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EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the .CM Sunrise phase on June 15th 2009 at 9:00 UTC until July 14th 2009 at 23:59:59 UTC.  .CM is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Cameroon. The Sunrise period allows all trademark owners to register at the earliest stage and thus protect their brand name in the .CM extension.

 

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains “We are proud to be part of the launch of the .CM extension. Central Africa does not provide many domain name extensions and this is a great opportunity to expand one’s portfolio. Another advantage is that people often forget to type the ‘o’ when looking for a .com domain name, and having your domain name in .CM could secure a lot of traffic and avoid any misleading use of your name”.  The launch of .CM is also a key initiative in the battle against poverty in Africa. Indeed, for each domain sold, a certain percentage will go the foundation “Flowers in the Desert”. The .CM will also contribute to the development of Internet and e-commerce on the African market and push its expansion.

 

During the Sunrise phase, the minimum registration period is 2 years and applicants must hold a valid and issued trademark at the time of application. If there is more than one valid Sunrise application for the same domain name, the name will be awarded to the registrant with the oldest registered trademark.
Each domain application costs 360 EUR with a non-refundable fee of 60 EUR, including a two years term.

The registry will then open the Landrush period from July 15th, 2009, 0:00:01 UTC until July 31st, 2009, 0:00:01 UTC, during which 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 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!

EuroDNS and its corporate branch, eBrand Services, will participate to the International Trademark Association’s must-attend Annual Event held in Seattle, starting on May 15th until the 20th.

This Annual Meeting is a major event in the intellectual property field, with numerous educational programs, workshops, trademark and law sessions focusing on International topics as well as table topics during breakfast and lunch.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS comments “It is the second time we will be present at INTA and we are delighted to meet with IP professionals willing to learn more about domain name management and protection. Our booth has been specifically designed to allow for the best exchange of information. One on one meetings and demonstrations will be delivered as some surprises! Members of our corporate branch, eBrand Services, will also be present with more to tell about efficient portfolio management and costs savings, while we will take this opportunity to launch two new services focusing on monitoring (www.domainmonitoring.com) and domain name recovery (www.domainrecovery.com). In short, this will be quite a full meeting and we are looking forward to meeting you at booth 828!”. EuroDNS (www.eurodns.com) and eBrand Services (www.ebrandservices.com) will present their complementary range of services and products and inform you on domain management, brand and logo protection, domain monitoring and recovery. Michael Kanstrup, CEO of eBrand Services, explains “We are delighted to be part of INTA this year and present our services. eBrand Services supplies professional solutions and consulting for selected corporate clients willing to develop and strongly position their brand on the Internet. We also devise customized strategies for companies, and help them protecting their assets in most countries around the world, while staying cost cautious”.

INTA’s exhibition hall will gather more than 90 exhibitors featuring new products and cutting-edge demonstrations. The networking opportunities are numerous, which makes the INTA Annual Meeting the only place to meet thousands of IP experts and stay current on trademark developments.

Don’t miss this opportunity, come along to booth 828!

About EuroDNS

 EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com  

About eBrand Services

eBrand Services acts as consultant for some of Europe’s largest companies willing to develop and strongly position their brand on the Internet, thanks to its expertise in domain names management and strategies. eBrand Services has offices and local expertise all around Europe.

 

Contact on the booth for One to One meetings: Xavier Buck – CEO, EuroDNS

Jean-Christophe Vignes – Executive VP and General Counsel, EuroDNS/eBrand Legal Services

Melanie Delannoy – Marketing & Communication manager, EuroDNS

Michael Kanstrup – CEO, eBrand Services

Torben Valnert – COO, eBrand Services

Espen Falkenhaug – MD, eBrand Services NL

Silvia Hübsch – Sales Manager, eBrand Services DE

Amsterdam/Prague May 6th – After the successful launch of the .CO.NL extension, the CO.NL Operator is proud to announce that the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) now provides Dispute Resolution for CO.NL Domains through its Online Dispute Resolution Platform.


