Who we are

We have been supporting the renowned Spengler Cup in Davos since 2023. Today, it is considered one of the most prestigious ice hockey tournaments in the world. In the last week of each year, hosts HC Davos face-off with teams from Europe’s top leagues and Team Canada. As a Gold Partner, Hostpoint’s branding appears in prominent positions on the ice, in the stadium and on various communication media.

We have a long-standing partnership and local ties with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. The club from the “City of Roses” on Lake Zurich (which is also the home of Hostpoint) plays in the National League, Switzerland’s top tier of professional ice hockey. Not only have we hosted the Lakers web site for more than 20 years, but as a Gold Sponsor our branding appears on the ice, signs and jerseys.

Hostpoint has also had a partnership with HC Davos, the second ice hockey team in the Swiss National League, for many years. The HCD holds the Swiss record for championship titles and hosts the annual Spengler Cup. Hostpoint is responsible for web hosting for the club’s website and has a variety of advertising placed throughout the stadium at home matches.

From 2025, Hostpoint will be a main sponsor of the Swiss floorball Superfinal. In swiss unihockey’s Superfinal, both finals of the Swiss women’s and men’s floorball championships are played on the same day. Hostpoint has a presence in the form of floor and perimeter advertising.

Every year, the best Swiss websites and web projects are selected as part of the Best of Swiss Web competition. Organized by the specialist publisher Netzmedien, this award ceremony has developed into one of the most prestigious events in the Swiss tech industry in its more than 20-year history and is highly regarded by clients and agencies. Hostpoint supports this event as a main partner and category sponsor.

Similar to Best of Swiss Web, Netzmedien also organizes the Best of Swiss Apps award ceremony. This award series, which has been running since 2013, recognizes the best Swiss smartphone and web apps of the year. Hostpoint is one of the main partners here, too, with a category sponsorship.

The third award series from Netzmedien is the Best of Swiss Software. Here, the best Swiss software and system integration projects are recognized. The aim is to support innovation and highlight outstanding achievements. Hostpoint has been the main partner of this award, which is presented as part of the Best of Swiss Apps competition, since its launch in 2024.

We are not only active in the field of sports and trade events, but also in the field of culture. For example, we have been supporting the OpenAir St. Gallen, one of the oldest and largest music festivals in Switzerland, for many years. Launched back in 1977, it has been held every summer at the Sittertobel in St. Gallen since 1981. Hostpoint is the technology partner and hosting provider for the OpenAir St. Gallen website.

Hostpoint is also involved in education. For example, we support the interdisciplinary Smartfeld initiative, which is committed to preparing children and young people for the challenges of the digital age. As part of the Canton of St. Gallen’s IT education campaign, Smartfeld offers inspiring learning and experimentation spaces in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Hostpoint has been supporting Smartfeld as its Gold Business Partner since 2022.

We are also a member of the <IT>rockt! campaign, which is an association of companies, educational institutions and network partners committed to promoting the competitiveness of the ICT sector in eastern Switzerland. There are regular events and training and development opportunities for specialists and a job platform for ICT positions in eastern Switzerland. Hostpoint has been a member of <IT>rockt! since 2022.

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) serves as the primary global supervisory body for the allocation and regulation of domains. Among other things, ICANN regulates the administration and coordination of the domain name system (DNS) and is responsible for accrediting registrars. In 2013, Hostpoint became the first domain registrar in Switzerland to receive ICANN accreditation.

The quality seal swiss hosting was developed by the label “swiss made software” and may only be used by Swiss hosting providers with headquarters and data location in Switzerland. This is to mark the Swissness and quality of the local hosting industry. Hostpoint has been bearing the label since its launch in 2020. Declaration: With the exception of a few components of rankingCoach, all data relating to our products and services are stored on our servers in Switzerland.

