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| | founders = [[Alexander Siffrin]] | | | founders = [[Alexander Siffrin]] |
| | ownership = | | | ownership = |
− | | headquarters = In the Upper Plant 1<br/>66386 St. Ingbert | + | | headquarters = Im Oberen Werk 1<br/>66386 St. Ingbert |
| | country = Germany | | | country = Germany |
| | businesses = | | | businesses = |
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| [[Jessica Pfeiffer]], Markering/Human Resources<br/> | | [[Jessica Pfeiffer]], Markering/Human Resources<br/> |
| [[Volker Greimann]], General Counsel<br/> | | [[Volker Greimann]], General Counsel<br/> |
− | [[Erik Alles]], Account Manager<br/>
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| [[Andreas Soll]], Product Manager | | [[Andreas Soll]], Product Manager |
| }} | | }} |
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− | '''Key-Systems,''' is a domain names distributor and management company. It was founded in 1998 by [[Alexander Siffrin]], and received it's accreditation from [[ICANN]] as an official [[:Category:Registrars|registrar]] in October, 2000. This German based company has subsidiaries in the U.S.A. and Mexico and provides services to its end-customers and resellers through its three domain portals: RRPproxy.net, BrandShelter.com and domaindiscount24.com. <ref>[http://www.widepr.com/company/850/Key_Systems.html Wide PR.com]</ref> | + | '''Key-Systems,''' is a domain names distributor and management company. It was founded in 1998 by [[Alexander Siffrin]], and received it's accreditation from [[ICANN]] as an official [[:Category:Registrars|registrar]] in October, 2000. The German based company has subsidiaries in the U.S.A. and Mexico and provides services to its end-customers and resellers through its three domain portals: RRPproxy.net, BrandShelter.com and domaindiscount24.com. <ref>[http://www.widepr.com/company/850/Key_Systems.html Wide PR.com]</ref> |
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− | As of November 2010, Key-Systems has over 1,620,000 domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/KEY-SYSTEMS.NET Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global [[TLD]]s in Europe;<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> and Key-Systems is ranked the 12th largest [[ICANN]] registrar worldwide.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> | + | As of April 2011, Key-Systems has over 3.1 million gTLD & ccTLD domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/KEY-SYSTEMS.NET Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global [[TLD]]s in Europe;<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> and Key-Systems is ranked the 12th largest [[ICANN]] registrar worldwide.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
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| * In October, 2008, Key-Systems invested in software developer company [[Avarteq]].<ref>[http://www.openpr.com/news/129424/Key-Systems-invests-in-software-specialist-Avarteq.html Open PR.com]</ref> | | * In October, 2008, Key-Systems invested in software developer company [[Avarteq]].<ref>[http://www.openpr.com/news/129424/Key-Systems-invests-in-software-specialist-Avarteq.html Open PR.com]</ref> |
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− | * In May, 2009, Key-Systems founded its US subsidiary in the Washington D.C. metro area, and [[Bonnie Wittenburg]] was announced as the new Executive Vice President for Key-Systems USA, Inc. <ref>[http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1241531607.html Free Press Release]</ref> In November, 2009, Key-Systems opened another subsidiary in Monterrey, Mexico focusing on the Latin American Market.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/112409_Key_Systems_Establishes_Latin_American_Presence_with_Office_in_Mexico Web Host Industry Review]</ref> | + | * In May, 2009, Key-Systems founded its US subsidiary in the Washington D.C. metro area, and [[Bonnie Wittenburg]] was announced as Executive Vice President for Key-Systems USA, Inc. <ref>[http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1241531607.html Free Press Release]</ref> In November, 2009, Key-Systems opened another subsidiary in Monterrey, Mexico focusing on the Latin American Market.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/112409_Key_Systems_Establishes_Latin_American_Presence_with_Office_in_Mexico Web Host Industry Review]</ref> |
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| *In July 2009, Key-Systems invested in [[DevKey]] Domain Management Solutions, buying 49% of its share. <ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/166886 PR.com]</ref> | | *In July 2009, Key-Systems invested in [[DevKey]] Domain Management Solutions, buying 49% of its share. <ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/166886 PR.com]</ref> |
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− | * In 2010, Key-Systems took over the majority of [[AZ.pl]], a Polish domain registrar company. <ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/key-systems-takes-over-majority-of-r1817639.htm PR Inside]</ref> | + | * In 2010, Key-Systems took over the majority of [[AZ.pl]], a leading Polish domain registrar company and started its own TIER III datacenter (SkyWay DataCenter) <ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/key-systems-takes-over-majority-of-r1817639.htm PR Inside]</ref> |
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| ==Products and Services== | | ==Products and Services== |