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	DENIC Frankfurt Germany

DENIC is the central registry for all domains under the Country Code Top Level Domain .de (Germany).

1 DENIC eG
- 1.1 Shortlist of DENIC’s main functions
2 DENIC Member Gallery
- 2.1 Links

[edit] DENIC eG

DENIC's legal form is that of a registered cooperative (that is what the two letters “eG” in its full name indicate). It was set up in December 1996 and it has its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Its membership is comprised of companies and institutions who administer domains for their customers and who feel an active commitment to providing, within the principles of self-regulation, a key service for the whole German Internet Community - namely, operation of the registry for the German Top Level Domain .de. DENIC is a not-for-profit body; it sees its mission as providing services impartially at cost price to everyone interested in the Internet in Germany. DENIC is not profit oriented; but rather sees itself as a neutral not-for-profit service provider for everyone with interest in the Internet in Germany. This duty is also enshrined in its Statute as a central element and thus represents the foundation for all its activities.

As the registry for .de-domains, DENIC administers a resource that is of crucial importance for the operation of the Internet. This administration is an operation requiring the most sophisticated technology. It includes ensuring the uninterrupted availability of information and data (24 hours a day). Any company or other organization that administers domains on behalf of third parties and which also has a genuine commitment to the principles of self-regulation and the provision of services for the Internet community is cordially invited to apply for DENIC membership.

[edit] Shortlist of DENIC’s main functions

Operation of the automatic electronic registration system
Operation of the domain database for the Top Level Domain .de
Operation of the name server service for the .de zone
Provision of information services, such as whois
Performance of the ENUM operation for the German telephone number territory after finishing a successful testperiode in September 2005
Making DISPUTE entries for disputed domains
Provision of a hotline to support domain holders who have questions and/or problems
Involvement in shaping the organizational and technical further development of the Internet in cooperation with international bodies (such as ICANN, CENTR, IETF)

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