William Clarke

The Positive Internet Company

One of Europe's leading open technology companies, Positive was founded in 1998. The company continues to operate from its London HQ and UK data centres as well as operating a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United States based in New York. Positive was the first UK LAMP-only hosting company, starting on 25 November 1998 and is known for its distinctive giraffe branded logo and its slogan: "We're good"​. Initially providing only shared web hosting, Positive Internet has grown its portolio of services to include dedicated and managed Linux servers. It won the Best Linux/Open Source ISP/Internet Host at the 2006 Linux and Open Source Awards. Some notable hosted sites: In February 2006 Positive Internet hosted the Ricky Gervais Show podcast, which was officially recognised by The Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded show. The company supports a number of free software projects, including the hosting of a Debian distribution mirror, Richard Stallman's website, and the British Film Institute. In July 2007 they became host to science journalist Ben Goldacre's popular website, Bad Science.