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ECO is one of the founding members of [[EuroCloud]] and [[EuroISPA]]. It is affiliated with [[ICANN]] and represents German Internet Industry in ICANN, [[IGF]] and [[RIPE]] meetings.<ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1293844/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-in-kairo-top-level-domains-fuer-fast PressEPortal]</ref><ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1363236/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-vom-1-6-maerz-neue-domains-preiswerter PressEPortal]</ref>

ECO is one of the founding members of [[EuroCloud]] and [[EuroISPA]]. It is affiliated with [[ICANN]] and represents German Internet Industry in ICANN, [[IGF]] and [[RIPE]] meetings.<ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1293844/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-in-kairo-top-level-domains-fuer-fast PressEPortal]</ref><ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1363236/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-vom-1-6-maerz-neue-domains-preiswerter PressEPortal]</ref> ECO hosts more than 60 events annually and presents eco awards to different Internet related companies.

==History==

==History==

ECO was founded in 1993 as the first German [[ISP]].<ref>[http://www.eco.de/verband/119.htm ECO]</ref> After being incorporated in 1996 ECO established the Internet Content Task Force - [[ICTF]] to advise members in the area of illegal and harmful material, use of the Internet and to work for the betterment of the global network.<ref>[http://www.marketing-boerse.de/Verband/details/eco-Verband-der-deutschen-Internetwirtschaft marketing-Boerse]</ref>

ECO was founded in 1993 as the first German [[ISP]].<ref>[http://www.eco.de/verband/119.htm ECO]</ref> After being incorporated in 1996 ECO established the Internet Content Task Force - [[ICTF]] to advise members in the area of illegal and harmful material, use of the Internet and to work for the betterment of the global network.<ref>[http://www.marketing-boerse.de/Verband/details/eco-Verband-der-deutschen-Internetwirtschaft marketing-Boerse]</ref> It than organized De-CIX. It co-founded Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Anbieter - [[FSM]] in 1997 and [[EuroISPA]] and [[EURO-IX]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.entertainment-convention.com/en/news,101,eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev Entertainment-Convention]</ref>  

==Supported Companies==

==Members & Memberships==

ECO supports a number of companies in order to promote the Internet in Germany and improve German economy as a whole. Some of the companies supported by ECO include; The Internet Security Platform,<ref>[http://www.internet-security-days.com/contact.php internet-security-days]</ref> TeleTrust,<ref>[http://www.teletrust.de/ueber-teletrust/mitglieder/mitglied/eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev/?no_cache=1&cHash=f3b4c522591262b0aba2c2a5fd609101 TeleTrust]</ref> and Spot Spam.<ref>[http://www.spotspam.net/partners.html SpotSpam]</ref>

ECO supports a number of companies in order to promote the Internet in Germany and improve German economy as a whole. Some of the companies supported by ECO include; The Internet Security Platform,<ref>[http://www.internet-security-days.com/contact.php internet-security-days]</ref> TeleTrust,<ref>[http://www.teletrust.de/ueber-teletrust/mitglieder/mitglied/eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev/?no_cache=1&cHash=f3b4c522591262b0aba2c2a5fd609101 TeleTrust]</ref> and Spot Spam.<ref>[http://www.spotspam.net/partners.html SpotSpam]</ref>

==External Links==

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