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Key-Systems

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Industry: Internet, Domain names
Founded: 1998
Headquarters: In the Upper Plant 1

66386 St. Ingbert

Country: Germany
Products: DomainDiscount24, RRPproxy, BrandShelter
Employees: 54 (2010)
Website: http://key-systems.net/
Key People
Alexander Siffrin (CEO/ CTO)

Thorsten Smeets (Dir. Registry Relations)
Bonnie Wittenburg (EVP, US)
Jessica Pfeiffer, Mktg / HR
Volker Greimann, General Counsel
Erik Alles, Acct Mgr
Andreas Soll, Prod Mgr

Key-Systems, is a domain names distributor and management company. It was founded in 1998 by Alexander Siffrin and received it's accreditation from ICANN as an official registrar in October 2000. This Germany based company has subsidiaries in the USA and Mexico and provides services to its end customers resellers through its three domain portals named RRPproxy.net, BrandShelter.com and domaindiscount24.com. [1]

As of November 2010, Key-Systems has over 1,620,000 domains under its management.[2] The company currently holds the second place among the leading registrars for global Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in Europe[3] On a global scale, Key-Systems is ranked as the 12th Largest ICANN Registrars of the world [4] .


Key-Systems was ranked 411 in the "2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking and CEO Survey".[5] In 2009 Key-Systems opened new branches in The US[6] and Mexico.[7] Is an official member of DENIC[8] the registry of the country code Top-Level-Domain .DE for Germany (Deutschland).

DomainDiscount24 (dd24)[edit | edit source]

domaindiscount24.net (dd24.de) is a fully automated domain registration portal, including web- and mailspace offers. It is available in five different languages, targeting at retail customers.

RRPproxy[edit | edit source]

RRPproxy.net is especially attractive for domain-resellers of both gTLD and ccTLD domain names. ICANN accredited registrars and other Internet Service Provider can register domains through a comprehensive WebInterface, Direct-Socket-Access, Email-Template or by installing our cutting edge API (one API for all Domains).

BrandShelter[edit | edit source]

BrandShelter.com helps to manage and monitor huge domain portfolios. A special dotBrand unit supports in planning, executing and operating the TLD. Through partnerships with industry leaders, the BrandShelter division (with an office in the United States as well) offers support in understanding TLD opportunities, determining which name(s) to pursue, and submitting and tracking applications with ICANN.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wide PR.com
  2. ↑ [1,620,767 Web Hosting Info.com]
  3. ↑ PR.com
  4. ↑ Web Hosting Info.com
  5. ↑ "2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking and CEO Survey" Deloitte Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Key-Systems with new US branch" Fresh Press Release Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Key-Systems Establishes Latin American Presence with Office in Mexico" Web Host Industry Review Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ "List of DENIC Members" DENIC.de Retrieved September 26, 2010.

External Links[edit | edit source]

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