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{{CompanyInfo| | {{CompanyInfo| | ||
| − | | logo | + | | logo = Denic-logo.jpg |
| − | | type | + | | type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
| − | | industry | + | | industry = Registry |
| − | | founded | + | | founded = Germany, 1996 |
| − | | headquarters | + | | founders = |
| − | + | | ownership = | |
| − | 60329 Frankfurt | + | | headquarters = Kaiserstr. 75-77<br>60329 Frankfurt |
| − | Germany | + | | country = Germany |
| − | | employees | + | | businesses = |
| − | | keypeople | + | | products = [[.de]] |
| − | [[Helga Krüger]], Member, Executive Board<br> | + | | employees = 112 (2015) |
| − | [[ | + | | revenue = €14.5m (2014) |
| − | + | | website = [https://www.denic.de/ denic.de] | |
| − | [[ | + | | blog = |
| − | [[ | + | | facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DENIC/111985678818194 DENIC] |
| − | + | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg] | |
| + | | twitter = denic_de | ||
| + | | keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br> | ||
| + | [[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br> | ||
| + | [[Helga Krüger]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Martin Küchenthal]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Christian Müller]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Alexander Schwertner]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Dennis Nizard]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | ||
| + | [[Daniel Rink]], Member, Supervisory Board<br> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref>[ | + | '''DENIC''' is responsible for managing .de, Germany's [[ccTLD]]. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.<ref name="denichistory">[https://www.denic.de/en/about-denic/the-denic-history/ About DENIC]</ref> |
| − | DENIC operates around | + | DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.<ref name="denichistory" /> |
| − | == | + | ==.de== |
| − | + | The .de registry originally dates back to November 5th, 1986, where it began in an academic environment.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/denic-eg DENIC eG], CENTR.org. Updated 2015 August 4.</ref> | |
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| + | === Historical Timeline === | ||
| + | * 1986 The country code .de for Germany is entered in the [[IANA]] database | ||
| + | * 1994 Karlsruhe University takes over the name server service for .de in the name of IV-DENIC | ||
| + | * 1996 The DENIC Cooperative is founded | ||
| + | * 1997 DENIC starts operation at its new headquarters in Frankfurt am Main | ||
| + | * 1999 DENIC takes over technical domain administration and thus renders all services around .de | ||
| + | * 1999 The threshold of one million .de domains is passed | ||
* 2000 DENIC members reach 100. | * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. | ||
| − | + | * 2003 DENIC members reach 200. | |
| − | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net [[TLD]]. | + | * 2004 DENIC allows umlauts and special characters ([[IDN]]s) to be used in domain names and makes available the name server service under [[IPv6]]. |
| − | + | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of [[.net]] [[TLD]]. | |
* 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. | * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. | ||
| − | + | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals. | |
| − | * 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals. | + | * 2010 DENIC introduces the letter “eszett”. Now the complete German alphabet is permitted for domain names under .de. |
| + | * 2011 DENIC launches the secure extension [[DNSSEC]] for the .de zone. | ||
| + | * 2012 over 15 million [[.de]] domains are under management by DENIC. | ||
| + | * 2013 With the Redemption Grace Period (RGP), DENIC introduces a 30-day waiting period for deleted domains. | ||
| + | * 2014 [[DANE]] and DNSSEC secure DENICs e-mail communication by channel encryption | ||
| + | * 2015 The threshold of 16 million .de domains is passed | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English] |
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[[Category: Registries]] | [[Category: Registries]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Past | + | [[Category: Past Supporters]] |
Revision as of 08:10, 29 April 2016
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| Type: | Private, not-for-profit Cooperative |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founded: | Germany, 1996 |
| Headquarters: | Kaiserstr. 75-77 60329 Frankfurt |
| Country: | Germany |
| Products: | .de |
| Employees: | 112 (2015) |
| Revenue: | €14.5m (2014) |
| Website: | denic.de |
| Facebook: | DENIC |
| LinkedIn: | denic-eg |
| Twitter: |  @denic_de
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| Key People | |
| Dr. Jörg Schweiger, Member, Executive Board, CEO Andreas Musielak, Member, Executive Board, COO | |
DENIC is responsible for managing .de, Germany's ccTLD. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.[1]
DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.[1]
.de
The .de registry originally dates back to November 5th, 1986, where it began in an academic environment.[2]
Historical Timeline
- 1986 The country code .de for Germany is entered in the IANA database
- 1994 Karlsruhe University takes over the name server service for .de in the name of IV-DENIC
- 1996 The DENIC Cooperative is founded
- 1997 DENIC starts operation at its new headquarters in Frankfurt am Main
- 1999 DENIC takes over technical domain administration and thus renders all services around .de
- 1999 The threshold of one million .de domains is passed
- 2000 DENIC members reach 100.
- 2003 DENIC members reach 200.
- 2004 DENIC allows umlauts and special characters (IDNs) to be used in domain names and makes available the name server service under IPv6.
- 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net TLD.
- 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered.
- 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.
- 2010 DENIC introduces the letter “eszett”. Now the complete German alphabet is permitted for domain names under .de.
- 2011 DENIC launches the secure extension DNSSEC for the .de zone.
- 2012 over 15 million .de domains are under management by DENIC.
- 2013 With the Redemption Grace Period (RGP), DENIC introduces a 30-day waiting period for deleted domains.
- 2014 DANE and DNSSEC secure DENICs e-mail communication by channel encryption
- 2015 The threshold of 16 million .de domains is passed
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 About DENIC
- ↑ DENIC eG, CENTR.org. Updated 2015 August 4.