CloudNames
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| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Founder(s): | Jan Storehaug Rolf Larsen |
| Headquarters: | Oslo |
| Country: | Norway |
| Website: | cloudnames.com |
| Blog: | cloudnames Blog |
| LinkedIn: | cloudnames |
| Key People | |
| Rolf Larsen, CEO | |
CloudNames was founded by domain industry vterans dedicated to providing consultancy and management services for parties interested in operating their own top level domain names (TLDs). The company was established in 2011 and its headquarters is located in Oslo, Norway. Rolf Larsen serves as CEO.[1]
It is a new gTLD applicant.
New gTLD Applications[edit | edit source]
On May 31, 2012, CloudNames confirmed its application for .cloud and .global generic top level domain names (gTLDs) with ICANN's New gTLD Program. According to Larsen, the proposed strings are competitive and good alternatives for the .com TLD for companies to increase the awareness of consumers about their products and services in a global scale. Larsen said, "Both .cloud and .global have their clear advantages. A .cloud domain will allow businesses and individuals to have their own cloud on the Internet. Likewise, a .global domain will allow businesses to secure a position on an international level." Afilias has been selected by the CloudNames to provide back-end registry solutions for both TLDs. [2]
Services[edit | edit source]
The company's services include:[3]
- CloudNames .brand Setup- The company offers to prepare the entire ICANN application for .brand TLD, monitor the progress and of application and provided feedback to the client.
- CloudNames .brand Full Service- CloudNames will manage the pre-delegation, testing and launching, on-going operation, escrow and reporting to comply with ICANN requirements. The company will also help the client in discussing the Registry Agreement with ICANN and will manage second level domain names and will also provide usage statistics and reports.
Service Package[edit | edit source]
- CloudNames Reserve TLD- Under this service package CloudNames will reserve the potential TLD string which can be used by the client in the future.
- CloudNames Micro TLD- This package enables clients to create and manage 25 second level domain names excluding the domains required by ICANN using CloudNames web portal.
- CloudNames Standard TLD- Client will be able to create and manahe unlimited number of second level domain names under this package though the CloudNames web portal.
Pricing[edit | edit source]
The price for the company's service packages are available here
Management Team[edit | edit source]
The company's management team include:[4]
- Rolf Larsen, CEO
- Ian Chr. Christiansen, VP Business Development
- Ken Balog, COO North America
- Michael B. Halvorsen, VP Product and Services
- Linn Drivdal Mellbye, VP Sales and Marketing
- Christian S. Svensen, Legal
- Jan Christian Bog, CFO