Nexor#Password
{{Infobox company
| name = Nexor
| logo = 150px
| type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|1989}} (as X-Tel Services Limited)
U.K.
| founder = Hugh Smith, Graeme Lunt, Julian Onions
| location = Nottingham, England
| key_people = Stephen Kingan (CEO)
| industry = Computer security
| products = Nexor Sentinel, Nexor Guardian, Nexor Merlin, Nexor Data Diode, Nexor Border Gateway, MMHS
| services = CyberShield Secure
| owner = Stephen Kingan
| num_employees =
| homepage = {{URL |www.nexor.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Nexor Limited is a privately held company based in Nottingham, providing products and services to safeguard government, defence and critical national infrastructure computer systems. It was originally known as X-Tel Services Limited.
History
Nexor Limited{{cite web|url=http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/nexor |title=Companies House}} was founded in 1989 as X-Tel Services Limited out of the University of Nottingham and UCL, following research into X.400 and X.500 systems for the ISODE project.
In 1992 Stephen Kingan joined the business as CEO.{{cite web|url=http://uk.linkedin.com/in/stevekingan |title=Stephen Kingan|publisher=LinkedIn}}
In 1993 X-Tel Services Limited was renamed Nexor Limited.
In 1996 3i invested in the business to launch Nexor Inc.
In 2004 Kingan and Nigel Fasey acquired the business.
In 2008 Colin Robbins was appointed to the board as CTO.
In 2012 Kingan acquired 100% ownership of Nexor.
In October 2013, the company moved its headquarters from Nottingham Science Park to the NG2 Business Park.{{cite web|title=Nexor moves to NG2|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Technology-firm-secures/story-19933729-detail/story.html|publisher=Nottingham Post}}
Nexor customers include NATO,{{cite web|title=Nato Contract|url=http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/releases/c991382/NATO-Awards-Nexor-Contract-for-provision-of-High-Assurance-Mailguards-.html|publisher=Press Dispensary|access-date=22 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=ANWI Contract|url=http://www.ncia.nato.int/news/Pages/130807-NCI-Agency-Selects-Active-Network-Infrastructure-Contractor-for-New-NATO-HQ.aspx|publisher=NATO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822055938/http://www.ncia.nato.int/news/Pages/130807-NCI-Agency-Selects-Active-Network-Infrastructure-Contractor-for-New-NATO-HQ.aspx|archive-date=22 August 2013}} European Defence Agency,{{cite web|title=EDA|url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/20529/print/?SID=4216df41bc1586c67f168a1882d51f5c}}{{cite web|title=EDA|url=http://www.dgmarket.com/tenders/np-notice.do?noticeId=10828143|access-date=22 December 2014|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222181235/http://www.dgmarket.com/tenders/np-notice.do?noticeId=10828143|url-status=dead}} UK MoD,{{cite web|title=UK MoD|url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/35247/}}{{cite web|title=Uk MoD Accreditation|url=http://www.defensefile.com/News_Detail_Uk_mod_accreditation_for_security_provider_3062.asp#axzz2GKyt2nKU}} US DOD,{{cite web|title=US DoD|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/commpower-to-supply-dod-with-nexor-messageware--85625}} Canadian DND,{{cite web|title=Canadian Department of National Defense|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canadian-department-of-national-defense-uses-technology-from-nexor-to-deploy-secure-military-messaging-solution-76553287.html|publisher=PR newswire|access-date=22 December 2012}} Foreign and Commonwealth Office{{cite web|title=FCO|url=http://www.fox-it.com/en/foxfiles/foxfiles-march-2012/|publisher=Fox}} and Met Office.{{cite web|title=Met Office (Slide 5)|url=http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/TEM/ET-CTS06/RTHExeter.ppt}}{{cite web|title=Met Office|url=http://www.sourcewire.com/news/15184/met-office-secures-weather-with-nexor}}
Nexor designed and deployed the first public Internet search engine ALIWEB and the associated robots exclusion standard.
