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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 | DENIC operates around 15 million domain names.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 News Denic.de]</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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* 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/background/historical-background-of-denic.html Historical background of DENIC]</ref> | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/background/historical-background-of-denic.html Historical background of DENIC]</ref> | ||
* 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/denic-im-dialog/news/3455.html?cHash=e6b878c7604ccec42209c178346a0c94 news, Denic.de]</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Type: | Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founded: | Germany, 1996 |
| Headquarters: | Kaiserstraße 75-77, 60329 Frankfurt |
| Country: | Germany |
| Employees: | 120 (2010) |
| Website: | denic.de |
| Key People | |
| Dr. Jörg Schweiger, Member, Executive Board, CTO Sabine Dolderer, 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 15 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]