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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.

Register your .DE with EuroDNS here!

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.


Register your .XXX domain name with EuroDNS here!

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


About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

In response to significant traffic growth and to provide our customers with a better domain name experience, we are pleased to announce a new improved nameserver offer with immediate effect.

Starting now EuroDNS customers will be able to enjoy a set of four (4) free nameservers instead of the two (2) offered previously. The upgrade will address the higher number of visitors to the website but also prevent our customer’s domain from going down in the occasion our systems or network encounter issues. The result is an improved quality of service!

The upgrade will be done automatically with all new domain name registration. Previously registered domains will be migrated step by step over the next few weeks. Two additional nameservers, NS3 and NS4 have been added outside of our infrastructure in two different locations to increase reliability. All registrations will now benefit from (4) name-servers when allowed by the related registry.


Should a customer have any doubt or need more information on the EuroDNS nameservers upgrade please contact EuroDNS support team at support@eurodns.com


About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

ICANN Launches New Online Information Center for New Generic Top-Level Domains

As an online home for information about New Generic Top Level Domain program ICANN has designed a new micro-site.  This site can be accessed from a button on the home page of ICANN.ORG or by going directly to http://newgtlds.icann.org/.

This user- friendly micro-site is designed for everyone regardless of their knowledge of gTLDs. ICANN is in the midst of a major campaign to raise awareness around the world about the impact and possibilities of new gTLDs.

In a quest to ensure that the New gTLD Program is inclusive and accessible to all parts of the world, the ICANN community has created a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants, particularly those from developing economies as they apply for and operate new gTLDs.

The site is easy to use and all information’s about basic material can be found under the ‘’About’’ tab. Information on educational materials, interviews with CEOs of current internet registries and presentations on how to complete the application form is available under the ‘’Applications’’ tab. Potential applicants are also eligible for financial and non-financial assistance through the Applicant Support Program. You can check the status of your gTDL application from January 2012 under the ‘‘Program Status’’ tab.  Journalists can check for latest news and events under the ‘’Announcements and Media ‘’ tab.

ICANN promises to be a multilingual platform. Many new gTLD related sources will be available, not only in English but in other languages, including factsheets and presentations.

This is just the beginning! Much more information and online tools are just a click away at http://newgtlds.icann.org/.

About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

CNNIC has issued a notification to all .CN registrants to verify their registration.

EuroDNS was informed that the Verifications will be done by an email sent out by CNNIC containing a verification link to the email address appointed to the holder of every .CN domain name. Once this email reaches the registrant/their customers, they will need to read and click on the verification link provided in the .CN Registry email.

Failing to comply with the verification process will cause deletion of all such domain names.

If one’s domain name registration information is inaccurate and incomplete, please contact EuroDNS to modify it as soon as possible. EuroDNS will send all modified ID back to CNNIC for re-confirm purpose. Once CNNIC has confirmed the modification, CNNIC will send another confirmation email with the updated information to let the registrant/customer complete the confirmation process with a similar URL link. Registrant/customer will need to click that new URL link in order to finalize the confirmation process.

For more information please get in touch with EuroDNS Customer Care Department at support@eurodns.com

About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

EuroDNS, a domain name registrar specialized in international domain extensions, is a silver sponsor of the fifth edition of the MeetDomainers- a domain investors meeting, taking place on October 14, 2011 in Warsaw, Poland.


MeetDomainers are inviting domain name investors from all over the world, companies connected with the domain secondary market, registrars and registries, and everyone interested in the future trends and earnings of the domain name industry.


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 EuroDNS seeks to promote e-commerce and wider internet adoption.


EuroDNS is sponsoring MeetDomainers as it is the perfect place for buying and selling domains, signing contracts and observing new technologies. There will be interesting domain name on offer for domainers and it will be the opportunity to meet web developers and SEO specialists.


For more informations and to register at the event please visit http://meetdomainers.eu/en/rejestracja/      
Or contact sales@eurodns.com to arrange a meeting.


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

The wait is over - EuroDNS welcomes Germany’s new domain .COM.DE. Get ready for the latest domain name as .COM.DE launches today at EuroDNS.

