Jun 2, 2005 : Online Plaza Ends Web Hosting Stint

📅 June 2, 2005 - UK-based e-commerce site Online Plaza (onlineplaza.co.uk) said on Wednesday that it would exit the Web hosting business just a month after it entered.
The company said it had informed all affected customers and set up a special technical team to help transition them to another provider. "We are sorry to cause any inconvenience to our customers. Over the month we have received a substantial amount of businesses in our Web hosting section, but we still do not see its long-term profit due to the high operating and maintenance cost," the company said through a press release.

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