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Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, MelbourneIT has 18 offices in 10 countries and over 690 employees worldwide.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/melbourne-it Linkedin ]</ref> As of October 25, 2010, MelbourneIT has about 4,291,483 domain names registered under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/MELBOURNEIT.COM WebHosting.info]</ref>

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, MelbourneIT has 18 offices in 10 countries and over 690 employees worldwide.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/companies/melbourne-it Linkedin ]</ref> As of October 25, 2010, MelbourneIT has about 4,291,483 domain names registered under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/MELBOURNEIT.COM WebHosting.info]</ref>

In March 2013, the company sold its Digital Brand Services division, which include its backend registry contracts with 150 new gTLDs, to [[Corporation Service Company]] (CSC) for $157 million USD.<ref name ="157 CSC">[http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/12/157-million-csc-buys-melborune-it-digital-brand-services-backend-for-150-new-gtlds/ 157 million CSC buys Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services Backend for 150 New gTLDs, TheDomains.com]</ref>

In March 2013, the company sold its Digital Brand Services division, which includes its backend registry contracts with 150 new gTLDs, to [[Corporation Service Company]] (CSC) for $157 million USD.<ref name ="157 CSC">[http://www.thedomains.com/2013/03/12/157-million-csc-buys-melborune-it-digital-brand-services-backend-for-150-new-gtlds/ 157 million CSC buys Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services Backend for 150 New gTLDs, TheDomains.com]</ref>

==The Beginning==

==The Beginning==

The name MelbourneIT came from "Melbourne Information Technology International Pty Ltd" which was a commercial subsidiary of The University of Melbourne. The initial objective of the company was not merely to register domains but to demonstrate the University’s strategic leadership in working with industry and government in selected areas of IT. [[Robert Elz]], senior system administrator in the University of Melbourne’s Computer Science Department was in charge of the registration process of the [[.au]] domain at that time.  

The name MelbourneIT came from "Melbourne Information Technology International Pty Ltd" which was a commercial subsidiary of The University of Melbourne. The initial objective of the company was not merely to register domains but to demonstrate the University’s strategic leadership in working with industry and government in selected areas of IT. [[Robert Elz]], senior system administrator in the University of Melbourne’s Computer Science Department was in charge of the registration process of the [[.au]] domain at that time.  

* 2010- May, MelbourneIT acquires search-engine marketing business [[Advantate]].<ref>[http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/melbourne-it-buys-rest-of-advantate-20100518-vblw.html The Sydney Morning Herald]</ref> Previously, Melbourne IT held 50% of [[Advantate]]'s shares.

* 2010- May, MelbourneIT acquires search-engine marketing business [[Advantate]].<ref>[http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/melbourne-it-buys-rest-of-advantate-20100518-vblw.html The Sydney Morning Herald]</ref> Previously, Melbourne IT held 50% of [[Advantate]]'s shares.

* 2013 - March, The company sold its Digital Brand Services division, which include its backend registry contracts with 150 new gTLDs, to [[Corporation Service Company]] (CSC) for $157 million USD.<ref name = "!57 CSC"></ref>

* 2013 - March, The company sold its Digital Brand Services division, which includes its backend registry contracts with 150 new gTLDs, to [[Corporation Service Company]] (CSC) for $157 million USD.

 

== Businesses ==

== Businesses ==

Currently, MelbourneIT has the following brands:<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/company-overview MelbourneIT.info].</ref>

Currently, MelbourneIT has the following brands:<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/company-overview MelbourneIT.info].</ref>

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