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From Lesley Cowley, Chief Executive of Nominet

Welcome to our third edition of Nominet News for 2007.

The months since our previous edition have been extremely busy, exciting and challenging in equal measure.

At the beginning of June we released our Online Services for registrars and registrants. This major project enables customers to manage their accounts online and lays the foundations for significant developments in the future such as the launch of EPP. In this issue we hear from Jay Daley, Director of IT and Eleanor Bradley, Director of Operations about the challenges and successes associated with the data restructure and project implementation. More ›

Lesley Cowley awarded First Woman of Technology 2007

We are very pleased to announce that Lesley Cowley, our CEO, has been awarded the First Woman of Technology in the 2007 First Women Awards. The awards, organised by the CBI and Real Business magazine in association with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, celebrate women who are trailblazers and pioneers in business - genuine “glass ceiling breakers”.
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Lesley Cowley wins special commendation at Britain’s Best Boss Awards 2006

14 June 2006, Oxford, UK - The “forward-thinking” Chief Executive of Oxford based domain name registry Nominet has won a special commendation at the finals of the Working Families/Lloyds TSB Best Boss competition. Lesley Cowley was nominated by Receptionist Jane Jones, who described Lesley as “a lovely boss”, who encourages flexible working where practicable and gives paid time off for family emergencies.

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