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INWX GMBH & CO. KG

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Type: Privately held
Industry: Domain Registrar
Founded: 1998
Founder(s): Mario Peschel
Headquarters: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: inwx.de
Facebook: InterNetworX
Twitter: @INWX
Key People
Mario Peschel, CEO

INWX GmbH is an ICANN accredited Registrar founded by Mario Peschel in 1998. At present, the company is managing more than 450,000 domain names registered by customers from over 80 countries around the world. INWX is based in Berlin Germany.[1]

Timeline

Key events in the history of INWX include:[2]

  • 1998 - the company started based on the idea "everything for your homepage".
  • 2004 - Mario Peschel established the company as InterNetWORX New Media based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The company operated under a new web addres, www.inwx.de
  • 2005 - The company was acquired by InterNetworX Ltd. and Co.KG and its headquarters was transferred to Berlin. The company was accredited by EURid to register the .eu TLD.
  • 2006 - It became a limited partner of DotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG.
  • 2007 - InterNetworX was accredited by Nic.it, DK Hostmaster, Council of Country Code Administrators (CoCCA) and Restena DNS-LU
  • 2008 - Accredited by .me registry, ICANN, Nominet and Nic.se
  • 2011 - INWX Starts offering DNSSEC for their clients
  • 2013 - Whois Privacy and 2FA is implemented. INWX becomes member of the nic.at Roundtable
  • 2016 - Company name change to INWX GmbH & Co. KG amd becomes member of the RrSG (ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group)
  • 2022 - Company name change to INWX GmbH.

References