NetNames
| Industry | Domain name registration |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Ivan Pope |
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Fate | Fully absorbed intoCSC Digital Brand Services |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | www |
NetNameswas a British company that provided onlinebrand protection,as well asdomain namemanagement and acquisition services. It was the first specialistdomain name registrationcompany. Founded in 1997, it ceased trading under its original name after acquisition byCSC Digital Brand Services.[1]
History
[edit]NetNames Ltd was founded as part of Webmedia Group byIvan Popein 1996 and demerged from it in 1997. NetNames invented and developed the concept of a standalone commercial domain name registration service which would sell domain registration and other associated services to the public.[citation needed]
Netnames was acquired by NetBenefit plc in 1995 and renamed to Group NBT plc in 2004, the company officially consolidated all its corporate brands under the NetNames banner in January 2013.[2]
In 2011, NetNames was bought by private equity firmHG Capitaland delisted from the Alternative Investment Market.[3]The following year, NetBenefit ltd, NetNames’ managed hosting division, was sold to Canadian IT infrastructure providerPeer 1Hosting.[4]
In 2016 NetNames was sold byHgCapitalto US business services outfit CSC Global for an undisclosed sum.[5]In 2018 CSC absorbed the NetNames brand into its own and NetNames stopped operating as a standalone entity.
Locations
[edit]The company was headquartered in London, with offices in Cambridge, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Munich, New York, San Francisco, Melbourne and Singapore.[1]
A series of global acquisitions made NetNames “one of the world’s largest corporate domain name management and online brand protection specialists”.[2]Its acquisitions included Ascio Technologies, INDOM and Cedel,[2]as well as WebIP in Australia[6]and Adicio in Singapore.[7]
Services
[edit]NetNames supported more than 2,000 companies globally, including a quarter of the UK’s FTSE 100 firms.[8]In 2014,The Daily Telegraphreported that NetNames had relationships with 240 registrars worldwide and could "have fake websites taken down within days".[3]
Unileverwas one of NetNames’ biggest clients, with a portfolio of more than 10,000 domain names under management for all its global brands.[3]
Certifications and awards
[edit]NetNames was a founding member ofNominet UK,the.ukdomain name registry in the United Kingdom.[1]In 1999, NetNames gainedICANNaccreditation status for domain registration.[9]
NetNames was named as aDeloitte& Touche Technology Fast 50 Winner in 2002 and was recognised again in 2004.[10]NetNames was also selected bySuperbrandsin its 2006/7 Top 50 eBrand Leaders.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Company | NetNames Global".netnames.2018-10-14. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2018.Retrieved2020-06-17.
- ^abcGroup NBT becomes NetNames.Realwire. January 15, 2013.
- ^abcWilson, Amy (2014-08-05)."New frontier in battle for brands".The Telegraph.ISSN0307-1235.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-03-10.Retrieved2020-06-17.
- ^PEER 1 Buys UK Host NetBenefit for $38 Million.Data Centre Knowledge. June 6, 2012.
- ^Hall, Kat."Domain name bods NetNames netted by CSC Global".theregister.Retrieved2020-06-17.
- ^NetNames Enters Australian Market with Acquisition of WebIP.PR Newswire. April 29, 2014.
- ^NetNames Enters Singapore Market With Acquisition of Adicio.PR Newswire. May 7, 2014.
- ^'Genericide': Brands destroyed by their own success.BBC News Online. 28 May 2014.
- ^Descriptions and Contact Information for ICANN-Accredited Registrars.ICANN. September 25, 2015.
- ^NetNames.Superbrands. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^eSuperbrands.Superbrands. Retrieved September 10, 2015.