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Register your domain name in the new Top Level domain extension .DO at EuroDNS!

Luxembourg, December 14th, 2009 - EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the .DO domain extension.
.DO is the Country Code Top Level Domain for the Dominican Republic, a nation on the island of Hispaniola and also the 2nd biggest Caribbean nation with around 10 million people.
Having your name registered in a .DO is significant if you are planning to reach and communicate with the audience in the Dominican Republic. It can also be a strategic move as the word “DO” means different things in different languages. In English “DO” is the most used action verb, with plenty of meanings attached to it and possible usages. In Spanish, “DO” is the end of all verbs in past participle.
Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS says, “As part of our strategy to offer a large range of new and exotic extensions, from country code top level domains to generic ones, we are pleased to launch the .DO for the Dominican Republic. We already offered the second level domain .COM.DO, more centered on commercial organizations. .DO is not only significant for its association to a country, but it also has great marketing potential and has an obvious usage: for example, one could register howdoyou.do, whatyougonna.do”. 
The registration fee for a .DO domain name is € 98 per year and the registration minimum term is of 2 years.
 
For more information, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/topLevelDomain/details/DominicanRepublic/Do





 

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In November 2009 the .uk register passed another significant milestone when it reached eight million registrations.

The 8 millionth domain name lambethsuperhomes.org.uk was registered by Lambeth Super Homes based in London.
This is yet another indicator of continued strong growth in the .uk Top Level Domain, with one million domain names having been registered since August 2008.

For further information and statistics about .uk and global domain name registrations,check out www.nominet.org.uk

EuroDNS has announced one month ago the opening of a pre-registration period for .eu Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), based on a first-come, first-served model. This gives companies and individuals based in the European Union the chance to register domain names that contain non-Latin characters under the .eu domain. 
Until December 10th, benefit from a 50% promotion on your .EU, using the promocode 9EU9.
Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “the opening of IDNs for the .eu is a huge step forwards for businesses and individuals in Europe. This implementation will support the 23 official languages of the European Union as well as the entire alphabets. However there won’t be any sunrise period and as it is on a first-come, first-served basis, it is crucial that customers and especially the owners of a registered trademark register in advance via our interface, www.eurodns.com, in order to secure their names. There are only 10 days left”. 
IDNs are domain names that contain non-Latin characters. These characters include, for example, the Swedish å, the German ü, the Romanian ș, the Cyrillic й, Latin accents such as é and characters from the Bulgarian and Greek alphabets. The characters that will be supported can be found here: http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/idns-eu/supported-characters
Another important technical aspect is the impossibility to mix scripts or characters from different scripts/alphabets in a single IDN, as some characters can look so similar that they cannot be differentiated. The maximum length of the IDN must be 63 characters after it is converted into the ACE string format needed by the Domain Name. To convert your name, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/eu-idn-registration/
On receipt of your pre-registration order, EuroDNS will place it in a dedicated queue following the first come first served principle and will endeavor to automatically submit it to the .EU registry on December 10 of 2009. Besides, there is no additional fee to benefit from EuroDNS pre-registration queue. 
 For more information, please check here: http://www.eurodns.com/eu-idn-registration/

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Luxembourg, November 9th 2009 - EuroDNS announces the opening of a pre-registration period for .eu Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), based on a first-come, first-served model. Companies and individuals based in the European Union have now the opportunity to register domain names that contain non-Latin characters under the .eu domain.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS states, “the opening of IDNs for the .eu is a huge step forwards for businesses and individuals in Europe. This implementation will support the 23 official languages of the European Union as well as the entire alphabets. However there won’t be any sunrise period and as it is on a first-come, first-served basis, it is crucial that customers and especially the owners of a registered trademark register in advance via our interface, www.eurodns.com, in order to secure their names”. 
IDNs are domain names that contain non-Latin characters. These characters include, for example, the Swedish å, the German ü, the Romanian ș, the Cyrillic й, Latin accents such as é and characters from the Bulgarian and Greek alphabets. The characters that will be supported can be found here: http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/idns-eu/supported-characters
 “IDNs are particularly important for .eu,” notes Marc Van Wesemael, EURid General Manager. “EURid supports all twenty-three official EU languages, and our employees come from twenty of the twenty-seven Member States. Supporting the use and growth of Internationalised Domain Names comes naturally to us.”
Another important technical aspect is the impossibility to mix scripts or characters from different scripts/alphabets in a single IDN, as some characters can look so similar that they cannot be differentiated. The maximum length of the IDN must be 63 characters after it is converted into the ACE string format needed by the Domain Name System (source: http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/idns-eu/idn-technical-limitations). 
The start of the registration for the .eu IDNs is December 10th 2009, during which EuroDNS will submit all domain names being pre-registered.
For more information, please check here: http://www.eurodns.com/eu-idn-registration/

