StoryCADVision Internet became one of Canada's most successful Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Founded in 1990 with university rent money, CADVision grew into Calgary's #1 ISP — 60,000 customers, 80 staff, one of the first private carriers in North America to launch low-cost ADSL — before its acquisition by PSINet in 2000.
Key Milestones & Developments
1990
CADVision founded — with University rent money.
1991
Specializes in networking and training.
1993
Co-locates with the Calgary UNIX Users Group and their academic Internet.
1994
Internet seminars launched — educating the public on the value of the Internet.
1995
First to launch flat-rate Internet usage — $89 / year. Enters the ISP market.
1996
First private ISP to launch low-cost ADSL broadband.
1997
FamilyNet — one of the first products to use content filters to protect customers and schools.
1998
GetDomain and GetHosting launched.
1999
Teaches the Internet to nearly 20,000 people through seminars and open houses.
2000
Customer base surpasses 60,000. Acquired by PSINet Canada.
2000
Founder & company named Entrepreneur of the Year.
60,000+
Customers
12,000
Businesses
10,000
Websites hosted
80
Staff
12
Network points
5,000
Phone lines
The Archive
Ten chapters
Every word and photograph is from the original company archive.
01
The Company
60,000 customers, 80 staff
02
Marketing
From brand to noun
03
The People
80-odd people who made it work
04
Education
The Internet at the IMAX
05
Infrastructure
A huge network on a small budget
06
ADSL — Inexpensive Broadband
October 1996
07
The Free CD Campaign
Tens of thousands shipped
08
In the Press
The company to go to for anything Internet
09
www.cadvision.com
A gateway to the Internet
10
The SaleBook
The overview for suitors