After 25 years of the strong presence of .DE it is an extremely exciting event to take place in the world of domain names. With two of the world’s favorite domain names side by side adding a .COM.DE to an internet presence gives one's website one of the highest search engine ranking across the world.  Imagine the possibilities that this opportunity would bring to a business. Indeed the COM.DE is a great initiative as it will participate in driving success to one's company. 

COM.DE – Germany much anticipated new domain - ensures a great opportunity to register highly desirable keywords, place names, domain with German characters and short domains at a very competitive price.  So to get a desired pick of words for one's domain and this at an attractive price as well – Hurry and book the domain name you have always wanted with EuroDNS.  

Anyone from anywhere around the world can register, there are no restrictions on registrations.  This makes it suitable for all national and international focused German companies, as well as foreign companies with interest in the German market.  It is an excellent branding tool as it functionally and technically equals to TLDs such as as .COM and .NET but with more benefits. 

"Unlike the new German regional TLDs, .COM.DE is for all Germans, no matter where they live. This is a great opportunity to secure these domain names that may have been tied down with the .DE, some of them for as long as 25 years!" Xavier Buck, CEO, EuroDNS.

For more information on the .COM.DE check out the COM.DE TLD page.

Don’t miss the opportunity to register the COM.DE of your choice today!


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 is gold sponsor of Domain Meeting which takes place in Warsaw on September 22, 2011.

The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge of experienced practitioners in the domain and hosting industry.  

While at the event don’t miss the opportunity to hear Adam Wagner, Sales Manager, Poland at EuroDNS, present on Domains – a business for registrars and an indispensible tool for management staff. The talk will be given in Polish and is scheduled that day - September 22, 2011 - at 3 pm.

DomainMeeting.pl is the largest domain industry conference in Poland, which targets a wide audience, including entrepreneurs, investors and owners of websites. It is addressed to the executives and senior managers of the field. The conference is a Polish initiative featuring presentations, lectures and workshops. The focus of the discussion will be on boosting innovation and its practical applications in modern business domain solutions with a special focus on:

• New generic domains,
• Secondary market,
• Law and taxes in domain trade,
• Domain development,
• The future of domain market.

For further information please visit www.domainmeeting.pl or contact our sales team at sales@eurodns.com to arrange a meeting.

Press Release: The .XXX Sunrise now open at EuroDNS

Luxembourg, September 7, 2011 - EuroDNS (http://www.eurodns.com), a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions, announces the opening of the .XXX Domain Name Sunrise at www.eurodns.com.
 
EuroDNS is glad to announce that the Sunrise phase for the new .XXX extension was successfully opened and will be available until October 28th, 2011. Secure your .XXX Domain Name; register for the Sunrise at www.eurodns.com.

The progressive new home for adult entertainment online

The Internet is home to a wealth of content, suitable for a wide range of ages and values. The adult entertainment industry has, and always will, account for a large amount of this content and while it is enjoyed by some, it is not suitable, or of interest, to all internet users. Regardless of your views on adult content, it's here to stay, so let's be adult about it.

Increasingly, internet users are coming into contact with content that they do not wish to see and in turn, others finding it hard to locate exactly what they are looking for, due to a decrease in availability for precise and clear domain names.

The creation of .XXX will create a clearly signposted place where adult entertainment can be accessed and allow surfers to have a clear idea of the nature of the site before they click, rather than after.

.XXX isn't just a helpful distinction. It's the progressive new home for adult entertainment online.

As authorized registrar for the .XXX, EuroDNS is thrilled by the launch of this new and much talked about extension.

The .XXX registration timeline

The launch process will be done in specific phases based on the qualifications of both members and non-members of the Adult Sponsored Community.

September 7, 2011 marks the launch of the Sunrise period. This phase will run until October 28th, 2011 and is separated into  Sunrise A (Opt-in) and Sunrise B (Opt-out).

•    Sunrise A (Opt-in) is dedicated to members of the adult Sponsored Community with either verifiable trademark rights or owners of exact matching domains in other TLDs which is also known as “Grandfathering”.

•    Sunrise B (Opt-out) - September 7, 2011 to October 28, 2011 - was created especially for non-adult Intellectual Property holders who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community with verifiable trademark rights so they can block their domains in the .XXX  space.

