GMO Registry
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| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Ownership: | GMO Internet Group |
| Headquarters: | Cerulean Tower 9-12F, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo |
| Country: | Japan |
| Website: | GMO-Registry (English site) |
| Twitter: |  @gmoregistry
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| Key People | |
| Masatoshi Kumagai, Chairperson of the Board of Directors Hiro Tsukahara, Representative Director and CEO | |
GMO Registry offers assistance with the new gTLD application process which was approved by ICANN in 2008.
GMO Registry is the first such business in Japan;[1] and it is one of many businesses that make up the highly successful and diversified, GMO Internet Group.[2]
In November 20011, it was announced that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government had chosen to work with GMO Registry and its partner, Cloud Registry, on its proposed .tokyo gTLD.[3]
It is one of two applicants for .osaka. GMO Registry is listed as the applicant on 8 new gTLD applications and is the Registry Provider for 27 applications.[4][5]
Services[edit | edit source]
- TLD (Top Level Domain) Registry Operations and Management
Management, operation and sales of TLDs for which GMO Registry is the Registry Operator; .shop, .tokyo, .nagoya, .yokohama
- TLD Backend Registry Services and Support Services
Registry Service Provider. TLD management and operations.
- Specialized TLD Backend Registry Services and Support Services for Brand TLDs
Management and operation of TLDs representing global brands including .canon, .hitachi, .toshiba
- ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) Operations and Support
Management, operation and support for ccTLDs including Indonesia ccTLD, .id
History[edit | edit source]
| July 2009 | GMO Registry, Inc. is founded. |
| April 2010 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services to the Federal Republic of Somalia for .so. |
| May 2010 | Partnership formed with Canon, Inc. to provide application and operation support for .canon. |
| September 2011 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services to the Republic of Indonesia for .id. |
| November 2011 | GMO Registry receives official support from the Tokyo metropolitan government for .tokyo top level domain. |
| April 2012 | Contracted to provide backend registry operation and support services for Japanese Geo TLDs .okinawa and .ryukyu. |
| July 2014 | .tokyo opens for registration. |
| May 2015 | GMO Registry launches 20th brand TLD on behalf of brand clients. |
| December 2015 | Partnership formed with GMO Brights Consulting, Inc. to provider backend registry services to Brights Consulting customers. |
| January 2016 | GMO Registry acquires .shop in record-breaking ICANN public auction. |
| September 2016 | .shop opens registration. |
| January 2017 | .shop opens for registration in China. |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GMO
- ↑ GMO Internet Group
- ↑ Press Release, JPubb.com
- ↑ Application Status Search, ICANN.orgRetrieved 11 Sept 2013
- ↑ Did GMO Flunk Evaluation on 27 gTLDs? - Domain InciteRetrieved 11 Sept 2013