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| country = Hong Kong
| country = Cayman Islands/Hong Kong/P.R. China
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| email =gtld@zodiac-corp.com
| email =info@zodiacregistry.com
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| keypeople = [[ChingHong Seng]] (James Seng), Managing Director<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President
| keypeople = [[ChingHong Seng]] (James Seng), CEO<br>[[Wang Jian]] (Mack Wang), COO<br>[[Tang LiHong]], Vice-President<br>[[Pam Little]]<br>[[Xiangjian Li]] (Eugene Li), Vice-President<br>
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'''Zodiac''' is the single largest Chinese [[gTLD]] applicant, having applied for 15 [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]], 13 of which are [[IDN]]s.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icann-opens-new-gtld-paving-the-way-for-chinese-domain-names-158882175.html ICANN opens New gTLD Paving The Way for Chinese Domain Names, PRNewsWire.com]</ref> The company was founded and is led by [[James Seng]] (ChingHong Seng), who is largely credited as the inventor of the [[IDN]] (Internationalized Domain Name), which allows users to utilize the Internet using non-Latin standard scripts. The possibility of introducing generic IDNs to the market has been made possible for the first time via ICANN's new TLD expansion program; all previous IDNs introduced were [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/708/ Members, CircleID.com]</ref>
'''Zodiac''' is the single largest Chinese [[gTLD]] applicant, having applied for 15 [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]], 13 of which are [[IDN]]s.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/icann-opens-new-gtld-paving-the-way-for-chinese-domain-names-158882175.html ICANN opens New gTLD Paving The Way for Chinese Domain Names, PRNewsWire.com]</ref> The company was founded and is led by [[James Seng]] (ChingHong Seng), who is largely credited as the inventor of the [[IDN]] (Internationalized Domain Name), which allows users to utilize the Internet using non-Latin standard scripts. The possibility of introducing generic IDNs to the market has been made possible for the first time via ICANN's new TLD expansion program; all previous IDNs introduced were [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/708/ Members, CircleID.com]</ref>
Zodiac has partnered with [[KNET]] to provide backend registry functions.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1854 AppliationDetails, gTLDResult.ICANN.org]</ref>
Zodiac has partnered with [[KNET]] and [[CNNIC]] to provide backend registry functions.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1854 AppliationDetails, gTLDResult.ICANN.org]</ref>
===TLDs Applied for===
===TLDs Applied for===
* [[.wang]] - transliteration of characters for "web" and "king" (common Chinese surname)
* [[.wang]] - transliteration of characters for "web" and "king" (common Chinese surname)
* [[.show]]
* [[.show]] - "Chinglish" for Chinese char "秀" (Xiu)
* [[.佛山]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Foshan
* [[.佛山]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Foshan
* [[.广东]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Guangdong
* [[.广东]] - Chinese (Hans/Simplified) script for Guangdong