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			{{short description\|American domain name registrar and web hosting company}}
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	'''~~eNom~~, Inc.''' is a ] and ] company that also ~~sells~~ other products closely tied to domain names, such as ]s, ] services, and ] building software. As of ~~2007~~, it ~~was the second largest ], managing~~ over 8 million domains.<ref name="~~netstats2007~~">{{cite web\|url=http://www.~~domaintools~~.com/~~internet-statistics~~/~~registrar~~-~~stats~~-~~2007~~.~~php~~\|title=~~2007~~ ~~ICANN~~ ~~Registrar~~ ~~Statistics~~\|publisher=~~Name Intelligence, Inc~~.\|date=~~2007~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~2008~~-02-25}}</ref>		'''Enom, Inc.''' is a ] and ] company that also offers other products closely tied to domain names, such as ]s, ] services, and ] building software. As of May 2016, it manages over 15 million domains.<ref name="regstatsCurrent">{{cite web\|url=http://www.cloudhostingzone.com/articles/348800-dreamhost-enom-offer-powerful-new-hosting-doma-service.htm\|title=DreamHost, Enom Offer Powerful New Hosting and Domain Service\|publisher=cloudhostingzone.com\|access-date=2010-08-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812154354/http://www.cloudhostingzone.com/articles/348800-dreamhost-enom-offer-powerful-new-hosting-doma-service.htm\|archive-date=2013-08-12\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Company history==		== Company history ==
	~~eNom~~ was founded in 1997 in ] operating as a wholesale business, ~~essentially~~ ~~reselling~~ domains and other services under their own branding. ~~eNom~~ also operates retail ~~site~~ ~~eNomCentral~~.com.		Enom was founded in 1997 in Kirkland, ] operating as a ] business, allowing resellers to sell domains and other services under their own branding. Enom also operates retail sites enomcentral.com and bulkregister.com.

	In May 2006, ~~eNom~~ was one of the original businesses that were acquired to form privately held ],~~<ref>{{cite~~ ~~web \| url = http://www.demandmedia.com \| title = Demand Media Web site}}</ref>~~ headquartered in ].<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://www.generation.com/2006_05_01.html \| title = For These Sites, Their Best Asset Is a Good Name \| date = 2006-05-01 \| ~~accessdate~~ = 2008-06-01 }}</ref> Within Demand Media, ~~eNom~~ ~~continues to operate~~ as a domain name registrar and as the registrar platform for its media properties.		In May 2006, Enom was one of the original businesses that were acquired to form privately held ], headquartered in ].<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.generation.com/2006_05_01.html \| title = For These Sites, Their Best Asset Is a Good Name \| date = 2006-05-01 \| access-date = 2008-06-01 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070518055501/http://www.generation.com/2006_05_01.html \| archive-date = 2007-05-18 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> Within Demand Media, Enom operated as a domain name registrar and as the registrar platform for its media properties, until separating from Demand Media as a brand of Rightside Group, Ltd in 2014.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://ir.demandmedia.com/investor-overview/investor-press-releases/press-release-details/2014/Demand-Media-Completes-Tax-Free-Spin-off-of-Rightside-Group/default.aspx \| title = Demand Media Completes Tax-Free Spin-off of Rightside Group \| date = 2014-08-04 \| access-date = 2016-06-30 }}</ref>

