EuroDNS Blog

EuroDNS will be present during Domain pulse taking place in Vienna, Austria on February 17-18, 2011.

The Domain pulse is the most important event in the German-speaking world for current topics and trends associated with domain names. The event will be hosted by the Austrian Registry nic.at.

EuroDNS is a leading 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.

If you are interested to meet us to discuss partnerships, promotion, advertising or more, please contact sales@eurodns.com

SO registry has postponed the Land Rush phase by a week to January 17th, 2011, for precautious measures with the Land Rush opening on Jan 17, 2011.

The Land Rush, which would originally have started on December 16th, has already been postponed once. The reason for this postponement was the huge success of the sunrise period for this extension which made the registry decides to extend this sunrise period by one month.

Because of this extension the sunrise ended on December 31st instead of on November 30th. At that time the registry decided to postpone the start of the Land Rush from December 16th until January 10th. Due to precaution measures, the registry now decided to wait a week longer before starting the Land Rush. Below you’ll find the new dates:

•    Land Rush: January 17th 2011 until February 28th 2011
•    General availability: April 1st 2011

During the Land Rush everyone who wishes to do so, can register a .so domain name. Registrations will only be completed at the beginning of March since the first come, first served principle doesn’t apply during this Land Rush. So it’s very well possible that 2 or more people apply for the same domain name. If this happens, those domain names will be sold during an auction after the Land Rush to the highest bidder. Only people who applied for the domain name can participate in the auction.

On April 1st, 2011 the general availability will start. From then on, applications will be treated on a first come, first served basis. Everyone who wishes to do so, can register a .so domain name. Should you have any question do not hesitate to check out the .SO TLD page or contact us.

EuroDNS is proud to announce that it has entered into an agreement with ProDNS. As an Authorised Value-Added Reseller of ProDNS, EuroDNS will be offering to its customer the enhanced service of ProDNS unique multiple AnyCast networks!

Whether you are one person business, a small or large business, ProDNS is the perfect choice to protect your data and image at low cost. ProDNS has gathered the latest technologies to offer the best DNS services and infrastructure to fit customers’ expectations for solid and reliable DNS.

ProDNS is built on a Distributed Anycast platform, which ensures the most accurate and regular resolution of your websites, with maximum uptime and no maintenance requirements. By combining DNS offers from the best players in the markets into one single product, ProDNS has created a platform which is ideal for companies with critical businesses that deliver web services.

Stay tuned as more details enfold on the ProDNS offer at EuroDNS in the near future.

Opened since November 1st, 2010, the Sunrise Phase will close on January 31st, 2011. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for all trademark holders to secure their Norwegian-flavored domain names before others can.

Registration requests under the Norwegian TLD .No are sometimes difficult to fulfill due to the strict regulations of the Registry. Thanks to CO.NO, customers will now have the opportunity to display their Norwegian identity on the Internet without any local presence restriction or any limitation on the number of domain names that can be registered by a given individual or company. Worldwide almost 20% of all registered country code domains have the recognizable .co.xx extension. Think of .co.uk of the United Kingdom, .co.kr of Korea and .co.nz of New Zealand: all internationally appealing domain extensions that residents unconsciously use when they are looking for information.45 countries are actively promoting their .co.xx extension as the internationally accepted domain extension. And now you too are able to internationally promote your presence in Norway using a .co.no domain. 

Sunrise period is specifically dedicated to Trademark Holders to give them the opportunity to register their brands as .CO.NO names before the system is open to the general public. As of February 22nd, 2011 the .CO.NO will enter its "Go Live" period. From that moment on, everyone will be able to register .co.no domains on a first come first served basis.

Don't miss on this great opportunity & register your trademark related domain names before it is too late! For more information check out our .CO.NO TLD page or contact our sales team.

From February 15, 2011 onwards, revised Terms and Conditions of Registration applicable for .SE-domains will be implemented.

.SE will be introducing updated conditions of registration (Terms and Conditions of Registration applicable for the top-level domain .se from February 15, 2011) for the purpose of simplifying and clarifying the rules and regulations. The new Terms and Conditions of Registration contain new wording concerning alternative dispute-solution procedures (item 7) as well as a clarification in item 9 concerning the handling of personal data.

The new Terms and Conditions of Registration will be in force from February 15, 2011 and will apply to all registered domain names under the .se top-level domain.

You will find the new Terms and Conditions of Registration on .SE’s website http://www.iis.se/domaner.

If you have any questions concerning the new Terms and Conditions of Registration you can send these to info@iis.se.

.SO Sunrise Is Open at EuroDNS

Luxembourg, November 16th, 2010 – EuroDNS is glad to announce that the Sunrise phase for the new .SO extension was successfully opened and is still available until November 30th, 2010.

.SO is a new extension for Internet domain names that will open a brand new Internet gateway with great flexibility. Indeed customers will be able to benefit from .SO domain names without any local presence restriction or any limitation on the number of domain names registered by a given individual or company.

.SO is the Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for The Republic of Somalia. The technical operator of .SO is the Japanese company GMO Registry while the “sponsoring organisation” of the ccTLD is the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Somalia. GMO registry will be donating a portion of the operating profit to provide necessary aide for Somalia targeting children more specifically.

“This is a great initiative” comments Xavier Buck, EuroDNS CEO, “setting an example of corporate philanthropy in the Domain Name Industry whilst enabling the world to capitalize on the short & catchy .SO extension”

As for other domain name extensions, the .SO registration process is divided in various phases. The Sunrise period, currently held for trademark holders, is open until November 30th, 2010, to give applicants the opportunity to register their brands as .SO names before the system is open to the general public.

