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| − | | website = [http://www.eco.de | + | | website = [http://www.eco.de eco.de] |
| − | | blog = [http://blog.eco.de/ | + | | blog = [http://blog.eco.de/ eco] |
| facebook = | | facebook = | ||
| − | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/eco-association-of-the-german-internet-industry | + | | linkedin = [http://www.linkedin.com/company/eco-association-of-the-german-internet-industry eco Profile] |
| twitter = eco_de | | twitter = eco_de | ||
| − | | keypeople = [[ | + | | keypeople = Prof. [[Michael Rotert]], CEO<br> |
| − | [[ | + | [[Oliver Süme]], Deputy Chairman<br> |
| − | [[ | + | [[Thomas Rickert]], Director Names & Numbers |
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| − | [[ | + | '''eco''' or '''Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V''' is an association that promotes the German Internet industry. It is the largest Internet Association in Europe and Internet Authority in Germany, and it promotes the commercial, as well as non-commercial, use of the Internet. The organization's collective expertise spans the Internet industry, and includes popular issues such as spam security, settlement-free IP interconnection, cloud computing, infrastructure technologies, content, applications, law and politics.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/eco-association-of-the-german-internet-industry LinkedIn]</ref> It also works on different aspects of broadband, mobile communication, and [[SaaS]].<ref>[http://ikt.nrw.de/cluster/partner/partnerdetails/single/eco/ NRW IKT]</ref> It represents over 300 members including 140 major, German service providers.<ref>[http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Eco_%C2%ADVerband_der_deutschen_Internetwirtschaft Wikia ItLaw]</ref> Its full list of members can be found [http://www.eco.de/verband/mitgliederliste.htm here]. eco operates the largest national data exchange, the [[De-CIX]] (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange).<ref>[http://www.spotspam.net/partners.html SpotSpam]</ref> |
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| − | + | eco is one of the founding members of [[EuroCloud]] and [[EuroISPA]]. It is affiliated with [[ICANN]] and represents the German Internet Industry in those and other international fora, such as [[IGF]] and [[RIPE]] meetings.<ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1293844/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-in-kairo-top-level-domains-fuer-fast PressEPortal]</ref><ref>[http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6699/1363236/verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-zum-icann-meeting-vom-1-6-maerz-neue-domains-preiswerter PressEPortal]</ref> eco hosts more than 60 events annually and presents eco awards to different Internet related companies. | |
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | eco was founded in 1993 as the first German [[ISP]].<ref>[http://www.eco.de/verband/119.htm ECO]</ref> After being incorporated in 1996 ECO established the Internet Content Task Force (ICTF), to advise members in the area of illegal and harmful material, use of the Internet and to work for the betterment of the global network.<ref>[http://www.marketing-boerse.de/Verband/details/eco-Verband-der-deutschen-Internetwirtschaft marketing-Boerse]</ref> It than organized De-CIX. It co-founded Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Anbieter (FSM), in 1997 and [[EuroISPA]] and [[EURO-IX]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.entertainment-convention.com/en/news,101,eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev Entertainment-Convention]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Members & Memberships== | ||
| + | eco supports a number of companies in order to promote the Internet in Germany and improve the German economy as a whole. Some of the companies supported by eco include; The Internet Security Platform,<ref>[http://www.internet-security-days.com/contact.php internet-security-days]</ref> TeleTrust,<ref>[http://www.teletrust.de/ueber-teletrust/mitglieder/mitglied/eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev/?no_cache=1&cHash=f3b4c522591262b0aba2c2a5fd609101 TeleTrust]</ref> and Spot Spam.<ref>[http://www.spotspam.net/partners.html SpotSpam]</ref> | ||
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| + | eco has managed the Anti-Spam Congress since 2003. It has operated an Internet Complaints Office, in cooperation with FSM, since 2004. In 2005, it became responsible for professional inspection and evaluation of data centres with Data Center Star Audit and operator of Certified Senders Alliance, a white list project for bulk email senders, in cooperation with Verband e.V.<ref>[http://www.entertainment-convention.com/en/news,101,eco-verband-der-deutschen-internetwirtschaft-ev Entertainment-Convention]</ref> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * eco [http://en.eco.de/events.htm event list]. | ||
| + | * [http://en.eurocloud.de/files/2010/02/eco_articles_and_fee_regulation.pdf Details] of the company structure. | ||
| + | * De-CIX [http://www.eco.de/arbeitskreise/1834.htm News]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Type: | Nonprofit |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Ownership: | ndh Pironet domainregistrations |
| Headquarters: | Lichtstrasse 43h Cologne, 50825 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Employees: | 51-200 |
| Email: | info[at]eco.de |
| Website: | eco.de |
| Blog: | eco |
| LinkedIn: | eco Profile |
| Twitter: |  @eco_de
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| Key People | |
| Prof. Michael Rotert, CEO Oliver Süme, Deputy Chairman | |
eco or Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V is an association that promotes the German Internet industry. It is the largest Internet Association in Europe and Internet Authority in Germany, and it promotes the commercial, as well as non-commercial, use of the Internet. The organization's collective expertise spans the Internet industry, and includes popular issues such as spam security, settlement-free IP interconnection, cloud computing, infrastructure technologies, content, applications, law and politics.[1] It also works on different aspects of broadband, mobile communication, and SaaS.[2] It represents over 300 members including 140 major, German service providers.[3] Its full list of members can be found here. eco operates the largest national data exchange, the De-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange).[4]
eco is one of the founding members of EuroCloud and EuroISPA. It is affiliated with ICANN and represents the German Internet Industry in those and other international fora, such as IGF and RIPE meetings.[5][6] eco hosts more than 60 events annually and presents eco awards to different Internet related companies.
History
eco was founded in 1993 as the first German ISP.[7] After being incorporated in 1996 ECO established the Internet Content Task Force (ICTF), to advise members in the area of illegal and harmful material, use of the Internet and to work for the betterment of the global network.[8] It than organized De-CIX. It co-founded Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Anbieter (FSM), in 1997 and EuroISPA and EURO-IX in 1998.[9]
Members & Memberships
eco supports a number of companies in order to promote the Internet in Germany and improve the German economy as a whole. Some of the companies supported by eco include; The Internet Security Platform,[10] TeleTrust,[11] and Spot Spam.[12]
eco has managed the Anti-Spam Congress since 2003. It has operated an Internet Complaints Office, in cooperation with FSM, since 2004. In 2005, it became responsible for professional inspection and evaluation of data centres with Data Center Star Audit and operator of Certified Senders Alliance, a white list project for bulk email senders, in cooperation with Verband e.V.[13]
External Links
- eco event list.
- Details of the company structure.
- De-CIX News.