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| | ownership = | | | ownership = |
| | headquarters = | | | headquarters = |
− | | country = Hong Kong | + | | country = Cayman Islands/Hong Kong/P.R. China |
| | businesses = | | | businesses = |
| | products = | | | products = |
| | employees = | | | employees = |
| | revenue = | | | revenue = |
− | | email =gtld@zodiac-corp.com | + | | email =info@zodiacregistry.com |
| | website = | | | website = |
| | blog = | | | blog = |
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| | linkedin = | | | linkedin = |
| | twitter = | | | twitter = |
− | | keypeople = [[ChingHong Seng]] (James Seng), Managing Director<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President | + | | keypeople = [[ChingHong Seng]] (James Seng), CEO<br>[[Wang Jian]] (Mack Wang), COO<br>[[Tang LiHong]], Vice-President<br>[[Pam Little]]<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President<br> |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Zodiac''' is the single largest Chinese [[gTLD]] applicant, having applied for 15 [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]], 13 of which are [[IDN]]s.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icann-opens-new-gtld-paving-the-way-for-chinese-domain-names-158882175.html ICANN opens New gTLD Paving The Way for Chinese Domain Names, PRNewsWire.com]</ref> The company was founded and is led by [[James Seng]] (ChingHong Seng), who is largely credited as the inventor of the [[IDN]] (Internationalized Domain Name), which allows users to utilize the Internet using non-Latin standard scripts. The possibility of introducing generic IDNs to the market has been made possible for the first time via ICANN's new TLD expansion program; all previous IDNs introduced were [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/708/ Members, CircleID.com]</ref> | | '''Zodiac''' is the single largest Chinese [[gTLD]] applicant, having applied for 15 [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]], 13 of which are [[IDN]]s.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icann-opens-new-gtld-paving-the-way-for-chinese-domain-names-158882175.html ICANN opens New gTLD Paving The Way for Chinese Domain Names, PRNewsWire.com]</ref> The company was founded and is led by [[James Seng]] (ChingHong Seng), who is largely credited as the inventor of the [[IDN]] (Internationalized Domain Name), which allows users to utilize the Internet using non-Latin standard scripts. The possibility of introducing generic IDNs to the market has been made possible for the first time via ICANN's new TLD expansion program; all previous IDNs introduced were [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/708/ Members, CircleID.com]</ref> |
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− | Zodiac has partnered with [[KNET]] to provide backend registry functions.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1854 AppliationDetails, gTLDResult.ICANN.org]</ref> | + | Zodiac has partnered with [[KNET]] and [[CNNIC]] to provide backend registry functions.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1854 AppliationDetails, gTLDResult.ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| ===TLDs Applied for=== | | ===TLDs Applied for=== |
| * [[.wang]] - transliteration of characters for "web" and "king" (common Chinese surname) | | * [[.wang]] - transliteration of characters for "web" and "king" (common Chinese surname) |
− | * [[.show]] | + | * [[.show]] - "Chinglish" for Chinese char "秀" (Xiu) |
| * [[.佛山]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Foshan | | * [[.佛山]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Foshan |
| * [[.广东]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Guangdong | | * [[.广东]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Guangdong |