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'''Uniregistry''' is a new registry operator established and managed by a group of Internet and domain name industry experts. The company's technical infrastructure is designed and maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium ([[ISC]]), a non profit organization dedicated to developing and distributing open source software worldwide, and involved in the development of [[DNS]], [[DNSSEC]], [[IPv6]], and [[BIND]]. The company was officially launched on June 11, 2012 and it is headed by its Managing Director [[Frank Schilling]], owner of one of the world's largest domain name portfolios.<ref>[http://uniregistry.com/about-us About Uniregistry]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/10/frank-schilling-unveils-his-new-gtld-company-uniregistry-com/ Frank Schilling Unveils His New gTLD Company: Uniregistry.com]</ref> The original trademark application for Uniregistry, however, was filed in 2010, and the domain name was registered in 2006 by [[Bret Fausett]], who also registered the .net, .org, .info, and .biz versions the following year.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/10/plans-for-frank-schillings-uniregistry-go-way-back/ Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back, domainnamewire.com]</ref>
'''Uniregistry''' is a new registry operator established and managed by a group of Internet and domain name industry experts. The company's technical infrastructure is designed and maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium ([[ISC]]), a non profit organization dedicated to developing and distributing open source software worldwide, and involved in the development of [[DNS]], [[DNSSEC]], [[IPv6]], and [[BIND]].
 
The company was officially launched on June 11, 2012 and it is headed by its Managing Director [[Frank Schilling]], owner of one of the world's largest domain name portfolios.<ref>[http://uniregistry.com/about-us About Uniregistry]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/10/frank-schilling-unveils-his-new-gtld-company-uniregistry-com/ Frank Schilling Unveils His New gTLD Company: Uniregistry.com]</ref> The original trademark application for Uniregistry, however, was filed in 2010, and the domain name was registered in 2006 by [[Bret Fausett]], who also registered the .net, .org, .info, and .biz versions the following year.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/10/plans-for-frank-schillings-uniregistry-go-way-back/ Plans for Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry go way back, domainnamewire.com]</ref>


==New gTLD Applications==
==New gTLD Applications==