Nexor is a contributor to the Internet Engineering Task Force, having worked on Internet RFCs 1086,{{cite web|url=http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1086.txt|title=RFC 1086}} 1165,{{cite web|url=http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1165.txt|title=RFC 1165}} 1488,{{cite web|url=http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1488.txt|title=RFC 1488}} 1606{{cite web|url=http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1606.txt|title=RFC 1606}} and 1778.{{cite web|url=http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1778.txt|title=RFC 1778}}
Nexor developed a Microsoft Exchange Client for Unix.{{cite web|url=http://fcw.com/articles/1999/08/22/nexor-delivers-unix-client-for-exchange.aspx|title=Microsoft|publisher=Federal Computer Weekly|access-date=22 December 2012}}
Nexor was the first organisation to be awarded the Intellect Best Practice Certificate.{{cite web|title=BPC Case Study|url=https://www.intellectuk.org/index.php/latest-telecoms-newsviews/members-councils/bpc-case-studies/6453|publisher=Intellect UK|access-date=22 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233504/https://www.intellectuk.org/index.php/latest-telecoms-newsviews/members-councils/bpc-case-studies/6453|archive-date=4 October 2013}}
Nexor has run regular demonstrations at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration.{{cite web|title=CWID|url=http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/releases/c99728/Nexor-Brings-The-Latest-in-Tactical-and-Formal-Instant-Messaging-to-CWID-06.html}}{{cite web|title=CWID 07|url=http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk/releases/c991223/Nexor-Supports-ISTAR-Security-Requirements-with-Advanced-Guarding-Capability-at-.html}}
Nexor was the first organisation to achieve TickItPlus{{cite web|title=TickItPlus Certification|url=http://www.tickitplus.org/certification/certified-organisations.aspx|publisher=TickitPlus|access-date=22 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707170129/http://www.tickitplus.org/certification/certified-organisations.aspx|archive-date=7 July 2013|url-status=dead}} a quality-management certification program for software development.
Nexor has strategic partnerships with Boldon James{{cite web|title=Nexor / Boldon James Press Release|url=http://www.boldonjames.com/assets/downloadableFiles/nexor-and-boldon-james-v1-1-updated.pdf|publisher=Boldon James|access-date=22 December 2012}} and QinetiQ.{{cite web|title=Nexor / QinetiQ Press Release|url=http://www.qinetiq.com/news/PressReleases/Pages/QinetiQ-and-Nexor-Announce-Strategic-Partnership.aspx|publisher=QinetiQ|access-date=22 December 2012}}
Nexor's Data Diode product is supplied via an OEM relationship with Fox-IT.
Nexor is a supplier of the UK Government G-Cloud Cloudstore,{{cite web|title=G-Cloud|url=http://gcloud.civilservice.gov.uk/cloudstore/}} and an Official cyber security supplier to the UK Government.{{cite web|title=Official Supplier to HMG|date=8 January 2021 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cyber-security-supplier-to-government-scheme/cyber-security-supplier-to-government-scheme-list-of-participating-companies|publisher=UK Government}}
Nexor won 2013 DSEi innovation challenge.{{cite web|title=DSEi innovation award|url=http://www.nexor.com/nexor-2ic-and-dytecna-win-dsei-innovation-challenge-dynamic-battlefield-interoperability-solution|access-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926094037/http://www.nexor.com/nexor-2ic-and-dytecna-win-dsei-innovation-challenge-dynamic-battlefield-interoperability-solution|archive-date=26 September 2013}}
Nexor is a contributor to Cyber Champions a community initiative to promote best practices in digital literacy and online safety awareness to schools, youth organisations and interest groups across the UK.{{cite web|title=Cyber Champions|url=http://cyberchampions.org/partners.html}}