The Landrush period is scheduled from November 8, 2011 to November 25, 2011 while General Availability will kick of on December 6, 2011.

The Sponsored Community

The Sponsored Community consists of individuals, business, entities, and organizations that fit one of the following descriptions:

•    Provide Online Adult Entertainment intended for consenting adults (“Providers”) (e.g. adult webmasters, performers, studios, store owners, club operators);

•    Represent Providers (“Representatives”)  (e.g. lawyers, agents, advisors, accountants, affiliates); or

•    Provide products or services to Providers and Representatives (“Service Providers”) (e.g. adult domainers, manufacturers, delivery companies, caterers, distribution companies, merchant account services, make up artists, stylists, hosting services).

For more information on the related Sponsored Community Validation Process check out http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Xxx

.XXX registration fees

EuroDNS will charge its customers €74 annual registration fee (ex. VAT) for each .XXX domain name registered unless such domain name is allocated during the Sunrise B period (Opt-out), in which case EuroDNS will solely charge you with a €195 fee (ex. VAT)  for a 10 years period.
 
In addition to the €74 annual registration fee, the following fees apply:
 
• “Adult Trademark” Sunrise A (Opt-in): €98 validation fee, on top of the annual fee (ex. VAT)
• “Adult Domain” Sunrise A (Grandfather): €55 validation fee, on top of the annual fee  (ex. VAT)
•  “Landrush” Period, open to anyone but with potential auction: €55 on top of the annual fee (ex. VAT)
 
No annual registration fee is added to the “Blocking” Sunrise B (Opt-out) which has a flat validation fee of €195 (ex. VAT) including a 10 years /blocking period.

For more details on the various period go to http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Xxx or

Secure your .XXX Domain Name

As of September 7, 2011 the Sunrise is open. Whether a trademark owner or a member of the adult Sponsored Community (Sunrise A), or on the contrary if you are not a member of the adult Sponsored Community but wish to protect your name from any future .XXX  use (Sunrise B), now is the chance to register the corresponding .XXX  domain name.

For more information on .XXX visit the .XXX TLD page on http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Xxx and http://www.eurodns.com/eurodns-news/article/secure-your-xxx-now
 
“Let’s be adult about it” and register your .XXX on http://eurodns.com now!
 

About EuroDNS
EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com
 
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EuroDNS Contact
Isabelle Vekemans
Marketing and Communication Manager
EuroDNS
2, Rue Léon Laval
L-3372 Leudelange, Luxembourg

Tel: +352 263725 0
Press(at)EuroDNS(dot)com
Tel: +352 27 220 313
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EuroDNS is a Gold Sponsor at DomainvermarkterForum!

EuroDNS, a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions, will be exhibiting at DomainvermarkterForum in Hamburg on Sept 8-9, 2011.

DomainvermarkterForum is being held for the 7th time this year and has become over the years the largest event for German “Domainers” whilst also attracting domain investors from all over the world. The two days’ conference will be divided into presentations, networking and the domain auction. For more information on the program or the list of domains to be auctioned on Sept 9th check out http://www.domainvermarkterforum.de

The show will also be the 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. DomainAPI taps into the world’s leading Whois providers (like DomainTools), into the world’s registries, into registrars capable of providing worldwide domain availability check services (like EuroDNS) and into the major aftermarket places.

domainReseller is your single entry point to domain name registration dedicated to the wholesalers.

Join us and discover domainAPI and domainReseller along with many new features promoted especially at DomainvermarkterForum 2011.

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


About EuroDNS
EuroDNS is a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. http://www.eurodns.com

Secure your .XXX: pre-register your .XXX Domain Name with EuroDNS now!

Luxembourg, August 25, 2011- EuroDNS, a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions, announces the opening of .XXX pre-registrations for the Sunrise, Landrush and Go Live periods at www.eurodns.com.

Whether one is for or against adult content online it is a reality and a growing one as the sector is in full expansion and expected to continue so. Best therefore to “be adult about it” and ensure online sexually-oriented adult entertainment is easily identifiable whilst following best business practices. To help all parties benefit from this great opportunity, EuroDNS is now accepting pre-registrations for .XXX Domain Names. EuroDNS is one of the first Registrars officially accredited by ICM Registry, the .XXX Registry to allow private individuals and companies to apply for .XXX Domain Names. “We are delighted to have EuroDNS as one of our main partners.  They have exhibited true commitment to this launch and understand the special needs of this market extremely well,” says Stuart Lawley, CEO of IMC Registry.

As authorized registrar for the .XXX, EuroDNS is thrilled by the launch of this new and much talked about extension. Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “The advent of the .XXX is a significant move in the domain name industry not only for those wishing to get a .XXX extension but equally for companies who decide to protect their trademark by blocking any future .XXX use”.

The internet is vast and can be very confusing. In fact it is almost impossible to be certain of a site’s content prior to accessing it. On one hand this may result in embarrassing moments for those landing unintentionally on sexually-oriented content. On the other hand it may be as difficult for internet surfers on the look for adult entertainment content to easily access it. A clearly identifiable .XXX domain name makes it a choice to access adult entertainment content, a huge benefit to both types of internet users.

Not only will it allow adults to protect their children from accessing adult content but a .XXX site comes along with a set of best business practices for adult content provider established by ICM, the .XXX registry. These policies aim at protecting .XXX user leading to more predictable revenue stream, greater customer retention and fewer complaints.

The launch process will be done in specific phases based on the qualifications of both members and non-members of the Adult Sponsored Community.

Sunrise A (Opt-in) - September 7, 2011 to October 28, 2011 -  is dedicated to members of the adult Sponsored Community with either verifiable trademark rights or owners of exact matching domains in other TLDs which is also known as “Grandfathering”.

Sunrise B (Opt-out) - September 7, 2011 to October 28, 2011 -  was created especially for non-adult Intellectual Property holders who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community with verifiable trademark rights so they can block their domains in the .XXX  space.

Landrush - November 8, 2011 to November 25, 2011 - is for members of the adult Sponsored Community but NOT on a first come, first served basis.  Unlike Sunrise A and Sunrise B, there are no qualification requirements needed for Landrush.  Applications for competing names will go to a closed-auction at the end of the Landrush period.

Finally General Availability - December 6, 2011 - is when members of the adult Sponsored Community get regular, resolving names on a first come, first served basis.  Non-members of the adult Sponsored Community can also get “Non-Resolving” names.

EuroDNS will charge its customers €74 annual registration fee (ex. VAT) for each .XXX domain name registered unless such domain name is allocated during the Sunrise B period (Opt-out), in which case EuroDNS will solely charge you with a €195 fee (ex. VAT)  for a 10 years period.

In addition to the €74 annual registration fee, the following fees apply:

• “Adult Trademark” Sunrise A (Opt-in): €98 validation fee, on top of the annual fee (ex. VAT)

• “Adult Domain” Sunrise A (Grandfather): €55 validation fee, on top of the annual fee  (ex. VAT)

•  “Landrush” Period, open to anyone but with potential auction: €55 on top of the annual fee (ex. VAT)

No annual registration fee is added to the “Blocking” Sunrise B (Opt-out) which has a flat validation fee of €195 (ex. VAT) including a 10 years /blocking period.

Pre-register a .XXX domain name and get ready for the Sunrise phase. On September 7, 2011 the Sunrise will be open. Whether a trademark owner or a member of the adult Sponsored Community (Sunrise A), or on the contrary if you are not a member of the adult Sponsored Community but wish to protect your name from any future .XXX  use (Sunrise B), now is the chance to pre-register the corresponding .XXX  domain name. For more information on .XXX visit the .XXX TLD page on /top-level-domain/Generic/Xxx

“Let’s be adult about it” and pre-register your .XXX on http://eurodns.com now!


About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com

Join us at the ICT Spring Fair on June 28 and 29 in Luxembourg and get in for FREE!

To benefit from EuroDNS’s invitation click on http://www.ictspring.com/register-now/?code=saqcyu and get a FREE registration entry pass for the 2 days trade show.

Visit us on our booth B 01 in the 'Cloud Village' and discover:

- Worldwide Domain Registration for Brand Protection and Search Engine Indexation
- Our New Services: Domain Recovery, Domain Appraisal
- The latest details about NewTLDs
- Why Large Brands should go for their own domain extension?

