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| − | DENIC is responsible for managing | + | 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 operates around 14 million domain names<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref>. | DENIC operates around 14 million domain names<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/17/denic/ DENIC approaches 14 million mark]</ref>. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | * 1996 | + | * 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative. |
| − | * 1997 | + | * 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt. |
| − | * 1999 | + | * 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered. |
| − | * 2000 | + | * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. |
| − | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net | + | * 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> |
| − | * 2006 | + | * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. |
| − | * 2009 | + | * 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> |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 13 January 2011
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| Type: | Private, Not-for-profit Cooperative |
| Industry: | Internet, Registrar |
| Founded: | Germany (1996) |
| Headquarters: | DENIC eG, Kaiserstraße 75-77, |
| Employees: | 120 (2010) |
| Website: | http://www.denic.de |
| Key People | |
| Sabine Dolderer, Member-Executive Board Helga Krüger, Member-Executive Board | |
DENIC is responsible for managing .de, Germany's ccTLD. DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt.[1]
DENIC operates around 14 million domain names[2].
History
- 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative.
- 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt.
- 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered.
- 2000 DENIC members reach 100.
- 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered.
- 2009 DENIC launches one- and two-character domains and domains composed exclusively of numerals.[4]