Apr 23, 2004 : Via Cuts Jobs, Expands Amen Platform

📅 April 23, 2004 - The UK division of Internet service and Web hosting provider Via Net.Works (vianetworks.com) is set to reduce its staff by forty, reducing the company's headcount to 70, according to a report published Friday in the Register.

The downsizing brings Via Net.Works UK's staff down to less than half of what it was just twelve months ago. The company cut sixty jobs in May of 2003.
According to the report, the cuts were made as a result of the company's plans to restructure its organization and redirect its focus to providing Web hosting and Internet security services.
As part of the new focus, Via Net.Works announced on Thursday that it plans to roll out the Amen (amenworld.com 👉 Total Reviews: 5
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"We are delighted with the strong results in Amen's existing operations in France, United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy," says Rhett Williams, CEO of Via Net.Works. "Both financially and operationally, the company continues to meet our high expectations. Amen's revenues continue to grow strongly since the acquisition and the group continues to generate positive cash flows. We expect these trends to continue."
Via Net.Works also announced the appointment of Dick Theunissen, an officer at Via Net.Works, as president of Amen. Theunissen, the company said, will coordinate Via Net.Works' roll out of the Amen platform and brand to new and existing Via Net.Works markets.
"We expect that with Dick's past operating experience in France, combined with his ongoing leadership role in VIA, he can lead the Amen team to generating better than expected returns from our investment," says Williams. "Between Amen and VIA, we now manage approximately 250,000 domains, which clearly puts us on the map of top European hosting companies. Our objective is to become a recognised leader in the web hosting space in our chosen markets and we believe we have the people and the technology in place to make that happen over the coming year."