StartLogic

Infobox_Company
company_name = StartLogic

type = Private Company
foundation = November, 2003
location_city = Phoenix, Arizona [ [http://www.startlogic.com/aboutus.html About Us] from StartLogic.com]
location_country = United States
industry = Web hosting
homepage = [http://www.startlogic.com/ www.StartLogic.com]

StartLogic is a web hosting company started by Thomas Gorny. [http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=10978515&type=CORPORATION StartLogic corporate record] from the Arizona Corporation Commission] The company currently hosts over 100,000 websites, [http://www.startlogic.com/aboutus_awards.html Awards and reviews] from the StartLogic website] indicating significant viral growth. [ [http://www.techbarn.net/article/StartLogic_Reaches_New_Milestone_of_40000_Web_Sites_Hosted StartLogic Reaches New Milestone of 40,000 Web Sites Hosted] , [http://www.techbarn.net/ www.techbarn.net] ] Their servers are housed in a datacenter located in Boston, Massachusetts. [ [http://www.hostsearch.com/news/startlogic_news_6305.asp Web Hosting Provider StartLogic Upgrades Shared Hosting Plan] , report from HostSearch.com]

Criticism

StartLogic has been criticized for its reliability and customer service. The attack site [http://www.startlogicsucks.com/ www.startlogicsucks.com] includes 50 user-submitted complaints, [ [http://www.startlogicsucks.com/startlogic_reviews_3.html StartLogic Hosting Problems ] ] and is listed as the highest-ranked unofficial site in a Google search for StartLogic. [ [http://www.google.com/search?q=StartLogic Google search result] ] The Better Business Bureau recorded 90 complaints in the current reporting period, although most have been listed as resolved or administratively closed. [ [http://data.phoenix.bbb.org/commonreport.html?bid=27003691 Business report] from the Better Business Bureau]

StartLogic "iPowerWeb", and "Blue Domino" are sister companies [ [http://www.infocal.net/startlogic.htm StartLogic Review] from Infocal.net (website hosted by iPowerWeb)] owned by Thomas Gorny and sharing the same headquarters. [ [http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=12525759&type=CORPORATION iPowerWeb corporate record] from the Arizona Corporation Commission] The two services are largely similar, leading some to suggest that they were forked solely to escape a poor corporate image.

iPowerWeb has an [http://data.phoenix.bbb.org/commonreport.html?bid=27007788 unsatisfactory record] with the Better Business Bureau due to unanswered complaints and a failure to respond to complaints within the Bureau's time frame. As of September 2007, the BBB processed a total of 156 complaints against iPowerWeb within the previous 36 months. StopBadware.org has also reported [ [http://blogs.stopbadware.org/articles/2007/05/04/stopbadware-identifies-hosting-providers-of-larged-numbers-of-sites-in-badware-website-clearinghouse StopBadware identifies hosting providers of largest numbers of sites in Badware Website Clearinghouse] , reported by Erica George, 04 May 2007] that more sites hosted by iPowerWeb have wound up in their Website Clearinghouse than any other service. iPowerWeb has promised to work with StopBadware.org to solve this problem.Fact|date=November 2007

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