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No. 2/ 2013 - 15 years nic.at Dear reader, It is exactly 15 years since the University of Vienna and the Association of Internet Service Providers Austria (ISPA) changed the way that domain registrations were managed in Austria. On 28 August 1998, ISPA founded nic.at as a limited liability company tasked with registering and managing domains with the .at, .co.at and .or.at extensions. In this .at report we would like to celebrate nic.at’s birthday by telling you a bit more about it, looking at all the different parts of the company and introducing some of its “relatives”. Our early days were all about putting the necessary structures in place – in the company itself and within the ownership hierarchies. Until the end of the year 2000, nic.at remained under the ownership of the non-profit association ISPA. But ISPA soon decided to find a more suitable legal format for domain registrations and set up the non-profit Internet Privatstiftung Austria IPA (also known as Internet Foundation Austria), which became the sole owner of nic.at. We take a look at some of the lesser known aspects of this privately established public service entity on page 2. We are always being asked where the income from domain registrations is put to use. The stated purpose of the foundation – to foster the internet in Austria – brings all the loose ends together. The IPA distributes part of the profit to the foundation’s donator, ISPA, and to the University of Vienna, which served as domain registry for many years. But the majority of the surplus – currently around one million euros each year – is distributed by IPA via the netidee campaign to promote development of the internet in Austria in the form of grants. The money is also used to help finance important initiatives such as CERT.at and Stopline – see page 5 for more. On page 6 we reveal that nic.at is more than just a domain registry. In addition to our day-to-day responsibilities, we are involved in a whole host of activities that put our expertise to excellent use. Some of these have led to the creation of completely new areas of business for nic.at’s partner firms and subsidiaries. Richard Wein & Robert Schischka General managers nic.at We would also like to use this special .at report to thank everyone who has played a role in taking us as far as we have got to today: our founders and visionaries, our customers and registrars, the voluntary members of our councils and of course all of the employees who work so hard to make nic.at what it is. We hope you enjoy this special anniversary edition of the .at report! Richard Wein and Robert Schischka Domain registrations | The .at zone since 1998 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1,208,274 1,188,696 1,093,672 939,951 909,287 799,562 722,193 585,765 474,346 384,768 311,859 269,173 224,803 159,676 70,397 31,475 1 million domains 709.032 IDN domains for free Current domain totals: As per 1 August 2013, the .at zone comprised 1,208,274 domains. A total of 118,396 new domains have been registered since 1 January 2013. Credits: Owner and publisher: nic.at GmbH, Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 8/V, 5020 Salzburg. Concept and editorial: Monika Pink-Rank, Graphic design: Imagein GmbH. Photos and graphics: nic.at, ZID University of Vienna Computer Center. Place of publication: Salzburg, August 2013. www.nic.at | 1 All issues of the .at report Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Andreas Schildberger Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Langmantel Domain Name Council Sponsorship Council Dr. Andreas Koman Bernd Hilmar DI Petra Bußwald KR Ing. Martin Prager Christian Mock Sabine Fleischmann DI. Ulf Busch Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Kurt Reichinger Dr. Stefan Köhler Mag. Walter Mika Eric Schätzlein Mag. Ritchie Pettauer Dr. Franz Schmidbauer Dr. Wolfgang Schwabl Dipl.-Ing. Ronald Schwärzler Mag. Maria Zesch Dr. Christian Singer Dr. Constantin Tönz powerful innovations BUSINESS CONTINUITY PE CA L GL AND OB AL Internet Foundation Austria ISE RT RcodeZero Anycast DNS SP EE D Y ICIT PL SIM Visit: www.nic.at, www.netidee.at, domainbeirat.at, www.ipcom.at, www.rcodezero.at, www.enum.at to find out more. Supervisory Board EX is a non-profit organisation (Internet Privatstiftung Austria – IPA) which was founded in 2000 by the Association of Internet Service Providers Austria (ISPA). The objective of the foundation is to foster development of the internet in Austria, and in particular to manage the domain .at in trust for the general public. Other services are provided by nic.at subsidiaries enum.at and IPCom as well as affiliate company TLD-Box. The Management Board is responsible for the day to day management of the foundation while the Supervisory Board – nominated by ISPA and the University of Vienna – is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Management Board and appoints members to the Management Board and the Domain Name Council. The Domain Name Council gives recommendations on basic principles for the assignment policy of .at domain names. IPA supports projects and scientific studies that promote the use of the internet in Austria via the netidee grants scheme. Submissions and applications are reviewed by the independent voluntary members of the sponsorship council. Management Board LO nic.at’s parent organisation, Internet Foundation Austria RESILIENCE Interview with Ernst Langmantel, Chairman of the Management Board of the Internet Foundation Austria (IPA) affiliate company TLD-Box as a high-quality, reliable technical partner for operators of the new gTLDs. And finally, to secure a healthy future of the foundation in the long run. You are also responsible for the netidee grants scheme – what are your priorities in this particular area? You have been Chairman of