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LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.<ref name="Directi Offices">[http://directi.com/about/offices]</ref>
LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.<ref name="Directi Offices">[http://directi.com/about/offices]</ref>
==Company History==
==Company History==
LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, which would provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub and other registrars.
LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, which would provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub and other registrars.
It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.<ref name="DNJournal article on LogicBoxes">[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm]</ref>
It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.<ref name="DNJournal article on LogicBoxes">[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm]</ref>
==Products and Services==
==Products and Services==
LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners and launched its new service in June 2009 <ref name="LogicBoxes Email Hosting">[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060309_LogicBoxes_Revamps_Reseller_Email_Hosting_P]</ref>
LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners and launched its new service in June 2009 <ref name="LogicBoxes Email Hosting">[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060309_LogicBoxes_Revamps_Reseller_Email_Hosting_P]</ref>
== Industry Involvement==
==Industry Involvement==
LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor at various ICANN Meets and is a strong supporter of the domain name community. <ref name="LogicBoxes Web Hosting">[http://mex.icann.org/briefing-note | http://cai.icann.org/ | http://par.icann.org| http://delhi.icann.org | http://losangeles2007.icann.org]</ref>
LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor at various ICANN Meets and is a strong supporter of the domain name community. <ref name="LogicBoxes Web Hosting">[http://mex.icann.org/briefing-note | http://cai.icann.org/ | http://par.icann.org| http://delhi.icann.org | http://losangeles2007.icann.org]</ref>
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes has served as the chairman of the [http://icannwiki.org/Registrars_Constituency Registrar Stakeholder Group] (formerly the Registrar Constituency).<ref name="ICANN Registrars">[http://www.icannregistrars.org]</ref> He
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes has served as the chairman of the [http://icannwiki.org/Registrars_Constituency Registrar Stakeholder Group] (formerly the Registrar Constituency).<ref name="ICANN Registrars">[http://www.icannregistrars.org]</ref> He
served as the chair for two successive terms and is the youngest elected chair till date <ref name="Bhavin Turakhia - Wikipedia">[http://icannwiki.org/Bhavin_Turakhia]</ref>
served as the chair for two successive terms and is the youngest elected chair till date <ref name="Bhavin Turakhia - Wikipedia">[http://icannwiki.org/Bhavin_Turakhia]</ref>
==Values==
In September 2008, LogicBoxes as part of the Directi group was accused by HostExplot and Knujon of supporting malware and illegal online pharmacies.<ref name="HostExploit and Knujon">[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/cyber_crime_reports]</ref> This was later proved false.
HostExploit and Knujon shortly released a joint statement with Directi which spoke their common goal of combating abuse on the internet. <ref name="HostExploit Blog">[http://hostexploit.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html]</ref>
==Facts and Figures==
In Q1 2011, LogicBoxes powered over 5.5 million domains through 85+ registrars in 32 countries. It is currently the largest outsourced registrar platform provider and one of the companies that works exclusively in this space. <ref name="Crunchbase">[http://www.crunchbase.com/service-provider/logicboxes]</ref>