118000 AG
118000 AG was a Munich-based listed German telecommunications company best known for its 118000 directory-assistance connection service, which went insolvent in 2013.
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Overview
118000 AG was a German telecommunications company headquartered in Munich. It operated the directory-assistance connection service 118000, the online telephone service PeterZahlt, and the smartphone app Cheap Calls. The call centre handling the 118000 connection service was located in Greifswald. The company's shares were listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company traced its origins to PC Plus, founded in 1983, which produced directory and information solutions for telephone companies and information service providers. In 2000 the company was renamed varetis AG. At the end of 2004, building on its own data-search technology, it launched the internet directory GoYellow.de. In December 2005 the software division was sold to the American telecommunications company Volt Information Sciences. Reflecting its new strategic direction, the company was renamed GoYellow Media AG in June 2006. In 2010 another strategic shift took place: to make the newly developed 118000 connection service, launched at the end of 2010, quickly known, the company decided in May 2010 to rename itself 118000 AG. The GoYellow GmbH was sold to a subsidiary of the GelbeSeiten publishers on 2 January 2012. In the 2010 financial year the company generated revenue of 13.47 million euros and a consolidated loss of 3.58 million euros. On 29 November 2012, 118000 AG filed for insolvency proceedings, which were opened on 1 February 2013. The company's subsidiaries included 118000 Innovations GmbH (Munich, 100%), 118000 Telefonvermittlung GmbH (Greifswald, 100%, from 15 September 2009), and GD GmbH (Munich, 100%).
History
The company that became 118000 AG originated in PC Plus, founded in 1983, which produced directory and information solutions for telephone companies and information service providers. In 2000 the company was renamed varetis AG. At the end of 2004, using its own data-search technology, it launched the internet directory GoYellow.de. In December 2005 the software division was sold to the American telecommunications company Volt Information Sciences. Reflecting its new strategic direction, the company was renamed GoYellow Media AG in June 2006. In 2010 a further strategic shift occurred: to make the newly developed 118000 connection service, launched at the end of 2010, quickly known, the company decided in May 2010 to rename itself 118000 AG. The GoYellow GmbH was sold to a subsidiary of the GelbeSeiten publishers on 2 January 2012. In the 2010 financial year the company generated revenue of 13.47 million euros and a consolidated loss of 3.58 million euros. On 29 November 2012, 118000 AG filed for insolvency proceedings, which were opened on 1 February 2013. The company's subsidiaries included 118000 Innovations GmbH (Munich, 100%), 118000 Telefonvermittlung GmbH (Greifswald, 100%, from 15 September 2009), and GD GmbH (Munich, 100%).
- 2013
Insolvency proceedings opened on 1 February 2013.
- 2012
GoYellow GmbH sold to a subsidiary of the GelbeSeiten publishers on 2 January 2012.
- 2012
On 29 November 2012, 118000 AG filed for insolvency proceedings.
- 2010
Company renamed 118000 AG in May 2010; 118000 connection service launched at the end of 2010.
- 2010
Financial year 2010: revenue of 13.47 million euros and consolidated loss of 3.58 million euros.
- 2009
118000 Telefonvermittlung GmbH, Greifswald, became a 100% subsidiary from 15 September 2009.
- 2006
Company renamed GoYellow Media AG in June 2006.
- 2005
Software division sold to Volt Information Sciences in December 2005.
- 2004
Internet directory GoYellow.de launched at the end of 2004 based on proprietary data-search technology.
- 2000
Company renamed varetis AG.
Products and positioning
A German telecommunications provider focused on directory-assistance and connection services, later pivoting to the 118000 brand before insolvency.
118000 connection service
Directory-assistance connection service operated by the company; call centre in Greifswald.
PeterZahlt
Online telephone service.
Cheap Calls
Smartphone app.
GoYellow.de
Internet directory launched at the end of 2004.
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