the IPA Management Board since the start of 2013. What would you say were your three top priorities? Above all, assuring the permanent availability – and security – of nic.at services for the .at zone. We want to position nic.at 2 | www.nic.at I would like to raise awareness of the excellent funding opportunities that are available, particularly among young people and start-ups. In terms of content, I think that internet security and data protection are key topics that play a major role in people’s perception of the internet and its ability to serve society. Also, focuses such as reducing the digital divide and promoting e-literacy and social entrepreneurship are more important than ever. What previous experiences do you consider the most helpful in your current role on the Management Board? I have worked with nic.at and IPA for several years thanks to my position on the Domain Name Council, and I value the level of dedication and expertise offered by the people involved. That is why I am very pleased to be able to contribute to shaping the companies’ future strategy and to help influence the netidee grants scheme in my capacity as a member of the Management Board. I’ve been engaged in the development of telecommunications and internet technology for many years – including the social development side of things – and I can benefit from that now. .at- report NE R AL R ic PR & Marketing M HE rnhard Erler M on ika Pink-Ran an k dra L e t te n b i c hr hl is ti ne r Be er HE er u M C r a S c h l o ßb a DEPA RT S ba OF T T B ar D Office Administration EN A DEPA RT EN A OF AG hard Wein Legal Department D MAN ER GE online at www.at-report.at n e G oll a ck Customer Service a Höllbac he Ca r m e n Pl o n e r OF DEPA RT M T HE D EN A d re r An DEPA RT Ka M th a r ina D e u t s ch An i t a Fi n g e r l o s Pa tr i c i a G i mpl glinde Koch Ka rolin Wallner 15 years nic.at nic.at (nic stands for network information centre) is a dynamic company in every sense of the word – and it has grown in line with its responsibilities. What started out with building up areas such as customer service, registrar support, bookkeeping and legal expertise, grew and grew with the rising number of domains, eventually leading the company to break into new areas of business. In-house IT, research An An dre a G r ub e r gel ik a S tu d e n er ry aH Be ö cük ( in Ka t tin a Suchan and development, operations, information security management and PR and marketing have all come to play an increasingly important role. nic.at is managed at two separate locations by two CEOs: operational matters fall under the remit of Richard Wein in Salzburg, while Robert Schischka is in charge of the technical side of things at nic.at’s Vienna office. Technical operation of the .at zone remains the responsibility of the Vienna University Computer Center (Zentraler Informatikdienst - ZID). re ek Ka Al thrin Kobler ex a ndra Weic kl ph ani Gu ge th a r i n a H a g n ) Ka nz nn e S ie in a S a lz ma St ar t De M r T HE D OF EN A Accounts Department e Schausb d r u n Ze l d e er r The “typical” nic.at employee … … is statistically seen male, 35.3 years old, takes the public transport to nic.at’s Vienna office, has 0.84 children N ic and has been working k Dot-Atee for nic.at for almost 6 years. He is predominantly wearing glasses or contact lenses and drinks 1.3 cups of coffee per day. www.nic.at | 3 NE Ro R AL MAN AG ER GE No. 2 / 2013 - 15 years nic.at ber t Schisch ka Siehe Seite 5 ZID Operations Information Security E lm a r K . Bins s S te y Mo rer AMLE A DE Ma r tin H ol ub Ge • Achim Adam • Clemens Dorner • Holger Englisch • Marcel Grünauer • Markus Heimhilcher • Mark Hofstetter rit z Tanzer DEPA RT M ll R A DEPA RT Ge ade r mach rald er B u t ti n ge Da Th r nie l Weißenbö Registrar Roundtable v.l.t.r. Rudolf E. Steiner (nemox.net), Thomas Frank (flashbrother.net), Alexander König (A.K.I.S. GmbH), Sebastian Röthler (info.at), Stefan Griesmaier (Microlab) and Mario Peschel (InterNetworX) o m a s M e i ke le xa • Valentin Mitoiu • Thomas Ogrisegg • Andreas Papst • Bernhard Reutner-Fischer • David Schmidt • Arsen Stasic M n d e r M ay r h o M c k Ti OF HE HE er ch ler T r R e t te n b a A th e d Wink EN T G ün D 95 percent of all .at domains are administered by registrars. Regular roundtables provide an opportunity for nic.at and elected registrar representatives to compare notes. Roundtable spokesperson Sebastian Röthler explains how it works: “The roundtables are very important: they give everyone the chance to find out about how the other side does things, allowing us to find solutions together. Everyone has different priorities due to their divergent business models and requirements, and we f er OF M Research & Development EN A IT D rhar ar tin S M ic h c hli c ks ae l B r aunöd bie e r d re a fe r R HE HE er An ha rd Rohan n Le nzho M A IN A D R ATION R ic St efa g DO IST ia n Pr o s c hi n M IN is t DEPA RT T T C hr OF D TE M r DEPA RT A OF EN D EN A Vienna University Computer Center Ka K la u s D a r ili o n f rl Heinz Wol try to bring these together under one roof – which isn’t always easy. But we successfully handled one hot potato – the changes to the general terms and conditions – to great effect. Many of the points that have come up over the years have been addressed as a result. I think that we have to strengthen .at in future, particularly in regards to the new endings.” https://www.nic.at/de/partner/round_table/ www.nic.at | 4 No. 2 / 2013 - 15 years nic.at All issues of the .at report nic.at serving the internet community CERT and Stopline nic.at personnel and financial resources are used to help operate two nationwide initiatives: the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT.at) and Stopline, the Austrian Report Centre against Child Pornography and National Socialism on the Internet. DEPA RT ber t Schisch