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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, please contact support@eurodns.com

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

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

Telnic has just announced crossing the symbolic number of 100,000 .tel domain registered since the beginning. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting and new communication channel and get your .tel now at www.eurodns.com, for only 12 Euros, using the Promocode: GOTEL12. A number of social and professional networks such as MySpace, VoIP companies like voipGATE, ISPs, and Telcos are joining the .tel already well extended network.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains “.tel is truly a new way to connect people and goes beyond the standard domain name management. It offers a simple, instant and fast way to develop your contact ‘hub’, which enables you to store, locate and access all your contact details, and gives you different ways to get in touch with people”.

A .tel domain is completely under the control of its owner and can be used in whatever way he wishes to display and store his contact information. This information can also be encrypted and only accessible by the user. Another important point is that there are no technical skills required to build a .tel. The site can be branded and personalized but doesn’t need any technical maintenance.

A .tel enables a large number of keywords that enhance search engine optimization and render a tel domain instantly more discoverable and reachable, online or otherwise.

To see .tel in action and understand more its function, watch the latest video here: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Tel Don’t miss the 20% off promotion on your .tel, register now!

Luxembourg, 24th February – Following the successful Sunrise and Landrush periods, EuroDNS announces the opening of the .tel Go Live phase today at 15:00 UTC. .tel domain names are now available on a first-come, first-served basis for only 12€ if you register them between now and the end of April at www.eurodns.com, using the promocode: GOTEL12.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS comments “Go-Live pre-registrations have been made possible at EuroDNS since the start of the Sunrise, back in November 2008 to the general public and without restrictions. The same rules apply today and throughout the rest of the Go Live phase. But each domain will be allocated to the first person registering it, on a first-come, first served method”.

.tel isn’t like any other domain names. It is a new and innovative way to communicate and display contact information, and it offers great services and applications. In only one click you can be in touch with anyone, wherever the person is located on the planet. With .tel, you won’t need to change your business or social cards whenever you move jobs, homes or countries. Indeed these changes are directly done online, made live, and visible to all. You can also use your .tel domain to list all of the ways in which your friends or your customers can contact you securely, no matter how many times you change your email addresses, social networks or telecommunications providers.

A .tel domain is a single point of contact easy to manage and to remember. It can be accessed from any browser, search engine and mobile devices.

Tens of thousands of .tel domain names that have already been registered during the trademark reserved period and premium priced period are being populated.

To have a better understanding of .tel, go to: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Tel Stay tuned to www.eurodns.com and register your .tel now to benefit from the 30% promotion!  

 

         

To celebrate .ASIA’s first anniversary, EuroDNS offers a 10% promotion on Asian extensions proposed by EuroDNS:
CH (China), HK (Hong Kong), and TW (Taiwan), using the respective codes: GOCH10, GOHK10 and GOTW10.
Don’t miss this great opportunity and get your Asian domains fro 10% less!

Register your .ME for only € 15.
Valid until the 1st May 09

Using the promocode: GOME15

We are pleased to inform you that DNS BE has just finalised a new version of their Terms & Conditions for .BE domain registrations (http://www.dns.be/pdf/Enduser_Terms_And_Conditions_fr_v4.2.pdf) and for this occasion, we are offering 50% off for any .BE domain registered between the 15th February and 6th March, using the Promocode: 1BE50. The new version contains a number of important changes such as the total reimbursement by DNS BE of the procedure costs (1.620, 00 EUR) of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to the complainant, if he wins the procedure. DNS BE also introduces the principle that “cybersquattors” have to intervene indirectly in the total cost of the ADR (1.620, 00 EUR). DNS BE also states it will claim back all reimbursed costs from the former holder who has been obliged to give up the domain name. A number of other modifications are more of legal and technical nature and do not affect the content.

The new version of the Terms & Conditions (version 4.2) will apply on 15th February 2009 for all .BE domain name holders and new registrations.

For more information, see here: http://www.dns.be/en/home.php?n=428  

EuroDNS announces that the new feature transforming a webpage into mobile content is now available for free!We are glad to announce the launch of a new and free service, the Instant Mobilizer, which automatically converts your existing website into a dynamic mobile version, and is available now at www.eurodns.com. In an increasingly mobile society, having a mobile web presence has become a major request from businesses and individuals in order to easily reach and interact with their customers.