Nexor sponsors the Cyber Security Challenge designed to promote careers in cyber security.{{cite web|title=Cyber Security Challenge|url=https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/silver-sponsors.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217045144/https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/silver-sponsors.php|archive-date=2013-02-17}} Nexor was in the first batch of companies to achieve the UK’s Cyber Essential standard{{cite web|title=Cyber Essentials|url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3527693/first-seven-smes-bite-on-governments-flagship-cyber-essentials-scheme/|publisher=Computer World}} and a contributor and industry launch partner to the PAS754 software development standard led by the Trustworthy Software Initiative. In 2015 Nexor launched a consulting arm - Qonex{{cite web|title=Qonex Launch|url=http://www.nexor.com/press-releases/2015/nexor-launches-qonex|website=Nexor|access-date=17 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417225353/http://www.nexor.com/press-releases/2015/nexor-launches-qonex|archive-date=17 April 2015}}.{{Cite web|title=Company Nexor News, Employees and Funding Information, Nottingham|url=https://www.topionetworks.com/companies/nexor-5829635a2c135654a4000003|access-date=2020-09-08|website=www.topionetworks.com}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|title="It is vital to address cyber security from the ground up," says Qonex {{!}} Automotive World|url=https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/vital-address-cyber-security-ground-says-qonex/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=www.automotiveworld.com|date=29 May 2015 }}{{Cite web|date=2014-09-27|title=About|url=https://colinrobbins.me/about-colin-robbins/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Once Upon a Camayoc|language=en}}
Products and services
Nexor is primarily focused on Secure Information Exchange for defence,
governments and critical infrastructure.
Products and services include:
- Data Diodes to enforce one way data flows
- Data Guards and High Assurance Guards to authorise and filter email and data communications
- Cross Domain Solutions and Information Exchange Gateways to enable secure information exchange between secure networks
- CyberShield Secure to ensure secure development and deployment of Nexor's technology{{cite web|title=CyberShield Secure|url=http://www.nexor.com/cybershield-secure|access-date=28 December 2012}}
- Military Message Handling System
= Assurance =
Several Nexor products have been evaluated under the Common Criteria scheme to obtain independent verification of their claimed functionality, including:
- Nexor Sentinel, EAL4+ (Jan 2013){{cite web|title=Nexor Sentinel 3E CC Certification|url=http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/Certification%20Report%20NSCIB-CC-12-34853-CR.pdf|publisher=TÜV Rheinland Nederland B.V.}}
- Nexor Data Diode, EAL7+ (June 2010){{cite web|title=Data Diode CC Certification (Figure 3, Page 7)|url=http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/Certification%20Report%20NSCIB-CC-09-11025-CR2.pdf|publisher=TNO}}
- Nexor MMHS, EAL2 (March 2005){{cite web|title=Nexor MMHS CC EAL2 Certification|url=http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/files/epfiles/st_vid4034-vr.pdf|publisher=NIAP}}
Collaborative research and development
Nexor has been a contributor on the following collaborative research and development projects:
= Paradise =
Paradise (1989-2002) (Piloting a Research Directory in an OSI Environment) was part of the ESPRIT COSINE{{cite web|title=COSINE|url=http://www.cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=296123&pid=9&q=8CDAB2D8B88F9B258F31018846B2F2F4&type=sim|publisher=Cordis|access-date=24 December 2012}} project to establish a pan-European computer-based network infrastructure that enabled research workers to communicate with each other using OSI. It was later prefixed NameFlow-Paradise.{{cite web|title=NameFLOW Paradise|url=http://archive.dante.net/server/show/nav.1792|access-date=24 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820102323/http://archive.dante.net/server/show/nav.1792|archive-date=20 August 2008}} Paradise implemented a distributed X.500 systems, across over 700 DSAs in over 30 countries. The project is documented in the NameFLOW archive{{cite web|title=NameFLOW Document Library|url=http://archive.dante.net/server/show/nav.1662|publisher=DANTE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027054733/http://archive.dante.net/server/show/nav.1662|archive-date=2007-10-27}} Quipu was the major X.500 implementation used in Paradise. Implementations also came from Inria{{cite web|title=Strangers in Paradise|url=http://archive.dante.net/upload/pdf/Stranger_in_Paradise_-_1994.pdf|publisher=Dante|access-date=31 