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EuroDNS announces special promotion on .NL domain extension. Register .NL domain name today with EuroDNS at an unbeatable price of € 3.99. Use promo code PRNL2012B valid for two weeks only!

A domain with .NL makes a web address unique and easy to memorize. It enables individuals and organizations to protect their businesses online and to reach and communicate with audiences in the Netherlands. .NL is one of the most popular country code domains in the world helping companies with local and international opportunities. Any company can maximize their revenues by registering a Dutch domain name which will provide relevant and localized information about their product and services.

The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy that depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is also noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub.

.NL was the first ccTLD ever to be registered. SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland) is the registry for the .NL tld and is responsible for issuing and managing the use of .NL domain names. What’s more? There are no restrictions on registering a .NL domain name. All companies and individuals that have a connection with The Netherlands would benefit from the extension and so will any organization willing to secure their online presence globally.

.NL domain name helps expand ones web profile and corporate image. To register a .NL domain name at a special offer price of just € 3.99, visit EuroDNS here; http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Netherlands/Nl

‘’Our aim is to provide our customers with the best price in the market, hence we have come up with great value limited time offers on specific domain extensions, to be announced every two weeks’’ said Daniel Eisenhut, Chief Sales Officer, EuroDNS. ‘’Now our customers can get their choice of domain names at a price that they have always wanted.’’ He also added, ‘’we would like to take this opportunity and remind our customers that we do a lot more than just registering domain names. We have a large portfolio of generic (gtlds) as well as country code (cctlds) extensions to offer along with premium domains on the secondary market. Additionally we offer various complementary solutions and services such as email and collaboration on the cloud; monitoring and recovering of domain names. We also provide an anycast DNS network through ProDNS, issue SSL certificates and offer domain research services.’’ To assist you with your domain requirements please visit our website or speak to one of our sales representative at sales@eurodns.com

To discover more promotions on domain extensions currently offered at EuroDNS check out the offers page of our website here; http://www.eurodns.com/offers/.

In addition please note that EuroDNS releases new promo codes as part of its monthly newsletter.Check deals on domain extensions such as .LU, .NET, .TV, .INFO, .COM, .NET, in the January’s edition of our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe with us here http://www.eurodns.com/newsletter/ to receive the February issue of our newsletter directly in your inbox.

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. http://www.eurodns.com

EuroDNS, a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions, will be present at Domainfest Global in Santa Monica, CA, on January 31st to February 2nd 2012.

DomainFest Global is a conference held for online marketers, publishers and domain investors to share insights uncover emerging trends and discuss the ongoing industry practices. This conference also ensures unmatched networking opportunities with over 700 internet professionals from 30 countries.

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 and discuss opportunities with our expert on location, Daniel Eisenhut, Chief Sales Officer, EuroDNS, please contact our sales team at sales@eurodns.com to arrange a meeting.

We look forward to meeting you at DomainFest Global 2012 in Santa Monica, CA, on the January 31st – February 2nd.

Since January 12th until April 12th 2012, every candidate with a custom extension is able to file an application with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers) to obtain a new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).

In today's online world there are 22 different generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This list which includes .com, .net, .gov and the recently launched .xxx plus all the 18 other gTLDs will soon be expanded to include all types of words in many different languages. For the first time generic TLDs will be able to include words in non-Latin languages, such as Cyrillic, Chinese or Arabic.

Now any legal entity can apply for its own new gTLD, however, application process is expected to be thorough and exacting. To be awarded a new gTLD, applicants will need to provide a secure and reliable technical infrastructure, as well as demonstrate a long-term ability to enforce policy for and administer the domain. This prerequisite will help reinforce ICANN’s primary mission of maintaining DNS stability and security.

Help is available to make it easier. However, providers such as EuroDNS’ partner OpenRegistry.com offer all the necessary tools and expertise to prepare for a successful gTLD application and operate the extension for the next ten years on their state-of-the-art infrastructure.

