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'''[http://www.CentralNicgroup.com CentralNic]''' is the longest-running global domain registry in the world <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/5387/ CircleID.com]</ref>, currently managing 27 niche domain extensions including us.com, uk.com, com.de and .la - the ccTLD for the country of Laos which also represents the city of Los Angeles. CentralNic is the only registry to have launched three new domain extensions in the past 12 months, and in 2010 completed the largest deployment of [[DNSSEC]] of any registry to date. Their global headquarters are located in London, Great Britain.

'''[http://www.CentralNicgroup.com CentralNic]''' is the longest-running global domain registry in the world <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/5387/ CircleID.com]</ref>, currently managing 27 niche domain extensions including us.com, uk.com, com.de and .la - the ccTLD for the country of Laos which also represents the city of Los Angeles. Their global headquarters are located in London, Great Britain.

CentralNic's portoflio of short (2 letter) [[SLD|second-level domain names]], against which it sells [[Third Level Domains|third level names]] through a worldwide network of over 1500 registrars, <ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/company About CentralNic]</ref> makes it an unusually innovative registry.

CentralNic's portoflio of short (2 letter) [[SLD|second-level domain names]], against which it sells [[Third Level Domain|third level names]] through a worldwide network of over 1500 registrars,<ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/company About CentralNic]</ref> makes it an unusually innovative registry.

In November, 2011 it was announced that CentralNic had become an [[ICANN]] accredited [[registrar]]. This was some of the first news of its kind following an earlier vote by the [[ICANN Board]], to end vertical separation of registry and registrar functions.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2011/11/21/centralnic-now-icann-accredited/ CentralNic now ICANN accredited, InternetNews.me]</ref>

In November, 2011 it was announced that CentralNic had become an [[ICANN]] accredited [[registrar]]. This was some of the first news of its kind following an earlier vote by the [[ICANN Board]] to end vertical separation of registry and registrar functions.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2011/11/21/centralnic-now-icann-accredited/ CentralNic now ICANN accredited, InternetNews.me]</ref>

== History ==

== History ==

CentralNic was founded in 1995 under the initial name of NomiNation by [[Steve Dyer]] and [[Robert Pooke]]. The name of the company was changed from NomiNation to CentralNic in 2000. The idea to offer domains like .com.uk to compete with the existent .co.uk style domains was suggested by [[Jon Postel]].<ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/company CentralNIC.com]</ref>

CentralNic was founded in 1995 under the initial name of NomiNation by [[Steve Dyer]] and [[Robert Pooke]]. The name of the company was changed from NomiNation to CentralNic in 2000. The idea to offer domains like .com.uk to compete with the existent .co.uk style domains was suggested by [[Jon Postel]].<ref>[https://www.centralnic.com/company CentralNIC.com]</ref>

Their main area of activity is domain registry services offered for a total of 26 sub-domain (second level [[TLD]]s), such as:  

Their main area of activity is domain registry services offered for a total of 26 sub-domain (second level [[TLD]]s), such as:  

*  yourname.gb.net Great Britain  

*  yourname.gb.net Great Britain  

*  yourname.us.com United States

*  yourname.us.com United States

*  yourname.uk.net United Kingdom

*  yourname.uk.net United Kingdom