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| headquarters    = Luxembourg

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| twitter        = OpenRegistry

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| keypeople      = [[Hans Seeuws]], CEO <br> [[Jan Jansen]], Technical Director<br> [[Geert Debyser]], Development

| keypeople      = [[Michael Riedl]], CEO <br> [[Oliver Fries]], Technical Director<br>  

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'''OpenRegistry''' provides back-end technology solutions for [[registrar]]s, such as new [[gTLD|generic top level domain names]] (gTLD) registration systems, and [[DNSSEC]] solutions. The company is based in Luxembourg and Belgium.

'''OpenRegistry - a member of the KeyDrive Group''' - provides together with KSRegistry back-end technology solutions for [[registrar]]s, such as new [[gTLD|generic top level domain names]] (gTLD) registration systems, and [[DNSSEC]] solutions. The company was founded by  [[Jan Jansen]] who became part of the successful creation and operation of the [[.be]] and [[.eu]] registries.

 

The company was founded by  [[Jan Jansen]], [[Geert Debyser]] and [[Hans Seeuws]],<ref>[http://openregistry.com/datanews-dnssec-doesn%E2%80%99t-have-be-complicated openregistry.com]</ref> who became part of the successful creation and operation of the [[.be]] and [[.eu]] registries.

==Solutions==

==Solutions==

The company offers the following services:

The company offers the following services:

OpenRegistry is an active participant in the activities and meetings of [[ICANN]]. At the [[ICANN 40]] meeting in San Francisco, OpenRegistry and [[SX Registry SA]] jointly announced that both companies will manage and operate the [[.sx]] [[ccTLD]] for Sint Maarten.  

OpenRegistry is an active participant in the activities and meetings of [[ICANN]]. At the [[ICANN 40]] meeting in San Francisco, OpenRegistry and [[SX Registry SA]] jointly announced that both companies will manage and operate the [[.sx]] [[ccTLD]] for Sint Maarten.  

The company also expressed its support to the recent decision of the [[ICANN Board]] during its special meeting at [[ICANN]] 41 in Singapore to introduce new gTLDs.<ref>

The company also expressed its support to the decision of the [[ICANN Board]] during its special meeting at [[ICANN]] 41 in Singapore to introduce as soon as possible further new gTLDs.<ref>

[http://openregistry.com/six-months-go-until-first-top-level-domains-application Six months to go until the first Top Level Domains Application]</ref> <ref>[http://www.opensrs.com/blog/2011/06/icann-approves-new-gtlds-at-41st-international-meeting-in-singapore/ ICANN Approves new gTLDs]</ref>

[http://openregistry.com/six-months-go-until-first-top-level-domains-application Six months to go until the first Top Level Domains Application]</ref> <ref>[http://www.opensrs.com/blog/2011/06/icann-approves-new-gtlds-at-41st-international-meeting-in-singapore/ ICANN Approves new gTLDs]</ref>

==gTLD Services==

==gTLD Services==

OpenRegistry had been contracted by some 15 clients to provide the technical registry backend services for over 20 new gTLD applications. Apart from .sx the company provides backend services for [[Deloitte]] ([[.deloitte]]), [[KPN]] Telecom ([[.kpn]]), [[LPL Financial]] ([[.lpl]]), the city of Ghent ([[.gent]]).<ref>[http://domainincite.com/openregistry-behind-20-new-gtld-apps/ OpenRegistry Behind 20 new gTLD Apps, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

OpenRegistry provides the technical registry backend services for 18 TLDs - including 2 2nd level ccTLDs (co.nl and co.no). . Apart from .sx the company provides backend services for [[Deloitte]] ([[.deloitte]]), [[KPN]] Telecom ([[.kpn]]), [[LPL Financial]] ([[.lpl]]), the city of Ghent ([[.gent]]).<ref>[http://domainincite.com/openregistry-behind-20-new-gtld-apps/ OpenRegistry Behind 20 new gTLD Apps, DomainIncite.com]</ref>, .ADAC, .LIDL, and DHL. T'''ogether with KSregistry the two companies provide services for 34 TLDs.'''

==Acquisition by KeyDrive Group==

==Acquisition by KeyDrive Group==

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