As ICANN has begun accepting applications for new gTLDs on January 12th, hundreds of new extensions may be introduced until April 12th, 2012. It is expected that registrations in the new gTLD could be available as early as 2013.The new gTLDs will likely fall into the following categories:

• Brands - Brand owners, such as corporations, sports teams, and other high-profile entities, can protect their brands and trademarks, enhance brand trust, and create new ways to extend their brand and services to partners, resellers, and customers.
• Communities - Groups of like-minded organizations that share common missions, goals, and challenges can promote commercial or non-commercial offerings to better promote, protect, guide, and serve their communities.
• Cities or Regions (Geographic) - Cities and regions can promote greater recognition of their areas, generate additional revenue, and better serve constituents.
• Generic Terms - This category covers terms that do not fall under the previous three categories. Forward-thinking organizations and innovative entrepreneurs could pursue new business opportunities or build their online presence.

By March 29th, 2012, applicants must subscribe into the TLD Application System (TAS) to be able to submit their application. April 12th, 2012 will be the final day for submitting all applications.

This will be a revolution in the world of domain names. EuroDNS plans to offer the most exciting extensions as soon as they are available, in the meantime don’t hesitate to get in touch to see how we and our partners can help!

sales@eurodns.com
info@openregistry.com

ICANN, (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) authorized the principal registries of the .COM, and the .NET. to increase their prices in 2007. Since the revised contract was signed between Verisign and ICANN to maintain and manage the .COM registry in 2006, the price for the most popular TLD in the world has increased consistently over the past few years and on January 14th, 2012, .COM prices were hiked once again.

With this raised contract, Verisign has the authority to increase .COM prices by 7% every year with a 6 month notice to its Registrars. Furthermore, a similar contract signed in June last year for the .NET allows registries to increase their prices by 10%. These price increases indicate that every registrar most probably will have to increase their prices for .COM and .NET.

In these past six years, however, EuroDNS has never increased their prices for the .COM and the.NET and to remain consistent with our prices we offer to our customers, we do not intend to increase the prices in the near future either. As always we only promise to serve you better with the best we can.

What’s more?  EuroDNS is running a special promotion this month on the .NET! So hurry and take advantage of the special offer and book your favorite .NET domain name today for only €5.99 use promo code NLNET12A.

That’s not all; we have many more attractive offers on various other extensions for you. To view our current offers please visit http://www.eurodns.com/offers/

2011 was an eventful year for EuroDNS as we participated in many tradeshows and events taking place all over the world.


The year started with EuroDNS being present at Domain pulse which took place in Vienna, Austria on February 17-18, 2011. Domain pulse is the most important event in the German-speaking world for current topics and trends associated with domain names. The event was hosted by the Austrian Registry nic.at.

On February 22-24, 2011, EuroDNS along with its partner LuxCloud, a market leading provider of cloud computing services, took part in Parallels Summit 2011 as Silver sponsors of the event, which took place in Orlando, FL. Parallels Summit was the place to gain exclusive and comprehensive insight into the lucrative business opportunities with SMBs in 2011.

Concurrently on February 23-25 2011, EuroDNS was Platinum sponsor of Punta 2011, the 3rd International Internet Marketing & Domaining Conference held in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. The conference provided a great opportunity to make new businesses, improve the performance of activities, network with other domainers and helped in updating one's knowledge in all areas of this market.

Shortly after, EuroDNS took part in Domain Roundtable as Gold Sponsors of the event was hosted in the Bahamas on March 1-4, 2011.  Domain Roundtable is an annual conference focusing on domain names and new products, technologies and companies in the domain marketplace.

EuroDNS was also Gold sponsors at WorldHostingDays along with its partner LuxCloud. The event took place in Rust, Germany on March 22 – 25, 2011. WorldHostingDays  – formerly known as WebHostingDays - is the world's largest hosting event.

More recently, EuroDNS exhibited at DomainvermarkterForum in Hamburg on September 8-9, 2011. The show was an opportunity for EuroDNS to introduce brand new domain name related portals including domainAPI and domainReseller.
• DomainAPI offers cloud based webservices that regroup all major lookup, data and transaction functions of the domain name industry.
• DomainReseller offers a single point entry to domain name registration.

That same month EuroDNS was Gold sponsor of Domain Meeting which took place in Warsaw on September 22, 2011. DomainMeeting.pl is the largest domain industry conference in Poland, which targets a wide audience, including entrepreneurs, investors and owners of websites.

