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    Key-Systems acquires European Domain Centre ApS

    17.05.2017

    The international domain registrar Key-Systems GmbH has acquired the domain business of the registrar European Domain Centre ApS (EDC). In future, the popular European Domain Centre blog can be found on Key-Systems' website.

    Expansion of corporate domain business

    The acquisition of EDC strengthens Key-Systems' corporate domain division BrandShelter which is successfully operating since 2009. BrandShelter supports customers in protecting their company's name, brands and trademarks on the Internet and develops customized strategies for the ideal handling of domain portfolios.

    “The acquisition of EDC is part of our global growth strategy in the field of corporate domains. With our portal BrandShelter, we are one of the leading providers for the protection of brands and trademarks on the Internet”, says Alexander Siffrin, CEO of the Key-Systems GmbH.

    EDC: A former RRPproxy reseller

    In 2003, EDC was founded by Nikolaj Borge and Christopher Hofman Laursen with the aim of registering domain names under any available Top Level Domain in an easy and comfortable way as well as protecting the brand names of their customers worldwide. Since 2008 EDC has been a customer of Key-Systems’ reseller portal RRPproxy.