Luxembourg November 3rd, 2009 - To celebrate the first year of the .CO.NL existence, EuroDNS announces a great promotion on the Dutch domain name extension. 
Register now your .CO.NL today for only 9, 99 Euros, using the promo code: CONL999, or click here. This discount is available until the end of December 2009. 
Sander Scholten, .CO.NL General Manager, says “this past year has been really hectic for us and it was interesting to see the gradual growth of the registrations of .CO.NL names. Not only were these names registered but they have also been actively used by their owners. Sub domains with the .CO.NL extension stand as a local alternative to the .NL, which has reached 3,6 Millions of domains. The decreasing availability of .NL names also strongly supports the existence of this alternative local extension. Besides, .CO.NL has some great international potential and traffic, and some of the best Key words for your business might still be available!”.
During the first priority phase, called Sunrise, a number of trademarks were registered such as www.podcast.co.nl, www.heineken.co.nl, www.bacardi.co.nl,www.coach.co.nl and www.google.co.nl. This phase was then followed by a successful Landrush and Go Live.  
The .co.xx extension counts for 20% of the worldwide country code domains and 45 countries are actually promoting their .co.xx actively. For example .co.uk has become a highly commercial and popular domain extension, with more than 7 Millions names registered by 2008. The same goes for.co.nz, the subdomain for .nz, New Zealand. The commercial aim of such a domain name extension is obvious and usually fewer restrictions are associated to a .co.xx, which makes it very attractive for an individual or a company not actually based in the country to which the extension belongs.
For more information on the .CO.NL go here, and benefit from the promo, by clicking on this link.

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EuroDNS announces the opening of a monthly promotion for the .ME domain extension. Get your .ME domain name for only 17 Euros, check here!

At the same time, get also a 50% promotion on the registration of your .COM and .NET!

The strength of the .ME is that the extension is not so much about the country it represents but more about the personal meaning attached to it. .ME registry has summarized the extension in one key sentence, “Me is about You”. There are also plenty of catchy names’ possibilities and marketing potential behind a .ME.  A few examples are : networkwith.me, interact-with.me, registerwith.me.  With more than 260,000 domains registered in less than a year, by people from 182 different countries, .ME has become a successful and popular extension

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS, comments “we have launched the .ME in May last year and the results have been remarkable.  .ME offers so many possibilities in terms of marketing and innovativeness for companies, organizations and even for personal sites. To follow this positive and ongoing trend, we are launching every month a 2 weeks promotion. We are starting this month with a 30% off, using the promocode: 17ME10”.  .Me is recognized as “a true phenomenon among TLDs because of its unforgettable meaning and limitless word combination possibilities, .Me gives a truly personal tone to your domain name. If you are looking for a name that speaks for itself .Me is your best choice. Let .Me speak for your online business or personal blog”, states the .ME registry, Affilias.

The impact of .ME on businesses has been significant as they count for almost 60% of the totality of the .ME registered. The arguments for businesses to own a .ME include the possibility to protect the brand and to make it stand out more, compared to other competitors.
To register your .ME now, go here!

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Reach the Polish Market with EuroDNS

Luxembourg, September 23rd 2009 - EuroDNS announces a 50% decrease in the .pl and com.pl prices from September 2009 onwards, as well as a great promotion for .pl during the MeetDomainers meeting in Poland. Get your .pl for only 10 Euros, using the promocode: POL4PL, valid from September 25th until October 5th.

.pl is the Top Level Domain Name for Poland, a country with a central position within Eastern Europe, bordered by Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea. This central position gives Poland a great dynamism and key connections with the closest countries.

Since its launch in 1990, the .pl registry, NASK, has announced the registration of more than 1 Million 500 domain names. Besides, the growth of .pl extension is regular and ongoing with an average of 3% increase in registrations every month.

Adam Wagner, EuroDNS Account Manager in charge of the Polish market, explains “.pl is an interesting and growing market with great e-commerce potential. The fact that we have decreased the annual price will open more possibilities for our customers. We have also started a 60% promotion on .pl, which cannot be missed. Stay tuned on www.eurodns.com for more upcoming news”.

EuroDNS has become one of the top worldwide domain name Registrars with a steady growth in domain names’ registrations, a success due in part to its highly successful “one-stop-shop” strategy, which allows customers to consolidate their portfolio in Europe (.EU, .FR, .PL, .ES, .RU…), Asia (.ASIA, .KR, .CN), Latin countries and also in the more generic extensions (.Com, .tel, .org, .net, .Mobi…) under one roof.

EuroDNS is Gold Sponsor of the Polish MeetDomainers Conference held in Warsow from September 25th to 27th. Meet us there! Feel free to get in contact with us, just contact awagner@eurodns.com