dotSHOP (.shop) by GMO

Thank you for coming to the DOTSHOP PARTY sponsored by GMO Registry.

My name is Mark KUMAGAI, and I am the representative director of GMO Internet Group.
As most of you may be aware, GMO Registry has been preparing to apply for “dotshop.”
I am happy to say that many of you, especially those present here this evening, have been very supportive of our idea. The party tonight therefore, is dedicated to each one of you as a token of appreciation for your continued support.
To give you a brief background, our domain registration service, ONAMAE.COM was the first Asian Registrar to be accredited by ICANN in 1999. Today, after 10 years of operation, we manage over 1.2 million domains with 91.5% market share as an accredited registrar.
According to webhosting.info, we are the World’s 4th Fastest Growing Registrar.
Aside from Domains, GMO Internet Group provides Hosting, Online Commerce Solutions, Payment Gateway, and SSL, all of which are infrastructure essential to daily lives. With 57 group entities, we are proud to say that our services lead the domestic market not only by the amount of share, but by the quality of service.
As our businesses have grown, so have the figures; we predict our Revenue this year to be 42 Billion Yen or 462 Million US Dollars, and our Operating Profit to be 5.2 Billion Yen, or 57 Million US Dollars.
Through operations of new gTLDs and the aiding for ccTLDs, GMO Registry is determined to do whatever it can for the development of Internet. Within this past year, GMO Registry has already seen some success.
As for us, we will apply for “.shop” as a new gTLD, through which we hope to provide solutions to the increasing demand for online shopping. Your continued support and cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
We understand that there is an issue regarding “Vertical Integration.” However, we believe that it is important for all of us to come together and make sure that the process goes through to start new history for the internet.
As one of the leading internet corporations of Asia, GMO Internet Group will continue to support the society through the internet by improving the internet life with “.shop”.I thank you for your attention, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the evening.
Thank you.