“.CO.NL always intended to provide a credible alternative while ensuring third-party rights are respected in the name space”, comments Sander Scholten, General Manager, “Our Grandfather and Sunrise periods were designed to allow .nl domain name holders and trademark holders to secure their names on a priority basis and we believe CAC’s support is another major step in ensuring potential disputes are now dealt with in the most effective way”.  The Czech Arbitration Court was chosen in 2005 by the European Commission to act as sole Alternative Dispute Resolution Provider for .EU Domain Names and was recently appointed as a Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy provider (UDRP) by ICANN. Under the mutual understanding between CAC and the .CO.NL Operator, disputes involving domain names bearing the “.co.nl” ending will be dealt with using CAC’s modern online platform, and rulings will be based on UDRP rules similar to those of the .EU Domains.

 

“CAC is proud to welcome CO.NL domain names on its new UDRP platform” comments Zbynek Loebl, manager  of UDRP project of the Czech Arbitration Court “the proven UDRP process is perfect to deal with any potential dispute under CO.NL and our professional panellists are excited to deal with this new challenge”.  The Go Live phase has opened on the 15th April and allows the general public to register any .CO.NL without restrictions or priority rights. The applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis and a local presence in the Netherlands is not required. 

To have more information about the UDRP process, go to:  http://www.adr.eu/
For more information on the .CO.NL Operator, please contact us at info@domain.co.nl or go to http://www.domain.co.nl/.

About the operator:

The CO.NL Operator was established in 2007 to manage the registration of domains with the .co.nl ending. The organization operates under the national TLD of Dutch registry SIDN but has no further ties to the foundation.



About the Czech Arbitration Court

The Czech Arbitration Court is a Not for Profit Organisation based in Prague and attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic.  Established in 1949, CAC’s services include the resolution of domestic and international commercial disputes, with special emphasis on Internet-related disputes.


Contact: Sander Scholten General Manager CO.NL Operator

Email : sscholten@domain.co.nl 

  Contact:Tereza Bartoskova

Senior Case Administrator

Czech Arbitration CourtEmail: tereza.bartoskova@adr.eu

EuroDNS will be part of the fifth Domain Roundtable conference as a Silver Sponsor. This high profile event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington DC on June 14-17th 2009.

Domain Roundtable is an annual conference focusing on domain names and new products, technologies and companies in the domain marketplace. The conference brings together serious players in the domain industry, allowing new and veteran domainers the opportunity to converse with like-minded peers and create an awareness of current industry trends from the people who are setting them.

 

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS, comments “Domain Roundtable has always been a core event for domainers and gives the opportunity to tackle major topics regarding the Domain Name Industry, such as an overview of the market and technology trends or how to increase the domain’s value. We are proud to be one of the major sponsors”.

 

This year's theme is Reaching Beyond: Shaping our Future Together.  Domain Roundtable will offer those, both inside and outside the domain industry, a chance to discuss the future of domaining. By reaching beyond the borders of the domain industry, conference attendees will be exposed to a host of critical issues facing the future of the industry; thus allowing us to outline a path that will lead us into the next chapter of domaining.


For more information on the event, please go here: http://www.domainroundtable.com/  

 

Why People should attend DRT:  
Domain Roundtable has chosen to host the conference in the middle of where many decisions are made, the capital of the United States. Being in this location is providing us opportunities to talk to decision makers about your opinions and views.  There will be ample time for networking and to “pick” the brains of other attendees on how to take domaining into the future.  The conference will also have thought-provoking content with new faces on the panels sharing new ideas! 

The time has come to renew your .asia.com, exactly one year after its successful launch. Benefit from a promotion of 60%, using the promocode:ASIACOM60, if you renew it today at www.eurodns.com.

.asia.com serves as a gateway for the world to reach the major Asian countries including Greater China, Korea, Thailand and Singapore.

.asia.com is also one of the best ways to highlight your presence in the fast-growing Asia region. Gary Millin, President or World Media Group, LLC, says, "The Internet’s ability to connect diverse people, communities and companies will continue to have a dramatic impact on improving the daily lives of people in Asia and allowing Internet companies in Asia to capture much of Asia's future economy.  Having a strong easy to remember domain name is the foundation of your presence on the Internet.   We support companies registering their names at either .Asia and .Asia.com or at both to ensure they lock up their space on the Internet in a region that will continue to experience substantial growth online."

More than 60% of the world population resides in the Asia region and Asian’s governments have been launching initiatives to develop their broadband capability and other leading technologies, which has contributed to position Asia as one of the largest online market.

