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| {{CompanyInfo| | | {{CompanyInfo| |
− | | logo = Denic.png | + | | logo = Denic-logo.jpg |
− | | type = Private, Not-for-profit Cooperative | + | | type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
− | | industry = Internet, Registrar | + | | industry = Registry |
− | | founded = Germany (1996) | + | | founded = Germany, 1996 |
− | | headquarters = DENIC eG,<br/> | + | | founders = |
− | Kaiserstraße 75-77,<br/>
| + | | ownership = |
− | 60329 Frankfurt, <br/> | + | | headquarters = Kaiserstr. 75-77<br>60329 Frankfurt |
− | Germany | + | | country = Germany |
− | | employees = 120 (2010) | + | | businesses = |
− | | keypeople = [[Sabine Dolderer]], Member-Executive Board<br> | + | | products = [[.de]] |
− | [[Helga Krüger]], Member-Executive Board<br> | + | | employees = 112 (2015) |
− | [[Carsten Schiefner]], Member-Executive Board<br> | + | | revenue = €14.5m (2014) |
− | [[Dr. Jörg Schweiger]], Member-Executive Board<br> | + | | website = [https://www.denic.de/ denic.de] |
− | [[Elmar Knipp]], Chairman-Supervisory Board | + | | blog = |
− | | website = http://www.denic.de
| + | | facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DENIC/111985678818194 DENIC] |
| + | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg] |
| + | | twitter = denic_de |
| + | | keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br> |
| + | [[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br> |
| + | [[Helga Krüger]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> |
| + | [[Martin Küchenthal]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> |
| + | [[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br> |
| + | [[Christian Müller]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| + | [[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| + | [[Dennis Nizard]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| + | [[Daniel Rink]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> |
| }} | | }} |
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− | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</ref> | + | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref name="denichistory">[https://www.denic.de/en/about-denic/the-denic-history/ About DENIC]</ref> |
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− | DENIC operates around 14 million domain names<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref>. | + | DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.<ref name="denichistory" /> |
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− | == History == | + | ==.de== |
− | * 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative.
| + | The .de registry originally dates back to November 5th, 1986, where it began in an academic environment.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/denic-eg DENIC eG], CENTR.org. Updated 2015 August 4.</ref> |
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− | * 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt.
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− | * 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered.
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| + | === Historical Timeline === |
| + | * 1986 The country code .de for Germany is entered in the [[IANA]] database |
| + | * 1994 Karlsruhe University takes over the name server service for .de in the name of IV-DENIC |
| + | * 1996 The DENIC Cooperative is founded |
| + | * 1997 DENIC starts operation at its new headquarters in Frankfurt am Main |
| + | * 1999 DENIC takes over technical domain administration and thus renders all services around .de |
| + | * 1999 The threshold of one million .de domains is passed |
| * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. | | * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. |
− | | + | * 2003 DENIC members reach 200. |
− | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net [[TLD]].<ref>[http://forums.webhostdir.com/printthread.php?t=11379 DENIC submits bid for .net top-level domain]</ref> | + | * 2004 DENIC allows umlauts and special characters ([[IDN]]s) to be used in domain names and makes available the name server service under [[IPv6]]. |
− | | + | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of [[.net]] [[TLD]]. |
| * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. | | * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. |
− | | + | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals. |
− | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/background/historical-background-of-denic.html Historical background of DENIC]</ref> | + | * 2010 DENIC introduces the letter “eszett”. Now the complete German alphabet is permitted for domain names under .de. |
| + | * 2011 DENIC launches the secure extension [[DNSSEC]] for the .de zone. |
| + | * 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC. |
| + | * 2013 With the Redemption Grace Period (RGP), DENIC introduces a 30-day waiting period for deleted domains. |
| + | * 2014 [[DANE]] and DNSSEC secure DENICs e-mail communication by channel encryption |
| + | * 2015 The threshold of 16 million .de domains is passed |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
− | * [http://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German] | + | * [https://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German] |
− | * [http://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English] | + | * [https://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English] |
− | | + | __NOTOC__ |
− | [[Category: Companies]] | + | [[Category:ccTLD Registry]] |
− | [[Category: Registries]] | + | [[Category:ccNSO Member]] |
− | [[Category: Past Sponsor]]
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