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119231732/http://archive.dante.net/upload/pdf/Stranger_in_Paradise_-_1994.pdf|archive-date=19 November 2008}} led by Christian Huitema and Siemens DirX,{{cite web|title=DirX|url=http://atos.net/en-us/solutions/identity-security-and-risk-management/identity-and-access-management-with-dirx/default.htm|publisher=ATOS|access-date=24 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718124349/http://atos.net/en-us/solutions/identity-security-and-risk-management/identity-and-access-management-with-dirx/default.htm|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}} originating from the Thorn{{cite web|title=Thorn Project|url=http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=295609&pid=1&q=40E9D4C71B8F08924CF7B752CD7D3E71&type=sim}} project, implementing the ECMA TR32{{cite web|title=OSI Directory Access Service and Protocol (December 1985)|url=http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-TR-WITHDRAWN/TR-032.pdf|publisher=ECMA|access-date=24 December 2012}} standard. David Goodman{{cite web|last=Goodman|first=David|title=LinkedIn Profile|url=http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-goodman/0/59/34b|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=24 December 2012}} was the project manager.
MAITS (Multilingual Application Interface for Telematic Services{{cite web|title=MAITS |url=http://www.dkuug.dk/maits/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970626175909/http://www.dkuug.dk/maits/ |archive-date=26 June 1997 }}) developed multilingual interfaces for X.400 and X.500 on top of Paradise.
= Password =
Password{{cite web|title=Password Annual Report|url=http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/pem/password/annual-report.ps.gz|access-date=24 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083452/http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/pem/password/annual-report.ps.gz|archive-date=4 March 2016}}{{cite journal|last=Kirstein|first=Peter|author2=Peter Williams |title=Piloting authentication and security services within OSI applications for RTD information (PASSWORD)|journal=Computer Networks and ISDN Systems|date=November 1992|volume=25|issue=4–5|pages=483–490|doi=10.1016/0169-7552(92)90044-Q}}{{cite web|title=Password Project|url=http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/pem/secude/Projects/password.txt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083458/http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/security/pem/secude/Projects/password.txt|archive-date=2016-03-04}} (1993-1995) (Piloting a Secure Service Within OSI R&D) was a European Community-sponsored VALUE program,{{cite web|title=EC Value Programme|url=http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=prog.document&PG_RCN=177189}} comprising consortia from France (Inria), Germany (GMD Darmstadt) and the UK (UCL and Nexor), to establish a pilot security infrastructure
for network applications for the European research community. The
consortium developed secured applications based on X.509, including the OSISEC PKI. The primary application was PEM, a forerunner of S/MIME and SEEOTI. Goodman of UCL was the project manager, and Joerg Reichelt{{cite web|last=Reichelt|first=Joerg|title=LinkedIn Profile|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joerg-reichelt/b/874/907|publisher=LinkedIn}} was the Nexor lead engineer.
= Eurocoop and Eurocode =
Eurocoop (1991-1992){{cite web|title=EUROCOOP - IT Support for Distributed Cooperative Work|url=http://www.cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_LANG=EN&PJ_RCN=294861&pid=0&q=D6DEA312DE78A9865B198853E7E26ABA&type=sim|publisher=CORDIS|access-date=24 December 2012}} (Esprit III Project 5303) and the follow on project
Eurocode (1992-1995){{cite web|title=ESPRIT Project 6155 – EuroCODE|url=http://publications.nr.no/D-5.4-5.pdf}} (Esprit III Project 6155){{cite web|title=ESPRIT Projects|url=http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/computer-integrated-manufacturing-and-engineering-pbCDNF15375/downloads/CD-NF-15-375-EN-C/CDNF15375ENC_001.pdf?FileName=CDNF15375ENC_001.pdf&SKU=CDNF15375ENC_PDF&CatalogueNumber=CD-NF-15-375-EN-C}} aimed to develop powerful and effective systems for supporting distributed collaborative work. Partners included Aarhus University, GMD Darmstadt, Rank Xerox and ICL.
