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LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.<ref name="Directi Offices">[http://directi.com/about/offices]</ref> | LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.<ref name="Directi Offices">[http://directi.com/about/offices]</ref> | ||
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LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, which would provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub and other registrars. | LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, which would provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub and other registrars. | ||
It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.<ref name="DNJournal article on LogicBoxes">[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm]</ref> | It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.<ref name="DNJournal article on LogicBoxes">[http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/september.htm]</ref> | ||
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LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners and launched its new service in June 2009 <ref name="LogicBoxes Email Hosting">[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060309_LogicBoxes_Revamps_Reseller_Email_Hosting_P]</ref> | LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners and launched its new service in June 2009 <ref name="LogicBoxes Email Hosting">[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060309_LogicBoxes_Revamps_Reseller_Email_Hosting_P]</ref> | ||
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LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor at various ICANN Meets and is a strong supporter of the domain name community. <ref name="LogicBoxes Web Hosting">[http://mex.icann.org/briefing-note | http://cai.icann.org/ | http://par.icann.org| http://delhi.icann.org | http://losangeles2007.icann.org]</ref> | LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor at various ICANN Meets and is a strong supporter of the domain name community. <ref name="LogicBoxes Web Hosting">[http://mex.icann.org/briefing-note | http://cai.icann.org/ | http://par.icann.org| http://delhi.icann.org | http://losangeles2007.icann.org]</ref> | ||
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Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes has served as the chairman of the [http://icannwiki.org/Registrars_Constituency Registrar Stakeholder Group] (formerly the Registrar Constituency).<ref name="ICANN Registrars">[http://www.icannregistrars.org]</ref> He | Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes has served as the chairman of the [http://icannwiki.org/Registrars_Constituency Registrar Stakeholder Group] (formerly the Registrar Constituency).<ref name="ICANN Registrars">[http://www.icannregistrars.org]</ref> He | ||
served as the chair for two successive terms and is the youngest elected chair till date <ref name="Bhavin Turakhia - Wikipedia">[http://icannwiki.org/Bhavin_Turakhia]</ref> | served as the chair for two successive terms and is the youngest elected chair till date <ref name="Bhavin Turakhia - Wikipedia">[http://icannwiki.org/Bhavin_Turakhia]</ref> | ||
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| + | In September 2008, LogicBoxes as part of the Directi group was accused by HostExplot and Knujon of supporting malware and illegal online pharmacies.<ref name="HostExploit and Knujon">[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/cyber_crime_reports]</ref> This was later proved false. | ||
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| + | HostExploit and Knujon shortly released a joint statement with Directi which spoke their common goal of combating abuse on the internet. <ref name="HostExploit Blog">[http://hostexploit.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html]</ref> | ||
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| + | In Q1 2011, LogicBoxes powered over 5.5 million domains through 85+ registrars in 32 countries. It is currently the largest outsourced registrar platform provider and one of the companies that works exclusively in this space. <ref name="Crunchbase">[http://www.crunchbase.com/service-provider/logicboxes]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 3 May 2011
Introduction
LogicBoxes is a software and development company that specializes in web presence products. It is a business unit of the Directi [1] Group and was founded in 2003[2]by Bhavin Turakhia.[3]
It provides an ERP solution that handles sales, marketing, finance, billing and provisioning automation for domain registrars. On building a single integration to the LogicBoxes platform, Registrars can connect to gTLDs and ccTLD registries.
It is based in Mumbai, India and operates out the Directi Headquarters called Directiplex.[4] [5]
LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.[6]
Company History
LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, which would provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub and other registrars. It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.[7]
Products and Services
ICANN Consultancy
LogicBoxes consults domain resellers, web hosts, ISPs and telcos on gaining ICANN accreditation. Till date they have accredited over 85 registrars.[8]
At HostingCon in August 2009, LogicBoxes announced Accreditation.com, a division that exclusively assists candidates achieve ICANN Accreditation.[9]
Domain Registry Services
LogicBoxes has provided registrar software to ccTLDs registries to help them set up a local or their own registrar. They have worked with .MN [10] - Datacom Co Ltd [11]and .COOP[12] - the Midcounties Co-operative.[13]
LogicBoxes carried out the domain migration of 27,000 domains for the .CO registry from the Universidad de los Andes to the Registry’s own Registrar in 2010. [14]
Domains Exchange
Domains Exchange is the domain registration product from LogicBoxes. It acts as a gateway for Registrars to directly connect to popular gTLDs and multiple ccTLDs and register domains under their own registrar.
The LogicBoxes platform currently supports 50+ TLDs[15]
Web Hosting
LogicBoxes provides enterprise level hosting services to large providers.[16] It launched its unlimited hosting plan in August 2009.
Email Hosting
LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners and launched its new service in June 2009 [17]
Industry Involvement
LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor at various ICANN Meets and is a strong supporter of the domain name community. [16]
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes has served as the chairman of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (formerly the Registrar Constituency).[18] He served as the chair for two successive terms and is the youngest elected chair till date [19]
Values
In September 2008, LogicBoxes as part of the Directi group was accused by HostExplot and Knujon of supporting malware and illegal online pharmacies.[20] This was later proved false.
HostExploit and Knujon shortly released a joint statement with Directi which spoke their common goal of combating abuse on the internet. [21]
Facts and Figures
In Q1 2011, LogicBoxes powered over 5.5 million domains through 85+ registrars in 32 countries. It is currently the largest outsourced registrar platform provider and one of the companies that works exclusively in this space. [22]
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