With the possibility of ICANN approving new gTLDs as soon as Monday next week at its Singapore meeting, competition is heating up to provide back-end services for potential applicants.
One registry that is getting into the game is nic.at who announced this week that Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH has selected the Austrian registry as technical partner for their gTLD, citing nic.at’s technical expertise and its long-standing experience and proven track record as the official registry for .AT as reasons for its selection.
“For us it was important to know that we would be working with an experienced and highly professional registry when it came to applying for and implementing the .HAMBURG top level domain. nic.at matches this requirement to the letter,” said Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH CEO Oliver Süme.
Nic.at was obviously delighted with the choice of Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH.
“We are delighted to have secured a city domain in the form of the dotHamburg initiative. nic.at will be there to help the people of Hamburg every step of the way as they create their own unique online identity, said Richard Wein, CEO of nic.at.
The deal will also help the dotHamburg initiative sell their idea to investors with a stable registry behind them.
“The presence of nic.at ensures that the very best registry technology is at our disposal – providing long term stability and safeguarding the future of the .hamburg top level domain,” said Süme.
The announcement comes after the Kingdom of Bahrain selected nic.at to be the registry operator for its ccTLD .BH in early May. In anticipation of new gTLDs, and also to sell its expertise among existing TLDs, nic.at developed their Registry In A Box software to give TLD operators the opportunity to choose the level of registry services they require and to suit their budget.
“We offer a combination of international experience gathered from consultancy projects in a range of different countries, and our modular registry-in-a-box software and service package offers the right custom technical solution for every individual top level domain,” said Wein.