J2 Global
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Native name
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English |
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| Traded as |
NASDAQ: JCOM S&P 400 Component |
| Industry | Digital media |
| Founded | December 1995 (as JFax) |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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Richard Ressler (Chairman) Hemi Zucker (CEO) Scott Turicchi (President & CFO) Harmeet Singh (President, Cloud Connect) Jeremy Rossen (General Counsel) |
| Services |
eFax eVoice Onebox KeepItSafe FuseMail Campaigner |
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Number of employees
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over 1600 (2015) |
| Divisions | Digital Media Business Cloud Services |
| Subsidiaries |
Ziff Davis IGN PC Mag Askmen.com Geek.com Everyday Health |
| Website | j2global |
j2 Global, Inc. is an American publicly traded technology company based in Los Angeles, California. The company provides Internet services through two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media.
j2 Global was founded in December 1995 as JFax by Jaye Muller and Jack Rieley. The company changed its registered name to j2 Global Communications, Inc. on August 2000, and again to j2 Global on December 7, 2011, dropping "Communications" from its official name to reflect "...expansion from phone number-centric services ... into complementary lines of non-phone number-centric services."
On November 12, 2012, j2 Global launched its digital media division with the acquisition of digital publisher Ziff Davis Inc. for $167 million in cash. On February 4, 2013, j2 Global announced that it had more than doubled the size of its digital media division's business with the acquisition of IGN Entertainment from News Corp. Terms of the IGN acquisition were not announced.
On March 18, 2013, the company announced it had acquired MetroFax, a Bellevue, Washington provider of Internet faxing services. On April 17, 2013, the company acquired Backup Connect BV, a Dutch provider of online backup services. On 19 November 2013, its media division Ziff Davis announced it acquired electronics aggregating website TechBargain.com.
In February, j2 Global announced the acquisition of several companies: City Numbers, a UK-based worldwide provider of inbound toll-free numbers in over 80 countries; LiveDrive, a UK-based provider of online backup; and Australian companies OzeFax and Faxmate. On 3 April 2014 j2 Global announced that it acquired Business Critical Software (also known as iCritical), a UK-based email security and management company.
As of 2014, j2 Global has a network that covers 49 countries on six continents. As of December 31, 2013, j2 Global reported 18 consecutive fiscal years of revenue growth.
j2 Global, Inc. provides Internet services through its two divisions: Business Cloud Services and Digital Media. Business Cloud Services brands include eFax, Onebox, eVoice, Fusemail, Campaigner, KeepITsafe, VaultLogix, Callstream, Yotta280, Mailout Interactive, GDV, BackUp Solutions, SugarSync, Nuvotera, UnityFax, Firstway Digital, Excel Micro, Web24 Group, MXSweep, City Numbers, LiveDrive, MetroFax, TrustFax, RapidFax, Send2Fax and Fax.com. The Digital Media division delivers various content through its digital properties, including Ziff Davis (Including PC Magazine, ComputerShopper, ExtremeTech, Toolbox.com and Geek.com) IGN Entertainment (including AskMen, 1UP.com and UGO.com), Offers.com, and NetShelter (including AndroidCentral.com, MacRumors.com, Neoseeker.com, SlashGear.com and TechSpot.com).
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