VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. completed the sale of its operating subsidiaries and business assets in October 2005. VIA’s shareholders approved a plan providing for the voluntary dissolution of the company. Pursuant to the plan of dissolution, VIA would liquidate its remaining assets. Previously, the company provided Internet protocol-based business communication solutions to businesses and consumers in Europe. The company delivered Internet products and services to its customers, including Web-hosting, Internet access, virtual private networks, and Internet and network security services. The company is headquartered in Delaware, United States and operated in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. The company, formerly known as V-I-A Internet, Inc., was founded in 1997 and changed its name to VIA NET.WORKS, Inc. in 1999.