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− | | keypeople = [[ChingHong Seng]] (James Seng), CEO<br>[[Wang Jian]] (Mack Wang), COO<br>[[Tang Li Hong]], Vice-President<br>[[Pam Little]]<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President<br> | + | | keypeople = [[James Seng]], CEO<br>[[Wang Jian]] (Mack Wang), COO<br>[[Tang Li Hong]], Vice-President<br>[[Pam Little]]<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President<br> |
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| '''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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| The company offers the following description of itself at the beginning of each of its TLD applications: | | The company offers the following description of itself at the beginning of each of its TLD applications: |
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− | "Zodiac Holdings Limited (“Zodiac”) was founded and incorporated in Cayman Islands by [[James Seng]] in 2008 in anticipation of the launch of the ICANN new gTLD program. Currently, it is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an operation center in Beijing, China. The team consists of experienced veterans in the global and China domain name industry like James Seng and former China Network Information Center (CNNIC) employees such as Eugene Li.
| + | Zodiac Holdings Limited (“Zodiac”) was founded and incorporated in Cayman Islands by [[James Seng]] in 2008 in anticipation of the launch of the ICANN new gTLD program. Currently, it is headquartered in Hong Kong and has an operation center in Beijing, China. The team consists of experienced veterans in the global and China domain name industry like James Seng and former China Network Information Center (CNNIC) employees such as Eugene Li. |
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| [[James Seng]] is one of the Internet pioneers in Singapore and is widely recognized as an international expert in numerous Internet areas. He is well known as the inventor of [[IDN]] and has co-chaired the IDN Working Group in IETF from 1999 to 2004, leading to the standardization of IDN. | | [[James Seng]] is one of the Internet pioneers in Singapore and is widely recognized as an international expert in numerous Internet areas. He is well known as the inventor of [[IDN]] and has co-chaired the IDN Working Group in IETF from 1999 to 2004, leading to the standardization of IDN. |