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'''.pw''' is an open [[ccTLD]] for Palau, which is currently managed, and marketed to a wider professional audience, by [[.pw The Professional Web]]. It was first introduced in 1997, and was originally restricted to use by the citizens and companies in Palau.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2003/pw-report-30jun03.html PW Report 30Jun03, IANA.org]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pw Wikipedia]</ref>

'''.pw''' is an open [[ccTLD]] for Palau, which is currently managed, and marketed to a wider professional audience, by [[.pw The Professional Web]]. It was first introduced in 1997, and was originally restricted to use by the citizens and companies in Palau.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2003/pw-report-30jun03.html PW Report 30Jun03, IANA.org]</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.pw Wikipedia]</ref>

.pw was relaunched as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]] in October, 2012, in the midst of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto and continued progress in the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The new registry entity, a subsidiary of [[Directi]], is [[.pw The Professional Web|Professional Web]], which matches the acronym and target audience for the namespace. Directi CEO, [[Bhavin Turakhia]], believes that its low-cost pricing model and the wide availability of quality domains will contribute to its success. [[CentralNic]] provides technical registry services. The [[Sunrise period]] ran from December 3rd, 2012 to February 15, 2013. The [[Landrush period]] ran for about a  month, starting on February 18, 2013. It became generally available on March 15, 2013.<ref>[http://registrar.pw/ Important Dates, Registrar.pw] Retrieved 13 Sept 2013</ref>

.pw was relaunched as an [[ccTLD#Open ccTLD|Open ccTLD]] in October, 2012, in the midst of [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto and continued progress in the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The new registry entity, a subsidiary of [[Directi]], is [[.pw The Professional Web|Professional Web]], which matches the acronym and target audience for the namespace. Directi CEO, [[Bhavin Turakhia]], believes that its low-cost pricing model and the wide availability of quality domains will contribute to its success. [[CentralNic]] provides technical registry services. The [[Sunrise Period]] ran from December 3rd, 2012 to February 15, 2013. The [[Landrush Period]] ran for about a  month, starting on February 18, 2013. It became generally available on March 15, 2013.<ref>[http://registrar.pw/ Important Dates, Registrar.pw] Retrieved 13 Sept 2013</ref>

The original plan for the TLD was to use it to create a bundled social network and vanity email service, which was discontinued.  EnCirca licensed the TLD to Directi in 2004.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10705-directi-to-relaunch-pw-as-an-open-tld Directi to Relaunch PW as an Open TLD]]</ref>

The original plan for the TLD was to use it to create a bundled social network and vanity email service, which was discontinued.  EnCirca licensed the TLD to Directi in 2004.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10705-directi-to-relaunch-pw-as-an-open-tld Directi to Relaunch PW as an Open TLD]]</ref>