In November 1996, Dixons bought DN Computer Services, a computer reseller business. It also acquired the retail assets of Harry Moore Ltd, an Irish electrical retailer. Cellnet bought a 40% stake in The Link in April 1997. Also that year, the Dixons website was launched. In 1998, Freeserve, a free Internet service, was launched; it was later sold to France Telecom and renamed Wanadoo. Dixons bought Elkjøp, a Norwegian retailer, in November 1999.
