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'''[[Nominet]]''', the registry for the [[.uk]] [[ccTLD]], is in the news for its proposal to open up registrations for the English [[ccTLD]] at the [[Second Level Domain|second level]]; only third level registration is currently available. For example, the proposed change would allow ''domain.uk'' to be registered rather than ''domain.co.uk'' or ''domain.org.uk''. The proposed registration policy changes have already been responded to by [[Michele Neylon]], CEO of Irish [[registrar]] [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], as seeming to be "heavily influenced" by suggestions from law enforcement within the context of ongoing discussions in [[ICANN]] over the [[Registrar Accreditation Agreement]].
'''.pw - The Professional Web''' is the re-launched [[registry]] for the [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]] for Palau, [[.pw]]. The Professional Web is a subsidiary of [[Directi]], which operates prominent registrars, hosting, and development companies, and is also an applicant for 30 [[New gTLD Program|new gTLDs]]. Despite these applications, the launching of the now-open ccTLD represents the Directi group's first active [[registry]] operation. The official launch of the [[TLD]] is [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto, with a [[Sunrise Period| sunrise period]] beginning in December, 2012.
The .pw ccTLD was delegated to the Pacific island nation of Palau in 1997. It has been redelegated a number of times, and [[Directi]] obtained exclusive rights over the .pw - The Professional Web in 2004 from [[EnCirca]], the [[registrar]] that originally launched the eponymous acronym. Prior plans for the ccTLD were to create a bundled social media and messaging product, though that project did not come to fruition, and so the ccTLD has seen little registration and is consequently now open for wide growth
Technical registry functions will be handled by [[CentralNic]], which will support [[DNSSEC]], [[IPv6]], and multiple [[IDN]]s. While the Directi group includes its own registrars, such as [[LogicBoxes]] and [[ResellerClub]], it is also looking for other registrars to sell .pw.
Directi is valued at $300+ million. With more than 1,000 employees, the company serves over 1,000,000 customers and has 50,000+ channel partners, which is growing at a rate of 120% per annum. Its other subsidiaries include [[LogicBoxes]],[[ResellerClub]], [[WebHosting.Info]], [[Skenzo]], [[BigRock]] and [[Radix]]. The latter is an applicant for 31 [[New gTLD Program|new gTLDs]], and has secured over $31 million in investment for its applications and future registry operations.
'''ICANNWiki is proud to announce that .pw The Professional Web is an [[Sponsorship|ICANNWiki Community Sponsor]]'''
'''''Read More:''' [[.pw The Professional Web]], [[Directi]], [[.pw]], [[ccTLD]], [[Bhavin Turakhia]] (CEO), [[Radix]], [[Sponsorship|ICANNWiki Sponsorship]]'''
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