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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        = Registry
| industry        = Registry
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| businesses      =  
| businesses      =  
| products        = [[.de]]
| products        = [[.de]]
| employees      = 120 (2010)
| employees      = 112 (2015)
| revenue        = €26.6m (2011)
| revenue        = €14.5m (2014)
| website        = [http://www.denic.de denic.de]
| website        = [https://www.denic.de/ denic.de]
| blog            =  
| blog            =  
| facebook        =  
| facebook        = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DENIC/111985678818194 DENIC]
| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg]
| linkedin        = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg]
| twitter        = denic_de
| twitter        = denic_de
| keypeople      = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br>
| keypeople      = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br>
[[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br>
[[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br>
[[Helga Krüger]], Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Helga Krüger]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Carsten Schiefner]], Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Martin Küchenthal]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Michael Shohat]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Christian Müller]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Elmar Knipp]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Dennis Nizard]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Johannes Loxen]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Daniel Rink]], Member, Supervisory Board<br>
}}
}}


'''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>  


DENIC operates around 15 million domain names.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 News Denic.de]</ref>
DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.<ref name="denichistory" />


==.de==
==.de==
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=== Historical Timeline ===
=== Historical Timeline ===
* 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative.
* 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
* 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt.
* 1996 The DENIC Cooperative is founded
 
* 1997 DENIC starts operation at its new headquarters in Frankfurt am Main
* 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered.
* 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.
* 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


* 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>
* 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 news, Denic.de]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== 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: Germany]]
[[Category:ccTLD Registry]]
[[Category: Registries]]
[[Category:ccNSO Member]]
[[Category: Past Supporters]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 28 June 2022

Type: Private, not-for-profit Cooperative
Industry: Registry
Founded: Germany, 1996
Headquarters: Kaiserstr. 75-77
60329 Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Products: .de
Employees: 112 (2015)
Revenue: €14.5m (2014)
Website: denic.de
Facebook: DENIC
LinkedIn: denic-eg
Twitter: @denic_de
Key People
Dr. Jörg Schweiger, Member, Executive Board, CEO

Andreas Musielak, Member, Executive Board, COO
Helga Krüger, Honorary Member, Executive Board
Martin Küchenthal, Honorary Member, Executive Board
Thomas Keller, Chairman, Supervisory Board
Christian Müller, Member, Supervisory Board
Alexander Schwertner, Member, Supervisory Board
Dennis Nizard, Member, Supervisory Board
Daniel Rink, Member, Supervisory Board

DENIC is responsible for managing .de, Germany's ccTLD. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.[1]

DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.[1]

.de

The .de registry originally dates back to November 5th, 1986, where it began in an academic environment.[2]

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.
  • 2003 DENIC members reach 200.
  • 2004 DENIC allows umlauts and special characters (IDNs) 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.
  • 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 About DENIC
  2. ↑ DENIC eG, CENTR.org. Updated 2015 August 4.

External links

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