Finally on October 14, 2011 EuroDNS was Silver sponsor of the fifth edition of MeetDomainers, a domain investors meeting, which was held in Warsaw, Poland. Indeed MeetDomainers is the perfect place for buying and selling domains, signing contracts and observing new technologies.

After an exciting year of travel, networking and business opportunities, EuroDNS looks forward to a promising 2012. Always a key factor in the domain name industry is keeping abreast with the latest developments, be it the release of new extensions or the latest technologies available, we make sure to do our best to be able to serve you better.

Stay tuned to know more about upcoming events and shows. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here; http://www.eurodns.com/newsletter/

EuroDNS wishes everyone a very happy new year 2012.

2011 was a busy year for EuroDNS and we would like to share our highlights.

Last year EuroDNS customers witnessed the launch of ProDNS, had new extensions on offer like the much talked about .XXX and saw the deployment of Afternic’s Domain Listing Service. Our IT department has been busy working on improving our platform, resulting in the first upgrade being released this week. We also participated in 8 tradeshows around the world, using the opportunity to gather feedback and ideas for 2012. The EuroDNS team also saw internal improvements with a senior management re-organization with the exciting mission to take the company to the next level of success in 2012.

Early last year EuroDNS proudly announced its partnership with ProDNS. ProDNS is built on a Distributed Anycast platform, which ensures maximum uptime and resilience.As an Authorised Value-Added Reseller of ProDNS, EuroDNS is now offering its customers the enhanced service of ProDNS unique multiple AnyCast networks!

You may have noticed we carried out an upgrade to our platform on Monday 16th of January, 2012. This was to ensure the system is capable of supporting our customers for the future and give us more flexibility to enhance the product range, flexibility and usability of our systems. Over the next 12 months you will notice similar changes on other part of our systems and product ranges. The new interface  (internally referred to as ‘v3’) will bring a lot of constructive changes for the EuroDNS website. To name a few that are immediately visible; we now display prices in your preferred currency; USD and British Pounds in addition to Euros and have also integrated payment options by PayPal. You can now make use of our Namemedia API and Domain API and can now also use/benefit from our DomainRecovery services.

In 2012 we will continue to improve our systems, website and products. If there is something you’d like to see us offer, please feel free to email your suggestions to feedback@eurodns.com  and we will take that into account in our future plans.

The year was also filled with exciting promotions and offers on domain extensions. Some popular ones from the year 2011 were .ME, .FR, .DE, .EU, .NL, .BE, .INFO, and .AT amongst others. In addition to the .XXX, the COM.DE (Centralnic.) was also introduced.

In November 2011 EuroDNS observed two important events. First the company saw a top management re-org where Xavier Buck, former CEO of EuroDNS, stepped up to become the new President and Chairman of the Board while Lutz Berneke took over as EuroDNS CEO. The next important event was the integration of Premium Domain Marketplacein the EuroDNS API, through Afternic DLS. As part of this, EuroDNS deployed Afternic’s unique“Instant Transfer” technology for domain sales.

During this period, in response to significant traffic growth and customer feedback, in order to provide our customers with a more robust platform, EuroDNS moved from two nameservers to four in geographically diverse locations.

As we look forward to yet another eventful year and strive to provide all our customers with the best domain name experience, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for being a part of the fantastic year we had at EuroDNS.

Please stay tuned for this year’s events, offers on domain extensions and news by subscribing to our monthly newsletter here http://www.eurodns.com/newsletter/

It is that time of the year again where fun, frolic and festivities surrounds our lives. As we gear up for yet another Christmas, we at EuroDNS would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

As a part of our Christmas wishes we will be releasing our traditional voucher codes. These voucher codes will be valid till December 31, 2011. Don’t miss the opportunity to avail of the latest offers at EuroDNS. We are currently offering great discounts on many domain extensions.

