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==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 graduate of 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, 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.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>

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 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>