Telnic

Telnic Limited London UK

Description

.tel enables you to store, update and publish all your contact information, web links and keywords directly on the internet under your own unique domain name. Simple, fast and accessible from any device, .tel provides a new internet standard to take full control over how and where people reach you.

Unlike all other TLDs, .tel enables anyone to utilize the DNS to store information as data. As such, .tel does not require (or allow) the building of traditional websites but instead can be used as an instant online presence, formatted for any device with a browser, that can be built without the need for technical development skill. It is the first TLD that can be utilized 'out of the box' with no further software and can be managed from smartphones. As the information is stored as data, it can also be accessed by non-traditional methods, such as through internet telephony soft phones (like Kiax, voipGATE, Phoner Lite, etc) so that individuals can 'dial' a .tel. Additionally, with the support for OAuth, .tel domains can be accessed via SMS gateways (for a proof of concept see [1], utilizing Twitter's SMS gateway to access .tel information).

The .tel delivers:

– integration of any and all means of communication (i.e. Phone numbers, IM, VOIP, email, social media), location records and keywords

– real-time publishing of your contact information on the internet

– full ownership of your published data

– protection of your private data, only viewable by people you authorize

– simple structured navigation to easily reach the most relevant information

– high speed global access optimized for mobile devices

– multi-language, search engine-friendly structured information and keywords

- an ownable OpenID for all .tel owners

- support for hCard functionality

- near real-time updating of information from a free web control panel, or free iPhone and Android applications

- a single, low-cost annual registration fee with all the tools necessary to manage a .tel included

Company Timeline

2000 – Telnic is founded and collaborates with strategic partners and service providers to develop a proof-of-concept.

October 2000 – Telnic applies for the .tel in the first round of TLD applications, which is not successful. However, ICANN encourages Telnic to re-submit in the following round after building a proof of concept.

March 2004 – Telnic re-submits its modified application to ICANN for the .tel sTLD.

May 2006 – Telnic’s application is successful and ICANN signs a formal agreement authorizing Telnic to operate the .tel sTLD.

2006 – Development begins on open source mobile and desktop client applications.

2007 - Key agreements with strategic partner NeuStar and Sunrise Validation Agent Deloitte are signed.

2007 – Telnic campaigns for better protection of privacy for individuals in WHOIS.

22nd June 2008 – The Sunrise period is announced for 3rd December 2008 to the industry at ICANN Paris

December 2008 - Sunrise period opens

February 2009 - Landrush period opens

March 2009 - First .tel domains go live in the DNS

March 24th 2009 - General Availability opens

January 2010 - 300,000 .tel domains registered

June 2010 - All .tel names support OpenID

People

[2]

• Khashayar Mahdavi, Chief Executive Officer
• Henri Asseily, Chief Strategist & CTO
• Justin Hayward, Communications Director
• Ian Bowen-Morris, Director of Marketing
• Lawrence Conroy, technical guru
• Vladimir Shadrunov, Director of Policy
• Adrian Snell, Director of Registrars
• Nadya Morozova, Director of Community
• Gareth Jehu, Director of Operations
• Huw Stead, Engineering Director
• Fiona McKeown, CFO

About Telnic

Founded in 2000, Telnic Limited is the UK-based Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new .tel sponsored top level domain (sTLD). For more information regarding the .tel domain or Telnic Limited, please visit Telnic.org.

Press inquiries to: Justin Hayward, Communications Director, Telnic Limited, 8 Wilfred Street, London SW1E 6PL, http://news.telnic.tel