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| '''TLD Registry Limited''' is a pan-European company, serving the global marketplace as a [[domain name]] [[registry]] in the high tech business and internet sectors. TLD Registry serves as the registry for two [[Top Level Domain]] [[IDN]]s, “Dot Chinese Online” ([[.在线]] - meaning “online”), and “Dot Chinese Website” ([[.中文网]] - meaning “website in Chinese”), which were approved and implemented under [[ICANN]]’s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref name="website">[http://internetregistry.info/ InternetRegistry.info] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref><ref name="fb">[https://www.facebook.com/tldregistry Facebook - TLDRegistry] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref>. | | '''TLD Registry Limited''' is a pan-European company, serving the global marketplace as a [[domain name]] [[registry]] in the high tech business and internet sectors. TLD Registry serves as the registry for two [[Top Level Domain]] [[IDN]]s, “Dot Chinese Online” ([[.在线]] - meaning “online”), and “Dot Chinese Website” ([[.中文网]] - meaning “website in Chinese”), which were approved and implemented under [[ICANN]]’s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref name="website">[http://internetregistry.info/ InternetRegistry.info] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref><ref name="fb">[https://www.facebook.com/tldregistry Facebook - TLDRegistry] Retrieved 28 April 2014</ref>. |
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| TLD Registry is headquartered in Ireland, but has offices globally in Beijing, Helsinki, Oslo, and Austin. Although its two IDNs are Chinese, TLD Registry takes a global approach to its business and marketplace capabilities. <ref>http://internetregistry.info/about-us/who-is-tld-registry/</ref> | | TLD Registry is headquartered in Ireland, but has offices globally in Beijing, Helsinki, Oslo, and Austin. Although its two IDNs are Chinese, TLD Registry takes a global approach to its business and marketplace capabilities. <ref>http://internetregistry.info/about-us/who-is-tld-registry/</ref> |
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| TLD Registry was founded in 2008 by 3 investment and high tech industry professionals from Finland: co-founder and CEO [[Arto Isokoski]], co-founder and Chairman of the Board [[Taneli Tikka]], and co-founder and Director [[Jarno Majamäki]]. The company was founded with the mission to create essential new Chinese TLDs that are culturally relevant and linguistically correct. | | TLD Registry was founded in 2008 by 3 investment and high tech industry professionals from Finland: co-founder and CEO [[Arto Isokoski]], co-founder and Chairman of the Board [[Taneli Tikka]], and co-founder and Director [[Jarno Majamäki]]. The company was founded with the mission to create essential new Chinese TLDs that are culturally relevant and linguistically correct. |
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| On June 27, 2008, Finland’s Tietoviikko published a news story <ref>http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/jokaiselle+oma+domain+ensi+vuonna/a135972</ref> announcing ICANN’s new Internationalized Domain Names program. Finnish angel investors from the [[Vision+ Fund]], a venture capital investment group in the high tech industry, saw this news clipping and pursued the opportunity to invest in the company with the TLD Registry founders.<ref name="website" /> </translate> | | On June 27, 2008, Finland’s Tietoviikko published a news story <ref>http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/jokaiselle+oma+domain+ensi+vuonna/a135972</ref> announcing ICANN’s new Internationalized Domain Names program. Finnish angel investors from the [[Vision+ Fund]], a venture capital investment group in the high tech industry, saw this news clipping and pursued the opportunity to invest in the company with the TLD Registry founders.<ref name="website" /> </translate> |
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