The Instant Mobilizer, proposed by .MOBI, offers small businesses the possibility to display their information via a mobile device in a fast and easy way. The pages are optimised for almost any mobile devices, they are quick to download and low cost. The Instant Mobilizer is the perfect solution for customers with any websites (either country code or generic Top Level domains), but no mobile presence. Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “The creation of a mobile version is only available from a .mobi domain name, and you can convert an existing website to a .mobi from any domain name extension (.com, .net, .de…). Be the first to try it, just log into your account and select this service next to the .mobi domain name you wish to mobilize, or buy a new .mobi domain to get it. This service is now free in 2009 for 1 year at EuroDNS, and is based on the renewal date of the corresponding .mobi domain. This service will be operational on mobile phones about 24 hours after you have ordered it”. The Instant Mobilizer increases traffic, SEO, site visibility, and allows to access customers wherever they are and in only one click. This service is also maintenance free as the mobile site is dynamically updated with any changes from the source website, and there are no development efforts involved.

Instant Mobilizer is already available at EuroDNS, with a phone icon appearing next to each site that can be converted. Be the first to have one, and get a 20% discount for any new .Mobi domain name created, using the Promocode: IMMOBI20.

For more information, see here:  http://www.eurodns.com/free-services    
     

Amsterdam, 9th February 2009 – EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the extended CO.NL Sunrise phase, starting tomorrow at 10:00 am GMT and ending on the 10th March, a great opportunity for all trademark holders to secure their CO.NL domain name. The .CO.NL operator has decided to innovate with an unprecedented Sunrise policy that will allow brand holders to fully benefit from their domain name’s usage. The finalized version of the Sunrise policy states that any registered trademark actively using its .CO.NL domain name will get an automatic renewal for ten years.

Sander Scholten, .CO.NL General Manager, explains “Research has shown that .CO.NL domains attract a lot of traffic from foreign countries such as, among others, the UK, India and Japan. The Sunrise period is a great opportunity for trademarks to capture this traffic while avoiding misuses of their brand. For additional protection, we are announcing the details of our Sunrise Policy under which any trademark registered under .CO.NL and bearing a full-fledged website would get 10 years registration for free”. Any .CO.NL names registered in the Sunrise Period and presenting  an active and legitimate website, will be automatically renewed by EuroDNS at the end of each year. However, for trademark holders willing to protect their trademark and electing not to use their website actively, a regular registration fee will apply.

The Landrush Period will  open on Tuesday March 17th 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT to anyone without requirements of prior rights and allow customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening. It is also a great opportunity to get generic names first. It will last until Tuesday March 31st 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT.

Finally, the Go Live period will open on Wednesday the 15th of April 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT.

For more information see here, http://www.eurodns.com/topLevelDomain/details/Netherlands/CoNl and don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at support@eurodns.com.

Amsterdam, 4th February 2009 – Following the successful .CO.NL Grandfather opening on November the 18th, the .CO.NL Operator is proud to announce its finalized Sunrise policy where any registered trademark actively using its .CO.NL domain name will get an automatic renewal for ten years.  

The interest for .CO.NL has been on the rise during the first months of registration and trademark holders have shown great enthusiasm in this new international extension that offers them more visibility and flexibility. In response to brand holders’ concerns and questions, the .CO.NL operator has decided to innovate with an unprecedented Sunrise policy that will allow them to fully benefit from their domain name’s usage.

Sander Scholten, .CO.NL General Manager, explains “Research has shown that .CO.NL domains attract a lot of traffic from foreign countries such as, among others, the UK, India and Japan. The Sunrise period is a great opportunity for trademarks to capture this traffic while avoiding misuses of their brand. For additional protection, we are announcing today the details of our Sunrise Policy under which any trademark registered under .CO.NL and bearing a full-fledged website would get 10 years registration for free”.

Under the Policy, .CO.NL Domain Names registered under the Sunrise Period will be renewed for free and for ten years, providing the CO.NL Domain Names are active and allow access to a legitimate web site. .CO.NL names registered in the Sunrise Period will be automatically renewed by the Operator at the end of each year. Scholten adds “This Policy was developed to allow brand owners to benefit from the additional traffic of a .CO.NL domain name with no extra step and at no extra cost. For trademark holders willing to protect their trademark and electing not to use their website actively, a regular registration fee will apply”. The Sunrise phase will start on Tuesday February 10th 2009 at 10:00 am GMT.