Let us give you a sneak peak to some of these offers;

.AT available for € 19.20 use promocode DECAT to avail of this offer

.ME available for € 10 use promocode IAMME to avail of this offer

.CH available for €17.88 use promocode CHD2011 to avail of this offer

.CO.NZ available for € 27.20 use promocode JACONZ11 to avail of this offer

.COM available for € 10.80 use promocode COMDEC to avail of this offer

.IM available for € 6.00 use promocode IAMIM to avail of this offer

.IT available for € 11.20 use promocode RENEWIT11 to avail of this offer

.NL available for € 11.70 use promocode NLXMAS11 to avail of this offer

.RU available for € 6:00 use promocode RUVDNG to avail of this offer

To know more about our current offers you may visit our website http://www.eurodns.com/offers/

To receive our Christmas voucher codes please make sure you sign up for our monthly newsletter http://www.eurodns.com/newsletter/ here or alternatively follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook before next week.

Celebrating the opening of the .FR domain name to Europe now available for €9 at EuroDNS.
 
On 6 December 2011, AFNIC the Registry for the .fr extension extended eligibility to register .fr domain names to residents and legal entities throughout the European Union. Previously domain holders needed a local presence to be able to register .fr names.
 
This hugely popular TLD currently represents a third of all domain registrations in France with over 2.1 million names registered and the number is growing rapidly.
At EuroDNS we take this opportunity to celebrate this opening by offering a 50% discount to all our customers who will use the promo code SOFR4EU11. By using this offer the extension will be available for registration at €9. The offer is valid till 31 December, 2011.
 
Come be a part of this celebrated moment and register your .FR with EuroDNS here.

NORID Announces Changes in the Complaint Fee Procedure for Registering and Renewing .NO Domains

NORID - the Norwegian registry for Internet domain names - announced recently that as of November 30, 2011, the complaint fee procedure for registering or renewing a .NO domain name will be modified so that a domain holder who loses a complaint in the dispute resolution body, must cover the complaint fee.

As a result to the increase of quota from 20 to 100 maximum .NO domain names applicable to companies and other organizations, the complaint fee procedure has been changed. The modification in the procedure means that a domain holder losing a complaint in the Dispute Resolution body will need to cover the related complaint fee.

In addition existing .NO domain holders might also be charged with a fee that did not exist at the time they registered their domains. All domain holders will be informed about any additional fee so that they can choose not to renew their domain name if they do not accept the change of policy.

The Dispute Resolution Committee is a fast and inexpensive alternative to taking matters to court. It is an independent entity which processes complaints about rights to a domain name or appeals against decisions made by Norid.

Please note that the complaint fee procedure only affects organizations, not private individuals with a priv.no domain. There will be no changes made to the complaint deadline of three years, so domains that are registered before 30 November 2008 will not be affected.

For more information please kindly get in touch with EuroDNS Support team at support@eurodns.com

After the grand success of the Sunrise and Landrush periods, the General Availablity period for the .XXX domain extension opens on Wednesday, December 6, 2011.  From this date the .XXX will be open to all, according to the principle "first come, first served" basis. This means that the sooner you will place your order the better chance you will have to get the name you want.

Members of the adult sponsored community can now apply without pre-existing rights or qualifications unlike in the previous launch periods.

For those who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community, this period is a chance for you to protect your brand and company names as well as your personal names, by applying for a defensive registration.

So hurry and register your .XXX domain name with EuroDNS now!

Opening of the .fr and other TLDs operated by AFNIC to the European Union

As of 6 December 2011, AFNIC the Registry for the .fr extension will extend the eligibility to register .fr domain names to residents and legal entities throughout the European Union. Previously domain holders needed a local presence to be able to register .fr names.

AFNIC (the French Network Information Center) is the registry for the Internet domain names .fr (France) and .re (Reunion Island) among others.

On 6th of December all private individuals and public enterprises will be able to enjoy maximum visibility among French Internet users by choosing a .fr domain name. As one of the largest countries in Europe the .fr namespace is a prospective one. Recently the extension crossed the two million registration mark.  This opening will be a great opportunity to promote the different territories operated by the AFNIC.

AFNIC will also allow European residents and legal entities to apply for the following TLDs which have previously been closed for registration to non French entities;

•    .re (Reunion Island)
•    .wf (Wallis and Futuna)
•    .pm (St Pierre and Miquelon)
•    .tf (French Southern Territories)
•    .yt (Mayotte)

The above will be subject to the same registration rules as the .fr TLD. 

