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His position with dotMobi involves the oversight of .mobi sales via accredited [[registrar]]s and their goMobi service, he also is involved in the allocation of premium and reserved domain names.
His position with dotMobi involves the oversight of .mobi sales via accredited [[registrar]]s and their goMobi service, he also is involved in the allocation of premium and reserved domain names.
=== Entrepreneurialism ===
=== Entrepreneurialism ===
Mr. Brand co-founded two international domain management companies; idNames, and Arcemus. The former was sold to [[Network Solutions]] in 1998, and the latter to [[Iron Mountain]] in 2004. Both companies emphasized the registration and management of [[ccTLD]] portfolios with Fortune 500 companies, and other companies with trademark holdings that warranted being monitored and protected on a global scale. idNames was only 18 months old when it was purchased by Network Solutions, the purchase price was not disclosed;<ref>[http://adage.com/article/news/network-solutions-buys-idnames/5191/ Adage.com]</ref> the acquisition was undertaken due to Network Soultions' interest in expanding into the quickly growing ccTLD market of the time.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/20271/Network-Solutions-Acquires-idNames.htm InternetNews.com]</ref> Iron Mountain's acquisition of Arcemus was integral to its formation of its [[Intellectual Property]] Services department.<ref>[http://www.continuitycentral.com/news01535.htm ContinuityCentral.com]</ref>
Mr. Brand co-founded two international domain management companies; idNames, and Arcemus. The former was sold to [[Network Solutions]] in 1998, and the latter to [[Iron Mountain]] in 2004. Both companies emphasized the registration and management of [[ccTLD]] portfolios with Fortune 500 companies, and other companies with trademark holdings that warranted being monitored and protected on a global scale. idNames was only 18 months old when it was purchased by Network Solutions, the purchase price was not disclosed;<ref>[http://adage.com/article/news/network-solutions-buys-idnames/5191/ Adage.com]</ref> the acquisition was undertaken due to Network Solutions' interest in expanding into the quickly growing ccTLD market of the time.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/20271/Network-Solutions-Acquires-idNames.htm InternetNews.com]</ref> Iron Mountain's acquisition of Arcemus was integral to its formation of its [[Intellectual Property]] Services department.<ref>[http://www.continuitycentral.com/news01535.htm ContinuityCentral.com]</ref>
Pinky founded and presided over the Houston chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization; and he has a passion for advising start-up businesses.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/pinkardbrand LinkedIn]</ref>
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