The approach adopted was to integrate components from a number of existing systems and to develop new collaborative tools based on the study of a large-scale technical application that encompasses many collaboration problems. Single components tools were developed that can be integrated with existing tools and that are able to interoperate with each other. ICW{{cite web|title=ICW |url=http://kingfisher.cms.shu.ac.uk/icw/icw.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970208001029/http://kingfisher.cms.shu.ac.uk/icw/icw.htm |archive-date=8 February 1997 }} was a closely related DTI funded project.
Pippa Hennessy{{cite web|last=Hennessy|first=Pippa|title=LinkedIn Profile|url=http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pippahennessy|publisher=LinkedIn}} was the Nexor project manager.
= Regis and Renaissance =
Regis{{cite web|title=Telemetics for Learning|url=http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/past/nlc1998/Proceedings/Keynote2.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Regis Project |url=http://regis.nexor.co.uk/regis.html |publisher=Wayback Machine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990128032813/http://regis.nexor.co.uk/regis.html |archive-date=28 January 1999 }} (1995–1998) was a collaborative project with Diamond Cable Communications and University of Sheffield to investigate problems inherent in providing regional business communities with low-cost, high-speed access to local information services. Robbins was the Nexor project manager.
The EU ACTS Project Renaissance{{cite web |title=Renaissance |url=http://www.syspace.co.uk/renaissance/AC100/INDEX.HTM |publisher=Wayback Machine |access-date=27 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427160520/http://www.syspace.co.uk/renaissance/AC100/INDEX.HTM |archive-date=27 April 1999 }}{{cite web|title=Renaissance Web Site |url=http://regis.nexor.co.uk/renaissance.html |publisher=Wayback Machine |access-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970712131627/http://regis.nexor.co.uk/renaissance.html |archive-date=12 July 1997 }} (1995–97) was led by Fretwell Downing to develop a virtual vocational training environment, with the
University of Sheffield, Diamond Cable Communications and Yorkshire Cable and delivered to the UK National Centre for Popular Music. Harold Combs{{cite web|last=Combs|first=Harold|title=LinkedIn Profile|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/harold-combs/3/959/a14|publisher=LinkedIn}} was the Nexor project manager.
= iGRC =
The iGRC{{cite web | title = iGRC Consortium | url = http://www.igrc.co.uk/ | access-date = 24 December 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131015073114/http://www.igrc.co.uk/ | archive-date = 15 October 2013 | url-status = dead}} project (2010-2012), was a collaborative project with HP, Assuria, Infogov, Cranfield University, Loughborough University and Birkbeck, University of London to automate threat level and control status changes for real-time management of the complexity, risk and resilience of secure information infrastructure.
= CloudFilter =
CloudFilter{{cite web|title=CloudFilter|url=http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/J020370/1|publisher=EPSRC}}{{cite web|title=CloudFilter|url=http://lsds.doc.ic.ac.uk/research/projects/cloudfilter|publisher=Imperial College|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230235920/http://lsds.doc.ic.ac.uk/research/projects/cloudfilter|archive-date=2012-12-30}} (2012–13) was an EPSRC collaborative project with Imperial College to explore novel methods for exercising control over sensitive data propagation across multiple cloud providers.
