1998
Highlights of the year
- Feb
- Customer self-service begins
- A new database allows customers to create mailboxes on the website
- Mar
- Force9 is re-branded with the 'Electric Storm' style
- Apr
- Sister brand Free-Online is launched
- Takes on FreeServe in the free dial-up market
- Apr
- Dabs Online is launched
- A key competitor for Choice Peripherals, Dabs is now a part of BT Group
- Apr
- Insight buys Choice Peripherals
- The US based PC peripherals retailer decides to buy PlusNet at the same time
- Apr
- Lee Strafford becomes managing director
- Sep
- Network upgraded to support 200,000 customers
