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− | | keypeople = [[Masatoshi Kumagai]], CEO<br> | + | | keypeople = [[Masatoshi Kumagai]], Chairperson of the Board of Directors<br> |
− | [[Hirokatsu Ohigashi]], Executive Director<br> | + | [[Hirokatsu Ohigashi]], Representative Director and CEO<br> |
− | [[Hiroyuki Nishiyama]], Director<br>
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− | [[Tadashi Ito]], Director<br>
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| [[Yoshitake Tamura]], Director<br> | | [[Yoshitake Tamura]], Director<br> |
| [[Yusuke Adachi]], Director<br> | | [[Yusuke Adachi]], Director<br> |
− | [[Hiroya Tsukahara]], Director<br> | + | [[Tomoyuki Furuya]], Auditor<br> |
− | [[Masashi Yasuda]], Auditor | + | [[Takaaki Matsunaga]], Auditor<br> |
| + | [[Tomohisa Matsuba]], Aduditor<br> |
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| '''GMO Registry''' offers assistance with the new [[gTLD]] application process which was approved by [[ICANN]] in 2008. | | '''GMO Registry''' offers assistance with the new [[gTLD]] application process which was approved by [[ICANN]] in 2008. |
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− | GMO Registry is the first such business in Japan;<ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=374 GMO]</ref> and it is one of many business that make up the highly successful and diversified, [[GMO Internet Group]].<ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/company-profile/groupinfo/ GMO Internet Group]</ref> | + | GMO Registry is the first such business in Japan;<ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/?id=374 GMO]</ref> and it is one of many businesses that make up the highly successful and diversified, [[GMO Internet Group]].<ref>[http://www.gmo.jp/en/company-profile/groupinfo/ GMO Internet Group]</ref> |
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− | In November, 2011, 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]].<ref>[http://www.jpubb.com/press/315991/ Press Release, JPubb.com]</ref> | + | 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]].<ref>[http://www.jpubb.com/press/315991/ Press Release, JPubb.com]</ref> |
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| 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.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Application Status Search, ICANN.org]Retrieved 11 Sept 2013</ref><ref name="gmo">[http://domainincite.com/13092-did-gmo-flunk-evaluation-on-27-gtlds-centralnic-takes-over-the-whole-lot Did GMO Flunk Evaluation on 27 gTLDs? - Domain Incite]Retrieved 11 Sept 2013</ref> | | 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.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Application Status Search, ICANN.org]Retrieved 11 Sept 2013</ref><ref name="gmo">[http://domainincite.com/13092-did-gmo-flunk-evaluation-on-27-gtlds-centralnic-takes-over-the-whole-lot Did GMO Flunk Evaluation on 27 gTLDs? - Domain Incite]Retrieved 11 Sept 2013</ref> |
| ==Services== | | ==Services== |
− | The services offered by GMO Registry fall into three main categories:
| + | * ''' TLD (Top Level Domain) Registry Operations and Management''' |
− | *New [[gTLD]] application consultation | + | Management, operation and sales of TLDs for which GMO Registry is the Registry Operator; .shop, .tokyo, .nagoya, .yokohama |
− | *Registry Services | + | * '''TLD Backend Registry Services and Support Services''' |
− | *Marketing Support<ref>[http://www.gmo-registry.com/en/service/ GMO Registry Services]</ref> | + | 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 |
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− | In May of 2013, [[CentralNic]] confirmed in a letter that the company will take over the back-end gTLD registry services for all 27 GMO Registry applications. This move raised concerns that GMO Registry may have failed its ICANN technical evaluations.<ref name="gmo"></ref>
| + | == History == |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |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. |
| + | |} |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |