Software:Server.com
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Type of site | SaaS |
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| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Successor(s) | YourWebApps.com |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA, USA |
| Founder(s) | Sean Brunnock |
| Website | www.server.com |
| Launched | September 1996 |
| Current status | Defunct |
| Written in | Perl |
Server.com was a software as a service (SaaS) provider that offered a suite of services from 1996 until 2007.[1] It was the first SaaS site to offer a variety of services and the first to use the term WebApp to describe its services.[2] It was selected as an Incredibly Useful Site by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine.[3] net magazine listed Server.com among the 100 most influential websites of all time.[4]
Server.com launched in 1996[5] offering the first online personal information manager.[6]
In 1997, they rolled out the first threaded message board service; the first web based mailing list manager; one of the first online calendar services; and one of the first online form builders.[7]
In 2000, Server.com partnered with NBCi and became server.snap.com until 2001.[8]
In 2001, Server.com was serving 100 million monthly pageviews. Media Life declared it one of the 20 biggest ad domains on the Web.[9]
In 2002, Server.com developed one of the first web-based RSS aggregators.[10][11]
In 2007, all services were moved to YourWebApps.com.[12]
The domain name Server.com was sold in 2009 for $770,000.[13]
References
- ↑ Gibbs, Mark (21 September 2005). "Server.com offering six ASP services for newsletter management". Network World (USA: IDG). https://www.networkworld.com/article/2314175/server-com-offering-six-asp-services-for-newsletter-management.html. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ Roeder, Linda. "Server.Com - WebApps For All Occasions". New York Times. http://personalweb.about.com/od/accessoriesforyoursite/a/serverdotcom.htm.
- ↑ "Incredibly Useful Site". ZDNet. May 1997. http://www.zdnet.com/yil/content/depts/useful/uselegacy/useful0727.html.
- ↑ Marshall, Gary (August 2002). "100 Sites That Changed the Web". .net.
- ↑ "Server.com". http://www.server.com/.
- ↑ Brunnock, Sean (Oct 16, 1996). "SOFTWARE: Personal Information Manager". comp.infosystems.www.announce (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "WebApps". http://www.server.com/WebApps/.
- ↑ "server.snap.com". http://server.snap.com/.
- ↑ Beard, Marty (24 September 2001). "Server.com's rise as an ad domain". Media Life. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/sep01/sep24/4_thurs/news5thursday.html.
- ↑ "NewsApp". http://server.com/WebApps/NewsApp/.
- ↑ Biersdorfer, J.d. (31 March 2005). "Monitor Web Sites Without Visiting". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/technology/circuits/monitor-web-sites-without-visiting.html.
- ↑ "YourWebApps.com". http://yourwebapps.com/.
- ↑ "Server.com Sold For A Solid $770,000". TechCrunch. 3 August 2009. https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/03/servercom-sold-for-a-solid-770000/.
External links
- YourWebApps.com - Hosts one last forum as of July, 2022.
- sean.brunnock.com - Founder's personal account of Server.com.
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