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{{CompanyInfo|
{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = Tucows.gif
| logo = TucowsLogo.png
| type = Public
| type = Public
| industry = Internet, Registrar
| industry = Internet, Registrar
| founded = Flint, Michigan (1993)
| founded = Flint, Michigan, USA (1993)
| founders = [[Scott Swedorski]]
| founders = [[Scott Swedorski]]<br>[[Colin Campbell]]
| headquarters = Tucows, Inc.<br/>
| ownership =
96 Mowat Avenue,<br/>
| headquarters = 96 Mowat Avenue,<br/>Toronto, ON M6K 3M1
Toronto, ON M6K 3M1, <br/>
| country = Canada
| businesses = [[OpenSRS]], [[ISPBilling.com]], [[Butterscotch.com]],<br/>[[YummyNames]], [[Hover]], [[Ting]]
| employees = ~200 (2010)
| products =
| keypeople = [[Elliot Noss]], President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
| employees = ~200 (2010)
| revenue = $97 million (2011)
| website = [http://www.tucowsinc.com/ TucowsInc.com]
| blog =
| facebook =
| linkedin =
| twitter = tucows
| keypeople = [[Elliot Noss]], President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
[[Michael Cooperman]], Chief Financial Officer<br>
[[Michael Cooperman]], Chief Financial Officer<br>
[[Adam Eisner]]<br>
[[Carla Goertz]], Vice President, Human Resources<br>
[[Carla Goertz]], Vice President, Human Resources<br>
[[David Woroch]], Vice President, Sales<br>
[[David Woroch]], Vice President, Sales<br>
[[Ken Schafer]], Vice President, Marketing and Product Management
[[Ken Schafer]], Vice President, Marketing and Product Management<br>
[[Ross Rader]], General Manager of Hover
}}
}}
'''Tucows''', an acronym for '''The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software''', is best known for its popular website directory of shareware, freeware, and demo software packages available for download.
In February 2012, Tucows launched a new mobile carrier, [[Ting]].<ref name="ting">[http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/02/tucows-officially-launches-ting-a-more-thoughtful-wireless-carrier/ Tucows Officially Launches a More Thoughtful Wireless Carrier], TechCrunch.com. Published 2012 February 2.</ref>
In January, 2017 Tucows acquired [[ENom|Enom]] from [[Rightside]] for $83.5 million, and with capital adjustments, resulting in a net cash closing of $76.7 million. Enom will remain a distribution partner for Rightside's new gTLDs.<ref>[https://www.thedomains.com/2017/01/20/rightside-sells-enom-to-tucows-for-76-7-million-cash/ Rightside Sells Enom to Tucows]. Retrieved 21 Mar 2017.</ref>
==New gTLDs==
Tucows applied for 4 gTLDs under [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] using the subsidiary Tucows TLDs Inc. [[.online]], [[.media]], and [[.marketing]] applications by Tucows have all been withdrawn, while [[.group]] has passed the [[Initial Evaluation]].
== History ==
== History ==
* 1993 Tucows began in Flint, Michigan. It was originally started by [[Scott Swedorski]] as a website to offer software on a freeware or shareware basis.
* '''1993''' - Tucows began in Flint, Michigan. It was originally started by [[Scott Swedorski]] as a website to offer software on a freeware or shareware basis.
* '''1995''' - Tucows is aquired by Toronto-based ISP Internet Direct.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_2007/ai_n19123779/ Tucows aquired by ISP Internet Direct], FindArticles.com.</ref>
* 1995 Tucows is aquired by Toronto based ISP Internet Direct.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_2007/ai_n19123779/ Tucows aquired by ISP Internet Direct]</ref>
* '''1999''' - Tucows is accredited by [[ICANN]] as a domain name [[registrar]].
* 1999 Tucows is accredited by [[ICANN]] as a domain name registrar.
* '''2000''' - Tucows launches an [[OpenSRS]] platform and began accepting domain name registrations from [[ISP]]s and web hosting companies.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56905150.html Tucows launches OpenSRS], HighBeam.com.</ref>
* 2000 Tucows launched an OpenSRS platform and began accepting domain name registrations from [[ISP]]s and web hosting companies.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56905150.html Tucows launches OpenSRS]</ref>
* '''2001''' - Tucows merges with Infonautics, Inc., an internet information services company.<ref>[http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104 Tucows merged with Infonautics], InfoToday.com.</ref>
* 2001 Tucows merges with Infonautics, Inc., an internet information services company<ref>[http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbreader.asp?ArticleID=17104 Tucows merged with Infonautics] </ref>.
