Fundació puntCAT, which runs the .cat domain registry, has announced (Catalan) that they're seeking to hire a general manager. The role, which will be based at the registry's HQ in Barcelona, is open for applications until the end of April. They're using a recruitment agency that specialises in IT to help fill the role. Obviously you'd need to speak Catalan if you … [Read more...] about DotCat Registry Operator Hiring General Manager
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PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
PIR, the registry operator for .org, as well as .ong and .ngo, has announced who their new CEO will be. The previous CEO, Brian Cute, left the company several months ago and Jay Daley had been serving as interim CEO. Industry veteran Jonathan Nevett, who was most recently with Donuts, has been named as the new PIR CEO effective December 17th. Here's the full … [Read more...] about PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
CENTR Hiring a Communications Manager
Do you like domain names? Want to work in Brussels? CENTR is hiring a Communications Manager to be based at their Brussels HQ. The role sounds like it could be an interesting one for the right kind of candidate: Design and implement a communication strategy in line with CENTR’s Strategic Plan Content editing, writing, publication and distribution through … [Read more...] about CENTR Hiring a Communications Manager
Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million
Centralnic's merger with KeyDrive SA, parent company to Key Systems, was officially announced this morning. The deal will see Centralnic acquire KeyDrive's entire share capital for a total of $36.5 35.8 million. KeyDrive is the parent company of Key Systems, RRP Proxy and Moniker, as well as corporate registrar Brand Shelter. While the companies, with the exception of … [Read more...] about Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million
Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Andrew and Kevin both covered the acquisition of the .travel TLD by Donuts, which was announced earlier today. What will Donuts do with it? I suspect they'll try to make it as easy to register a .travel domain name as possible, though they might like to keep some level of "certification". What that'll look like is hard to say and what they'll be able to get out of either … [Read more...] about Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
PIR Board Seats up for Grabs
PIR, which runs the .org domain name registry, is currently seeking applicants for positions on their board of directors. There are three positions available, one which starts immediately and two whose terms runs from the middle of 2018. Board positions have a 3 year term. If you're interested the nominations are open until February 1st, with the chosen board members … [Read more...] about PIR Board Seats up for Grabs
RegistrarStats Going Dark
RegistrarStats has been around for years. It was one of the better sources of information about domain registry market share, trends and, of course, statistics on registrars. It was. It hasn't been for quite some time. When the site was first made available most, if not all, of the data was available for free. If my memory serves me well the site also offered custom reports, … [Read more...] about RegistrarStats Going Dark
Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?
The .wed TLD could end up getting divorced from ICANN. The .wed domain extension has always been a bit of an odd fish. The people behind it were convinced that their business model was viable and that people would want to register .wed domains in very high volumes. Because of this "demand" the registry's pricing model made it prohibitive to register a .wed domain name for … [Read more...] about Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?
DotEUS Registry Writes to ICANN in Solidarity with PuntCat
The situation in Barcelona and the .cat registry is still developing. One of the other gTLD registries based in Spain .eus, which is aimed at the Basque language and culture, has come out in solidarity with .cat. In a letter addressed to ICANN CEO Göran Marby the CEO of .EUS Josu Waliño raises concerns about the handling of .cat by the local authorities and calls on ICANN to … [Read more...] about DotEUS Registry Writes to ICANN in Solidarity with PuntCat
DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police
The offices of the .cat registry were raided by Spanish police this morning. The Guardia Civil officers entered the .cat registry's offices around 9am local time this morning and have seized all computers in the domain registry's offices in downtown Barcelona. The move comes a couple of days after a Spanish court ordered the domain registry to take down all .cat domain … [Read more...] about DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police