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| industry = Internet, Domain names | | industry = Internet, Domain names | ||
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As of November 2010, Key-Systems has over 1,620,000 domains under its management.<ref>[1,620,767 Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in Europe<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> On a global scale, Key-Systems is ranked as the 12th Largest [[ICANN]] Registrars of the world <ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> . | As of November 2010, Key-Systems has over 1,620,000 domains under its management.<ref>[1,620,767 Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in Europe<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> On a global scale, Key-Systems is ranked as the 12th Largest [[ICANN]] Registrars of the world <ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> . | ||
==History== | |||
In 1998, Alexander Siffrin founded Key-Systems GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts), A civil law partnership company, in Friedrichsthal, Germany. Key-Systems GbR was turned into a limited liability company Key-Systems GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) in 2000. <ref>[http://www.key-systems.net/company/history.php Key-Systems.net]</ref> | |||
In 2000, Key-Systems launched domaindiscount24.com (dd24), the domain portal for end customers. On November 10, 2000, ICANN accounded that Key-Systems GmbH d/b/a domaindiscount24.com had qualified to be accredited as domain name registrars in the .com, .net and .org domains. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/icann-pr10nov00-4.htm ICANN.org]</ref> | |||
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| Type: | GmbH (limited liability - Germany) |
| Industry: | Internet, Domain names |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| Headquarters: | In the Upper Plant 1 66386 St. Ingbert |
| Country: | Germany |
| Products: | DomainDiscount24, RRPproxy, BrandShelter |
| Employees: | 54 (2010) |
| Website: | http://key-systems.net/ |
| Key People | |
| Alexander Siffrin (CEO/ CTO) Thorsten Smeets (Dir. Registry Relations) | |
Key-Systems, is a domain names distributor and management company. It was founded in 1998 by Alexander Siffrin and received it's accreditation from ICANN as an official registrar in October 2000. This Germany based company has subsidiaries in the USA and Mexico and provides services to its end customers resellers through its three domain portals named RRPproxy.net, BrandShelter.com and domaindiscount24.com. [1]
As of November 2010, Key-Systems has over 1,620,000 domains under its management.[2] The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in Europe[3] On a global scale, Key-Systems is ranked as the 12th Largest ICANN Registrars of the world [4] .
History[edit | edit source]
In 1998, Alexander Siffrin founded Key-Systems GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts), A civil law partnership company, in Friedrichsthal, Germany. Key-Systems GbR was turned into a limited liability company Key-Systems GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) in 2000. [5]
In 2000, Key-Systems launched domaindiscount24.com (dd24), the domain portal for end customers. On November 10, 2000, ICANN accounded that Key-Systems GmbH d/b/a domaindiscount24.com had qualified to be accredited as domain name registrars in the .com, .net and .org domains. [6]
Key-Systems was ranked 411 in the "2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking and CEO Survey".[7] In 2009 Key-Systems opened new branches in The US[8] and Mexico.[9] Is an official member of DENIC[10] the registry of the country code Top-Level-Domain .DE for Germany (Deutschland).
DomainDiscount24 (dd24)[edit | edit source]
domaindiscount24.net (dd24.de) is a fully automated domain registration portal, including web- and mailspace offers. It is available in five different languages, targeting at retail customers.
RRPproxy[edit | edit source]
RRPproxy.net is especially attractive for domain-resellers of both gTLD and ccTLD domain names. ICANN accredited registrars and other Internet Service Provider can register domains through a comprehensive WebInterface, Direct-Socket-Access, Email-Template or by installing our cutting edge API (one API for all Domains).
BrandShelter[edit | edit source]
BrandShelter.com helps to manage and monitor huge domain portfolios. A special dotBrand unit supports in planning, executing and operating the TLD. Through partnerships with industry leaders, the BrandShelter division (with an office in the United States as well) offers support in understanding TLD opportunities, determining which name(s) to pursue, and submitting and tracking applications with ICANN.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wide PR.com
- ↑ [1,620,767 Web Hosting Info.com]
- ↑ PR.com
- ↑ Web Hosting Info.com
- ↑ Key-Systems.net
- ↑ ICANN.org
- ↑ "2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking and CEO Survey" Deloitte Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Key-Systems with new US branch" Fresh Press Release Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Key-Systems Establishes Latin American Presence with Office in Mexico" Web Host Industry Review Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ "List of DENIC Members" DENIC.de Retrieved September 26, 2010.