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'''Key-Systems''' is an ISP and hosting company. It was founded in 1998 by [[Alexander Siffrin]] and received it's accreditation from [[ICANN]] as an official [[:Category:Registrars|registrar]] in October, 2000. The German company has subsidiaries in the USA and Mexico and provides services to its end-customers and resellers through its three domain portals: [[RRPproxy.net]], [[BrandShelter.com]], and [[DomainDiscount24.com]]. <ref>[http://www.widepr.com/company/850/Key_Systems.html Wide PR.com]</ref>     

'''Key-Systems''' is an ISP and hosting company. It was founded in 1998 by [[Alexander Siffrin]] and received it's accreditation from [[ICANN]] as an official [[:Category:Registrars|registrar]] in October, 2000. The German company has subsidiaries in the USA and Mexico and provides services to its end-customers and resellers through its three domain portals: [[RRPproxy.net]], [[BrandShelter.com]], and [[DomainDiscount24.com]]. <ref>[http://www.widepr.com/company/850/Key_Systems.html Wide PR.com]</ref>     

As of May, 2011, Key-Systems has over 3,2 million [[gTLD]] & [[ccTLD]] domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/KEY-SYSTEMS.NET Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> There are another 1 million domain names registered by companies of the Key-Systems Group. The company is currently ranked second among leading registrars for global [[TLD]]s in Europe,<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> and is the 12th largest [[ICANN]] registrar worldwide.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> They currently offer the fully-automated registration of more than 280 top-level and second-level domains.<ref>[http://www.key-systems.net/company/history.php Key-Systems History]</ref>

As of May, 2011, Key-Systems has over 3,2 million [[gTLD]] & [[ccTLD]] domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/KEY-SYSTEMS.NET Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> There are another 1 million domain names registered by companies of the Key-Systems Group. The company is currently ranked second among leading registrars for global [[TLD]]s in Europe,<ref>[http://www.pr.com/press-release/225535 PR.com]</ref> and is the 11th largest [[ICANN]] registrar worldwide.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/ Web Hosting Info.com]</ref> They currently offer the fully-automated registration of more than 280 top-level and second-level domains.<ref>[http://www.key-systems.net/company/history.php Key-Systems History]</ref>

==History==

==History==

* Key-Systems participated in [[VeriSign]]'s [[IDN]] testbed in 2002. At this point, Key-Systems provided more than 60 different domain name extensions.       

* Key-Systems participated in [[VeriSign]]'s [[IDN]] testbed in 2002. At this point, Key-Systems provided more than 60 different domain name extensions.       

* In 2004, the company was relocated from Bexbach to Zweibrücken. Key-Systems' headquarters were later relocated from Zweibrücken to St. Ingbert, in its own company building (in 2010).

* In 2004, the company was relocated from Bexbach to Zweibrücken. In 2010 Key-Systems' headquarters were relocated from Zweibrücken to St. Ingbert, in its own company building.

* In 2007, Key-Systems took over the former [[VeriSign]] Namestore System, migrating more than 200,000 domains to the [[RRPproxy]] platform.  

* In 2007, Key-Systems took over the former [[VeriSign]] Namestore System, migrating more than 200,000 domains to the [[RRPproxy]] platform.