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Press Releases http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php Press Releases Sedo Introduces Online Auction Model to the Domain Name Marketplace http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=12874 Auction System Designed to Maximize Sale Price for High-Value Premium Domain Names. Sedo Raises Bar by Offering Reduced Introductory Commission Fee of Three Percent for Domain Name Sellers Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:49:24 +0300

Cambridge, Mass., October 17, 2006 - Sedo (<A href="http://www.sedo.com">http://www.sedo.com</A>), the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today introduced an eBay-like auction service for domain name sales.  Sedo's new online auction system will run parallel to the company's traditional direct negotiation model, but is designed specifically to maximize sales value for high-value premium domain names. Sedo's first online auctions will begin on October 23. Sedo's auction service responds to the surge of businesses and professional investors purchasing millions of dollars of premium domains each year.  Via Sedo's seven day online auction period, domain names will be exposed to a global community of nearly 400,000 buyers who collectively spent over $25 million purchasing domain names through Sedo's marketplace in the past year.  Although most listings are no-reserve auctions, owners of premium domains can hedge their risk by setting a reserve price in consultation with an expert Sedo broker. A pilot run of the auction system for the domain name Blue.com in March led to a final sales price of $500,000, one of the highest domain sales of the year. "Sedo's auction model generates maximum return for premium domain owners by pairing active marketing of the domain name to large corporations, domain investors, and other potential buyers with a transparent, trusted, and universally accessible online platform," said Christian Kalled, director of domain brokerage at Sedo.  Premium domain owners can further maximize profits by taking advantage of Sedo's introductory low commission rate of three percent, which includes marketing, auctioning, and secure escrow transfer of the domain name.  More information on Sedo's auction service and how to get your premium domains included in the auction at the low three percent rate can be found at <A href="http://www.sedoauctions.com">www.sedoauctions.com</A> or by contacting <A href="mailto:broker@sedo.com">broker@sedo.com</A>. "Domain buyers and sellers have turned to Sedo again and again for its experienced, trusted brokerage services and a marketplace featuring the largest portfolio of names in the world today," said Matt Bentley, chief strategy officer of Sedo.  "Sedo's online auction service cements the company's leading position by offering a new domain sales model that meets the industry's changing needs." About Sedo Sedo, an acronym for "Search Engine for Domain Offers," is the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and websites.  Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than five million listings.  Buyers and sellers are brought together through a searchable online marketplace, and conduct negotiations anonymously using an offer-counteroffer system.  To facilitate successful transactions, Sedo has introduced a range of related services, including domain name escrow/transfer services, domain name appraisals, a domain brokerage service and paid domain name parking.  The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 400,000 domain professionals, and helped more than 5,000 businesses start their Web presence off on the right foot with a great new domain name.  Sedo offers regional versions of its site for the UK (Sedo.co.uk), France (Sedo.fr), Germany (Sedo.de), and Spain (eSedo.com). For additional information, please visit <A href="http://www.sedo.com">www.sedo.com</A>. For more information about Sedo's Auction Service: Christian Kalled Director of Domain Brokerage Sedo.com, LLC <A href="mailto:Broker@sedo.com">Broker@sedo.com</A> 617-758-4267

ResellerClub Integrates Brand New Promo-Engine http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=8189 Announces sale of .INFO domains at only $1.49 as a part of the integration. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:18:02 +0300

ResellerClub, one of the largest private-labeled end to end Web service providers, announced the integration of a brand new promo-engine with its recently launched ResellerClub v6.1 platform. The promo-engine will allows resellers to pass various promotions and special discounts to their sub-resellers and customers. As a part of this integration, the company has also announced sale of .INFO domain names for as low as $1.49. The new promotional price will be available to all resellers upto June 30, 2006. The promo-engine essentially allows resellers to pass on currently running promos and discounts to their sub-resellers, who can in turn pass on the same promos to their sub-resellers, customers and so on. The reseller will see a brand new interface in his ResellerClub control panel through which he can set his promo pricing, discounts and package settings etc. Additionally, the working of the engine is completely automated and does not require any code writing. "We wanted to recognize our loyal resellers, as well as introduce newly signed-up resellers to our philosophy of complete automation at economical prices. Apart from the .INFO promo, we have lined up several other promotions and a host of brand new products that will guarantee maximum revenue and complete automation for resellers via our powerful promo engine,” says Bhavin Turakhia, CEO, ResellerClub. ResellerClub has announced its sale of .INFO domain names for only $1.49 as an introductory promotion along with the integration of the promo-engine. The .INFO promotion offers tremendous value to resellers and is a great way for them to boost volumes and profits by extending the promo pricing to their sub-resellers and customers using the promo-engine. As per the promo, all new .INFO registrations for the FIRST year will attract a special pricing of USD 1.49. "A comprehensive product portfolio including advanced Web Hosting plans, ecommerce modules, website builder, live chat and email hosting solutions, coupled with the most economical pricing make ResellerClub the preferred choice for resellers. The advanced promo-engine will encourage our resellers to gain maximum mileage and expand their sub-reseller/customer base by introducing product promotions and discount packages,” added Bhavin. About ResellerClub: ResellerClub (<A href="http://www.resellerclub.com/">http://www.resellerclub.com</A>), a Directi Group Business, is one of the largest private label Web solutions providers in the world and an industry leader in providing end-to-end automation to domain resellers, Web hosts, Web designers, and other Web service companies. We provide the most comprehensive product portfolio at the most competitive prices. We currently provide our products and services and power the backend infrastructure and software of thousands of Web hosts worldwide.