	In July 2006, ~~eNom~~ bought out competitor ''BulkRegister''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2007/january.htm \|title=The State of the Industry (January 2007): 15 Domain Experts Ponder What Happened in 2006 and Predict What's Coming in '07 \|~~accessdate~~=2009-02-25 ~~\|work=~~ \|publisher=Ron Jackson ~~\|date=~~ }}</ref> Prior to its' purchase BulkRegister was a member-supported service where clients were not resellers, but companies large enough to pay an annual membership fee to acquire low registration fees on their domain name registrations, due to the volume they potentially register. With this acquisition, ~~eNom~~ rose to become the second largest domain name registrar.<ref name="netstats2007" /> ~~eNom~~ ~~maintains~~ BulkRegister as a separate service.<ref>{{cite web\|title=~~eNom~~ BulkRegister web site\|url=http://bulk.enom.com\|~~accessdate~~=2008-02-25}}</ref>		In July 2006, Enom bought out competitor ''BulkRegister''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2007/january.htm \|title=The State of the Industry (January 2007): 15 Domain Experts Ponder What Happened in 2006 and Predict What's Coming in '07 \|access-date=2009-02-25 \|publisher=Ron Jackson }}</ref> Prior to its purchase, BulkRegister was a member-supported service where clients were not resellers, but companies large enough to pay an annual membership fee to acquire low registration fees on their domain name registrations, due to the volume they potentially register. With this acquisition, Enom rose to become the second largest domain name registrar.<ref name="netstats2007">{{cite web\|url=http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.php\|title=2007 ICANN Registrar Statistics\|publisher=Name Intelligence, Inc.\|year=2007\|access-date=2008-02-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143847/http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.php\|archive-date=2011-07-10\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Enom maintained BulkRegister as a separate service until Tucows discontinued it after acquiring Enom.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Enom BulkRegister web site\|url=http://bulk.enom.com/\|access-date=2008-02-25\|archive-date=2010-09-11\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911031433/http://bulk.enom.com/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			In June 2016, Enom officially<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/06/22/850702/0/en/Enom-Launches-New-User-Interface-and-Developer-Experience.html \|title=Enom Launches New User Interface and Developer Experience \|date=22 June 2016 \|access-date=2016-06-22 \|publisher=Nasdaq Globe Newswire }}</ref> launched its revitalized retail experience in a major series of improvements to its developer platform. The changes affected over 14 million domains handled through Enom's channel of partners and resellers, as well as directly through the company's retail interface. The new interface included a revitalized aesthetic involving a new color palette and an updated logo. Enom has a team in Electronic Sports (CSGO, BF3, SMITE) This team has 20 world championships on its records 15 as 1st team and 5 as 2nd team.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2018}}
	==Accreditations and awards==
	eNom is an ]-accredited<ref>{{cite web \| url =http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html \| title = Descriptions and Contact Information for ICANN-Accredited Registrars \| publisher = ] \| date = 2008-05-03 \| accessdate = 2008-06-01 }}</ref> registrar and has been a ] (BBB) Accredited Business<ref></ref> since 2002. eNom has won the following industry awards from domain research corporation ''Name Intelligence'':<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

			In January 2017, Enom was sold to Canadian domain seller ] for US$83.5M.<ref name="GW01">{{cite web\|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2017/rightside-group-sells-enom-domain-registrar-83-5m-canadian-internet-firm-tucows/\|title=Rightside Group sells eNom domain registrar for $83.5M to Canadian internet firm Tucows\|last=Richman\|first=Dan\|date=January 20, 2017\|publisher=GeekWire\|access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="TU01">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tucows.com/tucows-inc-to-acquire-enom-from-rightside/\|title=Tucows Inc. To Acquire eNom from Rightside\|last=Arruda\|first=Gustavo\|date=January 20, 2017\|publisher=Tucows\|access-date=2 March 2017\|location=Toronto, ON\|archive-date=2 February 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044845/http://www.tucows.com/tucows-inc-to-acquire-enom-from-rightside/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* 2002-2008 Best ICANN Reseller Registrar
	* 2005-2007 User’s Choice Award
	* 2005-2007 Outstanding Drop Catcher

			In January 2022, Enom experienced a botched server migration, resulting in all domains using its servers being down for over a 36-hour period. <br />More than 48 hours after the start of eNom's previously announced maintenance window (January 15, 2022, 6am to 6pm PST), where it had been stated that there would be no impact on operations besides users not being able to log into the eNom portal, many eNom customers were still reporting major issues with certain DNS lookups and email delivery. eNom was still restricting the ability to make certain changes, even for users who could log in to the portal.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Down detector web site\|url=https://downdetector.com/status/enom/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Bleeping Computer web site\|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/enom-data-center-migration-mistakenly-knocks-sites-offline/}}</ref>{{cn\|date=January 2022}}
	eNom was named #292 in Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing private companies in 2006.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Inc.5000 fastest growing private companies in America 2007: No. 292 eNom \|url=http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=2006292 \|accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref>

	==Resellers==		== Resellers ==
	As of March 2008, ~~eNom~~ states that it has over 99,000 resellers, of which over 28,000 are active.<ref> </ref>		As of March 2008, Enom states that it has over 99,000 resellers, of which over 28,000 are active.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.enom.com/statistics.asp \|title=Enom Awards & Statistics \|access-date=2008-03-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302023228/http://www.enom.com/statistics.asp \|archive-date=2008-03-02 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	In February 2007, ~~eNom~~ dropped ] as a reseller citing consumer complaints.<ref name=registerfly>{{cite news\|date=2007-02-19\|author=Burke Hansen\|title=Registerfly on the fly, ICANN on the run\|publisher=The Register\|url=http://www.theregister.com/2007/02/19/registerfly_angry_customers/\|~~accessdate~~=2008-02-25}}</ref>		In February 2007, Enom dropped ] as a reseller citing consumer complaints.<ref name=registerfly>{{cite news\|date=2007-02-19\|author=Burke Hansen\|title=Registerfly on the fly, ICANN on the run\|publisher=The Register\|url=http://www.theregister.com/2007/02/19/registerfly_angry_customers/\|access-date=2008-02-25}}</ref>