While at our booth find out about the complementary solutions offered by our sister companies LuxCloud, Datacenter Luxembourg and voipGATE.

Should you wish to meet us to discuss partnerships, promotion, advertising or more, please contact sales@eurodns.com to arrange an appointment.

We look forward to welcoming you to Luxembourg!

The EuroDNS team


About DCL Group
Headquartered in Luxembourg, DCL Group is a leading Internet and e-commerce company, made of the well known LuxCloud, EuroDNS, Datacenter Luxembourg and voipGATE.

Founded in 2010, LuxCloud is a market leading provider of cloud computing services, allowing companies to quickly launch and profitably deliver the cloud services demanded by small and medium sized businesses. LuxCloud offers customizable own branded solutions enabling resellers, system integrators and service providers to sell online any and all of the services and applications available on the platform. The range of applications includes Web and Application Hosting, Messaging & Collaboration, Business Processes and Infrastructure packages.

Created in 2002, EuroDNS is a leading Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders.

Datacenter Luxembourg has been founded in 2000. The services comprise a datacenter Infrastructure, International Internet & Telco Connectivity, Managed e-Commerce and Housing Services. Server virtualization and scalable storage can be added to this list and are real added value services, providing businesses with more flexibility, stability and economies of scale. Datacenter Luxembourg operates out of distinct geographical facilities connected to a looped backbone. Added to that are quality bandwidth and IP through its own international looped backbone and third party ones.

Founded in 2004, voipGATE operates locally and worldwide as a leading operator in Voice over IP, by offering telecommunication services and local phone numbers in more than 60 countries, allowing customers to establish virtual presences in their key markets. voipGATE has strong partnerships with key PBX and mobile device vendors to ensure and offer its customers both flexibility and ease of use.


About ICT Spring 2011
For more information on the event and to register, go to: http://www.ictspring.com and don’t forget to use code: SAQCYU to get a free 2 day pass saving 460 euro.

Pre-registration for Short and Numeric .tel Landrush now open at EuroDNS
The official launch for short, two-character (alpha-numeric) and numeric only .TEL domains is finally here. Get your applications in early to lock down the .TEL domain you’ve been waiting for!

EuroDNS is now accepting pre-orders for the launch of .TEL short and numeric domain names.

Short and easy to remember!

•    Two-character and all numeric .TELs are great for short, fun, easy to remember domains, all numeric or 2-letter brands or trademarks, shortcodes, initials, or lucky numbers!
•    Quick & easy, update any time and have all your contacts under one name
•    Gain a powerful and effective mobile presence in minutes
•    Increase search engine rankings

Whether you wish to:

Protect your brand by securing short (aa.tel) and number-only trademark names (247.tel or 3663.tel) as well as keypad variants for any vanity phone numbers you are using (085rose.tel and 0857673.tel).

Run marketing campaigns and customer services using shortcode numbers and matching .tel names. For example, an 08457 shortcode can be used for directory enquiries or a voting platform with detailed information published on the matching 08457.tel name.

Get a fun easy-to-remember name with your initials or your lucky number.

There are 1,042 Short 2 character .tel domains becoming available at 15:00 UCT on the 1st June 2011 under the Landrush policy (along with thousands of numeric-only .tel domains, up to 7 digits in length).

Any that aren't snapped up during the 14 day Landrush period will become available to register at 15:00 UCT on the 14th June 2011 at regular price of just 18€ each per year.

Landrush applications are subject to a premium non-refundable fee of 124 € on top of the usual registration fee.

During the Landrush period, domain names will be registered on a first-come first-served basis. Regular .tel domain registrations will continue to be allowed during this period.

For more information, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Generic/Tel

EuroDNS Team

Luxembourg, April 1st 2011 - EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the General Availability period for .SO domain names.

Register today any .SO domain names for 18 Euro by going to: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Somalia/So

The general availability corresponds to the opening of the .SO to the general public. All available .SO domain names can now be registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

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

The policy for the TLD .SO is liberal, there are no restrictions concerning the registrants, no local presence service is needed. The registration period for domains registered during General Availability has to be at least one year and maximum ten years.

For more information, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/top-level-domain/Somalia/So

EuroDNS Team