Speed-dating new TLD Registry Providers: Directi
July 24th, 2008
Note: you may want to read the Introduction and Part One of this series for a quick overview of the “speed-dating” process and some notes about the results presented here. Answers are from the registry operator, and don’t represent our independent evaluation.
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Contestant #5 - Directi
(UPDATE: Please take a look at the comments for a discussion of Directi’s involvement in .MN and .ME.)
Directi is the parent company of LogicBoxes (domain registrar/hosting system) and Skenzo (domain parking service), both very successful, full-featured domain name software platforms. Directi has been dabbling with registry services, with involvement in .MN and (soon) in .PW. Now they appear to be throwing their hat in the registry ring in a serious way. As a fast-growing company attracting significant attention and investment (as well as a cricket championship), Directi can sink a lot of resources into its registry systems if it’s so inclined.
| Represented by | Sandeep Ramchandani |
| TLDs currently supported | MN PW COOP DOMEN registrar (for .ME) |
| Provides marketing support | Yes |
| Hosts registry on their system | Yes |
| Open-source software all or in part | No |
| Subscription, per-unit, flat-fee pricing | Any |
| Invest money in TLD? | No |
| Can accommodate complicated business rules | Yes |
| DNS resolution services? | No |
| WhoIs services | Yes |
| Customer profile (registration volume) | Any |
| IDN support | Yes |
| DNSSEC support | Yes |
| IPv6 support | No |
| Help with application, lobbying | Yes |
| Registrar system included | Yes |
| Differentiating factors | Overall range of services - runs gTLD registrar and ccTLDs |
Do you have any experience with Directi? Please leave a comment.
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Tags: Directi, Skenzo, LogicBoxes, Sandeep Ramchandani, new gTLD, new TLD, new top-level domains, ICANN, ICANN application, domain registry
Hi Antony - the information you have on Directi’s TLD under management section is incorrect. Directi does not provide registry services for .ME or .MN - these are both contracts that Afilias maintains.
Please see the full list of TLDs supported by Afilias at:
http://www.afilias.info/global_registry_services
Thanks,
Heather Read
Director of Communications
Afilias
hread@afilias.info
Heather REad | July 25th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Hi Heather — just reporting what we were told. Also, it may not be entirely clear, but for .ME I believe Directi is saying that they played a registrar role.
Antony | July 25th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
This is to confirm what Heather has posted above. Kindly rectify the post. Directi is NOT a Registry provider for .ME and .MN. We simply provide a Registrar platform to them and not a Registry platform
Bhavin Turakhia | July 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Just to clarify further, we do indeed provide solutions to registries, and all of the of the registries mentioned in our responses, are indeed our clients, incl. me, coop, mn.
However, our solution isn’t a registry platform, or a replacement for the software that afilias provides.
Our solution is layered on top of the registry platform, and provides greater marketability and penetration of the tlds.
Sandeep Ramchandani | July 25th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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