To allow .CO.NL users to benefit even more from the advantages  of the Sunrise Policy the phase has been recently extended and will last a full month ending on March 10th at 10:00 am GMT. This phase will provide applicants holding a registered trademark in any country with the opportunity to register their brands as CO.NL names before the system is open to the general public

The Landrush Period will be open to anyone without requirements of prior rights and allow customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening. It is also a great opportunity to get generic names before others want to. It will last from Tuesday March 17th 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT until Tuesday March 31st 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT Finally, the Go Live period will open on Wednesday the 15th of April 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT.

Application requests can be made by the general public without any restriction or priority rights, and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Brand owners willing to take part in the .CO.NL Sunrise Period can choose between 40+ of the leading Registrars worldwide, whose list can be accessed here: http://domain.co.nl/en/accredited-registrars.html.  

For more information on .CO.NL, visit the official website:  http://domain.co.nl/en/welcome.html  

About the operator The CO.NL Operator was established in 2007 to manage the registration of domains with the .CO.NL ending. The organization operates under the national TLD of Dutch registry SIDN but has no further ties to the foundation. The .CO.NL is directly operated from Amsterdam with the technical back-end of EuroDNS SA, a global Registrar of Internet Domain names.  

Contact:
Sander Scholten General Manager CO.NL Operator Email : sscholten@domain.co.nl  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

If you register a .tel Domain Name, you will receive in your confirmation email a link to create your voipGATE account and receive 100 free minutes. Being Telnic’s Accredited Technology Partner, voipGATE integrates all the .tel Directory services and functionalities in its softphone. Ease-of-access and contact management options provided by any .tel name thus become instantly available via voipGATE. Please keep in mind that this service will only be operational from the 23rd Mars for technical reasons.

 

Flexibility

voipGATE services are specifically dedicated to people always on the move, travelling from one country to the next, looking for an easy and fast way to be reachable and reach others. Integrating the .tel functionalities within our softphone interface will be a strong step forward, allowing people to store all their contacts’ details in one place, with phone calls only one-click away. Any voipGATE customer holding a .tel domain name can activate the functionality from its voipGATE softphone and will be able to manage and use its .tel information directly inside our softphone interface.

Mobility

The whole range of VoipGATE services will benefit from the .tel functionnality and bring a more tailored experience to the end-user. If the person you are trying to reach through its .tel name is in a foreign country, the softphone will immediately detect this and connect you appropriately. This is one of the reasons why we are so glad that, much as voipGATE services, .tel is available from many devices, from cellphones to desktop PCs.



voipGATE and EuroDNS are partnering on the .tel project to optimize your .tel experience and make your life easier!   For more information about voipGATE, go here: http://www.voipgate.com/site/

The .tel Sunrise period, reserved to trademark holders only, has just ended and the Premium Landrush will start tomorrow, making .tel domains available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at www.eurodns.com.

The Premium Landrush phase is a great opportunity to submit high quality premium domain names such as Generic Premium names. Besides, no auction process is involved and the fee is 115 Euros per year (three years minimum).

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS says, “The Sunrise period has been a real success for us and we are glad to announce the start of the Landrush, open to everyone. Pre-registrations to the Landrush and Go Live phases have been possible at EuroDNS for a few months now, and anyone registering a .tel for the Go Live period, can benefit from a 20% off on the annual fee, using the promocode: TEL20, valid until the 31st March 2009”.

The .tel registry, Telnic, comments on the impact and benefits of registering a .tel, “We believe, as do many in the technology industry and the media, that the .tel is perhaps the biggest innovation since the launch of .com. As with .com, where those that understood the potential early saw a great return on investment, we also believe that purchasing .tel domains in the first weeks of availability will offer as great an investment opportunity. The simple reason is that, as .com was innovative in pioneering the ease of access to new web content globally, providing a real 'first' for the internet, .tel is as unique a top level domain in driving communications and contact information to all devices on the internet”.

Telnic has also just released a video presentation to explain the innovativeness, the difference of a .tel from other top-level domains as well as see real-time examples demonstrating the value proposal for businesses. To view the interview, please visit http://www.telnic.org/tel-in-detail.html.

The Go Live period is also accessible to pre-registrations with EuroDNS and based on the first-come, first-served method. It carries a one year minimum term for 18 Euros. Applications will be sent to the Registry on the 24th March 2009.