DirectI Offers .INFO Domains for $1.49 http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=7137 New Year Promotional pricing available till June 30, 2006 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:14:42 +0300

DirectI (<A href="http://www.directi.com">http://www.directi.com</A>), a leading Web Services Company and one of the fastest growing ICANN Accredited Domain Registrars, recently announced the sale of .INFO domain names, at an unbelievable price of $1.49 for a year. The new promotional price, effective from December 31st 2005, will be available upto June 30, 2006.   According to research reports from WebHosting.Info (<A href="http://www.webhosting.info">http://www.webhosting.info</A>), the largest information and statistics portal dedicated to the Web Services industry, there are currently 2.4 million .INFO domain names on the Internet making it one of the fastest growing registries. After facing a downward trend in December 05, the registrations for .INFO are witnessing an uptrend again primarily due to the availability of fabulous names that have saturated in the .COM/.NET space.   "DirectI has a reputation to offer the most competitive domain name prices in the industry. A comprehensive product portfolio coupled the most economical pricing has always been DirectI’s USP. Between the flexibility and affordability of the packages we offer, we anticipate this special New Year’s offer will bring even more resellers/customers into the fast growing DirectI fold,” says Bhavin Turakhia- Founder and CEO, DirectI. DirectI has chosen to provide low cost .INFO domains names for the second time since its first successful promotion in January 2005. The promotion offers tremendous value to resellers and is a great way for them to boost volumes and profits by extending the promo pricing to their sub-resellers and customers. All new .INFO Registrations for the FIRST year will attract a special pricing of USD 1.49. "We wanted to recognize our loyal customers, as well as introduce new DirectI resellers/customers to our ‘value for money’ brand image. Apart from the .INFO promotion, we are also in process of launching a slew of brand new products and services that will guarantee our resellers the most advanced product portfolio thus ensuring them a strong online presence,” added Bhavin. About DirectI: Founded in 1998, DirectI is a privately held Web Services company. As one of the fastest growing Domain Registrars worldwide, DirectI's strategy focuses on providing competitively priced private-label solutions to resellers. Through a reseller network of over 18,000 resellers, DirectI serves a client base in excess of 600,000 customers in 230+ countries. DirectI's current service portfolio includes Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting Solutions, Payment Gateway Services, Managed DNS Services, Domain Forwarding, E-Mail Solutions and various other services. For further details, please visit: <A href="http://www.directi.com">http://www.directi.com</A>.

VeriSign and ICANN Reach Agreement, Settle Lawsuit http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=6467 VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has reached agreement to settle its lawsuit with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:38:17 +0300

Mountain View, CA. – October 24, 2005 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has reached agreement to settle its lawsuit with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). VeriSign and ICANN reached an agreement that strikes the important balance of providing business certainty for VeriSign and other registry operators while ensuring that ICANN can play an effective and clearly established role as technical coordinator. A critical component to strike that balance is a framework that establishes processes and guidelines for the introduction of new services, provides business certainty for top-level domain name registry operators and embraces a sensible market approach to registry pricing. VeriSign and ICANN also agreed to extend the .com registry agreement through 2012. “An agreement could not have been reached without both sides trying to find compromise and new solutions,” said Mark McLaughlin, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VeriSign’s Naming and Directory Services business unit. “VeriSign’s objective was to gain clarity and business certainty for Internet operators. We are confident that this agreement accomplishes that objective and provides a framework for strong industry-ICANN partnership based on clear definitions and processes.” VeriSign looks forward to working more closely with ICANN and the Internet community to ensure the security and stability of the Internet, drive innovations that benefits Internet users and strengthen the private-public partnership that has nurtured the Internet’s dynamic rise as a critical infrastructure for commerce and communications. About VeriSign  VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world’s voice and data networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at <A href="http://www.VeriSign.com">www.VeriSign.com</A>. For more information, contact:  VeriSign Media Relations: Jim Hock, <A href="mailto:jim.hock@463.com">jim.hock@463.com</A>, 202-494-8132 VeriSign Investor Relations: Tom McCallum, <A href="mailto:tmccallum@verisign.com">tmccallum@verisign.com</A>, 650-426-3744

Travel&Tourism Industry is Moving to Dot-Travel Domain Name http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=6010 Participating Travel Associations Obtain Discounted Registrations for Their Members. Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:48:26 +0300

