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== Products and Services offered by Tucows==
== Products and Services offered by Tucows==
Tucows earned a name early on for being the first website to provide "freeware" and "shareware" software. They currently host more than 40,000 titles that are proven vires- and spyware-free through an international network of partner sites. These partner sites ensure that software downloads are fast, local, and secure.<ref>[http://www.tucows.com/about.html Tucows.com About Us], Tucows.com.</ref>
Tucows earned a name early on for being the first website to provide "freeware" and "shareware" software. They currently host more than 40,000 titles that are proven virus- and spyware-free through an international network of partner sites. These partner sites ensure that software downloads are fast, local, and secure.<ref>[http://www.tucows.com/about.html Tucows.com About Us], Tucows.com.</ref>
Apart from Tucows.com, Tucows also owns many other sites:
Apart from Tucows.com, Tucows also owns many other sites:
* [http://www.opensrs.com/ OpenSRS.com]: A platform for resellers. OpenSRS manages over ten million domain names, millions of mailboxes for a network of over 10,000 web hosts, [[ISP]]s, and other resellers around the world.
* [http://www.opensrs.com/ OpenSRS.com]: A platform for resellers. OpenSRS manages over ten million domain names, and millions of mailboxes for a network of over 10,000 web hosts, [[ISP]]s, and other resellers around the world.
* [http://www.ispbilling.com/ ISPBilling.com]: Platypus Billing System is specifically designed for [[ISP]], [[WISP]] and Web Hosting business.
* [http://www.ispbilling.com/ ISPBilling.com]: Platypus Billing System is specifically designed for [[ISP]], [[WISP]] and Web Hosting business.
* [http://www.butterscotch.com/ Butterscotch.com]: An online video network with video tutorials to explain internet technology.
* [http://www.butterscotch.com/ Butterscotch.com]: An online video network with video tutorials to explain internet technology.
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Tucows posted a revenue of $26.4 million, which represented the 7th consecutive quarter of record revenue and brought annual revenue for 2011 to $97 million. Its domain portfolio reseller, [[YummyNames]], performed particularly well and saw its revenue up 24% over one year.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/15/tucows-earnings/ Tucows Earnings], DomainNameWire.com. Published 2012 February 15.</ref>
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Tucows posted a revenue of $26.4 million, which represented the 7th consecutive quarter of record revenue and brought annual revenue for 2011 to $97 million. Its domain portfolio reseller, [[YummyNames]], performed particularly well and saw its revenue up 24% over one year.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/15/tucows-earnings/ Tucows Earnings], DomainNameWire.com. Published 2012 February 15.</ref>
In January 2012, Tucows announced that it will purchase a total of 7,569,952 shares of its Common Stock at $0.77 per share. The total purchase price of the stock is $5,828,863. The company expects to own approximately 46,047,337 shares issued and outstanding once the purchase transaction is completed.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/23/tucows-publishes-results-of-its-tender-offer/ Tucows Publishes Results Of Its Tender Offer], TheDomains.com. Published 2012 January 23.</ref>
In January 2012, Tucows announced that it would purchase a total of 7,569,952 shares of its Common Stock at $0.77 per share. The total purchase price of the stock is $5,828,863. The company expects to own approximately 46,047,337 shares issued and outstanding once the purchase transaction is completed.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/23/tucows-publishes-results-of-its-tender-offer/ Tucows Publishes Results Of Its Tender Offer], TheDomains.com. Published 2012 January 23.</ref>
==Other==
==Other==
In protest of [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]], Tucows, along with other well-known sites on the Internet, blacked out their Tucows Software Download site on January 18th from 8am to 8pm EST (1300-0100 UTC).<ref>[http://tucowsinc.com/news/2012/01/why-we-dont-like-sopa/ Why We Don't Like SOPA], Tucows.inc.</ref>
In protest of [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]], Tucows, along with other well-known sites on the Internet, blacked out their Tucows Software Download site on January 18th from 8 am to 8 pm EST (1300-0100 UTC).<ref>[http://tucowsinc.com/news/2012/01/why-we-dont-like-sopa/ Why We Don't Like SOPA], Tucows.inc.</ref>
===UDRP===
===UDRP===
===Transfer of Cheapies.com Registrations===
===Transfer of Cheapies.com Registrations===
In November 2013, Tucows was selected by [[ICANN]] to takeover [[Domain Name]] registrations belonging to [[Cheapies.com]], a [[Registrar]] that was de-accredited by ICANN in 2013 after they failed to comply with their [[RAA]]. The bulk-transfer of the registrations is stipulated in the [[RAA]], and registrants did not have to pay for the transfer.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07nov13-en.htm Announcement 07 Nov 2013, ICANN.org] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> The now-terminated registrar had less than 12,000 registrations at the time of termination.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14981-tucows-takes-over-as-cheapies-loses-accreditation] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref>
In November 2013, Tucows was selected by [[ICANN]] to takeover [[Domain Name]] registrations belonging to [[Cheapies.com]], a [[Registrar]] that was de-accredited by ICANN in 2013 after they failed to comply with their [[RAA]]. The bulk transfer of the registrations is stipulated in the [[RAA]], and registrants did not have to pay for the transfer.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07nov13-en.htm Announcement 07 Nov 2013, ICANN.org] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref> The now-terminated registrar had less than 12,000 registrations at the time of termination.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14981-tucows-takes-over-as-cheapies-loses-accreditation] Retrieved 11 Nov 2013</ref>
== References ==
== References ==