Backed by a naming policy that respects the public interest, strict attention to the rights of third parties, and stringent standards in terms of technical quality, AFNIC maintains the .fr namespace with a high level of stability and performance, ensuring that .fr domain names remain accessible from anywhere on the Internet.

Hurry! Book your .fr domain name today with EuroDNS

For further information about the registration process contact EuroDNS Sales Team at sales@eurodns.com

Meet.Me Sold for $450,000 triggering demand for .ME Domain Names
Recently Meet.Me was sold for a world record price of $450,000 by the MostWantedDomains.com Brokers. This has raised the bar for the other .ME domain names especially the domains with verbs, call to action type of domains as well as other bang on domains, in other words; .ME is competing with the supremacy of the .COM.

The Domain was jointly owned by Worldwide Media, Inc., Rick Schwartz and Ammar Kubba. The name was acquired at a TRAFFIC auction for $5,890 just over three years ago. This sale was ranked the 7th highest sale of the year on DnJournal.com, YTD chart and the 3rd highest non-.com sale of 2011.

.Me has proved to be a great occurrence in the world of TLDs. With its unforgettable meaning and limitless word combination possibilities, .Me gives a truly personal tone to ones domain name. It is considered a great choice by a lot of people for its uniqueness as it is a domain name that ‘speaks for itself’.

.Me has enormous prospects as it is creative, personal and relatable. The domain's popularity is partly due to its versatility across different languages, as the word "me" has a similar meaning in a number of languages.

Domain names like Date.Me, Marry.Me, Love.Me, Use.Me and Text.Me are unique domain names for businesses and subsequent to the huge sale of Meet.Me, the .ME domain extension is in even greater demand in the market of domain names.

So hurry and book your favorite domain name before the best ones are taken.

Register your .ME today with EuroDNS here!

EuroDNS Announces Launch of Premium Domain Marketplace Through Afternic DLS.

New Technology Gives Domain Buyers Instant Access to Purchases.

EuroDNS today announced the deployment of Afternic’s unique “Instant Transfer” technology for domain sales. Effective immediately EuroDNS’ website allows its customers to purchase a secondary market domain name directly from the Domain Listing Service (DLS) of Afternic. The integration also means that domain name owners registered at EuroDNS wishing to sell their domains benefit from direct access to more than 50 million prospective buyers that access Afternic’s DLS each month.

“Through our partnership with Afternic’s DLS and the launch of the new Instant Transfer technology we are delighted to offer our customers immediate and direct access to premium domain names,” said Lutz Berneke, the recently appointed CEO of EuroDNS. “All buyers and sellers will benefit from the new platform, which represents for domain buyers a ‘one-stop-shop’ to the world's largest domain portfolio, and for domain sellers access to the best global platform for listing their name for sale.

As domain names continue to be the centerpiece of effective online marketing, buyers looking for just the right name for their business are increasingly turning to the secondary domain market—the market for pre-registered domains offered for sale by their owner. Afternic has built the industry’s largest global network for the trading of secondary market domains and
EuroDNS is now fully integrated into the purchasing system. This way, buyers are able to order pre-registered domain names directly from within EuroDNS’ API. All that is required is to add the premium domain names in one’s shopping cart for customers to buy that secondary market domain name instantly. No need to go through any additional administrative measures that other, legacy marketplaces require; the whole process is automated so that customer wishing to opt for premium domains can do so smoothly and effectively following the same simple steps needed for the registration of a primary domain name.

“The benefits of this new service are manifold,” said Jason Miner, the General Manager at Afternic. “Not only can domain buyers start tapping into millions of the world’s best domain names and complete the transaction in record time thanks to this “Instant Transfer” technology, but that very functionality makes domains more appealing to retail buyers because the transaction is effortless, and gives the buyer immediate access to and control of the name purchased.”

With branch offices throughout Europe as well as America and Asia, EuroDNS has established accreditation with over 70 registries worldwide offering more than 300 international domain extensions. EuroDNS customers had therefore already countless options to choose from when registering new domains. With the addition of the inventory of millions of secondary market domains from Afternic’s DLS, EuroDNS will be one of the first in Europe to offer this opportunity for domain buyers to easily search and buy a premium domain name. Likewise the implementation of Afternic’s DLS now enables domain owners to be connected to more than 50 million prospective buyers every month. Following a simple registration process, owners of domains registered with EuroDNS have the opportunity to list their domains for sale on Afternic’s DLS. Doing so will allow the names to be displayed on the search results to prospective buyers at EuroDNS but also under every domain registrar connected to the Afternic‘s DLS, including six of the top ten registrars globally. Such wide exposure brings additional value and liquidity to the domain aftermarket while eliminating barriers to sale, increasing returns for domain sellers.