We are a member of swiss made software and, as a Swiss software company, have the right to use the quality label of the same name. The swiss made software organization advocates a digitally sovereign Switzerland and awards the label to high-quality Swiss ICT products that stand for quality, innovation and precision in Swiss software development.

SWISS MADE is the trademark-protected seal of origin and quality for the promotion of Swiss products and services domestically and internationally. The “swiss made” label and the crossbow symbol stand for Swiss values such as quality, safety and reliability. Hostpoint has been wearing the SWISS LABEL since 2010.

Hostpoint is a member of Swico, the business association of the Swiss ICT and online industry. Swico represents the interests of established companies and start-ups towards politics, business and society. Since 2013 Hostpoint has already been a member of Simsa, the former professional association of the Swiss Internet industry, which merged with Swico in 2018. Within Swico we also take on a leading role in the "IG Hosting", the members specialist committee on hosting-related topics.

swissICT is the largest professional association in the Swiss ICT industry and connects providers, users and professionals. The association promotes the image of the Swiss ICT industry as well as good framework conditions and encourages the exchange of ideas and the professional know-how of its members. Hostpoint has been a member of swissICT since 2010.

The Swiss Internet Security Alliance (SISA) is an association founded in 2014 consisting of businesses, public authorities and other organizations. Its vision is to promote internet security in Switzerland in a targeted manner through prevention campaigns and knowledge sharing. Hostpoint is a founding member of SISA.

The iBarry brand used by the Swiss Internet Security Alliance (SISA) for awareness and prevention campaigns is named after rescue dog Barry, probably the best-known Swiss St. Bernard, who is credited with having saved more than 40 lives in the 19th century. The aim of iBarry is to alert the Swiss public to the dangers of the internet and protect them against these.

As the leading domain registrar in Switzerland, Hostpoint works closely with SWITCH, the official registry for .ch and .li domains. Together, we are committed to making the Internet in Switzerland more secure and reliable - for private individuals, companies and organizations.

Ascio is one of the leading domain service providers in Europe and, like Hostpoint, has ICANN accreditation. We work with Ascio in the area of domain management services. The company was founded in Copenhagen in 1999 and has been part of the Canadian Tucows group since 2019.

Sectigo - In today's interconnected world, it is important to know and trust your partners and customers. For this reason, Hostpoint offers its customers SSL certificates from Symantec and from GeoTrust, which belongs to the Symantec group.

sedo is the world’s largest online domain trading platform. The name Sedo stands for “search engine for domain offers”, meaning that the service provider sees itself as a search engine and marketplace for domain offers. We offer our customers added value in the area of domain names through our partnership with Sedo.

audriga, Karlsruhe-based, develops and operates a simple, highly scalable migration service for emails, contacts and calendars. The company was founded in October 2011 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Research Center for Information Technology (FZI).

Hostpoint stores all web, e-mail and database data on servers in the Swiss data center of Digital Realty (formerly Interxion) in Glattbrugg. The carbon-neutral data center is ISO- and FINMA-certified and meets the highest security standards. The data is stored multiple times a day on several independent and identical storage clusters in separate fire protection zones.

NetApp develops and produces high-quality storage products. Hostpoint uses products from NetApp for all of its data storage needs and modifies them to meet the high expectations of our customers.

US technology company Dell is one of the world’s largest and best-known manufacturers of IT hardware. Dell offers a wide range of computers, laptops and peripherals for business and home customers, as well as hardware for network infrastructure. We use powerful and reliable Dell servers in our data center.

PostFinance is the partner of choice for all Hostpoint webshops with integrated e-payment systems. The partnership between Hostpoint and PostFinance ensures that these shops are efficiently connected to a payment service provider. This payment solution allows webshops to meet their customers' expectations without being exposed to any financial risks.

Migros Club School is the largest further education institution in Switzerland. There are many reasons for why it is so popular, one of which is the hands-on, diverse range of courses it has to offer. Hostpoint supports Migros Club School with servers for all technical IT courses, such as for web training sessions.