Artmotion
{{Short description|Data housing provider}}
{{Infobox company
|name= Artmotion
| logo =
|type= Privately held
|location_city= Steinhausen, Switzerland
|foundation=2000
|homepage={{URL|https://www.artmotion.eu/}}
|industry = Data center
| key_people = Mateo Meier (Founder and CEO)
| services = Data housing
|num_employees =
|}}
Artmotion Ltd. is a Swiss-based data housing provider. It operates two data centers near the Swiss Alps that are designed for security-seeking businesses,{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150214214524/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 February 2015 |title=PRISM Scandal Boosts Revenue of Swiss Datacenter Provider Artmotion |author=Mateo Meier |date=10 July 2013 |publisher= Reuters |access-date=29 January 2015}} motivated by the country's political neutrality and ironclad privacy laws.{{cite web|title=Industry Outlook: Swiss Data Center Market|url=http://www.datacenterjournal.com/industry-outlook-swiss-data-center-market/|publisher=Datacenterjournal.com|access-date=2 August 2015}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/12/ozy-swiss-banks/12566073/ |title=Protecting the 21st century's most precious assets — in Swiss banks |author=Laura Secorun Palet |date= 12 July 2014|publisher= USAToday |access-date=21 January 2015}}
History
Artmotion was founded in 2000 by Mateo Meier, who is also the current CEO of the company.{{cite news|title=Company Overview of Artmotion Ltd.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=143624122|publisher=Bloomberg.com|access-date=29 July 2015}} In 2003, Artmotion acquired Cyberhost, a Swiss Cloud hosting services provider. Since 2011, the Swiss data center provider Everyware Ltd. holds 25% of Artmotion's shares.{{cite web|title=Dedicated Server Provider Artmotion and Leading Datacenter Provider EveryWare are Forming an International Partnership|url=http://www.hostsearch.com/news/dedicated-server-provider-artmotion-and-leading-datacenter-provider-everyware-are-forming-an-international-partnership.asp|access-date=26 August 2015}} Artmotion increased its capital in 2015.{{cite web|title=Artmotion AG|url=http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/artmotion_ag_CH-170.4.005.212-0.htm|access-date=26 August 2015}}
Artmotion acquired 58% of shares in Citadelo and became a shareholder and board member in 2020. However Artmotion and Citadelo continued to operate as separate companies.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Artmotion invests in Citadelo to help enterprises secure their technology infrastructure|url=https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/18/artmotion%E2%80%8B-citadelo%E2%80%8B/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Help Net Security|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com:443/interviews/interview-mateo-meier-ceo-artmotion/|title=Interview: Mateo Meier, CEO, Artmotion|first=James|last=Coker|date=November 30, 2020|website=Infosecurity Magazine}} Artmotion also owns a stake in Citadelo Switzerland.{{Cite web|last=AG|first=Easymonitoring|title=citadelo GmbH|url=https://www.easymonitoring.ch/handelsregister/citadelo-gmbh-1462372|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Easymonitoring}}
NSA PRISM scandal
After the 2013 PRISM leak, several cloud computing companies faced criticism for their lack of security, especially those based in US.{{cite web|title=NSA Leaks Have Seen Business For Swiss Data Centers Boom|date=7 July 2013 |url=http://www.eteknix.com/nsa-leaks-have-seen-business-for-swiss-data-centers-boom/|publisher=Eteknix.com|access-date=2 August 2015}}{{cite web|title=Scared of PRISM, US Firms Bank on Swiss Data Centers|date=5 July 2013 |url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/07/05/scared-of-prism-us-firms-bank-on-swiss-data-centers/|publisher=Siliconangle.com|access-date=2 August 2015}} Artmotion, among other Swiss-based cloud computing providers gained the most out of this scandal.{{cite news|title=Gov Spying Boosts Swiss Data Center Revenues|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgroenfeldt/2013/07/04/gov-spying-boosts-swiss-data-center-revenues/|work=Forbes.com|access-date=2 August 2015|first=Tom|last=Groenfeldt}} Mostly due to the country's stringent data privacy laws, their customer base increased and the company had their revenue increased 45 percent in a month following the scandal.{{cite news|title=PRISM Scandal Boosts Revenue of Swiss Datacenter Provider Artmotion|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150214214524/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2015|publisher=Reuters.com|access-date=2 August 2015|date=10 July 2013}}{{cite web|title=Artmotion CEO Mateo Meier on security, storage and a Swiss Cloud|date=21 November 2013 |url=http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2013/nov/21/artmotion-ceo-mateo-meier-security-storage-and-swiss-cloud/|publisher=Cloudcomputing-news.net|access-date=29 July 2015}}
According to the CEO Mateo Meier, except in a few European countries like Luxembourg and Switzerland, personal privacy is difficult to service in this modern world.{{cite web|title=56 per cent of UK citizens believe the government is spying on them|url=http://www.itproportal.com/2015/07/16/more-than-half-uk-citizens-believe-the-government-is-spying-on-them/|publisher=Itproportal.com|access-date=29 July 2015}} Switzerland is not a member of European Union, hence it is exempt from pan-European agreements to share data with member states, as well as the United States.{{cite web|title=Switzerland: From Banking Paradise To Data Safe Zone|work=NPR |date=12 July 2014 |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/07/12/330751548/switzerland-from-banking-paradise-to-data-safe-zone|publisher=Npr.org|access-date=29 July 2015 |last1=Palet |first1=Laura Secorun }}
References
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Category:Information technology companies of Switzerland
Category:Companies based in the canton of Zug
Category:Cloud computing providers
Category:Swiss companies established in 2000
Category:Technology companies established in 2000
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