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{{CompanyInfo|

| logo             = Dotster_logo.jpg

| logo           = Dotster_logo.jpg

| type             = Privately Held

| type           = Privately Held

| industry         = Internet, Domain name registration

| industry       = Domain name registration

| founded           = Vancouver, WA (1999)

| founded         = Vancouver, WA, 1999

| country          = USA

| founders       = [[George DeCarlo]]

| founder(s)       = [[George DeCarlo]]

| headquarters     = 8100 NE Parkway Drive<br/>Vancouver, WA 98682<br/>United States

| headquarters   = 8100 NE Parkway Drive<br/>Vancouver, WA 98682<br/>United States

| keypeople         = [[Clint Page]] (CEO)<br/>

[[Brian Unruh]] (CFO)<br/>

Wm. Shawn McCaughan (VP of Operations)

| keypeople       = [[Clint Page]], CEO<br/>

[[Brian Unruh]], CFO<br/>

[[Wm. Shawn McCaughan]], VP of Operations

}}

}}

'''Dotster''' is a domain name provider also offering web hosting and design, email packages, online marketing and security solutions. Founded in 1999, this [[ICANN]] accredited registrar is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, USA <ref>[http://free.salesfuel.com/companies/Dotster-Inc--22001672.html Sales Fuel, Company Intelligence Report]</ref> and is held held by the Baker Capital, a private equity firm from New York, USA. <ref>[http://www.bakercapital.com/portmain.html Baker Capital]</ref>

'''Dotster''' is a domain name provider also offering web hosting and design, email packages, online marketing and security solutions. Founded in 1999, this [[ICANN]] accredited registrar is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, USA<ref>[http://free.salesfuel.com/companies/Dotster-Inc--22001672.html Sales Fuel, Company Intelligence Report]</ref> and is held held by the Baker Capital, a private equity firm from New York, USA.<ref>[http://www.bakercapital.com/portmain.html Baker Capital]</ref>

As of November, 2010, Dotster has over 1,154,000 domain names under its management with a global market share of approximately 0.985%.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/DOTSTER.COM Dotster]</ref>

As of November, 2010, Dotster has over 1,154,000 domain names under its management with a global market share of approximately 0.985%.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/DOTSTER.COM Webhosting.info]</ref>

==History==

==History==

[[George DeCarlo]], an IT entrepreneur and graduate of University of Portland , founded Dotster in 1999. <ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/george-decarlo Crunch Base]</ref>.In 2000, Clint Page, then the president of a private development organization  CEDC, joined Dotster as the President and CEO and has been running the company since.<ref>[http://www.spoke.com/info/pK77x3/ClintPage Spoke.com]</ref>  

* [[George DeCarlo]], an IT entrepreneur and a graduate of the University of Portland, founded Dotster in 1999.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/george-decarlo Crunch Base]</ref>

In January 2000, Dotster was launched as a project of CAS (Columbia Analytical Services), Holdings Inc, headquartered in Kelso, Wash. <ref>[http://www.isp-planet.com/services/registrars/dotster.html ISP Planet]</ref>. Dotster acted as subsidiary of CAS Holdings, Inc until late 2004 when Baker Capital purchased Dotster from CAS. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/21/godaddy-google-yahoo_cx_rr_0424godaddy.html forbes]</ref>

* In January 2000, Dotster was launched as a project of CAS (Columbia Analytical Services), Holdings Inc, headquartered in Kelso, Washington.<ref>[http://www.isp-planet.com/services/registrars/dotster.html ISP Planet]</ref> Dotster acted as subsidiary of CAS Holdings, Inc until late 2004 when Baker Capital purchased Dotster from CAS.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/21/godaddy-google-yahoo_cx_rr_0424godaddy.html Forbes.com]</ref>

In June 2006, a lawsuit was filed by high-end retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman charging Dotster of unlawfully participation in a massive [[cybersquatting]] campaign. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-6079567.html CNET.com]</ref>

* In 2000, Clint Page, then the president of a private development organization, CEDC, joined Dotster as the President and CEO and has been running the company since.<ref>[http://www.spoke.com/info/pK77x3/ClintPage Spoke.com]</ref>  

* In August 2001, Dotster announced the launch of [[NameWinner]], a service to register expiring domain names from the [[Verisign]] Global Registry.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Leading+Domain+Registrar+Dotster+Inc.+Launches+NameWinner,+a+Powerful...-a077559860 The Free Library.com]</ref> According to Clint Page, "Dotster was the first company to offer the auction service in the expired domain market and one of the first to promote expiring domains to the customers."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/dotster-v-icann/page-second-05sep03.pdf ICANN.org]</ref>

Email Brain, which provides email marketing services, was bought by Dotster in 2008. The company was originally founded in 2003 by Aurelio F Rodriguez. Email Brain allows customers to send and keep track of promotions and newsletters.<ref>[http://www.emailbrain.com/eb/about-us.shtml Email Brain Corporate Website]</ref>

==Dotster Connect==

* In March 2005, Dotster announced the launch of new domain technology, the second generation version of Domain Discovery System, which provided relevant search results based on domains or keywords entered by its users.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/031605_Dotster_Launches_New_Domain_Technology Web Host Industry Review]</ref>

Dotster launched Dotster Connect on January 22, 2009, and connects businesses and people to social networking. Dotster Connect comes in four packages: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Enterprise.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dotster-announces-dotster-connectsm-first-all-in-one-social-networking-solution-for-businesses-of-all-sizes-57479592.html PR Newswire]</ref> The main features of Dotster Connect are Forums and Polls, Events Management, Submittal Processing, User Profiles and Awards, Media Sharing, and Newsletters.

