EuroDNS announces the opening of the .CM Landrush period, starting today at 0:00:01 UTC and lasting until July 31st. The Sunrise phase of .CM was a real success and a significant number of trademark names have been registered at www.eurodns.com.
During the Sunrise period, all applications will be subjected to a premium fee and an auction system, with a minimum registration time of 2 years. Indeed, in case there is more than one application per domain, the domain will go into an auction system that will be held shortly after the end of the Landrush period. The price for each domain name application will be 260 EUR, including a two years term. The domain extension .CM is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Cameroon. Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “.CM is a significant extension as it covers the Central African region, which does not usually provide many domain names. It’s an opportunity to expand your portfolio in Africa”.
Registering a .CM also allows to protect your name as it is considered to be a typo of the .COM. Indeed, when typing a .COM domain name, people often forget to type in the ‘o’, which can cause a loss of traffic and also lead to a misleading use of the name if you are not the owner of the corresponding .CM name. The launch of .CM is also associated to the battle against poverty in Africa and the willingness to expand both e-commerce and Internet on the African territory. The .CM registry has thus decided that for each domain sold, a certain percentage will go the foundation “Flowers in the Desert”: 10% from landrush auction.
The Go Live will begin on August 1st, 2009 at 0:00:01 UTC. At this point .CM domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis. The minimum registration term is 1 year and the price will be announced soon. The price for the each Go Live registration is 80 EUR. To have more information and register your .CM now, just go to: www.eurodns.com, and stay tuned!