For more information on NameMedia and EuroDNS, please go to: http://www.namemedia.com and http://www.eurodns.com

About Afternic and NameMedia
Afternic is the industry's leading full-service domain marketplace, delivering the highest sales velocity and highest average sales price to people interested in selling domains. Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at http://www.namemedia.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. http://www.eurodns.com

Luxembourg November 16, 2011 - EuroDNS Announces Appointment of New Senior Management to Support the Company's Future Growth Plans

Effective immediately, EuroDNS has appointed Xavier Buck as the new President and Chairman of the Board while Lutz Berneke takes over as CEO. Reporting to Lutz are Macsen Galvin, COO and Daniel Eisenhut, CSO, Anouar Adlani remaining in his position as CTO.

Xavier Buck has been an Internet Entrepreneur since 1996. In 2000 he founded the DCL Group, a leading Internet and e-commerce company, consisting of the well known Datacenter Luxembourg, EuroDNS, voipGATE, eBrand Services and LuxCloud. Under his direction EuroDNS, created in 2002, has become one of the leading global Internet Registrars. Employing 50 staff in Luxembourg and a further 30 throughout the world, the company offers more than 300 extensions and manages around a million domain names.

Following his involvement with various other companies Xavier’s duties have multiplied over the past years; as a result of his busy schedule he has decided to step up allowing him to focus essentially on a strategy for the DCL Group and giving Lutz and his team the opportunity to take the company to the next level of success with the running of its operations.

Xavier Buck, the new President and Chairman of the Board, comments "We are in the process of rapidly expanding our presence in the world of domain names and want to put in place a team of highly experienced professionals to effectively guide our business plans. This internal reorganization will help us leverage the collective expertise of Lutz, Macsen, Daniel and Anouar”.

Previously CFO of EuroDNS, Lutz, in his new role as CEO, will be in charge of the day to day operations of the company, working closely with Xavier on the various strategies, implementing new policies for development and accelerating growth. Lutz comes from the German High Tech industry and held positions as CEO at GEA and at Bosch Security Systems and as CFO of KUKA Systems. “I thank Xavier for stepping up to his new role and giving me the opportunity to experience the expanded responsibilities of my new position as CEO” said Lutz Berneke. He will also continue his position as CEO of eBrand Services to leverage joint platform and product strategies.

Macsen Galvin has just joined EuroDNS as the new COO of the company. He brings with him over 15 years of core industry experience. In his previous job at Webfusion, the largest domain registrar and hosting company in the UK, he held the position of Development Director, Head of Product Management and Head of Technical Strategy. Macsen will work together with Lutz on the company’s future plans and policies.

Part of the EuroDNS team since September 2011, Daniel Eisenhut as EuroDNS CSO – Chief Sales Officer – is responsible for the company’s sales operations. Previously Daniel was in charge of International Business Development at InterNetX, an international provider of domains and hosting services for resellers.

Anouar Adlani, EuroDNS CTO, will continue to excel at leading EuroDNS IT Services.

After 4 years at EuroDNS, Nuno Soares, former Sales Director at EuroDNS, was appointed the new Director of a DCL Group Company to complete the global strategy of the group and focus on the secondary market.

We wish everyone all the very best with their new roles and future endeavors.

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. http://www.eurodns.com

As of November 7, 2011, CoCCA (Council of Country Code Administrators), the registry provider for the ccTLDs .AF, .CX, .GS, .GY, .HT, .KI, .MS, .NF and .SB will amend the registration policies enforcing registry activation and confirmation.

On registration, renewal or change of registrant (i.e. change of ownership), the administrative contact or registrant will be sent two emails from the registry. One will be a "welcome" message from the sponsoring organization that advises the registrant of their rights and responsibilities as well as the contact information of their registrar; the second will be an "activation" email with a link that the recipient must click on to;

a.) accept the TLD Registrant Agreement and AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)

b.) confirm the validity of contact details provided by the registrar or reseller to the registry.