* In June 2006, a lawsuit was filed by high-end retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman charging Dotster of unlawfully participation in a massive [[cybersquatting]] campaign.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-6079567.html CNET.com]</ref> In 2007, Dotster Settled with Neiman Marcus over the alleged typosquatting.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2007/02/19/dotster-settles-with-neiman-marcus-over-typosquatting/ Domain Name Wire]</ref>  

* Dotster announced the launch of [[Dotster Connect]], a social networking solution for business and people in June 2008.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2008/06/17/dotster-connect/ Mashable]</ref> According to the company description, Dotster Connect is a tool for social networking and media sharing with community forums, blogs, polls, real-time communications, and other functions.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dotster-announces-dotster-connectsm-first-all-in-one-social-networking-solution-for-businesses-of-all-sizes-57479592.html PR Newswire]</ref>

On June 24, 2008 Dotster held a happy hour promotion from 9am to 4pm(PDT). Dotster distributed 400 free coupons that were redeemable for .com, .org, or .net domain name. They gave fifty free coupons every hour on a first come first served basis.

After the happy hour was over, there was an After Hours Sale in which the services and products of the website were offered at very low prices. <ref>[http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/04/08/dotster-domain-name-happy-hour.aspx Website Magazine] </ref>

* In July 2008, Dotster announced e-mail marketing solution for small and medium sized businesses when the company bought [[EmailBrain]]<ref>[http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/dotster-announces-firstofitskind-email-marketing-solution-small-and-medium-sized-businesses Press Release Point ]</ref>, a company originally founded by Aurelio F. Rodriguez in 2003. <ref>[http://www.emailbrain.com/eb/about-us.shtml Email Brain Corporate Website]</ref>

==eBiz in a Box==

On June 10, 2008 Dotster held a "eBiz in a Box" sweepstakes to give away 8 packs of tools that could help make a website. Each week dotster gave one free tool kit to a person randomly selected from sweepstakes participants. <ref>[http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6203 Linux Magazine]</ref>

 

 

 

==Products and Services==

 

Dotster is known for its different promotional offers like "Happy Hour Promotion" (2008),<ref>[http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/04/08/dotster-domain-name-happy-hour.aspx Website Magazine] </ref> "eBiz in a Box" (2008),<ref>[http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6203 Linux Magazine]</ref> and "[[Whois]] Privacy Protection Give-Away" (2005)<ref>[http://www.w3reports.com/index.php?itemid=1040 W3 reports]</ref> etc.

==Awards==

==Awards==

On May 26th 2008, [[VeriSign]] presented Dotster with the Domain Pioneer award, which implements that dotster has played a vital role in the expansion of .com domains.<ref>[http://www.tophosts.com/articles/010254.html Top Hosts]</ref>

In May, 2010, Dotster won "Domain Pioneer Award from [[Verisign]] which was presented at the "25 Years of .com Gala" in San Francisco.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dotster/Pioneer-Award/prweb4063864.htm PR Web]</ref>

In both 2005 and 2006, Dotster was awarded the Users' Choice Award by Name Intelligence. In 2005, Dotster was also awarded the Privately Held Company of the Year by the Tech Awards, and in 2004 Dotster was a finalist for the Oregon Entrepreneurial Company of the Year award. <ref>[http://www.spoke.com/info/pK77x3/ClintPage Spoke.com]</ref>  

 

In 2009, Dotster was named one of Washington’s Top 100 privately-held businesses by DiversityBusiness.com.

 

On May 26th 2008, [[Verisign]] presented Dotster with the Domain Pioneer award, meaning that dotster has played a vital role in the expansion of .com domains.<ref>[http://www.tophosts.com/articles/010254.html Top Hosts]</ref>

In both 2005 and 2006, Dotster was awarded the "Users' Choice Award" by [[Name Intelligence]]. In 2005, Dotster was also awarded the "Privately Held Company of the Year" by the Tech Awards; and in 2004 Dotster was a finalist for the Oregon Entrepreneurial Company of the Year award.<ref>[http://www.spoke.com/info/pK77x3/ClintPage Spoke.com]</ref>

* [[Clint Page]] [http://www.dotster.com/about/clintpage.php President and CEO]

* [[Brian Unruh]] [http://www.dotster.com/about/brianunruh.php Sr. Vice President and CFO]

==References==

==References==

* [http://www.bakercapital.com/portmain.html Baker Capital]

* [http://www.bakercapital.com/portmain.html Baker Capital]

[[Category: Registrars]]

[[Category: Registrars]]