<s>
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Services	I-General_Concept
,	O
formerly	O
UK2	B-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
a	O
global	O
provider	O
of	O
internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	O
,	O
an	O
e-commerce	O
services	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
services	O
include	O
web	O
hosting	O
,	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
private	I-General_Concept
servers	I-General_Concept
,	O
domain	B-Protocol
name	I-Protocol
registration	I-Protocol
,	O
management	O
,	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
and	O
a	O
content	B-Operating_System
delivery	I-Operating_System
network	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
's	O
first	O
brand	O
,	O
UK2.Net	B-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
by	O
Danish	O
entrepreneur	O
Bo	O
Bendtsen	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
low-cost	O
,	O
no-frills	O
provider	O
of	O
Internet	O
domain	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Anderson	O
stepped	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
group	O
appointed	O
Ditlev	B-General_Concept
Bredahl	I-General_Concept
as	O
chief	O
executive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
UK2	B-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
acquired	O
UK	O
domain	O
name	O
business	O
Another.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
purchased	O
the	O
reseller	O
business	O
of	O
US	O
web	O
hosting	O
company	O
Stargate	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
integrated	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Resell.biz	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
it	O
also	O
purchased	O
US	O
shared	O
hosting	O
and	O
VPS	B-General_Concept
provider	O
midPhase	B-General_Concept
Services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
ANHosting.com	O
and	O
Autica.com	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
acquired	O
ICANN-accredited	O
domain	B-Application
registrar	I-Application
Naming	B-Application
Web	I-Application
,	O
and	O
US-based	O
web-hosting	O
brand	O
WingSix	B-General_Concept
from	O
ServerCentral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
acquired	O
Australian	O
community-focused	O
web-hosting	O
provider	O
Dotable	B-General_Concept
,	O
US-based	O
shared	O
and	O
dedicated	O
hosting	O
provider	O
WestHost	B-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
its	O
data	O
center	O
in	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
and	O
UK-based	O
dedicated	O
and	O
managed	O
hosting	O
company	O
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Internet	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
SoftLayer	O
's	O
network	O
capacity	O
expanded	O
,	O
UK2	B-General_Concept
upgraded	O
the	O
service	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
relaunched	O
it	O
as	O
100TB.com	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
increased	O
bandwidth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
launched	O
another	O
new	O
brand	O
,	O
VPS.Net	B-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
cater	O
for	O
the	O
anticipated	O
growth	O
in	O
demand	O
for	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
private	I-General_Concept
servers	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Lloyds	O
Development	O
Capital	O
(	O
LDC	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Lloyds	O
Banking	O
Group	O
-	O
acquired	O
a	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
UK2	B-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
for	O
£47	O
million	O
(	O
about	O
US$77	O
million	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
management	O
buyout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
HostPuru	B-General_Concept
-	O
a	O
hosting	O
brand	O
targeting	O
the	O
Latin	O
American	O
market	O
and	O
in	O
2012	O
it	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
launching	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
service	O
,	O
VPNHQ	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
has	O
expanded	O
into	O
new	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
brands	O
and	O
services	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
growing	O
demand	O
for	O
hosting	O
and	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
services	O
among	O
business	O
and	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
THG	B-General_Concept
plc	I-General_Concept
for	O
£58	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Services	I-General_Concept
and	O
forms	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
arm	O
of	O
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	O
,	O
an	O
e-commerce	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
