2002

2002: Pioneering Work in E-Commerce & High-Performance Hosting

We began actively working in the development of shop systems and e-commerce software. Initially, we distributed, installed, and operated the php-auction.org platform and secured the exclusive rights to the licensed versions as the sole distributor in Germany. In doing so, we were already setting technological standards in web-based commerce in 2002 – long before the term “SaaS” (Software as a Service) became established in the industry.

Alongside software distribution, we laid the foundation for our uncompromising server architecture. Even back then, Mathias Goldhan understood that demanding web projects require a highly available foundation. This philosophy, which still forms the basis of our enterprise cluster systems today, was expressed for our customers in 2002 with the following guiding principle:
“We are not a discount web host and do not wish to be compared with such providers. We host your website or virtual server on high-performance servers that are neither overloaded with customers nor operated at their limits. We offer you very good quality with fast transfer rates, one of the highest levels of availability, and very good service at affordable and fair prices.”
This uncompromising commitment to quality from our early days has remained an unshakable part of HQ GmbH’s DNA to this day.