DOTZON

Type:	Partnership
Industry:	Internet
Founded:	2005
Founder(s):	Dirk Krischenowski, Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek Katrin Ohlmer
Headquarters:	Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 118,598th
Country:	Germany
Website:	dotzon.de
Key People
Katrin Ohlmer, CEO

DOTZON is a domain industry consulting firm expert in helping companies or organization interested in developing and applying for a new generic top level domain names (gTLDs) with ICANN. The company was founded in 2005 and it is based in Germany. The company was founded by Dirk Krischenowski, Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek and Katrin Ohlmer in 2005.

Services

The company provides the following services to its customers:

• Strategic advice and identification of opportunities for the application of new top level domains
• Feasibility study for the business and development of legal framework
• Development of business and financial plans
• Capital recovery
• Establishment of partnerships with appropriate partners such as back-end registry
• Content, organizational and project management
• Assistance in administration such as accounting and personnel
• Preparation for application with ICANN and lobbying with interests groups
• Planning and registration policy implementation
• Sales and Marketing development for the top level domains

ICANN Involvement

The company's founders are active in participating in the different activities and meetings of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Named and Numbers. Katrin Ohlmer, CEO and co-founder of DOTZON regularly shared her ideas and opinions regarding the different issues discussed by the ICANN community. Her comments were shared in the different ICANN forums. In 2009, Ohlmer was among the signatories submitted to the international internet governing body who expressed support regarding the implementation of new top level domain names (TLDs). She is a member of the Vertical Integration Policy Development Process Working Group of the Generic Names Supporting Organization.