1994 - "BoB BBS" gets uucp link to internet, FIDO mail delivered via uucp. Running Yggdrasil Slackware Linux mailer, a 3-modem Windows NT 3.1-based RA (Remote Access BBS) and a 1 modem RA BBS node

1995 - Internet takes over from BBS systems - DYNDNS allows us to run servers locally - incorporated satellite and ISDN connections.

1996 - propellor-network.net began hosting customer domains with Windows NT 4 servers on a dedicated 128K ISDN tail to the Telstra Business network

2000 - upgrades to network included moving servers to Melbourne and moving to a 256K ISDN tail, upgrading soon-after to a fibre-fed 1536/256k Frame Relay circuit.

2001 - new P4 Windows 2000 servers running Exchange Server 2000 on a 2048/512 corporate-grade HDSL circuit. Added redundant 3rd party DNS services for all domains.

2002 - Windows Server 2003 utilised as base operating system on all servers with Exchange Server 2003 as the standard mail system. Added secondary Brisbane 1536/256 ADSL link via Frame Relay for redundancy.

2003 - Moved servers to Brisbane and onto a 512/512 + 1536/256 ADSL. Added SMTP redundant services. Renamed domain to ACTRIX.NET

2004 - Relocated equipment to dedicated rack of HP/Compaq Proliant 1600/1850R servers with dual ADSL links, multiple DNS/SMTP relays and larger UPS power protection.

2005 - Relocated equipment to new data centre with 24000/1000 + 512/512 ADSL links, dual-redundant UPS, air conditioning, triple-daily tape data backup, daily snap-shot image backup and hot-spare server to host images for failed servers < 2hrs

2006 - Completed move to HP/Compaq ProLiant hardware for all services. This includes:  ProLiant 6400R Quad XEON 4GB RAM for Mail, ProLiant 6400R Quad XEON 2GB RAM for Web; ProLiant 1850R Dual P3/600 2GB RAM for Domain/DNS/SMTP backup, ProLiant 1850R Dual P3/600 2GB RAM for hot-spare P2V recovery, ProLiant 1850R Dual P3/550 1GB as ShoutCast/DNS/SMTP backup, ProLiant 1850R Dual P3/550 512MB RAM as Linux router, two ProLiant 1850R Dual P2/450 IPcop firewalls, ProLiant 1850R P3/600 1GB RAM Veritas BackupExec head-end with AIT2i, DDS4i and DLT40e tape drives. Network gear includes Cisco DSL routers and Nortel managed switches.  Dual APC 2200VA RM  UPSes with 3 External 48V battery packs on DEC SmartSwitch for 1.5 hours battery backup.

Changes in the paradigm of our operations

2003 - Actrix Networks began business to provide professional IT consulting services to the SME market - at the same time the propellor-network.net web hosting services were rebranded as ACTRIX.NET and customers moved over to this new domain.

2004 - Actrix Network grew it's customer base for IT consulting and gradually procured more advanced servers and network hardware to offer a more robust service to it's customers. Customer-wise Actrix Networks was still servicing small/retail customers.

2005 -  Actrix Networks added more mid-level clients (20-60 users) and adjusted operations to suit. New hardware and software sources to suit. Actrix core aim moves towards mid-sized companies with 20-60 users running domains with WANs.

2006 - New emphasis for larger customers (40 - 80 users) is on the agenda - Ghosted-rollouts of workstations and per-user-basis rollout of software via MSI installers from Group Policy. MS Fax services finally becomes main stream. Interest in VPN and secure access means lots of interest in the Linux-based IPcop firewall.  Integration of IPcop, Watchguard, Cisco and other VPN technologies via IPsec policies becomes important.  Windows SUS and Symantec Rapid Releases become a major talking point as viruses and threats loom larger and bandwidth is becoming more costly for larger customers.

2006 - Second Quarter - Actrix Networks attains new international client with > 80 seats in Brisbane  We alsogain dozens of new hosting customers on our new Planet Domain reseller label

2007 - Hosting peaks with new customers all moving to "Planet Domain" server -- these are 100% Australian owned, run and maintained systems based in Sydney and Melbourne.
Actrix offers hot-backup for customers - vital accounting and finance records can be securely backed up to our servers as an adjunct to the onsite backup facility.