Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC
Overview
- .hitachi is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The TLD is managed by Hitachi Ltd. as the registry; GMO Registry (Tokyo) handles its technical operations.
- Intended to represent the Hitachi brand online, it provides a dedicated namespace for the company's corporate presence, products and services.
History
- The .hitachi application succeeded in ICANN's New gTLD Program and the string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 01 May 2015.
- Hitachi Ltd. is listed as the registry operator for the TLD.
- Hitachi partnered with GMO Registry to run the technical functions of the TLD; GMO is also based in Tokyo.
Usage and Audience
- Primary users: Hitachi Ltd., its subsidiaries, divisions and related corporate services.
- Typical uses: corporate sites, product and service pages, regional Hitachi entities, marketing and branded campaigns.
About Hitachi (context for audience):
- Hitachi Ltd. is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910; its first product was a five-horsepower induction motor.
- Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi reported $112.2 billion in revenue in 2011.
- The company comprises multiple divisions (examples listed in source): Information and Telecommunication Systems, Electrical Systems, Social and Industrial Systems, Automotive Systems, Electronic Component Devices, Construction, and Financial Services.
- As noted in the source, Hiroaki Nakanishi was serving as president.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: HITACHI organisation: Hitachi, Ltd. address: 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome address: Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 1008280 address: Japan contact: administrative name: Representative Director organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: Cerulean Tower address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512 address: Japan phone: +81-3-5456-1601 fax-no: +81-3-3780-5239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com contact: technical name: Director organisation: GMO Registry, Inc. address: Cerulean Tower address: 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho address: Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512 address: Japan phone: +81-3-5456-1601 fax-no: +81-3-3780-5239 e-mail: newgtld@gmoregistry.com nserver: A.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.192.4 nserver: B.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.194.4 nserver: K.GMOREGISTRY.NET 37.209.196.4 nserver: L.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:4:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.198.4 ds-rdata: 14525 8 2 03ea91ac19aeb9ffa37874a5f0f27f2a04c6eeae162fd7d9c87f083447d31e5f whois: whois.nic.gmo status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/ created: 2015-04-23 changed: 2019-08-20 source: IANA