French Connexion (Domaine.fr) was founded in 1996 by a team of new technology enthusiasts from Nice-Sophia-Antipolis in South France. The founding team was led by Sam Syamak Bavafa, who returned to France to establish the company after gaining experience in the internet industry managing portfolios of domain names for local American companies and working for [[Sorm Design]] and [[Cisco]] in the design of telecommunications equipment.<ref>[http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/sam-syamak.bavafa Viadeo.com]</ref> | French Connexion (Domaine.fr) was founded in 1996 by a team of new technology enthusiasts from Nice-Sophia-Antipolis in South France. The founding team was led by Sam Syamak Bavafa, who returned to France to establish the company after gaining experience in the internet industry managing portfolios of domain names for local American companies and working for [[Sorm Design]] and [[Cisco]] in the design of telecommunications equipment.<ref>[http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/sam-syamak.bavafa Viadeo.com]</ref> |