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| founded = Melbourne, Australia, 2000
| founded = Melbourne, Australia, 2000
| founders = [[Adrian Kinderis]]
| founders = [[Adrian Kinderis]]
| ownership =
| ownership = [[AusRegistry Group]]
| headquarters = Level 8 10 Queens Road <br>Melbourne, VIC 3004<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ausregistry AusRegistry on LinkedIn]</ref>
| headquarters = Level 8 10 Queens Road <br>Melbourne, VIC 3004<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/ausregistry AusRegistry on LinkedIn]</ref>
| country = Australia
| country = Australia
| businesses =
| businesses = [[ARI Registry Services]], International Division
| products =
| products =
| employees = 11-50
| employees = 80+
| revenue =
| revenue =
| website = [http://www.ausregistry.com.au ausregistry.com.au]
| website = [http://www.ausregistry.com.au ausregistry.com.au]
| facebook =
| facebook =
| linkedin =
| linkedin =
| twitter = ausregistryint
| twitter = AusRegistry_au
| keypeople = [[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO<br>
| keypeople = [[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO<br>
}}
}}
'''AusRegistry''' is the registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial Australian domains ([[.au]]), including .net.au and .com.au, as well as non-commercial Australian domain names, like .edu.au and .gov.au. <ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php AusRegistry Pty Ltd. About AusRegistry]</ref> It was the first commercial Internet registry in Australia.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref>
'''AusRegistry''' is the registry operator and wholesale provider for all commercial Australian domains ([[.au]]), including .net.au and .com.au, as well as non-commercial Australian domain names, like .edu.au and .gov.au. <ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php AusRegistry Pty Ltd. About AusRegistry]</ref> It was the first commercial Internet registry in Australia.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref> Its international division, AusRegistry International, was rebranded as [[ARI Registry Services]] in 2011.
==History ==
==History ==
AusRegistry was founded in 2000 and has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. AusRegistry was initially founded under the name RegistrarsAsia Pty Ltd. (now AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd.).<ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php About AusRegistry]</ref> AusRegistry Pty Ltd. is a subsidiary of the AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd. which was founded in December, 2001.
AusRegistry was founded in 2000 and has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia; it was initially founded under the name RegistrarsAsia Pty Ltd. (now AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd.).<ref>[http://www.ausregistrygroup.com.au/about.php About AusRegistry]</ref> AusRegistry Pty Ltd. is a subsidiary of the AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd. which was founded in December, 2001.
AusRegistry secured a four year contract to operate the domain name registry for [[auDA]], in 2002. A second four year period was obtained in 2005, with the contract beginning in June of 2006. The [[.au]] Registry Licence Agreement that [[auDA]] has with AusRegistry was subsequently extended until 2014<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014]</ref>, which both parties announced in February, 2009.
AusRegistry secured a four year contract to operate the domain name registry for [[auDA]], the [[.au]] [[ccTLD]] manager, in 2002. A second four year period was obtained in 2005, with the contract beginning in June of 2006. The [[.au]] Registry Licence Agreement that [[auDA]] has with AusRegistry was subsequently extended until 2014<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014]</ref>, which both parties announced in February, 2009.
Given that AusRegistry manages all [[SLD]]s in Australia, the [[ccTLD]] itself, and the IT infrastructure for primary name and WhoIs servers within the .au namespace, they effectively run the Internet in Australia. They also have become the domain managers for smaller nations in the region.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref>
Given that AusRegistry manages all [[SLD]]s in Australia, is involved with the [[ccTLD]] itself, and the IT infrastructure for primary name and [[WhoIs]] servers within the .au namespace, it effectively runs much of the Internet in Australia. [[auDA]] and AusRegistry acknowledged the important roles they both play in promoting the Internet in Australia when the .au registration number hit 2 million in March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/45625-aussie-au-domain-registrations-hits-2-million iTWire.com]</ref>
==International Development and Expansion==
AusRegistry's International subsidiary, [[ARI Registry Services]], has provided registry services and consultation for a number of [[ccTLD]]s, and [[IDN]]s, and has been asserting itself in the new gTLD space as well.
====International Division====
AusRegistry Pty Group's International subsidiary, AusRegistry International, rebranded itself as of October, 2011 to [[ARI Registry Services]]. The move was made to enhance its image abroad, and dispel the preoccupations that working with an Australian company meant uncertainty and risks for a non-Australian organization. Along with the rebranding annoucnement, [[ARI]] also announced that it would be the first [[registry]] to offer its customers the choice between two primary locations for the operation of a [[TLD]] registry. Establishing its location outside of Australia involved deploying registry infrastructure and resources to the United States.<ref>[http://ariservices.com/news-global-rebrand.php Global Rebrand, ARIServices.com]</ref> Prior to the move, ARI already had an office in the United States, and clients on 4 continents; still, the AUS prefix was not amenable to global expansion and recognition.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
==New gTLDs==
Information on AusRegistry's new gTLD services can be found on the page of its international subsidiary, [[ARI Registry Services]].
== Interesting Facts about AusRegistry ==
== Interesting Facts about AusRegistry ==
AusRegistry, under contract to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, a statutory authority founded to manage the Australian Government's Renewable Energy Act of 2000<ref>[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/8994EB68074BFB4CCA257590000D85C9?OpenDocument ComLaw Act Compilations - Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (174)]</ref>, is the operator of the Renewable Energy Certificates Registry.<ref>[http://www.orer.gov.au/rec-registry/index.html What is the REC registry?]</ref>
AusRegistry, under contract to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, a statutory authority founded to manage the Australian Government's Renewable Energy Act of 2000<ref>[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/8994EB68074BFB4CCA257590000D85C9?OpenDocument ComLaw Act Compilations - Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (174)]</ref>, is the operator of the Renewable Energy Certificates Registry.<ref>[http://www.orer.gov.au/rec-registry/index.html What is the REC registry?]</ref>
On October 10th, 2010, AusRegistry reported that there were currently over 1.8 million [[.au]] domains registered, and over 1.6 million .com.au domains registered. The total number of [[.au]] and .com.au registered domains grew constantly since 2008 by about 300,000 new domains each year.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/reports/2010/PUBLIC-201010.pdf AusRegistry EOM Report for General Release]</ref>
On October 10th, 2010, AusRegistry reported that there were currently over 1.8 million [[.au]] domains registered, and over 1.6 million .com.au domains registered. The total number of [[.au]] and .com.au registered domains grew constantly since 2008 by about 300,000 new domains each year.<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/reports/2010/PUBLIC-201010.pdf AusRegistry EOM Report for General Release]</ref> They hit the 2 million mark in March, 2011.<ref>[http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/45625-aussie-au-domain-registrations-hits-2-million iTWire.com]</ref>
== Awards and Achievements ==
== Awards and Achievements ==
* 2002 Australian IT&T award
* 2002 Australian IT&T award
* 2003 MYOB/Telstra Victorian Government Small Business Award
* 2003 MYOB/Telstra Victorian Government Small Business Award
* AusRegistry was the first registry in the world to fully implement, and go live with the [[EPP Protocol]].<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref>
* AusRegistry was the first registry in the world to fully implement, and go live with the [[EPP Protocol]].<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}
* [http://www.ausregistry.com/ AusRegistry International official website]
* [http://www.ausregistry.com/ AusRegistry International official website]
[[Category: Registries]]
[[Category: Registries]]