EuroDNS
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| ICANNWiki Gold Sponsor | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Registrar |
| Founded: | Luxembourg, 2002 |
| Founder(s): | Xavier Buck |
| Ownership: | Datacenter Group |
| Headquarters: | EuroDNS SA 2, rue Léon Laval L-3372 Leudelange |
| Country: | Luxembourg |
| Website: | http://www.eurodns.com |
| Facebook: | Profile |
| Twitter: |  @EuroDNS
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| Key People | |
| Xavier Buck, Founder and President of the Board Lutz Berneke, CEO | |
EuroDNS is an Internet domain registrar based in Luxembourg, with other branch offices thoughout Europe, the U.S., and Asia. It was founded in 2002 by Xavier Buck, the current CEO of the company.[1]
EuroDNS is accredited by both ICANN[2] and EURid.[3] According to its official website, EuroDNS has accreditation with more than 70 registries worldwide.[4]
History
- 2002 - CEO and founder of Datacenter Luxembourg, Xavier Buck, founded EuroDNS as a subsidiary of Datacenter Luxembourg.[5] Founded in the beginning of the .eu era, EuroDNS started up as a domain registrar supporting Europe, though it eventually expanded into other areas.
- 2006 - EuroDNS focused on setting up two new registration services: asiaDNS, which specializes in Asian ccTLDs,[6] and EnumDNS,[7] which specializes in ENUM registration services.
- 2008 - EuroDNS announced that it was the first ICANN-accredited registrar to sign up to distribute the new communications-focused .tel TLD.[8]
- June 2010 - EuroDNS and Open Source email and collaboration software provider, Open-Xchange Webmail, announced an agreement to provide Open-Xchange webmail service to more than 250,000 EuroDNS customers at no additional charge.[9]
- July 2010 - EuroDNS announced the opening of the general availability period for .co domain names.[10]
- October 2010 - EuroDNS formed a strategic partnership with Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.).[11]
- November 2010 - EuroDNS extended their services further by beginning to provide domain name registration support for Norway. The Sunrise Period for the new .co.no extension opened in November 2010 and lasted until January 31st, 2011.[12]
Products and Services
European ccTLD and .eu domain name registration is the primary service provided by EuroDNS. It also provides generic extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, .biz, .telpro, .jobs, .aero, .name, .coop, and international domain name registration for Asian countries and US states.
EuroDNS offers generic services like domain transfers, forwarding and management, paid and free email packages, free DNS servers, etc.[13]
References
- ↑ An Interview with Xavier Buck. Domain Informer. Published 2008 August 15.
- ↑ EuroDNS.com is the First ICANN -accredited .Tel Registrar. Tycoon Talk. Published 2008 July 24.
- ↑ EuroDNS.com
- ↑ Who We Are. EuroDNS.
- ↑ Co.nl & .nl FAQ. Co.nl.
- ↑ AsiaDNS Top Registrar in .Asia Landrush. EuroDNS. Published 2008 March 14.
- ↑ EnumDNS.
- ↑ EuroDNS first Registrar to sign up to .tel. EuroDNS. Published 2008 July 10.
- ↑ EuroDNS to Provide Open-Xchange Webmail to More Than 250,000 Customers. Web Host Industry Review. Published 2010 June 30.
- ↑ .CO General Availability open!. EuroDNS. Published 2010 July 21.
- ↑ Dyn Inc. Forms Strategic Partnership with EuroDNS. CircleID. Published 2010 October 18.
- ↑ .CO.NO Sunrise Is Now Open at EuroDNS. PRWeb. Published 2010 November 5.
- ↑ Our Services at a Glance. EuroDNS.