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− | DENIC is responsible for managing the top-level domain .de (Germany). DENIC is a registered cooperative with its head office in Frankfurt am Main<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>[http://www.denic.de/en/denic.html About DENIC]</ref> |
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| 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>. |
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| == History == | | == History == |
− | * 1996/December DENIC was formed as a Cooperative. | + | * 1996 DENIC was formed as a Cooperative. |
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− | * 1997/July Business operations of DENIC changed from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt. | + | * 1997 Business operations of DENIC moved from Karlsruhe to Frankfurt. |
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− | * 1999/October 1 million .de domains registered. | + | * 1999 A total of 1 million .de domains registered. |
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− | * 2000/July DENIC members reaches 100. | + | * 2000 DENIC members reach 100. |
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− | * 2005 DENIC Submits Bid for Management of .net top-level domain<ref>[http://forums.webhostdir.com/printthread.php?t=11379 DENIC submits bid for .net top-level domain]</ref>. | + | * 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> |
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− | * 2006/June 10 million .de domains registered. | + | * 2006 A total of 10 million .de domains registered. |
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− | * 2009/October 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>. | + | * 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> |
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| == References == | | == References == |