On renewal or change of registrant the policy must again be accepted and the contact details confirmed within 21 days or the domain will be suspended.

Register your .AF, .CX, .GS, .GY, .HT, .KI, .MS, .NF, .SB ccTLDs with EuroDNS here!

.IN surpassed the 1 million registration mark in October 2011. The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) published the statistics, stating that the 1 million registrations included the second level domains, org.in, ac.in and co.in, as well as the .in domain type. This is not a huge number considering the population of India and the fact that a fair percentage of registrants are not from India. Nonetheless, it is still an exciting landmark for the TLD.

In early 2005, INRegistry, the Registry for .IN, had enabled all individuals and legal entities, to register .IN domain names without the need for any local presence. Under NIXI, the INRegistry functions as an autonomous body with primary responsibility for maintaining the .IN ccTLD and ensures its operational stability, reliability, and security. It implements the various elements of new policies set out by the Government of India and its Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

In November 2009, the number of registrations was 550,000 and in less than two years this number has doubled. The potential for further growth is enormous as the growth of India’s economy over the past decade has intensified facilitating the country’s information technology market.

Although India’s economy has grown substantially in the last decade, the technology infrastructure and the economy have not grown at the same rate. India boasts the third highest number of Internet users in the world, with 100 million people online, but this is only a relatively small 8% of the overall population. The country has over 800 million users of mobile phones, about 70% of the population and over 38 million social network users (an increase of over 12 million in the last 6 months).

It is expected that India, with its current economic growth rate will soon become a fore-runner in the information technology market. At the moment India has the third highest internet users in the world after China and the United States of America. 

Register your .IN with EuroDNS here!

On 5 November 2011, the German Top Level Domain .DE celebrated its 25th anniversary. It is the largest country code TLD with more than 14.6 million registered domains and about 3,000 new ones added daily. Furthermore it receives more than 7 billion name server queries per day. Dimensions that go beyond the imagination of even the most visionary Internet pioneer and that have fundamentally changed social and economic communication habits within only a quarter of a century. .DE has been elected by the Internet community as the TLD with the best brand image in 2010.

With more than 14.6 million registrations .DE currently has the most registrations in comparison with other country-specific top-level domains, followed by Great Britain (.UK) with around 9.7 million registered domains and the Netherlands (.NL) with 4.7 million registered domains. 25 years after the introduction of .DE, every sixth German has his own website under .DE. Furthermore, nearly 80 percent of all .DE domain holders are private persons.

.DE marked the emergence of the information technology 25 years ago in Germany on 5 November 1986 - when it was registered in the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) database. With this entry, domains with the country code for Germany were permitted to be registered for the first time in history. Nowadays every second about 100,000 times an Internet address ending with .DE is called up from somewhere in the world. 

During the first ten years, administration and DNS service for .DE were provided by universities. Only in 1988, a German institution, the University of Dortmund, took over administration and care of the first six .DE domains (dbp.de, rmi.de, telenet.de, uka.de, uni-dortmund.de and uni-paderborn.de). In 1993, a foundation was established through the initiative of the then three German Internet Service Providers, the "Interessenverbund Deutsches Network Information Center (IV-DENIC)" to put out to tender the operation of the nationwide name server service. By 1994 the domain inventory had increased to about 1,000 domains and the tasks of the Deutsches Network Information Center (DENIC) were transferred to the data center of Karlsruhe. The number of domains reached 20,000 in 1996. DENIC also was the first country code registry that started to run its name server network completely independently in 2003. And in 2004, the Cooperative was one of the first TLDs that included IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) in their character set permitted for domain names.

By 2011 more than 200,000 second level domains under .DE are currently signed, the most renowned of them is paypal.de. According to a McKinsey study published in May 2011, the Internet sector as a key industry generates 3.2 percent of the German gross domestic product and thus – not only due to a growth rate of 24 percent in the last five years – has become a more important economic factor than the energy industry or agriculture. Even after 25 years .DE is and remains a critical element of this success.

