LogicBoxes
Encyclopedia
LogicBoxes is a web products and consulting company that specializes in providing private labeled, web presence and communication applications to ICANN
Registrar
s, Large Web Hosts, Domain Resellers, ISPs and Telcos. In addition, it also offers consulting and a turnkey SaaS
platform which provides end-to-end business automation to its clients.
It is a business unit of the Directi
Group and was founded in 2003 by Bhavin Turakhia
.
It provides ERP
solutions that handle sales, marketing, finance, billing and provisioning automation for domain registrars. Registrars can connect to gTLDs and ccTLD registries through their platforms.
It is based in Mumbai, India and operates out of the Directi Headquarters, Directiplex.
LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.
Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes, has served as the chairman of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (formerly the Registrar Constituency). He served as the chair for two successive terms, and is the youngest elected chair to date.
of supporting malware and illegal online pharmacies. This was later proved false. Shortly thereafter, HostExploit and Knujon released a joint statement with Directi, which spoke of their common goal of combating abuse on the Internet.
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
Registrar
Registrar
A registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. Registrar may also refer to:-Government records:* Recorder of deeds, government office which maintains public records related to real estate...
s, Large Web Hosts, Domain Resellers, ISPs and Telcos. In addition, it also offers consulting and a turnkey SaaS
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
platform which provides end-to-end business automation to its clients.
It is a business unit of the Directi
Directi
Direct is an internet domain registrar and web hosting company, and was the first ICANN-accredited registrar in India. Directi was started by Bhavin Turakhia and his brother Divyank Turakhia in 1998...
Group and was founded in 2003 by Bhavin Turakhia
Bhavin Turakhia
Bhavin Turakhia is an Indian Internet entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of Directi, a web products company he started in 1998. Directi is a technology conglomerate and the parent company of ResellerClub, LogicBoxes, Skenzo, CodeChef,. pw and WebHosting.info.Turakhia is responsible for the vision,...
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It provides ERP
ERP
- Economics :* Economic Report of the President, published annually by the United States President's Council of Economic Advisors on recent economic activity and future policies and predictions...
solutions that handle sales, marketing, finance, billing and provisioning automation for domain registrars. Registrars can connect to gTLDs and ccTLD registries through their platforms.
It is based in Mumbai, India and operates out of the Directi Headquarters, Directiplex.
LogicBoxes also has employees in China, UAE and USA as part of the resources it shares with the Directi Group.
Figures
In the first quarter of 2011,LogicBoxes powered over 5 million domains through 85+ registrars in 32 countries. It is currently the largest outsourced registrar platform provider, and one of the few companies that works exclusively in this specialization.Company History
LogicBoxes was launched in 2003 as a separate business unit of Directi, with the aim to provide registrar software to Directi’s in-house domain registrar, ResellerClub, and other registrars. It was the first business automation solution for registrars and is currently the largest.Industry Involvement
LogicBoxes is a frequent sponsor of ICANN Meetings, and is a strong supporter of the domain name community.Bhavin Turakhia, CEO of LogicBoxes, has served as the chairman of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (formerly the Registrar Constituency). He served as the chair for two successive terms, and is the youngest elected chair to date.
Products and Services
- ICANN Consultancy- LogicBoxes consults domain resellers, web hosts, ISPs and telcos on gaining ICANN accreditation. To date they have accredited over 85 registrars. At HostingConHostingConHostingCon is a trade show and computer conference for professionals in the web hosting, software as a service and hosted services industries. It is the largest event of its kind in the world, bringing together industry professionals to learn about the latest advances in related technology,...
, in August 2009, LogicBoxes unveiled Accreditation.com, a division that exclusively assists clients achieve ICANN Accreditation.
- Domain Registry Services- LogicBoxes provides registrar software to ccTLDs registries to help them set-up a local, or their own, registrar. They have worked with .mn.mn.mn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mongolia. It is administered by .MN, Registry, Datacom.The domain name is composed of the consonants in the first syllable of the country name. The .MN registry is operated under the Thick Registry model. Administrative, Billing, Technical and...
, and .coop.coopThe domain coop is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support co-operatives....
. LogicBoxes carried out the domain migration of 27,000 domains for the .co registry from the Universidad de los Andes to the Registry’s own Registrar in 2010.
- Domains Exchange- Domains Exchange is the domain registration product from LogicBoxes. It acts as a gateway for Registrars to directly connect to popular gTLDs and multiple ccTLDs and register domains under their own registrar. The LogicBoxes platform currently supports 50+ TLDTLDTLD is a three-letter initialism that may stand for:* Top-level domain, the last part of an Internet domain name* Tag Library Descriptor, an XML document that maps JSP tags to their handlers or associated files...
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- Web Hosting- LogicBoxes provides enterprise level hosting services to large providers. It launched its unlimited hosting plan in August, 2009.
- Email Hosting- LogicBoxes also offers email hosting to its partners, it launched this new service in June, 2009.
Values
In September 2008, LogicBoxes, as part of the Directi group, was accused by HostExploit and KnujonKnujOn
KnujOn, "no junk" spelled backwards and pronounced "new john", is a project involved in Internet security. KnujOn targets spam at its root, attacking the illicit activities that spammers derive their revenue from. To that end, KnujOn runs an automated spam reporting tool.- History :KnujOn was...
of supporting malware and illegal online pharmacies. This was later proved false. Shortly thereafter, HostExploit and Knujon released a joint statement with Directi, which spoke of their common goal of combating abuse on the Internet.