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INWX GMBH & CO. KG

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Type: Privately held
Industry: 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 of "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 address, www.inwx.de
  • 2005 - The company was acquired by InterNetworX Ltd. and Co.KG and its headquarters were 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 Internet Stiftelsen
  • 2011 - INWX Starts offering DNSSEC for their clients.
  • 2013 - Whois Data Privacy and 2FA is implemented. INWX becomes a member of the nic.at Roundtable.
  • 2016 - Company name change to INWX GmbH & Co. KG and becomes a member of the RrSG (ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group).
  • 2020 - INWX starts operations in Spain through its subsidiary company InterNetWorX SLU, appointing Marc Gelabert as its CEO. During 2020, it got accredited for .cl, .buzz, .earth, .osaka, .wales, .cymru, .kyoto, tube, .ec, .ie, .okinawa, .ryukyu, .motorcycles, .scot, .alsace, .pe, .cr, .jobs, .how, .soy, .as, .rich, .makeup, .ps and .mg.
  • 2021 - New accreditations acquired for: .tm, .aero, .moscow, .москва, .网站, .bible, .career, .vi, .ОРГ, .机构, .संगठन, .sydney, .melbourne, .frl, .rugby, .io, .spa, .dm, .taipei, .krd, .zuerich and .vegas
  • 2022 - Company name change to INWX GmbH. New accreditations: .mc, .bzh, .nu, .gent, .im, .tz, .ng, .rw, .rsvp, .boo, .creditunion and .nz
  • 2023 - New accreditations: .giving, .рус, .cd, .it.com, .网址, .watches, .top, .kiwi, .sn, .ml, .bot and .moi

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