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| {{CompanyInfo| | | {{CompanyInfo| |
− | | logo = Denic.png | + | | logo = Denic-logo.jpg |
| | type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative | | | type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
| | industry = Registry | | | industry = Registry |
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| | businesses = | | | businesses = |
| | products = [[.de]] | | | products = [[.de]] |
− | | employees = 120 (2010) | + | | employees = 112 (2015) |
− | | revenue = €26.6m (2011) | + | | revenue = €14.5m (2014) |
− | | website = [http://www.denic.de denic.de] | + | | website = [https://www.denic.de/ denic.de] |
| | blog = | | | blog = |
− | | facebook = | + | | facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DENIC/111985678818194 DENIC] |
| | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg] | | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg] |
| | twitter = denic_de | | | twitter = denic_de |
| | keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br> | | | keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br> |
| [[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br> | | [[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br> |
− | [[Helga Krüger]], Member, Executive Board<br> | + | [[Helga Krüger]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> |
− | [[Carsten Schiefner]], Member, Executive Board<br> | + | [[Martin Küchenthal]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> |
| [[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br> | | [[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br> |
− | [[Michael Shohat]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | + | [[Christian Müller]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| [[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | | [[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
− | [[Elmar Knipp]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | + | [[Dennis Nizard]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
− | [[Johannes Loxen]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | + | [[Daniel Rink]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| }} | | }} |
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− | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</ref> | + | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref name="denichistory">[https://www.denic.de/en/about-denic/the-denic-history/ About DENIC]</ref> |
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− | DENIC operates around 15 million domain names.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 News Denic.de]</ref> | + | DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.<ref name="denichistory" /> |
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| ==.de== | | ==.de== |
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| === Historical Timeline === | | === Historical Timeline === |
− | * 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative. | + | * 1986 The country code .de for Germany is entered in the [[IANA]] database |
− | | + | * 1994 Karlsruhe University takes over the name server service for .de in the name of IV-DENIC |
− | * 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt. | + | * 1996 The DENIC Cooperative is founded |
− | | + | * 1997 DENIC starts operation at its new headquarters in Frankfurt am Main |
− | * 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered. | + | * 1999 DENIC takes over technical domain administration and thus renders all services around .de |
− | | + | * 1999 The threshold of one million .de domains is passed |
| * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. | | * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. |
− | | + | * 2003 DENIC members reach 200. |
− | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net [[TLD]].<ref>[http://forums.webhostdir.com/printthread.php?t=11379 DENIC submits bid for .net top-level domain]</ref> | + | * 2004 DENIC allows umlauts and special characters ([[IDN]]s) to be used in domain names and makes available the name server service under [[IPv6]]. |
− | | + | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of [[.net]] [[TLD]]. |
| * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. | | * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. |
| + | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals. |
| + | * 2010 DENIC introduces the letter “eszett”. Now the complete German alphabet is permitted for domain names under .de. |
| + | * 2011 DENIC launches the secure extension [[DNSSEC]] for the .de zone. |
| + | * 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC. |
| + | * 2013 With the Redemption Grace Period (RGP), DENIC introduces a 30-day waiting period for deleted domains. |
| + | * 2014 [[DANE]] and DNSSEC secure DENICs e-mail communication by channel encryption |
| + | * 2015 The threshold of 16 million .de domains is passed |
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− | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/background/historical-background-of-denic.html Historical background of DENIC]</ref>
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− | * 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 news, Denic.de]</ref>
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| == References == | | == References == |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
− | * [http://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German] | + | * [https://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German] |
− | * [http://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English] | + | * [https://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English] |
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− | [[Category: Germany]]
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| [[Category: Registries]] | | [[Category: Registries]] |
| [[Category: Past Supporters]] | | [[Category: Past Supporters]] |