Energis Squared (www.energis-squared.com), formerly known as Planet Online, is the award winning internet and e-business arm of Energis (www.energis.co.uk), the FTSE 100 telecommunications and internet solutions company. Energis plc was founded in 1993 and is focused on the business marketplace.

Energis offers businesses a full portfolio of national and international voice, data and e-commerce services. Its broadband network is built primarily along the National Grid's electricity pylon infrastructure. The company has over 6,800 kilometres of fibre optic cable, including 11 UK metropolitan networks.

Major UK national clients include the BBC, Boots, Freeserve, Thomas Cook, Sainsbury, Friends Provident and Whitbread.

As part of Energis' European strategy, in December 2000 it acquired 75 per cent of ISION Internet AG, Germany's leading web hosting and application solutions provider with operations in five European countries.

Energis launched Energis Mobile in autumn 1999 and has signed a three-year virtual network operator agreement with Orange in the UK. It has also formed a joint venture with Graham Technology to launch a range of interactive digital TV services to business customers.

Energis Squared was one of the first companies in the UK to specialise in the provision of Internet connectivity services to corporate business.

Energis Squared business portfolio includes connectivity, web hosting, hardware and software solutions, e-commerce, mobile internet services, Application Service Provision (ASP) and streaming audio and video products. In addition, Energis Squared offers a complete range of professional services, including development, project management, web design and security.

Energis Squared manages Europe's largest business-focused web server farm providing unparalleled support and performance for many of the UK's most frequently accessed commercial web sites. Its core network is designed to cater for dramatic growth, both in terms of customers and new product and service generation, whilst maintaining 24/7/365 onsite support.

Energis Squared caters for all kinds of business, from SMEs to large corporates, and current clients include Freeserve, Ananova, Emap, GMTV and jungle.com

The Energis Squared network represents one of the most technically advanced delivery platforms anywhere in the world. Using technologies such as ATM, SDH, Frame Relay and Primary Rate ISDN, we can deliver a range of products and services to suit all business users.

With a multi-Gigabit core backbone, applications such as virtual private networks (VPNs) remote computing, audio/video streaming and a multitude of e-commerce solutions are readily available from the Energis Squared product portfolio.

Our Network Operations Centre controls several data centres, each hosting hundreds of servers in a controlled environment. These data centres also host the hardware needed to operate the Energis Squared International Network - including Routers, Switches, Caches, modems, UPS, Generators and Back up systems.

Working with partners around the world, Energis Squared delivers products on an international scale. This includes close associations with major partner such as Cisco, Sun, Compaq, GTE, Checkpoint, Network Associates, StorageTek, Microsoft, GEO, Fujitsu Siemens, Cobalt and IBM.

The company also works closely with partners such as Delloite and Touche, who provide business expertise in order to tailor products to each range of business and each market. The partner portfolio is constantly expanding with the development of new, exciting technologies.

Energis Squared employs nearly 500 people. Its aim is to become the provider of choice for Internet and e-business solutions throughout the UK and Europe. The Energis Squared innovative spirit and customer-centric business approach is dedicated, above any other business objective, to supporting its customers and business partners.