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{{CompanyInfo|
{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = Denic.png
| logo = Denic-logo.jpg
| type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative
| type = Private, not-for-profit Cooperative
| industry = Registrar
| industry = Registry
| founded = Germany, 1996
| founded = Germany, 1996
| founders =
| founders =
| ownership =
| ownership =
| headquarters = Kaiserstraße 75-77,<br/>60329 Frankfurt
| headquarters = Kaiserstr. 75-77<br>60329 Frankfurt
| country = Germany
| country = Germany
| businesses =
| businesses =
| products =
| products = [[.de]]
| employees = 120 (2010)
| employees = 112 (2015)
| revenue =
| revenue = €14.5m (2014)
| website = [http://www.denic.de denic.de]
| website = [https://www.denic.de/ denic.de]
| blog =
| blog =
| facebook =
| facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DENIC/111985678818194 DENIC]
| linkedin =
| linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/denic-eg denic-eg]
| twitter =
| twitter = denic_de
| keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CTO<br>
| keypeople = Dr. [[Jörg Schweiger]], Member, Executive Board, CEO<br>
[[Sabine Dolderer]], Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Andreas Musielak]], Member, Executive Board, COO<br>
[[Helga Krüger]], Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Helga Krüger]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Carsten Schiefner]], Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Martin Küchenthal]], Honorary Member, Executive Board<br>
[[Elmar Knipp]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Thomas Keller]], Chairman, Supervisory Board<br>
[[Stefan Legner]], Member, Supervisory Board
[[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>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</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 14 million domain names.<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref>
DENIC operates around 16 million domain names.<ref name="denichistory" />
== History ==
==.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>
=== 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]].<ref>[http://forums.webhostdir.com/printthread.php?t=11379 DENIC submits bid for .net top-level domain]</ref>
* 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.<ref>[http://www.denic.de/en/background/historical-background-of-denic.html Historical background of DENIC]</ref>
* 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 ==
== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German]
* [https://www.denic.de/ Official website of DENIC in German]
* [http://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English]
* [https://www.denic.de/en/ Official website of DENIC in English]
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[[Category: Registries]]
[[Category: Past Supporters]]
[[Category: Past Sponsor]]