Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
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| Type: | Privately Held |
| Industry: | Internet, Registrar, Host |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Founder(s): | Michele Neylon |
| Headquarters: | Barrowside Business Park Sleaty Road, Graigcullen Carlow |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Employees: | 11-50 |
| Website: | Blacknight.com |
| Blog: | Blog.Blacknight.com |
| Facebook: | Profile |
| Twitter: |  @blacknight
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| Key People | |
| Michele Neylon, Founder, CEO | |
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd. is a 100% Irish owned company which serves the hosting and co-location needs of business, both large and small;[1] it is also the country's largest registrar and the only one that is accredited by ICANN.[2] Blacknight hosts over 100,000 domains on its servers; which are based with the Data Electronics Group and Interxion, both in Dublin.[3] It is the market leader for the Irish ccTLD, .ie.[4]
The company is a member of the IIA, ISPAI, INEX, RIPE, AFNIC and Nominet; and is also Hosting Solutions competent as a Microsoft Certified Partner.[5]
Blacknight began offering free one-year registration of .co domains in October, 2012. This free domain offering had been offered for .ie domains since May, but the amount of verification necessary for .ie registration made it a labor-intensive offer.[6]
ICANN
In January, 2010, ICANN authorized the transfer of a bulk transfer of Hosting365 Inc.’s gTLD domains to Blacknight. This action was undertaken due to a compliance issue that resulted in ICANN's de-accreditation of registrar Hosting365 Inc.[7] ICANN explains its decision and the procedures undertaken here
Awards
The company's online marketing and use of social media has led to them being nominated for several awards in Ireland.
- 2012 Social Media Awards - Best Blog of a Business [8]
- 2011 Social Media Awards - Best Business Twitter Account – Marketing and Sales [9]