Asia has become one of the most advanced wireless markets in the world and there is a trend towards making Internet functionality available in a wide array of devices beyond the PC. The value of.asia.com is far reaching and gives companies and consumers the possibility to reach the Asian market differently. It also provides a chance of ranking well within search engines, Asia being a natural word and the .com being the original and largest domain name extension.

Don’t miss the opportunity to renew your .asia.com for only 7 Euros. See here for more information: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Asia.com  

EuroDNS offers 10 free entrance passes. To win one of the passes simply fill in your details by clicking on the link below! The limit date to participate is the 15th May and the winners will be contacted on the 18th May.

http://www.eurodns.com/eurodns/trafficAmsterdam

Take part in one of the biggest events in Europe for domainers. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs 2009 will bring domainers together from around the world, and it is entirely dedicated to ccTLDs.

Hosted in Amsterdam, this event will assemble the Biggest and Best of the Domain Industry in Europe.

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs 2009 will take place 1 - 4 June, 2009 in Amsterdam. The conference will be held at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky located across from the Royal Palace on the Dam.

You may view the current schedule of seminars and events by going to www.targetedtraffic.com/cctlds.

EuroDNS is glad to announce the start of the .mx pre-registration phase on the 1st of May 2009, during which all .mx subdomains such as .com.mx or .edu.mx will have registration priority for their corresponding .mx domain Name.

.mx is the first top level domain for Mexico, and it has just been re-opened by NIC Mexico to allow new registrations. The .mx extension is a great opportunity to open a new market in Mexico.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “the reopening of the .mx is great news and the registry has published 3 different stages to register your .mx directly. Another interesting change is that, as of September 1, 2009, everyone eligible to register a .MX domain name will be entitled to register .MX domains at the second level.”

The Pre-Registration period will start on May 1 until July 31, 2009. During this phase, only the people who have registered before March 1st 2009 a so called “domain of origin”: com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, .edu.mx, or .gob.mx, can apply for the corresponding .mx domain name. The domain names already registered before May 1 will be blocked during this phase, which means they cannot be deleted or transferred.

All registrations during this phase will be for one year and cost 44 Euros.

The Waiting Period Phase will start on August 1 to 31. During the waiting stage, no new request will be received and only the pending requests will be processed. It will be possible to check requests from the first stage at www.whois.mx.

At the end of the waiting phase, the .mx domains assigned will be activated and the domains registered before March 1, previously blocked from being transferred or deleted, will be unblocked.

From September 1 to October 31 2009, the Initial Period of Registration will take place, during which any eligible person or organization interested can request a .mx domain name. A “first come, first served” basis will apply and the registration period will be for one year.

Luxembourg, 9th April 2009 – EuroDNS announces two exciting extra rounds of auctions for the .ME domain names that have not been allocated during the first phases.

The full list is now available at http://www.eurodns.com/MeAuctions. EuroDNS will start collecting all applications from today until the 21st April and submit it to the registry on the 23rd. The auction will then be held during 7 days. 

This April auction concerns all .ME domain names applied for but not allocated in last year’s Sunrise and Landrush Auctions. Another auction phase will also take place on May 14th, but don’t miss this first round, bid now!

.ME has been the fastest growing new ccTLD launch on record with two-hundred thousand names registered worldwide. The .ME extension has a global appeal and benefits highly from the social meaning of the word. .ME has spread fast and has become really popular in the United States as well as in Europe.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS, comments “Looking at the facts and figures of the .ME in terms of registration and usage and compared to other extensions, I have to say that the achievement has been really good. The .ME domain is not only the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Montenegro, but also the most appealing extension for the creation of personal pages and blogs. It has great social potential and will contribute to boost the already heavily used online social networks”. Some great names are still available, with high business value and marketing impact. You just need to go to http://www.eurodns.com/MeAuctions, thick the names of interest to you and add them to your cart! The minimum auction bid for April is 100 USD and 75 USD for May and the minimum registration fee is 24 Euros for 1 year.

If you want to register a new domain name, get a 40% promotion by using the promocode GOME40, valid until the end of April.

For more information, please contact support@eurodns.com

We are informing you that the .FI terms and conditions have been modified.

Since the 1st of January 2009, the minimum registration period has been lowered from 3 years to 1 year.