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| | founded = Melbourne, Australia, 2000 | | | founded = Melbourne, Australia, 2000 |
| | founders = [[Adrian Kinderis]] | | | founders = [[Adrian Kinderis]] |
− | | ownership = | + | | ownership = [[AusRegistry Group]] |
| | headquarters = Level 8 10 Queens Road <br>Melbourne, VIC 3004<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ausregistry AusRegistry on LinkedIn]</ref> | | | headquarters = Level 8 10 Queens Road <br>Melbourne, VIC 3004<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ausregistry AusRegistry on LinkedIn]</ref> |
| | country = Australia | | | country = Australia |
− | | businesses = | + | | businesses = [[ARI Registry Services]], International Division |
| | products = | | | products = |
− | | employees = 11-50 | + | | employees = 80+ |
| | revenue = | | | revenue = |
| | website = [http://www.ausregistry.com.au ausregistry.com.au] | | | website = [http://www.ausregistry.com.au ausregistry.com.au] |
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| | facebook = | | | facebook = |
| | linkedin = | | | linkedin = |
− | | twitter = ausregistryint | + | | twitter = AusRegistry_au |
| | keypeople = [[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO<br> | | | keypeople = [[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO<br> |
− | [[Krista Papac]], CSO
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− | '''AusRegistry''' is the registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial Australian domains ([[.au]]) including .net.au and .com.au as well as non commercial Australian domain names like .edu.au and .gov.au. <ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php AusRegistry Pty Ltd. About AusRegistry]</ref> | + | '''AusRegistry''' is the registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial Australian domains ([[.au]]), including .net.au and .com.au, as well as non-commercial Australian domain names, like .edu.au and .gov.au. <ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php AusRegistry Pty Ltd. About AusRegistry]</ref> It was the first commercial Internet registry in Australia.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref> Its international division, AusRegistry International, was rebranded as [[ARI Registry Services]] in 2011. |
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| ==History == | | ==History == |
| + | AusRegistry was founded in 2000 and has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia; it was initially founded under the name RegistrarsAsia Pty Ltd. (now AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd.).<ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php About AusRegistry]</ref> AusRegistry Pty Ltd. is a subsidiary of the AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd. which was founded in December, 2001. |
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− | AusRegistry was founded in 2000 and has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. AusRegistry was initially founded under the name RegistrarsAsia Pty Ltd. (now AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd.).<ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php About AusRegistry]</ref> AusRegistry Pty Ltd. is a subsidiary of the AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd. which was founded in December, 2001. | + | AusRegistry secured a four year contract to operate the domain name registry for [[auDA]], the [[.au]] [[ccTLD]] manager, in 2002. A second four year period was obtained in 2005, with the contract beginning in June of 2006. The [[.au]] Registry Licence Agreement that [[auDA]] has with AusRegistry was subsequently extended until 2014<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014]</ref>, which both parties announced in February, 2009. |
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− | AusRegistry secured a four year contract to operate the domain name registry for [[auDA]], in 2002. A second four year period was obtained in 2005, beginning in June of 2006. The [[.au]] Registry Licence Agreement that [[auDA]] has with AusRegistry was extended until 2014<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014]</ref>, which both parties announced in February, 2009. | + | Given that AusRegistry manages all [[SLD]]s in Australia, is involved with the [[ccTLD]] itself, and the IT infrastructure for primary name and [[WhoIs]] servers within the .au namespace, it effectively runs much of the Internet in Australia. [[auDA]] and AusRegistry acknowledged the important roles they both play in promoting the Internet in Australia when the .au registration number hit 2 million in March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/45625-aussie-au-domain-registrations-hits-2-million iTWire.com]</ref> |
| + | ==International Development and Expansion== |
| + | AusRegistry's International subsidiary, [[ARI Registry Services]], has provided registry services and consultation for a number of [[ccTLD]]s, and [[IDN]]s, and has been asserting itself in the new gTLD space as well. |
| + | ====International Division==== |
| + | AusRegistry Pty Group's International subsidiary, AusRegistry International, rebranded itself as of October, 2011 to [[ARI Registry Services]]. The move was made to enhance its image abroad, and dispel the preoccupations that working with an Australian company meant uncertainty and risks for a non-Australian organization. Along with the rebranding annoucnement, [[ARI]] also announced that it would be the first [[registry]] to offer its customers the choice between two primary locations for the operation of a [[TLD]] registry. Establishing its location outside of Australia involved deploying registry infrastructure and resources to the United States.<ref>[http://ariservices.com/news-global-rebrand.php Global Rebrand, ARIServices.com]</ref> Prior to the move, ARI already had an office in the United States, and clients on 4 continents; still, the AUS prefix was not amenable to global expansion and recognition.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus, DomainIncite.com]</ref> |
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− | == Interesting facts about AusRegistry == | + | ==New gTLDs== |
− | AusRegistry has a subsidiary, named AusRegistry International, that allows for people outside Australia to buy [[.au]] domain names. | + | Information on AusRegistry's new gTLD services can be found on the page of its international subsidiary, [[ARI Registry Services]]. |
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− | AusRegistry, under contract to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER), a statutory authority founded to manage the Australian Government's Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000<ref>[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/8994EB68074BFB4CCA257590000D85C9?OpenDocument ComLaw Act Compilations - Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (174)]</ref>, is the operator of the Renewable Energy Certificates Registry.<ref>[http://www.orer.gov.au/rec-registry/index.html What is the REC registry?]</ref> | + | == Interesting Facts about AusRegistry == |
| + | AusRegistry, under contract to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, a statutory authority founded to manage the Australian Government's Renewable Energy Act of 2000<ref>[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/8994EB68074BFB4CCA257590000D85C9?OpenDocument ComLaw Act Compilations - Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (174)]</ref>, is the operator of the Renewable Energy Certificates Registry.<ref>[http://www.orer.gov.au/rec-registry/index.html What is the REC registry?]</ref> |
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− | On October 10th, 2010, AusRegistry ma reported that there were currently over 1.8 million [[.au]] domains registered and over 1.6 million .com.au domains registered. The total number of [[.au]] and .com.au registered domains grew constantly since 2008 by about 300,000 new domains each year.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/reports/2010/PUBLIC-201010.pdf AusRegistry EOM Report for General Release]</ref> | + | On October 10th, 2010, AusRegistry reported that there were currently over 1.8 million [[.au]] domains registered, and over 1.6 million .com.au domains registered. The total number of [[.au]] and .com.au registered domains grew constantly since 2008 by about 300,000 new domains each year.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/reports/2010/PUBLIC-201010.pdf AusRegistry EOM Report for General Release]</ref> They hit the 2 million mark in March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/45625-aussie-au-domain-registrations-hits-2-million iTWire.com]</ref> |
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− | == Awards == | + | == Awards and Achievements == |
| * 2002 Australian IT&T award | | * 2002 Australian IT&T award |
| * 2003 MYOB/Telstra Victorian Government Small Business Award | | * 2003 MYOB/Telstra Victorian Government Small Business Award |
− | | + | * AusRegistry was the first registry in the world to fully implement, and go live with the [[EPP Protocol]].<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref> |
| == References == | | == References == |
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| * [http://www.ausregistry.com/ AusRegistry International official website] | | * [http://www.ausregistry.com/ AusRegistry International official website] |
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