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'''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</ref> | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</ref> | ||
DENIC operates around 14 million domain names<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref> | DENIC operates around 14 million domain names.<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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| Type: | Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
| Industry: | Registrar |
| Founded: | Germany, 1996 |
| Headquarters: | Kaiserstraße 75-77, 60329 Frankfurt |
| Country: | Germany |
| Employees: | 120 (2010) |
| Website: | denic.de |
| Key People | |
| Sabine Dolderer, Member, Executive Board Helga Krüger, Member, Executive Board | |
DENIC is responsible for managing .de, Germany's ccTLD. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.[1]
DENIC operates around 14 million domain names.[2]
History
- 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative.
- 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt.
- 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered.
- 2000 DENIC members reach 100.
- 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered.
- 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.[4]