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With more than 80,000 requests for domain names registered by October 31, 2011, the first phases of .XXX ended with startling success. The next phase, the Landrush period, will start on November 8 until November 25, 2011, while General Availability will kick off on December 6, 2011.

Landrush is designed for those members of the adult Sponsored Community that want to secure premium .XXX domain names and guarantees either member the chance to purchase premium .XXX domain names or be involved in a closed auction to bid for .XXX domain names.

The .XXX was launched by ICM Registry (the registry for .XXX) on September 7, 2011 after being approved by ICANN in San Francisco on March 18, 2011.

The first phase or the Sunrise period was to initially end on October 28, 2011, but with the overwhelming demand it received, the ICM Registry extended the deadline by 3 more days.

On October 24, ICM Registry announced in a statement that it had already received over 42,000 requests, more than five times what was expected. A week later the Sunrise period ended with nearly double that amount. ICM reported that 78,938 trademarked and/or pre-owned names were submitted, while 1,524 other names were allocated as part of their Founders Program.
The two stages;

1.    Land Rush, which opens on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, is a restricted 17-day period set aside for members of the adult Sponsored Community who want to secure premium .XXX domain names. They will have a chance to either buy them outright or (in cases of multiple applicants for the same name) to participate in a closed mini-auction where they can bid for the names.  

2.    General Availablity, which opens on Wednesday, December 6, 2011, the. XXX will be open to all, according to the principle "first come, only served". This means domain names with only one application will be simply awarded while those with two or more applications will proceed to a closed mini-auction between the respective applicants.


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The CO.NO Operator seeks Norwegian court ruling to protect its customers.

The Sunrise period for CO.NO domain name reserved to IP rights holders opened almost a year ago. Three months later, January 31st 2011, this opening phase was successfully completed and every approved application was activated. However, contrary to the announced schedule, the Go Live period for .CO.NO registration had to be postponed.

As mentioned in a previous press release, the .CO.NO Operator took this difficult decision to ensure that everything was clarified with the .NO Registry and to offer its customers and registrars partners the best and most stable service. 

Read the full Press Release here!

About CO.NO
CO.NO should not be confused with .NO Domain names as registered by Norid, the Registry of the .NO extension. Norid is not involved in any way with the registration or servicing of CO.NO subdomains. See www.domain.co.no for details.

For more information on .CO.NO check out our .CO.NO TLD page or contact our sales team at sales@eurodns.com

EURid releases 9000 .EU domain names for registration after winning lawsuit

9,000 seized .EU domain names will be made available by EURid on a first-come, first-served basis order over a 48 hour period on 24 and 25 October, 2011.

EURid (the European Registry of Internet Domain Names) will now permit .EU domain names to be registered by anyone eligible whose request is received through a .EU accredited registrar and in keeping with the regulations. Any individual, organization and business residing within the European Union are eligible to register .EU domain names.

In 2006, EURid, ascertained that almost 9000 .EU domain names had been registered by a registrant in violation of .EU registration regulations. Following this EURid filed a lawsuit against this registrant and finally the Court of Appeal in Brussels decided in EURid’s favour.

As per the decision issued on 21 September 2010, the Court of Appeal found that these .eu domain names were registered in bad faith and therefore the registrations were to be terminated. Allowing time for subsequent appeals and legal notifications, EURid is now authorized to implement the final court order and revoke the .EU domain names concerned.

As a result 9000 .EU domain names are now available for registration. To deal with the large number of extensions, all domain names will be released every hour, in chronological order starting at 9 a.m on October 24, 2011.

Subsequent to the opening of the .EU most of these names were promptly registered including many brand names. So this could be your opportunity to own interesting domain names such as;

www.nokia-accessories.eu
www.sales-lentz.eu
www.telecom-paris.eu   
www.mediawelcome.eu
www.ambulance-store.eu
www.phuket-hotels.eu
www.top-home.eu
www.euroam.eu
www.metalrock.eu
www.tourisme-alsace.eu

..and there are 8990 more to go!

You can view the list of all such .EU domain names at; http://www.eurid.eu/files/zheng-releaselist.pdf

To register your own .EU domain name, check out EuroDNS here.

Or to obtain more information about .EU registration please contact EuroDNS sales team at sales@eurodns.com


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