<s>
Founded	O
in	O
February	O
1996	O
by	O
Ben	O
Hayman	O
and	O
Steve	O
Hebditch	O
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
Limited	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Webdevelopment	O
Ltd	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
UK-based	O
supplier	O
of	O
content	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
systems	I-Protocol
and	O
associated	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
floated	O
on	O
the	O
Alternative	O
Investment	O
Market	O
of	O
the	O
London	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
had	O
international	O
offices	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2005	O
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
acquired	O
Silverbullet	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
CMS	O
vendor	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
redeveloped	O
and	O
relaunched	O
this	O
CMS	O
as	O
Pepperio	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
acquired	O
Immediacy	O
,	O
a	O
competing	O
CMS	O
vendor	O
,	O
for	O
approximately	O
£5.6	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
Mediasurface	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Alterian	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
software	O
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