			== Law enforcement ==
	==Spam control==
			In March 2008, a New York Times story said that Enom, in response to a U.S Treasury blacklist,<ref>{{cite web \|title=ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS \|url=http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/sdnlist.txt \|publisher=] \|access-date=2009-02-25}}</ref> blocked access to a number of domain names owned by a European travel company advertising travel to Cuba. A Treasury spokesman said that the European company had helped American tourists evade the ].<ref name=dropdomains>{{cite news\|date=2008-03-04\|author=Adam Liptak\|title=A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04bar.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=liptak&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin}}</ref>
	], or "junk e-mail," requires infrastructure of which domain names are one component.<ref name="Sauver2008">{{cite conference \|last=St Sauver \|first=Joe \|title=Spam, Domain Names and Registrars \|booktitle=MAAWG 12th General Meeting \|place=San Francisco, USA \|year=2008 \|url=http://www.uoregon.edu/~joe/maawg12/domains-talk.pdf \|format=pdf \|accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref> eNom posts a "zero tolerance spam policy".<ref></ref>

	==~~Law~~ ~~enforcement~~==		== See also ==
		⚫	* ]
	In March 2008, a New York Times story mentions that eNom is known to disable domain names which appear on a US Treasury Department ].<ref name=dropdomains>{{cite news\|date=2008-03-04\|author=Adam Liptak\|title=A Wave of the Watch List, and Speech Disappears\|publisher=The New York Times\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04bar.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=liptak&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=slogin}}</ref> It describes eNom’s disabling of a European travel agent’s Web sites advertising travel to Cuba, which appeared on a U.S. Treasury Department list<ref>{{cite web \|title=ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED
	PERSONS \|url=http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/sdnlist.txt \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref> published by the ] (OFAC). The article’s sources use words varying from “scandal” to “legally required” to describe “how Web sites owned by a British national operating via a Spanish travel agency can be affected by U.S. law”, especially when the operation is as “mysterious” as that of the OFAC list.

			== References ==
	==Footnotes and references==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==~~See~~ ~~also~~==		== External links ==
			* {{Official website\|http://www.enom.com}}
	*]
			* Host Exploit, 10 August 2010.
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	==External links==
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	{{WebManTools}}		{{WebManTools}}
			{{Demand Media}}

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American domain name registrar and web hosting company

Enom

Available in	English
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Kirkland, Washington, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	Tucows
Industry	Domain Name Registration
URL	www.enom.com

Enom, Inc. is a domain name registrar and Web hosting company that also offers other products closely tied to domain names, such as SSL certificates, email services, and website building software. As of May 2016, it manages over 15 million domains.

Company history

Enom was founded in 1997 in Kirkland, Washington operating as a wholesale business, allowing resellers to sell domains and other services under their own branding. Enom also operates retail sites enomcentral.com and bulkregister.com.

In May 2006, Enom was one of the original businesses that were acquired to form privately held Demand Media, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Within Demand Media, Enom operated as a domain name registrar and as the registrar platform for its media properties, until separating from Demand Media as a brand of Rightside Group, Ltd in 2014.

In July 2006, Enom bought out competitor BulkRegister. Prior to its purchase, BulkRegister was a member-supported service where clients were not resellers, but companies large enough to pay an annual membership fee to acquire low registration fees on their domain name registrations, due to the volume they potentially register. With this acquisition, Enom rose to become the second largest domain name registrar. Enom maintained BulkRegister as a separate service until Tucows discontinued it after acquiring Enom.

In June 2016, Enom officially launched its revitalized retail experience in a major series of improvements to its developer platform. The changes affected over 14 million domains handled through Enom's channel of partners and resellers, as well as directly through the company's retail interface. The new interface included a revitalized aesthetic involving a new color palette and an updated logo. Enom has a team in Electronic Sports (CSGO, BF3, SMITE) This team has 20 world championships on its records 15 as 1st team and 5 as 2nd team.

In January 2017, Enom was sold to Canadian domain seller Tucows for US$83.5M.

In January 2022, Enom experienced a botched server migration, resulting in all domains using its servers being down for over a 36-hour period.
More than 48 hours after the start of eNom's previously announced maintenance window (January 15, 2022, 6am to 6pm PST), where it had been stated that there would be no impact on operations besides users not being able to log into the eNom portal, many eNom customers were still reporting major issues with certain DNS lookups and email delivery. eNom was still restricting the ability to make certain changes, even for users who could log in to the portal.

Resellers

As of March 2008, Enom states that it has over 99,000 resellers, of which over 28,000 are active.

In February 2007, Enom dropped RegisterFly as a reseller citing consumer complaints.

Law enforcement

In March 2008, a New York Times story said that Enom, in response to a U.S Treasury blacklist, blocked access to a number of domain names owned by a European travel company advertising travel to Cuba. A Treasury spokesman said that the European company had helped American tourists evade the United States embargo against Cuba.