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'''MelbourneIT''' is a web hosting and internet domain registrar company which also provides related online business solutions products and services. This Australian company was founded in 1996 by The University of Melbourne to work with the private sector on IT projects.<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/our-history MelbourneIT.info]</ref> MelbourneIT has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) since December, 1999.<ref>[http://203.15.147.66/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=MLB ASX - Australian Securities Exchange ]</ref>
'''MelbourneIT''' is a web hosting and Internet domain registrar company which also provides related online business solutions products and services. This Australian company was founded in 1996 by The University of Melbourne to work with the private sector on IT projects.<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/our-history MelbourneIT.info]</ref> MelbourneIT has been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) since December, 1999.<ref>[http://203.15.147.66/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=MLB ASX - Australian Securities Exchange ]</ref>
As a domain registrar, MelbourneIT had a de facto monopoly on the [[.au]] domain for several years; and it was the source of half of its net income. It was one of the first five [[Testbed Registrars]] for the competitive [[SRS|Shared Registry System]] announced by [[ICANN]] in 1999. Melbourne IT started to register domain names under [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline]</ref>
As a domain registrar, MelbourneIT had a de facto monopoly on the [[.au]] domain for several years; and it was the source of half of its net income. It was one of the first five [[Testbed Registrars]] for the competitive [[SRS|Shared Registry System]] announced by [[ICANN]] in 1999. Melbourne IT started to register domain names under [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]].<ref>[http://www.wallonie-isoc.org/Internet_Documents-en-francais/Hobbes_Internet-Timeline_trad.htm Robert H'obbes' Internet Timeline]</ref>
* [[WebCentral]] - provides web hosting and internet services for enterprises and small business customers.
* [[WebCentral]] - provides web hosting and internet services for enterprises and small business customers.
==New gTLDs==
MebourneIT is also a new gTLD consultancy, and the week of the January, 2012, launch of [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD application period it announced that it had been working with over 100 applications on behalf of various clients. MelbourneIT also noted that many of their clients are Fortune 500 companies or associated with the [[Association of National Advertisers]]; the latter fact is particularly noteworthy given the fact that [[ANA]] had led a high-profile anti-gTLD expansion campaign following the approval of the program, the lobbying group was successful in achieving multiple [[New gTLD Program#New gTLD Senate and House of Representatives Hearings|hearings in the U.S. congress]] and other bad press.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/melbourne-it-involved-in-100-gtld-applications/ Melbourne IT involved in 100 gTLD Applications, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
==Awards==
==Awards==
MelbourneIT won the "VMware Virtual Champion of the Year 2009" award.<ref>[http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/plan-b-wins-big-vmware-forum-opens-new-recovery-centre-wellington-114143 The National Business Review]</ref> The company also won the "Microsoft Australia Hosting Services Partner of the Year award" for 2008; "Microsoft Asia Pacific Hosting Partner of the Year award" for 2007, 2005 and 2003; [[Name Intelligence]] Users Choice award for 2006 and 2005; Microsoft Global Hosting Partner of the Year award for 2005 and 2004; different AHRI and Deloitte Technology awards.<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/awards MelbourneIT.info]</ref>
MelbourneIT won the "VMware Virtual Champion of the Year 2009" award.<ref>[http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/plan-b-wins-big-vmware-forum-opens-new-recovery-centre-wellington-114143 The National Business Review]</ref> The company also won the "Microsoft Australia Hosting Services Partner of the Year award" for 2008; "Microsoft Asia Pacific Hosting Partner of the Year award" for 2007, 2005 and 2003; [[Name Intelligence]] Users Choice award for 2006 and 2005; Microsoft Global Hosting Partner of the Year award for 2005 and 2004; different AHRI and Deloitte Technology awards.<ref>[http://www.melbourneit.info/about-us/awards MelbourneIT.info]</ref>
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