty) Ltd, formerly Hetzner (Pty) Ltd, is a web hosting company based in South Africa. It was sometimes called Hetzner South Africa to distinguish it from the German partner company Hetzner Online GmbH. The company announced a rebrand to xneelo in July 2019.
In March 2000, Hetzner's hosting accounts were transferred to co-located servers in the (then) UUNET data centre, Great Westerford Building, Newlands, Cape Town. In 2003, the company established its head office at Frazzitta Business Park, Durbanville. In 2004, the company established a data centre in Gauteng.Corporate Research Foundation, 2007. Top ICT Companies in South Africa: Information, Communication Technology and Electronics. 5th edition. Corporate Research Foundation Publishing.
In 2009, Hetzner hosted over 130,000 domains for approximately 25,000 SME customers.CRF South African Partnership, 2009. Best Employers™South Africa 2009/10. 10th edition. CRF South African Partnership. In January 2013, Hetzner was appointed as an accredited Registrar to better facilitate the administration of .co.za domains.
In June 2014, Hetzner started offering colocation services in Johannesburg for customers wanting complete control over their hardware and server administration.
In March 2016, Hetzner became the second South African host of the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) and the first to receive a 10 Gbit/s connection upgrade.
Hetzner (Pty) Ltd is quite different from its German namesake and partner company, Hetzner. The two are separate companies within their own rights, registered and incorporated under their applicable country laws. The companies do not have the same shareholders.
In July 2019, the company announced its international expansion plans and a rebranding to xneelo.
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