* '''2006''' - Tucows acquires [[NetIdentity]]. At the time, [[NetIdentity]] owned 68% of all US and European surname domain names.<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/12787-tucows-podcast-on-its-netidentity-acquisition-transcript Tucows acquires NetIdentity], SeekingAlpha.com.</ref>
* 2006 Tucows acquires NetIdentity. At that time NetIdentity owned 68 percent of all US and European surnames.<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/12y87-tucows-podcast-on-its-netidentity-acquisition-transcript Tucows acquires NetIdentity]</ref>
* '''2007''' - Tucows acquires ItsYourDomain.com,, a privately held [[ICANN]]-accredited wholesale registrar offering domain services through a network of over 2,500 affiliates with over 700,000 domains under management.<ref>[http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/07/itsyourdomain-acquired-by-tucows/ Tucows acquires ItsYourDomain.com], DomainTools.com. Published 2007 July.</ref>
* 2007 Tucows acquires ItsYourDomain.com,, a privately held [[ICANN]] accredited wholesale registrar offering domain services through a network of over 2,500 affiliates with over 700,000 domains under management.<ref>[http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/07/itsyourdomain-acquired-by-tucows/ Tucows acquires ItsYourDomain.com]</ref>
* '''2008''' - Tucows launches [[Hover.com]]. Tucows discontinues ItsYourDomain.com, NetIdentity, and DomainDirect, merges them, and forms Hover.<ref>[http://tucowsinc.com/news/2008/12/say-hello-to-hover/ Tucows launches Hover.com], TucowsInc.com.</ref>
* 2008 Tucows launches Hover.com. Tucows discontinues ItsYourDomain.com, NetIdentity, and DomainDirect, merges them, and forms Hover.<ref>[http://tucowsinc.com/news/2008/12/say-hello-to-hover/ Tucows launches Hover.com]</ref>
* '''2008''' - Tucows announces the launch of [[Butterscotch.com]], an online video site. However, the site now resolves to a page about Tucows and its services.
== 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>
Apart from Tucows.com, Tucows also owns many other sites:
Apart from Tucows.com, Tucows also owns many other sites:
* http://www.opensrs.com/ : A platform for resellers.
* [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.ispbilling.com/ : Platypus billing system 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/ : 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.
* http://www.yummynames.com/ : Domain name registration service.
* [http://www.yummynames.com/ YummyNames.com]: YummyNames oversees the tens of thousands of domain names owned by Tucows. YummyNames offers domain name consulting services specifically designed for marketers, along with the sales and leasing of premium domains from the Tucows portfolio through the YummyNames website.
* https://www.hover.com/ : Domain name registration service.
* [https://www.hover.com/ Hover.com]: Tucows provides domain names, email and other services through an extensive reseller network called OpenSRS. They sell these services directly to consumers and small businesses through a retail group known as Hover.
== Products and Services offered by Tucows==
===Ting===
In February 2012, Tucows launched a new mobile carrier, Ting.<ref name="ting"></ref> The service is aimed at building a variable service around the customer's needs; for example, should a customer use minutes over or under the parameters of his or her current plan, he or she can expect to be billed at a plan that corresponds to usage rather than facing over-usage fees or paying for more data and minutes than used.
==Revenue==
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>
==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>
===UDRP===
In November 2012, A [[WIPO]] arbitrator declared that Tucows' Marker.com should be transferred to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH, a German ski-equipment manufacturer that owns Marker.de. The ruling did not result in a transfer given that their are ongoing legal proceedings initiated by both parties. Tucows got the domain name as part of its Mailbank acquisition of surnames, which is used to offer email addresses to customers. Marker noted that sponsored links on the page were for ski products.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/16/tucows-loses-udrp-for-marker-com-but-it-aint-over-yet/ Tucows Loses UDRP for Marker Com], DomainNameWire.com. Published 2012 November 16. Retrieved 16 November 2012.</ref>
===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>
== References ==
== References ==
* [https://www.hover.com/ Hover]
* [https://www.hover.com/ Hover]
* [http://www.butterscotch.com/ Butterscotch]
* [http://www.butterscotch.com/ Butterscotch]
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