Difference between revisions of "RU-CENTER"
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| + | '''RU-CENTER''' is Russia's leading [[registrar]] and hosting provider, as well as one of the oldest domain registrars in the country. It is the largest registrar for the [[.ru]], [[.su]], and [[.pФ]] domains. The company provides a full range of registration services and domain names support; as the market leader, the RU-CENTER the first auction services (2007) and domain name parking services (2008) available in Russia. | ||
| − | + | RU-CENTER was founded in 2000, at the beginning of the formation of a distributed domain name registration in Russia. The progenitor of the RU-CENTER was the Russian Institute for Public Networks,<ref>http://www.ripn.net/en/index.html</ref> an organization that supported the origins of Internet technologies in Russia. Today, the company supports more than 3 million of domain names, serves as the registrar for more than 30% of .ru domains, 60% of .su domains, and 60% of .pФ domains. They have an extensive partner network, with more than 6,000 partners in Russia and abroad.<ref>User Submitted</ref> | |
| − | + | In 2010–2011, under the New gTLD Program, RU-CENTER initiated the introduction of the domains [[.moscow]] / [[.mockba]]<ref>http://domainmoscow.org</ref> for the needs of the Russian capital, as well as domains for the cultural and linguistic communities represented in the country (project RUCLID)<ref>http://ruclid.org</ref>). The idea of creating a domain for Moscow's cultural and linguistic communities have become the first Russian start-up planned under the New gTLD Program. | |
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| − | + | This company is recognized as an expert on the domain name market, and publishes [[Domain names magazine]]<ref>http://dn.nic.ru/en</ref>, the only industry edition in Russia. In addition, RU-CENTER created and maintains the resource Info.nic.ru,<ref>http://info.nic.ru</ref> which is the most popular Russian site devoted to domain name industry news. Among the company's other information projects are a database of Russian [[IP]] addresses<ref>http://ipgeobase.ru</ref> and a statistics website about the registration of the domain names .ru, .su, and .pФ. | |
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| − | + | RU-CENTER is actively involved in the global internet community, supporting the [[ICANN]] meetings and other international events. RU-CENTER experts take part in ICANN [[Working Groups]]. | |
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==Supported TLDs== | ==Supported TLDs== | ||
RU-CENTER is fully accredited with multiple organisations for registration of respective [[TLDs]]. These organizations and the [[TLD]]s supported by RU-CENTER are: | RU-CENTER is fully accredited with multiple organisations for registration of respective [[TLDs]]. These organizations and the [[TLD]]s supported by RU-CENTER are: | ||
| − | * Coordination Center for TLD in Russia | + | * Coordination Center for TLD in Russia for .ru and .pФ. |
| − | * The Foundation for Internet Development | + | * The Foundation for Internet Development for .su. |
| − | * [[ICANN]] | + | * [[ICANN]] for [[.net]], [[.com]], [[.org]], [[.biz]], and [[.info]]. |
| − | * [[VeriSign, Inc.]] | + | * [[VeriSign, Inc.]] for [[.cc]], [[.name]], and [[.tv]]. |
| − | * [[doMEn, d.o.o. | + | * [[doMEn]], d.o.o. for [[.me]]. |
| − | * [[Telnic, Ltd. | + | * [[Telnic]], Ltd. for [[.tel]]. |
| − | * [[dotMobi]] | + | * [[dotMobi]] for [[.mobi]]. |
| − | * [[Tralliance]] | + | * [[Tralliance]] for [[.travel]]. |
| − | * [[SITA]] | + | * [[SITA]] for [[.aero]]. |
| − | * [[Afilias, Ltd. | + | * [[Afilias]], Ltd. for [[.hn]], [[.ag]], [[.bz]], [[.lc]], [[.mn]], [[.sc]] and [[.vc]]. |
| − | * [[RegistryPro]] | + | * [[RegistryPro]] for [[.pro]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 30 August 2011
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| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Registrar |
| Founded: | 2000 |
| Ownership: | RosBusiness Consulting |
| Headquarters: | Russia, 125315, Moscow, Leningradsky prospekt, d.74, korp.4 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Businesses: | RU-NIC,JSC,NIC Media LLC |
| Email: | ru-cont[at]nic.ru |
| Website: | NIC.ru |
| Blog: | RU Blog |
| Facebook: | RU-CENTER |
RU-CENTER is Russia's leading registrar and hosting provider, as well as one of the oldest domain registrars in the country. It is the largest registrar for the .ru, .su, and .pФ domains. The company provides a full range of registration services and domain names support; as the market leader, the RU-CENTER the first auction services (2007) and domain name parking services (2008) available in Russia.
RU-CENTER was founded in 2000, at the beginning of the formation of a distributed domain name registration in Russia. The progenitor of the RU-CENTER was the Russian Institute for Public Networks,[1] an organization that supported the origins of Internet technologies in Russia. Today, the company supports more than 3 million of domain names, serves as the registrar for more than 30% of .ru domains, 60% of .su domains, and 60% of .pФ domains. They have an extensive partner network, with more than 6,000 partners in Russia and abroad.[2]
In 2010–2011, under the New gTLD Program, RU-CENTER initiated the introduction of the domains .moscow / .mockba[3] for the needs of the Russian capital, as well as domains for the cultural and linguistic communities represented in the country (project RUCLID)[4]). The idea of creating a domain for Moscow's cultural and linguistic communities have become the first Russian start-up planned under the New gTLD Program.
This company is recognized as an expert on the domain name market, and publishes Domain names magazine[5], the only industry edition in Russia. In addition, RU-CENTER created and maintains the resource Info.nic.ru,[6] which is the most popular Russian site devoted to domain name industry news. Among the company's other information projects are a database of Russian IP addresses[7] and a statistics website about the registration of the domain names .ru, .su, and .pФ.
RU-CENTER is actively involved in the global internet community, supporting the ICANN meetings and other international events. RU-CENTER experts take part in ICANN Working Groups.
Supported TLDs
RU-CENTER is fully accredited with multiple organisations for registration of respective TLDs. These organizations and the TLDs supported by RU-CENTER are:
- Coordination Center for TLD in Russia for .ru and .pФ.
- The Foundation for Internet Development for .su.
- ICANN for .net, .com, .org, .biz, and .info.
- VeriSign, Inc. for .cc, .name, and .tv.
- doMEn, d.o.o. for .me.
- Telnic, Ltd. for .tel.
- dotMobi for .mobi.
- Tralliance for .travel.
- SITA for .aero.
- Afilias, Ltd. for .hn, .ag, .bz, .lc, .mn, .sc and .vc.
- RegistryPro for .pro.