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− | | logo = Dotcom.JPG | + | |logo = Dotcom.JPG |
− | | type = | + | |status = Active |
− | | industry = TLD | + | |manager = [[Verisign]] |
− | | founded = 1985
| + | |country = International |
− | | founders =
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− | | ownership =
| + | |registryprovider = Verisign |
− | | headquarters = 21355 Ridgetop Circle <br>Dulles, VA 20166
| + | |date = 1985 |
− | | country = USA | + | |type = [[gTLD]] |
− | | businesses = | + | |community = |
− | | products = | + | |keypeople = |
− | | employees = | |
− | | revenue =
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− | | website = [http://www.verisigninc.com www.verisigninc.com] | |
− | | blog = | |
− | | facebook =
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− | | linkedin =
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− | | twitter =
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− | | keypeople = [[Mark McLaughlin]], President & CEO | |
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| In October, 2011, [[Verisign]]'s registry passed the 100 million mark for number of .com domains under management.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 Million Mark in October, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | | In October, 2011, [[Verisign]]'s registry passed the 100 million mark for number of .com domains under management.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/com-passed-100-million-mark-in-october/ Com Passed 100 Million Mark in October, DomainIncite.com]</ref> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
− | The .com gTLd, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref> | + | The .com gTLD, along with the other original TLDs, was first administered by the United States Department of Defense under the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Advance Research Project Agency]], which was first implemented in 1985. The [[NIC|Network Information Center]], which was run by [[SRI International]], was the first assigned registrar and administrator of the first domain names.<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc920.txt RFC 920]</ref> NIC was responsible for registering and hosting the domain names,<ref>[http://www.sri.com/about/timeline/tld-nic.html SRI International]</ref> as well as administering the [[IP Address|IP addresses]].<ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1020.txt RFC 1020]</ref> |
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| On October 1, 1991, the administration of the .com and all the TLDs was transfered to [[GSI|Government Systems, Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all of SRI's service responsibilities, such as domain name registration, online informations services and help desk operations, as well as [[RFC]] and Internet-Draft archive and distribution services. The Internet registration services were provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC, which was also operated by Government Systems Inc.<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> This task was sub-contracted by GSI to [[Network Solutions]] (NSI). | | On October 1, 1991, the administration of the .com and all the TLDs was transfered to [[GSI|Government Systems, Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> It assumed all of SRI's service responsibilities, such as domain name registration, online informations services and help desk operations, as well as [[RFC]] and Internet-Draft archive and distribution services. The Internet registration services were provided by Defense Information System Agency (DISA) NIC, which was also operated by Government Systems Inc.<ref>[http://www.armware.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1261.html RFC 1261]</ref> This task was sub-contracted by GSI to [[Network Solutions]] (NSI). |