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− | | logo = Nominet.JPG
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− | | type = Private, Not-for-profit
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− | | industry = Registry
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− | | founded = UK, 1996
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− | | founders = [[Willie Black]]
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− | | ownership =
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− | | headquarters = Minerva House,<br/>Edmund Halley Road,<br/>Oxford Science Park,<br/>Oxford, OX4 4DQ England
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− | | country = UK
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− | | employees = 115 (2010)
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− | | revenue = £20 million (2010)
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− | | website = [http://www.nominet.org.uk nominet.org.uk]
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− | | twitter = nominet
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− | | keypeople = [[Eleanor Bradley]], Director of Operations<br>
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− | [[Gill Crowther]], Director of HR<br>
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− | [[Glenn Hayward]], Director of Finance<br>
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− | [[Phil Kingsland]], Director of Marketing and Communications<br>
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− | [[Simon McCalla]], Director of IT
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− | '''Nominet''' maintains the registry for .uk domain names, managing over eight million domain names.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]</ref>
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− | Nominet has launched a charitable foundation, the '''Nominet Trust''',<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/2008/?contentId=4709 Nominet launches a charitable trust]</ref> as it has been creating a profit surplus on its ordinary operations since 2003; its constitution forbids it from distributing surplus funds to members in the manner of a commercial company paying dividends, and so it turned tocharitable activities as a means of running down the excess funds. In September 2008, Nominet's board made an initial donation of £5m to its charitable offshoot,<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/2008/?contentId=5627 Nominet Foundation Trustees appointed]</ref> which will support "education, research and the funding of suitable projects for the benefit of UK internet stakeholders". Further donations have been made since this date.
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− | == History ==
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− | The .uk [[ccTLD]] was first used during the 1980s, and at that time a voluntary group called the Naming Committee managed the registration of .uk domain names.
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− | By the early 1990s, commercial companies started to sell domain names to customers. As demand for domain name registrations grew, it became clear that a voluntary group could no longer cope with the volume of registrations being requested. A new organization was needed to manage the .uk [[ccTLD]] and, as a result, Nominet UK was formed.
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− | There was discussion about what type of corporation the registry should be. The options to set it up as a profit-making company or a charity were rejected, and Nominet was established in 1996 as a private, not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee.
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− | Nominet began registering domain names on August 1st, 1996, and is now officially recognized by the UK Government as the manager of the .uk [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020602051251/www.nominet.org.uk/nominet/about/history.html Nominet History]</ref>
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− | Nominet has been involved in proposals to cut off the Internet access without due process for UK citizens when determined necessary by law enforcement.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/03/history-teaches-us-nothing History Teaches Us Nothing, dot-nxt.com]</ref>
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− | ===Recent Developments===
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− | In September, 2011, the city of London's official promoter, London & Partners, announced it was seeking proposals to run a [[.london]] [[GeoTLD]]. Nominet intends to respond, saying that they would run the space on a not-for-profit basis and turn the profits around to worthy causes, as the Nominet Trust already does.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/dot_london_is_on_its_way/ DotLondon is on its way, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref> Other bids are expected from other English companies, such as [[CentralNic]].
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− | == Services offered ==
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− | Nominet maintains the register of .uk domain names which has over eight million domain names. Nominet also maintains many second-level domains, such as:
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− | * [[.co.uk]]
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− | * [[.org.uk]]
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− | * [[.net.uk]]
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− | * [[.ltd.uk]]
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− | * [[.plc.uk]]
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− | * [[.me.uk]]
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− | * [[.sch.uk]]
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− | ==Awards==
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− | * Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards, 'Best Place To Work,' Winner - 2009.
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− | * Oxfordshire Business Awards, 'Customer and Staff Care', Winner - 2009.
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− | * Oxfordshire Business Awards, 'Customer and Staff Care', Finalist - 2008.
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− | * British Computer Society Organisational Excellence Awards, 'Women in IT' finalist - 2007.
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− | * Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards 'Employer of Choice', Finalist - 2007.
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− | * Best Companies Ltd., 'First Class Star Status' - 2008.
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− | * Best Companies Ltd., 'First Class Star Status' - 2007.
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− | * Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies To Work For List - 2005.
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− | * Best of British Industry Awards, Finalist - 2007.
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− | == References ==
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− | == External links ==
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− | * [http://www.nominet.org.uk Official website of Nominet]
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− | * [http://www.nominet.org.uk Nominet Trust]
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− | [[Category: Companies]]
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− | [[Category: Registries]]
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