Overview
- .sew is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string corresponds to the SEW-EURODRIVE brand and is intended for use by the company, its customers and stakeholders.
History
- The applied-for string was revealed on 13 June 2012 (Reveal Day).
- .sew was delegated to the DNS root zone on 13 December 2014.
- Registry/backend provider listed: Afilias.
- Registry operator / manager: SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG.
- Application priority number: 1303.
Usage and Audience
- Intended primary user: SEW-EURODRIVE (the applicant), a corporation established in 1931 that operates under the SEW brand and the legacy domain sew-eurodrive.com.
- Target audiences include existing and future clients, visitors, and stakeholders of SEW-EURODRIVE.
- Industry focus: electrical gear motors, industrial gear and drive solutions for manufacturing, assembly lines and packaging.
- The applicant stated an intention to gradually migrate or consolidate presence from sew-eurodrive.com to the .SEW TLD to make clients and stakeholders aware of the brand TLD.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The .sew gTLD functions as a company-branded namespace intended to reinforce SEW-EURODRIVE's brand identity online.
- Using .sew allows SEW-EURODRIVE to signal official content and consolidate branding (per the applicant's stated migration plans), which can aid trust and brand recognition among customers and partners.
Operator
SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG
Whois
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domain: SEW
organisation: SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG
address: Ernst-Blickle-Str. 42
address: Bruchsal 76646
address: Germany
contact: administrative
name: Legal Professional
organisation: SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG
address: Ernst-Blickle-Str. 42
address: Bruchsal 76646
address: Germany
phone: +497251 75 5278
fax-no: +49 7251 75 505229
e-mail: domains@sew-eurodrive.de
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Afilias Limited
address: 300 Welsh Road
address: Building 3, Suite 105
address: Horsham PA 19044
address: United States of America (the)
phone: (215) 706-5700
fax-no: (215) 706-7501
e-mail: tld-tech-poc@afilias.info
nserver: A0.NIC.SEW 2a01:8840:b6:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.188.25
nserver: A2.NIC.SEW 2a01:8840:b9:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.191.25
nserver: B0.NIC.SEW 2a01:8840:b7:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.189.25
nserver: C0.NIC.SEW 2a01:8840:b8:0:0:0:0:25 65.22.190.25
ds-rdata: 24562 8 2 f058b69dc4842232e352dbe1485dfc257ad1627aee9f4bf4decd967307e30b1d
whois: whois.nic.sew
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.sew-eurodrive.com/
created: 2014-11-06
changed: 2023-08-15
source: IANA
