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NCC Group and Minds + Machines Launch Program to Assist New gTLD Registry Operators
24 Jan 2012
NCC Group the world's largest IT assurance/software and data escrow company, and Top Level Domain Holdings (LSE: TLDH.L), along with its wholly owned subsidiary Minds + Machines, a leading provider of back-end registry services and consulting to applicants for top-level domains, today announce a strategic partnership.
Under the terms of this agreement, NCC Group will refer prospective gTLD Registry Operators to Minds + Machines for technical back-end registry services and consulting, and Minds + Machines will refer prospective Registry Operators to NCC Group for data escrow and IT assurance services.
Recently, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") has invited companies to apply for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN's plan would expand the 22 gTLD's currently available, to include generic TLDs (e.g., .shop or .music), geographic TLDs (e.g., .london or .miami) or brand-specific TLDs (e.g., .adidas or .canon).
Minds + Machines is assisting new gTLD applicants with meeting the many requirements for a new gTLD, one of which is to establish daily transfers of domain registration data to a reputable escrow agent such as NCC Group. This solution ensures continuity of registry operations in the event of a physical, technical, or business failure. NCC Group's offering is compliant with both US and EU law, and is designed to meet the needs of all registry operators worldwide.
Antony Van Couvering, CEO of Minds + Machines, said, "The data escrow requirement for new gTLDs means that applicants have to find a proven data escrow provider. We are therefore delighted to partner with NCC Group, who presented the best combination of operational flexibility, technical expertise, reasonable terms, and an easy-to-understand fee schedule. As NCC Group's business philosophy mirrors that of Minds + Machines, we are recommending to all of our clients that they use NCC Group for data escrow."
Tom Scopazzi, Registry Services Manager at NCC Group, added, "Minds + Machines presents a very experienced, professional team that is focused on each client's unique needs. Their registry platform is fast and flexible and works with many business models while maintaining high reliability. We look forward to working with Minds + Machines to help new gTLD applicants with the technical implementation of their new top-level domains, and are grateful that they recognize NCC Group's expertise and innovation in providing registry data escrow services."
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