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| logo = Names@work.JPG
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| type = Privately held
| industry =
| industry = Internet
| founded =
| founded = 2005
| founders =
| founders = Antony Van Couvering
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| headquarters = 256 5th Ave. 4th Floor
| country =
New York, Ny 10001
| country = USA
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| website = [http://www.namesatwork.com/ names@work]
| blog =
| blog = [http://www.namesatwork.com/blog/ Names@work blog]
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| keypeople = [[Antony Van Couvering]], Principal
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'''Names@Work.com''' is a general web consulting firm which was founded by [[Antony Van Couvering]] in 2005. The company is based in New York City, with associate offices in Toronto, London, and Seattle.<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref>
==Services==
The company concentrates on helping its clients acquire new top-level domains through the [[ICANN]] process by helping its clients to:<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref>
* Put together a winning business plan
* Identify revenue opportunities
* Raise money from knowledgeable investors
* Complete the ICANN application
* Publish policies that work for your TLD
* Find and engage a reliable registry operator
* Find and engage a reliable auction provider
* Plan and publicize the Sunrise Period to trademark holders
* Engage your community and get public support
* Secure political backing when required
* Deal with competition and contention
==Names@Work and Icann==
The founder of the company, Antony Van Couvering is an active participant of [[ICANN]] activities. In 2008, Couvering commented on the Independent Reviewer's Report, which was written by the Boston Consulting Group and Colin Carter & Associates and proposed to reconstitute the ICANN Board. According to Couvering, the entire report was worthless and ICANN should ignore it. Couvering pointed out, "The mind-set, bias, and basic understanding of the authors came from the corporate world, and whether they thought they could set that aside and make a fair assessment, very obviously they could not. The entire document is shot through with unwarranted assumptions, riddled with unsubstantiated opinions, and as a whole has been rendered useful only for demonstrations on how to recycle wastepaper by the authors’ evident ignorance of ICANN’s history or its values".<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/blog/2008/12/12/toxic-proposal-to-reconstitute-icanns-board Toxic Proposal to reconstitute Icann Board]</ref>
He has been an active representative for his ventures at ICANN for over 10 years,<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/antonyvc LinkedIn]</ref> and has been nominated to the [[ICANN Board]] via his participation with the [[DNSO]].<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/icann-nominations/Archives/msg00239.html DNSO.org]</ref>
==References==
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