But another profitable dotcom company, salesforce.com, is likely to float soon.

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Mr Dotcom's lawyers have said his company simply offered online storage, and that their client is innocent.

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Meanwhile, Dotcom awaits trial, though he says the company he founded was given no similar chance.

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William Follett and his business partner, Maria Haggerty, have gone on to build Dotcom Distribution, a privately held and highly successful third party fulfillment company in the North Eastern corridor of the United States.

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