ICS has finished the deal to acquire XFR Networks, which provides Internet transit, bandwidth, and hosting services for numerous companies including adult Internet entertainment.
XFR chief executive officer Ray Taft comes with the deal, continuing to run XFR with no change in the XFR operations. "We will focus on growth while maintaining a high level of customer service," Taft said in a statement, "and I think ICS's webmaster reach will be an enormous asset. ICS has agreed for XFR to continue to operate independently as part of the acquisition."
"The only operational issue I want to know about," said ICS spokesman Lensman in his own statement, "is if there's a hosting deal that XFR cannot beat."
He said ICS has been looking at "strategic acquisitions" for a fair length of time and saw XFR as a promising acquisition. "California's Silicon Valley is the technology capital of the world," he said, "and XFR's internet connections are as little as one hop from the West's major aggregation point. That gives them the potential capability to connect directly with the largest ISPs, such as AOL and MSN, and deliver content faster and safer than just about anyone."
And ICS is aiming to bring XFR to both large and small adult sites. "Some of the largest sites have been hosted by XFR for quite some time," Lensman continued. "They have the technical staff that has handled complex internet solutions for huge companies. But there is no reason that a webmaster can't have a server and a decent amount of bandwidth with XFR for less than $200 a month."