The Sunrise period will benefit from the expertise of The IP Clearing House. This independent entity will validate customers’ requests based on their trademark registrations registries, following their submission using the usual EuroDNS.com interface. To be considered as part of the Sunrise Phase, the Trademark must be fully registered by January 1st, 2010.

The Sunrise is not operated on the basis of the first come first served principle but will be followed by a Sunrise Auction Period opening on December 1st where all credible Sunrise applications submitted during the Sunrise Period will be able to bid against other Trademark applicants. This process will be held between December 1st and 15th, 2010 through the Pool.com service.

Sunrise domain names may be registered for a minimum of three years and a maximum of ten years.

Following the Sunrise phase, the .SO Landrush phase will open on December 16th, 2010 and last till February 9th, 2011. The Landrush Period was designed to allow companies and private individuals from all over the world to obtain the very '.SO' domain name they want as soon as possible, in exchange of a premium fee.

As per the Sunrise phase the Landrush is not operated on the basis of the first come, first served principle. Instead a Landrush Auction Period will open on February 10th, 2011 where all identical .SO Domain Names applications submitted during the Landrush Period will be able to bid against one or more applicants for the same .SO Domain Name.

Following the Landrush Auction Period, the Open Registration will be open to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis without any specific requirement. Open Registration starts on March 1st, 2011.

Both Landrush and Open Registration domain names may be registered for a minimum of one year and a maximum of ten years.

.SO domain names must be made up of a minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 63 characters (excluding the extension). Only the Latin alphabet letters a-z, digits, and hyphens will be accepted. Domain names beginning or ending with hyphens, as well as domain names with hyphens on the third and fourth position are prohibited. The policy for the TLD .SO is liberal, there are no restrictions concerning the registrants, no local presence service is needed.
Go & get your own .SO domain names and while doing SO you’ll be helping out children!

Standard Sunrise Registration Price is 75 €. If you wish to Register several domain names based on the same trademark information, the validation fee decreases to 50 € for the second domain using the same trademark.

Customers who have obtained a CHIP code for a TM already validated in the Clearing House, see the price decrease to 12 €. All Sunrise Prices are on top of a 3-years Registration fee of 132 €.

Each domain name registration during the Landrush and Go Live onwards will cost 18 €.
For more information see our .SO TLD page at http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Somalia/so and don’t hesitate to contact our Sales team at sales(at)eurodns(dot)com.


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

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EuroDNS and Dynamic Network Services Inc. (Dyn Inc.), a leading provider of managed DNS services, are entering into Strategic Partnership.

EuroDNS and Dyn Inc. have similar roots in the domain name industry, and share the same culture of innovation and customer-driven services. Their common paths, coupled with consistent industry involvement, created an organic opportunity to work together.

“We had known about Dyn Inc. for a while and had great relationships with many people on their staff” said Xavier Buck, EuroDNS CEO, “We’re excited that this relationship could evolve into a strong business partnership.”

For more information see Dyn Inc.’s press release.

Luxembourg, October 14th, 2010 - As you have already been duly  notified, the  .CN Registry is conducting a drastic verification of the details provided by .CN holders for their domain name registrations.

In order to operate this verification, CNNIC will soon send an email containing a verification link to the email address appointed to the holder of every .CN domain name.

This being, you/your customer will need to read and click on the verification link provided in the Chinese Registry email.

Please be informed that failing to comply with this verification process will automatically conduct to the deletion of your/ your customer(s) domain name(s).

Should you need further information, please don't hesitate to contact our customer care department using the form reachable at: http://www.eurodns.com/eurodns/contactSupport

Thank you for your trust in EuroDNS.

Best Regards,

EuroDNS Customer Care Department

EuroDNS is happy to announce that the first millionth registrations of .SE domain names has been achieved, and is therefore offering a great promotion on any .SE registered between now and October 31st. Grab this opportunity; register your .SE for only 9 Euro, using the promo code: 1MILSE

You can also now transfer your .SE for free.
The number of .SE domains has now reached an historic level, the one millionth being tolkutbildning.se, which was registered via .SE’s registrar, City Network Hosting AB.
.SE currently accounts for about 75 percent of the net growth of the Swedish domain market. In 2009, .SE had a total market share of 58 percent, and among companies with ten employees or more, with own domain names, 89 percent had a .SE domain.
Last year, 87 percent of all Swedish companies with no fewer than ten employees had a website. This is reflected in the fact that two thirds of the .SE domains are registered by companies. Among private individuals, it is also becoming more common to want to have a separate identity on the Internet. (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation)
Many want to have independent e-mail addresses. Registering a domain name for a private blog has also become twice as common in the past three years and new trends in name registration are emerging. “Part of the new motivations for acquiring a domain name includes registering to achieve more successful search optimization” explains Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS.
Many companies that began with one domain name have since registered new ones for various divisions, departments and products. For example, it is also common to have specific domain names for marketing campaigns.
Take advantage of the .SE promotion & be part of it!

For more information on the .SE, please go to:
http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Sweden/Se

EuroDNS will be present during Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C taking place in Miami, FL on October 17-20, 2010.

EuroDNS is a leading 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.

If you are interested to meet us to discuss partnerships, promotion, advertising or more, please contact sales@eurodns.com