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Softonic.com is a software download portal based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1997.〔(Online - Most Visited Web Sites - NetCraft ))〕 Since 2007, the portal has included a blog called OnSoftware.〔.〕 == History == Softonic started in 1997 as a file-oriented service called Shareware Intercom,〔( "Shareware" ). Intercom.es.〕 at Intercom Online (Grupo Intercom), a provider of Internet services in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). Originally files for the website came from the "Files Library Intercom BBS" at Intercom Online, using a "5-step semi-automated process", which was later greatly simplified.〔 ((English tr. )).〕 The company also offered monthly CDs of its software library for users tired of "having to wait for downloads to complete or pay exorbitant phone bills." In 1999, the service was described as having a "generosity of games, antivirus, education and the long, seductive etcetera."〔((English tr. ))〕 In 2000, the company became independent under the name Softonic.〔("About Softonic" ). Softonic.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.〕 In 2004, Softonic was made available in German, and in 2005, English. Initially the service was oriented only to downloads of DOS and Windows software, but it evolved to offer software downloads for Mac and mobile platforms. Softonic was listed as the "Best place to work in Spain (100-250 employees)" in an annual study by the Great Place to Work Institute, in 2009-2011, and as second-best in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.greatplacetowork.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=27&Itemid=208 )〕〔〕 In 2009 and 2011, the site was listed as having the most unique visitor traffic in Spain by audit bureau OJD Interactiva.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Auditoría Online - Certificación Audiencia - Difusión Medios Online )〕〔("MES: SEPTIEMBRE 2011 - TIPO DE DATO: TOTALES - TRÁFICO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL" ). ojdinteractiva.es. (sort by "N.UNICOS", sort by "PAGINAS")〕 At the end of 2014, Softonic announced that a massive lay-offs procedure would be carried out as a cost-cutting measure, allegedly due to financial, productional and organizational reasons. In December, the company formalized the dismissal of 156 employees, against the initial estimation of 207. 〔("Softonic acuerda con la plantilla 156 despidos frente a los 207 planteado" )〕 In February, 2015, Softonic announced that Scott Arpajian had been appointed as CEO of Softonic, replacing the founder, Tomás Diago.〔("Softonic Names Scott Arpajian New CEO" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Softonic.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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