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'''Names@Work.com''' is a | '''Names@Work.com''' is a general web consulting firm which was founded by Antony Van Couvering in 2005. The company is based in New York City, with associate offices in Toronto, London and Seattle.<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref> | ||
==Services== | |||
The company concentrates on helping its clients acquire new top-level domains through the [[ICANN]] process by helping its clients to:<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/about namesatwork.com]</ref> | |||
# put together a winning business plan | |||
# identify revenue opportunities | |||
# raise money from knowledgeable investors | |||
# complete the ICANN application | |||
# publish policies that work for your TLD | |||
# find and engage a reliable registry operator | |||
# find and engage a reliable auction provider | |||
# plan and publicize the Sunrise Period to trademark holders | |||
# engage your community and get public support | |||
# secure political backing when required | |||
# deal with competition and contention | |||
==References== | ==Names@Work and Icann== | ||
The founder of the company, Antony Van Couvering is an active participant of [[ICANN]] activities. In 2008, Couvering commented on the Independent Reviewer's Report which was written by the Boston Consulting Group and Colin Carter & Associates which proposed to reconstitute the ICANN Board. According to Couvering,the entire report was worthless and ICANN should ignore it.Couvering pointed out, "The mind-set, bias, and basic understanding of the authors came from the corporate world, and whether they thought they could set that aside and make a fair assessment, very obviously they could not. The entire document is shot through with unwarranted assumptions, riddled with unsubstantiated opinions, and as a whole has been rendered useful only for demonstrations on how to recycle wastepaper by the authors’ evident ignorance of ICANN’s history or its values."<ref>[http://www.namesatwork.com/blog/2008/12/12/toxic-proposal-to-reconstitute-icanns-board Toxic Proposal to reconstitute Icann Board]</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||