| February 1997 |
| Club Internet Pretoria, a division of Absolute Solutions cc, becomes the first ISP in Gauteng to provide ISDN dial-up internet access. |
| May 1997 |
| Absol is hired by Allied Bank to develop their on-line presence. The web site encompasses elements not previously seen on South African web sites; including JAVA based financial calculators and an interactive wizard guiding users through the site. |
| June 1997 |
| Through a partnership with 3Com/USRobotics, Club Internet Pretoria, a division of Absolute Solutions cc, becomes the first ISP in Gauteng to provide 56k dial-up internet access. |
| July 1997 |
| Absol relocate to bigger and better offices in Jacqueline Drive, Garsfontein. |
| August 1997 |
| In a joint venture with Station Africa (An Inmarsat Service Provider), Absol begins marketing Africa’s first internet access service via VSAT portable satellite terminals. |
| November 1997 |
| New Frontiers expedition launched. Co-sponsored by Absolute Solutions, the expedition follows a group of 6 Land Rovers travelling from Johannesburg to Birmingham up the East Coast of Africa. The expedition leader, utilising a notebook and satellite terminal, posts daily reports on an interactive web site developed and maintained by Absol. |
| December 1997 |
| An educational schools project is launched in tandem with the New Frontiers expedition, which sees Club Internet provide 100 schools nationwide with free internet facilities. The give-away is valued at over R 500,000.00 and marks the first such investment in education by an internet company in South Africa. |