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'''SWITCH''' manages the .ch [[ccTLD]] for Switzerland, as well as the .li ccTLD for Liechtenstein.<ref name="switchid">[https://www.switch.ch/services/id/ SWITCH.ch - Internet Domains]</ref> It is an independent organization | '''SWITCH''' manages the [[.ch]] [[ccTLD]] for Switzerland, as well as the [[.li]] ccTLD for Liechtenstein.<ref name="switchid">[https://www.switch.ch/services/id/ SWITCH.ch - Internet Domains]</ref> It is an independent organization that operates under the mandate of Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications.<ref name="timeline">[https://www.switch.ch/about/foundation/timeline/ Switch.ch - Historical Timeline]</ref> It entered into an agreement with the Principality of Liechtenstein's Office for Communications in 2012 to manage registry operations for .li.<ref name="timeline" /> | ||
As of January 2015, under the [[Ordinance on Internet Domains]], which aimed to ensure that private individuals, businesses, and public bodies in Switzerland are offered a sufficient, reasonably priced, high-quality range of internet domain names that fulfills their requirements,<ref>[https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2014/701/en Ordinance on Internet Domains of 5 November 2014, FedLex]</ref> the SWITCH Foundation ceased selling .ch domain names directly and handed over its client base to its registrars. Its focus shifted from operating the .ch domain name directory to maintaining a secure and stable Swiss Internet.<ref name="switchid" /> | |||
==Division Leadership== | |||
* [[Tom Kleiber]] is the Managing Director & Head of the "Infrastructure & Identity Services" Division | |||
* [[Tania Stephan]] is the Head of the "Community Management" Division | |||
* [[Marco Dütsch]] is the Head of the "Community Solutions" Division | |||
* [[Urs Eppenberger]] is the Head of "Registry & Collaboration" Division | |||
* [[Martin Leuthold]] is the Head of the "Data, Security & Network" Division | |||
==Departments== | |||
* SWITCH runs Switzerland's independent multi-sector [[CERT]], which is a full member of [[FIRST]].<ref>[https://www.switch.ch/security/ Security, SWITCH]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 10 January 2022
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| Founded: | 1987 |
| Headquarters: | Werdstrasse 2 8004 Zurich |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Website: | SWITCH.ch |
SWITCH manages the .ch ccTLD for Switzerland, as well as the .li ccTLD for Liechtenstein.[1] It is an independent organization that operates under the mandate of Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications.[2] It entered into an agreement with the Principality of Liechtenstein's Office for Communications in 2012 to manage registry operations for .li.[2]
As of January 2015, under the Ordinance on Internet Domains, which aimed to ensure that private individuals, businesses, and public bodies in Switzerland are offered a sufficient, reasonably priced, high-quality range of internet domain names that fulfills their requirements,[3] the SWITCH Foundation ceased selling .ch domain names directly and handed over its client base to its registrars. Its focus shifted from operating the .ch domain name directory to maintaining a secure and stable Swiss Internet.[1]
Division Leadership[edit | edit source]
- Tom Kleiber is the Managing Director & Head of the "Infrastructure & Identity Services" Division
- Tania Stephan is the Head of the "Community Management" Division
- Marco Dütsch is the Head of the "Community Solutions" Division
- Urs Eppenberger is the Head of "Registry & Collaboration" Division
- Martin Leuthold is the Head of the "Data, Security & Network" Division
Departments[edit | edit source]