All .tel names pre-registered with EuroDNS that are not attributed during the Premium Landrush and Go Live phases will be re-credited to the applicants, except for the Sunrise period, for which the set-up fees always apply. To have a better understanding of .tel, go to: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Tel Stay tuned to www.eurodns.com and register your .tel now to benefit from the 20% promotion!        
   

We would like to inform you that a large number of .IT domain holders have received letters from another entity, the so-called "Registro italiano in Internet per le imprese", which, through surface-mail mailings proposes a contract to adhere to in order to receive a service after payment.

The Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the CNR and the ccTLD .it Registry are not in the least involved with this initiative and they prepared again the necessary actions to protect any rights that might have been infringed. The Italian Competition Authorities (http://www.agcm.it) has repeatedly issued fines - for analogous initiatives as case in point of misleading messages - against DAD Deutscher Adressdienst.

Please be aware that a number of .BE holders have received false payment reminders for the registration of domain names.

These reminders come from the company NMG (Network Mediagroup) located in London. They have the appearance of a real invoice and imply that the .BE holder has also registered his domain name with them in a number of other extensions (for example .net/.org/.com), and ask for quick payment.

Please ignore these reminders, but if you think these extensions are interesting to you, please contact us or check if the name is available.

For more information, please contact our customer care team at: support@eurodns.com

eBrand Services, EuroDNS's Corporate arm,supplies professional solutions and consulting for selected corporate clients willing to develop and strongly position their brand on the Internet.

Through its expertise and knowledge in branding and domain names management, eBrand develops customized strategies for companies, and helps them protecting their assets in most countries around the world, thanks to the possibility of registering worldwide
domain names.

eBrand has offices and local expertise in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg, Poland and soon in France and Switzerland.

Go to eBrand's website for more information: http://www.ebrandservices.biz/

To celebrate the recent award as Best Domain Registrar of 2008, find below two great promotions on .COM and .NET.
.COM for only 8 Euros, using the Promocode 8COM09

.NET for only 9,99 Euros, using the Promocode 9NET09

These promotions are valid until the 1st April 2009

Register Now!  

Luxembourg, 20th January 2009 – DomainInformer (http://www.domaininformer.com) has just rewarded EuroDNS Best Domain Registrar (www.eurodns.com) in its annual awards competition, thus recognizing and honoring the company’s outstanding performance in 2008. “It is our pleasure to recognize the outstanding performance of EuroDNS this year, making it our top choice for the Best Domain Registrar of 2008,” said Darren Tabor, CEO of DevStart, Inc.  For the third consecutive year, DomainInformer gave special recognition to domain name companies that are prominent and excel in their business sector. Since 2006 the DomainInformer Annual Awards have grown to be one of the most prestigious internet marketing awards of its kind.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS comments, “We are really proud to receive this award and it symbolizes all our ongoing efforts to offer best services, package diversity, customer support and feedback, new products and services. Our Customer Care team has grown stronger the last year, and our major focus has been on the development of innovative new services as well as a greater diversity in our offering”.

In less than six years, EuroDNS has become one of the top European Registrars with a steady growth in domain names’ registrations and one of the biggest portfolios of domain names under management, a success due in part to its highly successful “one-stop-shop” strategy which allows customers to consolidate their portfolio both in Europe (.EU, .FR…) Asia (.KR, .CN) and worldwide (.Com, .Mobi…) under one roof.

 

This combination proved to be highly successful last year in the recent opening of the .Asia extension where EuroDNS was the Registrar submitting the most domain names at an International level.  EuroDNS has also recently championed the CO.NL project, a full-fledged vehicle partnering with leading providers in Europe to bring alternative registration opportunities in the Dutch market, currently already serving 35 of the world top Registrars.

Luxembourg based, EuroDNS is currently at the heart of a new legislation that states a 80% tax exemption for all revenues directly generated by domain names. Xavier Buck explains, “The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is the first European Member State to offer an investor-friendly legal environment for Domain Names and the possibility to secure and optimise fiscally all assets generated by domains”.

This year's winners stood out among an increasing number of high-quality companies, and represented the leaders in the domain name industry and the best online marketplaces for buying and selling domain names.

For the complete list of finalists and other information please visit the annual awards page at: http://www.domaininformer.com/top_10_year_awards_2008.html.

For more information on EuroDNS, see here: http://www.eurodns.com