= Cross Domain Tactical Service Bus =
A project led by 2iC to deliver a proof-of-concept demonstration for a Cross Domain Tactical Service Bus,{{cite web|title=Tactical Service Bus|url=http://www.nexor.com/userfiles/NEXOR,%202iC%20and%20Dytecna%20Benefit%20Sheet(1).pdf|access-date=21 September 2013}} winning the DSEI Innovation Award 2013.{{cite web|title=DSEi Innovation Award|url=http://www.2icworld.com/news/2013/09/2ic-win-the-dsei-innovation-award-2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109222300/http://www.2icworld.com/news/2013/09/2ic-win-the-dsei-innovation-award-2013|archive-date=2013-11-09}}
= KTP =
Project with De Montfort University to research, develop and implement the use of hardware, as a robust alternative to software in high assurance network security devices.{{cite web|title=KTP|url=http://info.ktponline.org.uk/action/details/partnership.aspx?id=9146|access-date=21 September 2013}}
= CSIIS =
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence established a programme to realise the potential benefits from novel technology to front line forces. A consortium, led by QinetiQ (called Sirius, comprising over 40 organisations) provides the experience and research capability for CSIIS.{{cite web|title=Sirius|url=http://www.csiis.qinetiq.com/Pages/default.aspx|publisher=Qinetiq}} In September 2014, Nexor won the best research poster at the Annual Symposium of the UK Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC) based on CSIIS work.{{cite web|title=CSSIS|url=http://www.iaac.org.uk/media/1346/iaac-poster-2014-csiis-research-presented-by-nexor.pdf|publisher=IAAC}}
= CAPRI =
An innovate UK funded consortium to lead R&D in connected and autonomous CAVs on-road implementation, in which Nexor provided cyber security services.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-24|title=CAPRI: Aimsun wins new role in UK Government-funded consortium to lead R&D in connected and autonomous POD on-road implementation|url=https://www.aimsun.com/latest/capri-uk-connected-autonomous-pods/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Aimsun|language=en-US}}
Personnel and alumni
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Many Nexor employees (current and former) have made notable contributions to the Internet or business community, including:
- Stephen Kingan (1992–present) – Chairman and CEO. Kingan was also a non-executive director of Investors in People (2005-2011){{cite web|title=Investors in People|url=http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/About/Media/Pages/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=14|publisher=IIP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412051001/http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/About/Media/Pages/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=14|archive-date=2013-04-12}} and is a founding member of the Security and Resilience Industry Council (RISC).{{cite web|title=RISC Council|url=http://www.intellectuk.org/defence-and-security-members-councils-groups/3614|publisher=Intellect|access-date=2013-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614111404/http://www.intellectuk.org/defence-and-security-members-councils-groups/3614|archive-date=2013-06-14|url-status=dead}}
- Martijn Koster (1992–1995) – Creator of ALIWEB, the first Internet search engine.{{cite web|title=Martijn Koster|url=http://www.greenhills.co.uk/}}
- Dr Graeme Lunt (1990–2004) — Co-founder of Nexor and creator of the first UNIX X.400 User Agent for Microsoft Exchange.{{cite book|last=Lunt|first=Graeme|title=The XUA Visual Interface|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OPUetwAACAAJ|publisher=Communications Research Group, Nottingham Univ|access-date=2 January 2013|year=1989}}
- Mark Harman (2012–present) – Non-executive Director
- Julian Onions (1990–2013) – Co-founder of Nexor and messaging expert behind PP, author of RFCs 1086, 1165 and 1606.
- Colin Robbins (1990–present) – Technical Director and co-author of LDAP.{{cite web|last=Howes|first=Tim|title=LDAP History|url=http://www.openldap.org/pub/umich/ldap.pdf|publisher=Open LDAP|access-date=3 January 2013}}
- Dr Hugh Smith (1990–2000) – Co-founder of Nexor, while a Reader in Computer Science at the University of Nottingham.{{cite web|title=Hugh Smith, CRG|url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/computerscience/about/history.aspx|access-date=2 January 2013}} Smith became an owner of EIBS,{{cite web|title=EIBS|url=http://www.eibs.co.uk/}} an evolution of the Regis project. Smith died in 2020.{{cite web|title=Hugh Smith Funeral|url=https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hughtsmith}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nexor.com/ Nexor Corporate Web Site]
- [http://www.qonex.com/ Qonex - Nexor's consulting division]
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