EnCirca (<A href="http://www.encirca.com">http://www.encirca.com</A>), ICANN Registrar for dot travel domain name, announces that it is accepting .travel pre-registrations from companies in the travel and tourism industry. Dot travel will begin its Limited Launch on October 1. The dot travel domain name is designed to serve the global travel and tourism community. Dot travel was approved by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in April 2005. The vision of dot travel is to provide the first centralized, global online directory to help consumers precisely identify providers of travel products and services. "In 2005, Forrester Research expects 32.1 million US households to use the Web to buy leisure trips, for which they'll spend $63.6 billion," says Tom Barrett, President of EnCirca (<A href="http://www.encirca.com">http://www.encirca.com</A>), ICANN Registrar for dot travel, "making travel-related services the single largest category in online commerce." Travel companies should visit EnCirca (<A href="http://www.encirca.com">http://www.encirca.com</A>) to become authenticated and pre-registered for dot travel before the Limited Launch on October 1. The annual fee for a dot travel address is $99/year. EnCirca will stop accepting applications for dot travel's Limited Launch on September 25. Eligibility for dot travel domain names is limited to businesses in the following travel and tourism industries: <UL> <LI>Travel Agents</LI> <LI>Hotels and Resorts</LI> <LI>Restaurants</LI> <LI>Bed & Breakfast Houses</LI> <LI>Camp Facility Operators</LI> <LI>Bus and Coach Operators</LI> <LI>Tour Operators</LI> <LI>Convention & Visitors Bureaus</LI> <LI>Theme Parks</LI> <LI>Ferries</LI> <LI>Airlines (scheduled and charter)</LI> <LI>Car Rental Companies</LI> <LI>Cruise lines</LI> <LI>Passenger Rail Lines</LI> <LI>National Tourism Offices</LI> <LI>Travel Guide: Magazine Publishers</LI> <LI>Travel Reservation Technology Providers</LI> <LI>Travel-Consumer Research Organizations</LI></UL> Travel companies must first complete an authentication step before they can apply to EnCirca for a dot travel domain name. The world's leading travel associations have agreed to verify their members for dot travel, including the American Society of Travel Agents, Hotel Association of Canada, Destination Marketing Association International, European Tour Operators Association, Pacific Asia Travel Association, and the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Travel and tourism companies who do not belong to a participating travel association for dot travel may be authenticated by Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B). Once authenticated, they can then apply for their dot travel addresses with EnCirca. Executive Directors of travel and tourism associations are invited to contact EnCirca in order to qualify their membership for discounts towards dot travel domain names.

Resellerspanel.com adds multi-language options to its hosting control panel http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=5921 Resellerspanel.com, a reseller hosting provider, which allows everyone to resell web hosting and domain names without any investments, announces the availability of a new multi-language option in beta mode in its web hosting control panel. Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:17:40 +0300

<A href="http://www.resellerspanel.com/" target=_blank>Resellerspanel.com</A>, a reseller hosting provider, which allows everyone to resell web hosting and domain names without any investments, announces the availability of a new multi-language option in beta mode in its web hosting control panel. Besides English, German and Spanish, the resellers and their customers can now choose to manage their hosting accounts in French, Portuguese, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian. The new multi-language option of Resellerspanel.com’s web hosting control panel will be in beta mode from three to six months. Nick Blaskov, co-owner of Resellerspanel.com, said that Resellerspanel.com’s business model is unparalleled in that it gives resellers the opportunity to sell hosting and domain names at absolutely no cost on their part, and that the new multi-language option is aimed at increasing the user-friendliness of Resellerspanel.com’s web hosting control panel, thus making it more accessible to potential international customers who can now take advantage of control panels that are fully identical with the English-language version with regards to structure and content.

Sonnic Australia announced BuyAndSellDomains.com http://domaintimes.net/prelease.php?mhnews_id=416&mhnews_newsid=5920 Sonnic P/L Australia announced their newest project - BuyAndSellDomains.com. It will be an eBay-style auction room, dedicated solely to buying and selling domain names. Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:15:31 +0300

Sonnic Australia today announced their latest project, which they expect to launch around the 27th of August '05. BuyAndSellDomains.com will be a one-stop-website for domain buyers, sellers, and investors. You can buy domains, sell domains, discuss domains with other domain'ers, or read up about them in the articles section. It has a powerful interface, just like the one used at eBay - the one everyone is already used to. The best thing about it - selling your domain name is absolutely 100% free. Forget paying 10% of the selling price - forget paying annual fees, and forget paying listing fees. Whether your domain name sells or not - it's absolutely free. "We have lots of things that will make our users want to return to the site and use it again and again," says Tim Love, director of the project. "It's incredibly easy and fast to use. It's absolutely free. It isn't covered in advertisements. We have spent months developing the site so it's just as the user wants it - we've added complex searching features and bulk uploading tools, thanks to the feedback of our beta testers." The site is the final result of a lot of hard work from a lot of talented and helpful people. Susan D Griffith, (owner and operator of onebigroach.com), will be listing over 1000 domain names to be auctioned on the site. BuyAndSellDomains.com will be a refreshing alternative to spending hours getting a single domain auction online. The bulk uploading tool makes it possible to upload hundreds of domains in literally seconds - and you can edit how you want your auctions to appear when you're not even connected to the internet. The site expected to go live around August 27, 2005.