M TE CERT.at was initiated in 2007 as a joint project of the Federal Chancellor’s Office and Internet Foundation Austria (IPA). It acts as a central coordination point for national IT security matters, brings together other CERTs from critical areas of the country’s infrastructure, issues security warnings and provides support in the event of security breaches. As part of the Austrian Trust Circle, CERT.at also promotes AMLE ADER T Ro t thias Fraid l O tm Aa ar Lend l ro n K a pl a n Interview with Dr. Peter Rastl Peter Rastl headed the Vienna University Computing Center (now known as the Zentraler Informatikdienst -ZID) from 1974 to 2010 and was a member of the Internet Foundation Austria (IPA) board from 2000-2010. St efa n Le nzho fe r hr C Ma ka is t er OF HE D EN A Computer Emergency Response Team ia n Pr o s c hi n g St eph an Rich Mr. Rastl, you played a key role in setting up CERT.at in Austria. Why did you foster this initiative? For many years the Computer Security Incident Response Team run by Austrian science network ACOnet was the only security board operating in the country. It was clear to me that we urgently needed a new institution working at a national level. IPA seemed like the best possible choice thanks to their technical expertise, neutral position when it comes to providers and also their ability to use income from their domain registration activities to finance a information exchange between all the key players in Austria’s critical IT infrastructure. The CERT.at security experts have excellent national and international contacts, and the organisation’s director Robert Schischka is also a member of the management board of the global Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). Visit www.cert.at, www.first.org to find out more. te r Ro ber t Waldn er Ch r i s ti an Wojn er project of this nature. So in 2007 we asked nic.at CEO Robert Schischka to build up and operate the new organisation. Did the development so far meet your expectations? CERT.at does its job brilliantly: both cooperation with the Federal Chancellor’s Office and the appointment of Robert Schischka to the FIRST management board are a ringing endorsement of the quality of CERT.at’s work. STOPLINE – Austrian Report Centre against Child Pornography and National Socialism on the Internet. www.stopline.at 5 | www.nic.at Stopline was founded voluntarily in 1998 by the Association of Internet Service Providers Austria (ISPA). The report centre is officially recognised by the Austrian authorities and works in close cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry for the Interior and domestic internet service providers. Its overarching objective is to remove child pornography and extreme right wing content from the internet, acting on information received from the general public. Stopline is part of the global INHOPE hotline network. nic.at is operating the report centre and has provided financial support to Stopline since the agency’s inception. Barbara Schlossbauer, head of the nic.at legal department chairs the Stopline Board. Visit www.stopline.at and www.inhope.org to find out more. online at www.at-report.at nic.at, the domain competence centre In addition to registering and administrating. at domains, managing the name service for .at and providing customer support, nic.at also represents Austria’s online interests in a number of national and international committees and serves as a centre of excellence regarding domains. Here we present an overview of the company’s advisory activities. to take place from 20–21 February 2014 in Salzburg. The Domainrechtstag is a red letter day on legal experts’ calendars, and the registrar day for registrars is another highlight. nic.at also co-hosts the IT Businesstalk event in partnership with Salzburg Research. Domain information services A weekly domain name newsletter, a news clippings service focusing on the latest domain-related developments, press releases and campaigns – nic.at works hard to raise awareness of domains and to publish all the newest goings on from the world of domains. At the moment the company’s Domains Take Things Further campaign provides valuable tips for domain strategies and a special anniversary focus in 2013: comic trio maschek raise a glass to 25 years of the .at extension at www.domainsmachenmehrdaraus.at Lectures and consultancy abroad nic.at experts are always in demand as keynote speakers for talks covering every aspect of domains, from domain law to internet governance, from security issues to voice over IP telephony. nic.at’s specialist know-how is also highly prized throughout the domain world, with developers approaching the company for its consultancy services from places as far afield as Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. nic.at technology is already in action in domain and ENUM registries in various European countries including Norway and Ireland.z.B. in Norwegen und Irland. Studies and surveys nic.at is always among the first to detect the latest trends in the industry thanks to its special studies and customer surveys, such as the 2010 Economic Impact Study of .at Domains (Gottfried Haber, University of Klagenfurt) and the large-scale Domain Strategy Study (Petra Gregorits, PGM) conducted last year. At present Peter Handler of the Vienna University of Economics and Business is hard at work preparing a linguistic appraisal of .at domain names. The results of the previous nic.at studies are covered in the 1/2011 and 2/2012 .at reports, which are published at www.at-report.at Industry events domain pulse, the most important domainrelated expert forum in the German-speaking world, is organised by nic.at every three years. The next event is scheduled 6 | www.nic.at Representing the Local Internet Community nic.at is actively taking part in national and international bodies, such as: