Deleted and Expired Domains

Domain Auction of WI-FI.BIZ Starts At $10

2008-11-04T07:02:00.001-08:00

Nielsen Technical Services owner Chris Nielsen has decided to auction off their domain, wi-fi.biz at Namepros.com. He has placed a starting bid of only $10 and a "Buy It Now" or BIN price of $275. While the economy has slowed in general, high tech domain names are still popular and commanding prices somewhat higher than domains on other topics.

"This is a good domain and we think it's priced right. The low starting bid price is designed to get domainers and other investors interested and make sure we sell the domain. Someone could walk away with a great deal.", said Nielsen. "While the .biz TLD is not overly popular, all the other TLDs are taken. And the domain contains a hyphen which tends to lower domain value in general, but with wi-fi most people that search for the term use a hyphen and that is the most common spelling. In this case, the hyphen should help the value or at least not detract from it."

The domain has been "incubated" under the care of the company's DomainIncubation.com division, which works to increase domain name value for clients and their own portfolio. Those interested in the domain can find all the details about this 7 year old, PR1 domain that has over 400 backlinks at: http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?p=3144620

Possibility Of A Conflicting Domain Registration May Occur

2008-11-03T07:33:00.001-08:00

Domain Extensions - United States Country TLD

848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #2333
Las Vegas, NV 89107
United States of America

Fax: 1 (718) 865-9120

Notice Tracking Number - B110308FO

NOTICE

ATT: chris nielsen
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
unknown
sucker@nielsentech.com
7141 oak pointe curve
bloomington , minnesota , 55438
united states
Phone: 1.9525551212
www.horse-racing-systems.us

Domain Name: horse-racing-systems.us
Is Now Available for Registration

Requested Reply
November 3rd, 2008

Please be advised that the above noted domain name has now become available for registration.
Consequently the possibility of a conflicting domain registration may occur.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES LEGAL CODE

TITLE 15, Sec 1125. False descriptions, and dilution of Trademarks and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
Be advised: Protecting a domain name registrant or trademark owner from confusing and/or conflicting domain name registrations is not the responsibility of the domain and trademark registration processes. In the event of a registration of the above noted domain by a third party, the UDRP may be applied under the following conditions.

Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith. - For the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:

(i) circumstances indicating that the domain name registered or acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or

(ii) the domain name has been registered in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or

(iii) the domain name has been registered primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or (iv) by using the domain name, registrant has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to their web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement or your web site or location or of a product or service of a web site or location.

In addition to remedies provided for by the URDP, section 4a (1)(2)(3) & b (1)(2)(3)(4) existing registrants, trademark and service mark owners are provided by DNNP on domain names that are identical with new ccTLD, TLD extensions, or domain names that are confusingly similar to their own.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Note: you may disregard this notice. If you disregard this notice or fail to reply:

(a) The licensing rights of this domain name may be assigned to any other applicant who wishes to register it,

(b) DNNP and or any ICANN accredited registrar will not be liable for loss of domain name license, identical or confusingly similar use of your company's domain name; or interruption of business activity or business losses.

If you fail to register this domain it may be registered by any third party without further notice. Please advise us of your intent to (a) secure this domain name or (b) to leave this domain name for Public Registration.

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DOMAIN REGISTRATION FORM

This is not a bill, you are under no obligation to register this domain. Should you wish to register horse-racing-systems.us, please complete and agree to the following as it applies to you. Once we receive your request to register this domain, we will send you further instructions on how to make a payment. Please be aware that payments for domain registrations are non-refundable.

Domain Registration Form - Register horse-racing-systems.us

Please ensure that your contact information is correct or make the necessary changes.

Full Name: chris nielsen

Domain: horse-racing-systems.us

Telephone #: 1.9525551212

Email: sucker@nielsentech.com

Today's Date: _______________________

Signature: ____________________________

Notice Tracking Number - B110308FO

Once you have completed all the required information, please return it to us by fax 1 (718) 865-9120

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The information in this letter contains confidential and/or legally privileged information from the notification processing department of the DNNP. This information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above. If you do not want to receive further updates from DNNP go to bitheowner.com/tin99/unsubscribe . If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents for this letter is strictly prohibited.

I hope no one falls for emails like this one. I don't know what kind of scam it is, but they don't list a web site and you have to FAX them your information. They also don't tell you HOW MUCH they are going to charge you. Stay away from emails like this. If the domain is really available, just go to your normal registrar and order it. You don't have to use a special company. If the domain is NOT available and you want it, contact someone who knows about domain names and can help you. If you deal direct you will almost for sure pay too much, or worse, get involved in some kind of domain name scam and get taken for a wild ride you may wish to avoid.

Combating Cyber Crime: Too Little, Too Late?

2008-10-31T10:04:00.000-07:00

EstDomains, Inc Combating Cyber Crime -- Thousands Domain Names Suspended

In September 2008 EstDomains, Inc, (http://estdomains.com), a US-based domain name Registrar, announced a great cleanup season among the accounts registered under the name of the company. The new advanced account monitoring system has been applied in order to reveal the possible presence of corrupted data outgoing from the domain names purchased from EstDomains, Inc and every single account has been scanned thoroughly; thousands of domain names were irreversibly suspended as a result.

Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) October 24, 2008 -- In September 2008 EstDomains, Inc, (http://estdomains.com), a US-based domain name Registrar, announced a great cleanup season among the accounts registered under the name of the company. The new advanced account monitoring system has been applied in order to reveal the possible presence of corrupted data outgoing from the domain names purchased from EstDomains, Inc and every single account has been scanned thoroughly; thousands of domain names were irreversibly suspended as a result.

As it has been announced previously, EstDomains, Inc management has carefully revised the Acceptable Usage Policy and several critical amendments have been applied. Once again it should be noted that the company has its ultimate right to act against account holders who: involve their domain in spam messages sending, storing or spreading materials of certain abusive content, and using the unlawful software that provides an unauthorized access to private and billing information. Storing or distributing malicious software, such as worms and viruses and deliberate misleading website visitors into giving away credit card details officially, also known as phishing, officially falls under criminal law and is strongly prohibited by EstDomains, Inc policy.

One should proceed to EstDomains, Inc homepage at: http://estdomains.com in order to find more details about aspects prohibited by the AUP. In accordance with amended policy, all the domain names registered with EstDomains, Inc had to undergo the thorough checkup for possible traces of prohibited activity presence.

The company's statistics shows that about thousands of domain names have been suspended for being privy to threatening Internet user's safety. The owners of suspended domains were immediately deprived of their accounts along with the rest of domain names and funds without any right to claim the compensation. In order to prevent such customers from being able to continue with their illegal activity, the new advanced and more efficient account monitoring system has been applied to the services provided for domain name registration. Various details, such as IP addresses, minute payments descriptions, personal data analysis, accounts sign up logs and so on, are used for the creation of a common pattern, which indicates characteristic features of one particular person.

These patterns are used for further investigations that are being led in order to recognize corrupted account holders from other law-abiding customers. EstDomains, Inc (http://estdomains.com) will not tolerate the involvement of its good name in spamming or malware distribution and will cease suspected accounts without dispute.

In order to avoid unpleasant incidents and long-term arguing EstDomains, Inc management team once again asks its current and potential customers to read through the company's Acceptable Usage Policy before registering a domain name. Only the close cooperation of the online services providers and webmasters will make Internet safer and is greatly appreciates by common users. The company also addresses the online-oriented community and asks to submit the reports for the domain names that are exposed as the infringement of Internet user's security or interests to: https://support.estdomains.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Konstantin Poltev
+1 302 722 4217

In The News Today:

EstDomains on the chopping block; 280000 domains seek new home
Heise Online, Germany - 4 hours ago
ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is shutting down the controversial domain registrar EstDomains and as a result.

ICANN De-Accredits EstDomains Washington Post
ICANN Targeting Notorious Domain Name Seller Wired News
EstDomains fighting for life VNUNet.com
The Industry Standard - eWeek

EstDomains Loses Accreditation, 280k Domains up for Grabs
Domain Name Wire, TX - Oct 29, 2008
EstDomains also resold Directi services including its whois privacy service. (Directi is parent company of domain parking service Skenzo).

New Phishing Attacks Target Legitimate Web Domain Owners
Dark Reading, NY
They say it may be the work of worried customers of EstDomains, which was terminated as an Internet domain registrar by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names.

One criminal Internet registrar down...
InfoWorld, CA - Oct 29, 2008
EstDomains has finally lost its Internet Registrar accreditation due to the criminal activity of its CEO. Well, he *was* already in jail.

280 000 clients of Estonian cyber scamp may lose their domains
Baltic Business News, Europe
The page EstDomains.com is linked with company Esthost and contact person is Vladimir Tatin. In the spring Tartu county court found guilty in falsifying ...

Premium Domain Treasure Chest Pried Opened With Yummy Name

2008-10-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

Tucows Opens Hidden Treasure Chest of Premium Domains with YummyNames

Allows marketers to search and select from thousands of superior domain names to enhance marketing and branding initiatives

TORONTO, Oct. 29 - Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, today announced the launch of YummyNames, a new service providing exclusive access to a large selection of premium domain names from the Tucows Domain Name Portfolio. Created especially with marketers in mind, YummyNames allows people to search for and obtain the perfect domain name for their organization from tens of thousands of high-quality domain names.

A few of the YummyNames domain names available include countryrock.com, divorced.com, lemons.com, listener.com, mygarden.com, thepub.com, tool.com and veggies.com.

Marketers seeking high-quality domain names for their company, clients or campaigns can go to http://www.yummynames.com and search through a large portfolio of premium domain names. They have the option of purchasing a name outright or leasing the domain name for a finite period of time, the latter being a payment option particularly advantageous for short-term or seasonal marketing campaigns.

Developed and managed by a team of marketing and domain name veterans at Tucows, YummyNames is also a useful resource for SMB owners who recognize that obtaining a high-quality domain name is critical to the success of their business. "It's important for marketers and organizations to realize they don't need to settle on a lousy domain name," said Bill Sweetman, General Manager, YummyNames. "Domain names are a vital component to successfully marketing a brand - whether it's the launch of a new company, website or marketing campaign. A high-quality domain name is short, relevant and most important, easy to remember. We're excited to open the Tucows portfolio of premium domains to the public through YummyNames. We're confident users will find their perfect name."

"YummyNames, the public face of our domain portfolio service group, provides an additional means by which to realize the value of our domain portfolio assets to drive continued growth for the Company," said Elliot Noss, President and CEO, Tucows.

About Tucows
Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages over eight million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs. Our Retail group sells services directly to consumers and small businesses through Domain Direct, It's Your Domain and NetIdentity. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. Tucows.com remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. More information can be found at http://tucowsinc.com.

For further information:

Contacts:
Lauren White, LEWIS PR, laurenw@lewispr.com, (202) 349-3799;
Leona Hobbs, Tucows, lhobbs@tucows.com, (416) 538-5450

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Are Domain Names Considered Property or Not?

2008-10-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

Domain Name News has been following a story about a case involving the 141 gambling domain names seized by the state of Kentucky, that should never have been started in our opinion. But it has the potential to muddy the waters and cause problems for honest domain owners.

Today's post is Are Domain Names Considered Property or Not? and should be followed by any one that is serious about domain names.

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Gasta Search Engine Network Seeks Sale or Merger

2008-10-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

UK-Based Gasta Search Engine Network Enters Into Sales / Merger Talks

The Gasta search network is a blended search that will deliver web results, news, videos, and images with one single keyword search, then lets users social bookmark search results in their own library. The Gasta search network extends its reach into Europe and USA, has search engines launched in South Africa, China, and Japan. Gasta is a European trademark and the Gasta search engine was last year's winner of the PWC award for innovation, it also holds one of the UK most valuable property domain holdings.

Belfast, Ireland (PRWEB) October 14, 2008 -- It was announced here today that the Belfast-based web 2.0 Search Engine Network Gasta is in talks with several companies for a possible sale or merger. A well established player in European, US, and Asian search, The Gasta.com search engine network currently consists of 450+ Domains, is translated into six languages, offers a contextualised ad system, powerful SEO options, keyword management tools, and full service administration to create, launch, and quickly deploy new search engines in emerging markets and geographical regions as needed.

Gasta has created a very easy to use back-end admin system that is designed for non technical use, within the admin you can add new keywords, manage ad campaigns, replicate advertising codes, and launch new search index's and directories in minutes, Gasta has developed its own text based contextualised ad system, InstantAdsTM and the keyword direct hit service SearchMatchTM allowing users to buy targeted keywords for the geographic region they do business in. As well as this there are many SEO options including InstantLinksTM the free link exchange system that publishes the main directory." We can launch new search engines in emerging regions very easily, with the rapid deployment platform we have developed" said Higgins. "We can launch in Poland and Malaysia very quickly and have been looking out for possible local partners on the ground in these regions".

While Gasta.com is well-established in the Search Industry, it has chosen to maintain a low profile and provided state of the art services to its visitors and advertisers. Christian Nielsen, owner of NielsenTech.com, an Internet consulting firm located in the US said he has used Gasta for many years. "Yes, I was submitting client sites to Gasta's system back as early as 1999 when we started doing SEO and web promotion. They have evolved over the years, and we have keep in contact due to their attitude of service and ethics. Most other firms in the US don't seem to know about them and that's been a competitive edge for us."

Gasta.com owner Francis Higgins believes that now is a 'good time' to transition the search engines network due to the convergence of web 2.0 technologies. Higgins said "We believe that we have created great distribution platform to easily explore and rapidly develop new and emerging regions. We have looked into the possibility of partnering with a mobile carrier to deliver local mobile search in which great opportunities are coming in the future, Gasta works well now on mobiles but we would need the expertise of the big carriers to make an impact and monetize the service.

We have worked hard over the past 12 years to improve the reach and the depth of the Gasta network. With the rapid deployment and white label solution we have developed we can quickly launch blended search engines that will bring up web results, videos, news, and images with one keyword. Our brand commands a high level of respect by those that are familiar with us and those that do some research will see our extensive digital footprint built up over the years that shows our quality and consistency and has established our brand's value in the search marketing industry."

Contacts
Francis Higgins
Comm Director Gasta Search Networks
bizz @ amiwired.com
+44(0)2890333748
Mob:+44(0)7816447363

More Companies Eyeing European Search Market For Takeover Targets

2008-10-10T18:33:00.000-07:00

More Companies Eyeing European Search Market For Takeover Targets

I am unable to confirm the information I have just received, but rumor has named two of the companies interested in the European Search Engine Network that I have posted about before. The first is Infosys.com whose name many not mean much to many in the US, but they are a huge player located in 23 countries and based in India. An IT services company, this deal could vault them into the search industry and they have extensive technology resources to pull it off and pull it off well. I have to admit I don't know much about the Indian search industry, but Infosys would become a major player overnight given the assets of the company they are thinking about buying.

The other name mentioned is also not one I have heard of, mobile and ISP Orange. This also makes perfect sense to me, since any mobile and Internet provider would be nuts to pass up on a deal like this. Orange is based in France so I'm sure that is the first place they would expand the Search Network to. It will be interesting to see what other players come to the table. I'm surprised no US companies have shown interest, but it may be just that word has not leaked out yet...

About Infosys
Infosys Technologies Limited (BSE: 500209, NASDAQ: INFY) is an information technology services company headquartered in Bengaluru, India. Infosys is one of India's largest Information Technology companies with over 94,379 professionals. Infosys has nine development centers in India and over 30 offices worldwide. Infosys's annual revenues for the fiscal year 2007-2008 exceeded US$4 billion with a market capitalization of over US$30 billion. http://www.orange.co.uk/

About Orange
Orange UK is a mobile telecommunications network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom which is owned by France Telecom. Orange was founded in 1994 by Hutchison Telecom which was later bought by Mannesmann AG and then in May 2000 sold to France Télécom. Orange UK has over 17 million customers who subscribe to its mobile and broadband services. http://www.infosys.com/

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Easy Access To European Search: Make Your Competitors Pay You

2008-10-08T10:50:00.000-07:00

I guess it's small by some standards, but there seems to be increasing interest in the European Search Engine Network we have posted about before that is well established in several countries over the past 12 years. With over 3.5 million unique visitors a month it's not small, but it should be clear to almost anyone that there is substantial room for growth.

We've been asked to not disclose the name of the company or the main search engine at this time, but when I get the ok I will post again. I think this will be pretty big news when the full story comes out.

Short list of potential buyers:
AOL
Yandex
Rediff
Ask
Baidu
Cuil
Rambler
Amazon
Wikia
Alccoona

There are others but I am less certain about them.

There is talk about some companies with no connection to search currently jumping in with an acquisition such as this. It only makes sense, since the cost to run a large advertising campaign can be considerable and what better way to save money on advertising then to buy all of the search and eyeballs you need for one set price? Then you can charge your COMPETITORS to run their ads on your network of search sites.

Once you do that, you no longer "lose" any business to your competition, since they pay you if they get the customer...!!!

Qinetics Phones Om

2008-10-06T19:13:00.000-07:00

Qinetics Wins Tender For Consultancy Service For Oman Domain Name Framework Development

Qinetics Solutions Berhad (Qinetics), a leading Registry system provider, announced today that it has been awarded the tender by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman to provide consultancy services to develop the domain name policy framework for Oman.

Each country or autonomous territory has a 2-letter country code that represents its "Top Level Domain (TLD)" under which Internet domain names can be assigned. For Oman, the country code is '.om'.

TRA, the body in Oman that regulates the telecommunication sector of the Sultanate of Oman is in the process of taking over the function of managing the '.om' TLD from the current incumbent '.om' manager Omantel.

"TRA is committed to implement a fair, efficient and effective world-class framework for the '.om' TLD. A consultancy is thus requested to review the domain name environment for the '.om' TLD taking into account the local and cultural values of the country." said Eng. Naashiah S. Al-Kharusi, TRA Board Member. "TRA decided to award the tender to Qinetics who shall draft the necessary regulations and policy framework documents as required for implementation of a professional .om TLD administration."

The tender require Qinetics to provide a comprehensive consultancy service spanning areas of Administrative Policy Framework, Domain Name Policy Framework and Industry Model Framework. Among other things, Qinetics will advise TRA on the setup of the entity to manage '.om', registrar accreditation framework and domain name policies such as domain name eligibility and allocation policy, WHOIS policy, reserved names policy, complaints policy, domain life cycle policy and domain name dispute resolution policy.

"We are indeed honored to be selected by TRA for this consultancy. Our dedicated consultants within the RegistryASP team have years of practical experiences running ccTLD registry operations, registry systems and also registrar systems so we are intimately familiar with all aspects of domain name business. We are confident that we will be able to provide sound advices to TRA on the best domain name management framework for Oman."said TK Tan, CEO of Qinetics.

About TRA, Oman
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) was established in 2002, to liberalize and promote the telecommunications services in the Sultanate of Oman under the Telecommunications Act which was issued under the Royal Decree No. 30/2002. TRA is committed to develop the telecommunications sector in the Sultanate by regulating and maintaining the telecom services, promoting the interest of telecommunications services providers and beneficiaries, and ensuring that consumers receive world class standard quality telecommunications services, with range of choices within reasonable limits at affordable prices. The Authority's policies and regulations is aimed at the development of infrastructure and the attraction of foreign investment into the sector to further promote the Sultanate's economy and increasing employment prospects for Omani citizens.
Website: http://www.tra.gov.om

About Qinetics Solutions Berhad
Qinetics, a regional company headquartered in Malaysia, focuses on Registry and Registrar service, consultancy and solution, software development and IT services. Qinetics is a MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) pioneer-status company in Malaysia for its merits in R&D. Qinetics' subsidiary, Web Commerce Communications Limited (WEBCC - www.webnic.cc) is the largest ICANN Accredited Registrar in South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan (source: Frost & Sullivan), serving over 400,000 domain names in over 40 domain name extensions. Qinetics has over 5 years of experience in the development of RegistryASP SRS (www.registryASP.com) - its flagship Shared Registry-Registrar System (SRS) solutions that powers country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) such as .hk (Hong Kong), .sg (Singapore), .cd (Democratic Republic of Congo) and .my (Malaysia).
Website: http://www.qinetics.net

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Major European Search Engine Network For Sale

2008-10-03T09:46:00.000-07:00

Major European Search Engine Network For Sale

I've been contacted by the owner of a 12 year old major search engine that serves Europe and a number of other countries. The company has decided to sell, and from what I know of the web properties they own, this could be a great opportunity for some company to start or expand their presence into a number of countries. The sale may include several vertical search engines, the core search engine, several different technologies, and about 450 domains. This network of sites currently has traffic and income, but I can tell you as a SEO consultant that the traffic and revenue potential is by no means maxed out and I think the stats and documentation will clearly show that.

If such a search engine network is of interest, please contact webmaster1 at domainincubation.com and I will put you in contact with the owner.

Notice of Intellectual Property Protection

2008-09-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

The following is a scam email message that we received from a company in China. If you receive such a message you should ignore it. Or if you are concerned, register the domains with a domain registrar you know and trust. If you use a company like this you will be ripped off, or at least pay many times what the normal fee is for the services they offer. It's too bad there are Chinese companies that feel it is ok to lie to get business, but greed and dishonesty are in every country...!

-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:27 AM
Subject: Notice of Intellectual Property Protection
Return-path: <zoe@chnregistry.cn>
From: "Zoe Xie" <zoe@chnregistry.cn>
To: "webmaster"
Subject: Notice of Intellectual Property Protection

Dear CEO,

This is Domain Name registration organization in China whose main duty is Internet Brand and domain name registration work. We have something need to confirm with you. We formally received an application on 16th,September,2008, one company which self-styled "Starmerry Investment Co.,Ltd" are applying to register "yourdomainname" as internet brand and

yourdomainname.tw
yourdomainname.hk
yourdomainname.sg
yourdomainname.asia
yourdomainname.in

domain names.

During our auditing procedure we find out that the alleged "Starmerry Investment Co.,Ltd" has no trademark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word. We found that the brand and domain names applied for registration is the same with your company's name and trademark. According to the open registration principles, any company or person can apply for the domain name and the Internet Brand which have not been registered. Now we are auditing these domain names and internet brand, and during this time, the original trademark holder has the priority to register firstly. If your company think the company's application will impact on your company's development, will produce dispute on your company's Intellectual Property and you need to remain to register, you can submit the application during the checking time. If you need to remain to register, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you are not in charge of this, please transfer this email to appropriate dept. In order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible,since it covers your company's Intellectual Property Protection.Thanks!

Best Regards

Zoe Xie,
Checking Dept
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Advertising and Marketing Platform From Domain Advertising Agency

2008-09-14T13:41:00.000-07:00

Domain Advertising Agency Introduces Ubiquitous Advertising and Marketing Platform

Unknown to most Web users, Domain Names are actively bought and sold on a daily basis at an average price of $2500 in the Domain Aftermarket, post registration fee of only $10.00 on average.

Palm Springs, CA - April 22, 2008 -- Unknown to most Web users, Domain Names are actively bought and sold on a daily basis at an average price of $2500 in the Domain Aftermarket, post registration fee of only $10.00 on average. Also, unknown to most businesses, corporate executives and advertising agencies, "proxy" and "premium" domain names with significant natural type-in traffic, are strategically being utilized to acquire the highest quality of online customers by comparison to other methods of online marketing.

Today, Domain Advertising Agency(DAA) launches a new website (in beta) to create a multi-dimensional utility platform, that prudently aims to condition web consumers and businesses as to why aftermarket domains offer immense intrinsic value as an investment, for strategic marketing purposes or business development.

First inline is the official rollout of DAA's domain ad delivery system entitled "Domain adServe" similar in kind to Google Adsense and Adwords that have helped transform web advertising for all types of businesses universally. By adopting the Google Adsense model, the new Domain adServe utility will provide a logistical domain advertising delivery mechanism, that aims to bring liquidity to the domain sales aftermarket particularly.

Now any website on the internet can visit Domain Advertising Agency to learn about domain adServe and sign up to upload "text ad creatives" to web pages or blogs and participate in earning a new revenue stream from the domain industry. By the same token, Domain Investors can swiftly advertise thier domains for sale or lease on the Domain adServe platform. Domain Advertisers can link their text ads to any existing landing page at domain auction sites such as Sedo, Afternic, Godaddy, private landing pages or link to the aftermarket sales database provided by DAA itself.

"We are very excited about rolling out a Domain Advertising mechanism that is quite innovative," said Robert Haastrup-Timmi Founder of Domain Advertising Agency.

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DOMAIN NAME CLEARING COMPANY v. F.C.F. INCORPORATED

2008-09-02T20:51:00.000-07:00

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

DOMAIN NAME CLEARING COMPANY, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 00-2509

F.C.F. INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria.

Claude M. Hilton, Chief District Judge.

(CA-00-1305)
Argued: June 5, 2001
Decided: July 12, 2001

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, and Irene M. KEELEY, Chief United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

COUNSEL

ARGUED: Jerry M. Phillips, PHILLIPS, BECKWITH, HALL & CHASE, Fairfax, Virginia; Chris M. Truax, San Diego, California, for Appellant. John Foster Anderson, RICHARDS, MCGETTIGAN, REILLY & WEST, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

OPINION PER CURIAM:

We must decide here whether the Domain Name Clearing Com- pany violated the 1999 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act by registering the domain name Clarins.com. Because the district court did not err in holding that the company violated the Act, we affirm.

I.

On March 16, 1997, Domain Name Clearing Company, LLC (DNCC) registered the domain name Clarins.com. "Clarins" is a fic- tional name developed in 1954 by Clarins S.A. to identify a particular product line. F.C.F. Inc. now holds the license for the Clarins trade- mark. When F.C.F. discovered that DNCC had registered Clarins.com, it requested DNCC to transfer the Clarins.com domain name to F.C.F. F.C.F. received no response. F.C.F. subsequently offered DNCC $1500 in return for the transfer.

On March 24, 1998, DNCC filed an action against F.C.F. in Cali- fornia federal court seeking a declaration that its ownership of the Clarins.com domain name did not infringe upon F.C.F.'s Clarins trademark rights. One month later, DNCC sent F.C.F. a letter requesting a payment of the amount "it would cost to run a full-page advertisement in one of the high-fashion magazines, such as Cosmopolitan or Vogue, in which, it appears, your client advertises." F.C.F. refused to pay this amount, estimated at approximately $60,000.

After the California district court dismissed DNCC's action on jurisdictional grounds and the subsequent appeal to the Ninth Circuit was dismissed at DNCC's request, F.C.F. commenced an administrative arbitration proceeding. After a hearing, the panel ordered DNCC to transfer Clarins.com to F.C.F. on April 5, 2000. On April 21, 2000, DNCC filed a Bill of Complaint against F.C.F. in Virginia state court. In the complaint, DNCC challenged the administrative decision and sought to prevent the transfer of Clarins.com. F.C.F. removed the action to federal district court on August 1, 2000.1 After removal, F.C.F. moved for partial summary judgment based on its counterclaim that the registration of Clarins.com was a violation, inter alia , of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d). Finding DNCC violated the ACPA, the district court granted summary judgment to F.C.F. DNCC now appeals.

II.

The ACPA was enacted in 1999 to combat the practice of cyber-squatting. See Virtual Works, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America , 238 F.3d 264, 267 (4th Cir. 2001). A violation of the ACPA occurs when someone "registers, traffics in, or uses a domain name that...is identical or confusingly similar" to a "famous" or "distinctive" mark and "has a bad faith intent to profit from that mark." 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(A). The statute lists nine non-exclusive factors to determine bad faith.2 The determination of bad faith depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. See Virtual Works , 238 F.3d at 268; Sporty's Farm, L.L.C. v. Sportman's Market, Inc. , 202 F.3d 489, 499 (2d Cir. 2000).

The Act also contains a safe harbor which states that bad faith intent "shall not be found in any case in which the court determines that the person believed and had reasonable grounds to believe that the use of the domain name was a fair use or otherwise lawful." 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(B)(ii). The ACPA provides that, for violations of the act prior to 1999, the sole remedy is to transfer the domain name back to its rightful owner. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 106-113, § 3010, 113 Stat. 1501A-552 (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1117 note).

(V) the person's intent to divert consumers from the mark owner's online location to a site . . . that could harm the goodwill represented by the mark, either for commercial gain or with the intent to tarnish or disparage the mark . . .; (VI) the person's offer to transfer, sell, or otherwise assign the domain name to the mark owner or any third party for financial gain without having used . . . the domain name in the bona fide offering of any goods or services . . .; (VII) the person's provision of material and misleading false contact information when applying for the registration of the domain name . . .; (VIII) the person's registration or acquisition of multiple domain names which the person knows are identical or con- fusingly similar to marks of others . . .; and (IX) the extent to which the mark incorporated in the per- son's domain name registration is or is not distinctive and famous . . . .

15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(B)(i).

III.

A.
We first inquire whether DNCC acted with bad faith intent when it registered Clarins.com. There is substantial evidence that it did. First, DNCC did not own any trademark or intellectual property rights to the Clarins name; rather F.C.F. owns the Clarins trademark license. In fact, Clarins was a fictional name created by Clarins S.A. exclusively to identify its cosmetics line. Second, Clarins is not commonly used to identify DNCC. Nor did DNCC ever develop a website at Clarins.com or use the Clarins name in connection with the sale of goods or services. DNCC had nothing whatsoever to do with selling the Clarins product line. Indeed, there is no evidence that DNCC had any use planned for Clarins.com. Also DNCC attempted to sell Clarins.com for "the amount it would cost to run a full-page advertisement in one of the high-fashion magazines." This demand, estimated at $60,000, was reduced to $30,000 in subsequent negotiations.3

Finally, the evidence demonstrated that DNCC has registered more than seventy different domain names and has a primary business purpose of registering domain names. For instance, DNCC has registered belgianchocolate.com, britishmuseum.com, chianti.com, and toweroflondon.com among others. The fact that these domain names may not have infringed on other trademarks does not make DNCC's registration of them irrelevant. In fact, it shows an intent on the part of DNCC to register a variety of domain names, but not to use them. This is a key factor in the bad faith determination.

In response to the evidence demonstrating its bad faith, DNCC attempts to take refuge in ACPA's safe harbor. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(B)(ii) (providing a safe harbor for persons who reason- ably believe that "the use of the domain name is a fair use or other- wise lawful"). DNCC relies heavily on the fact that when it registered Clarins.com and many of the other domain names in 1997, the Inter- net was in its infancy and Congress had not yet passed the ACPA. With respect to the Clarins name, DNCC also argues it was not aware that Clarins was a registered trademark. But it did become aware of the trademark in 1997 and yet, it subsequently renewed its registration of Clarins.com. DNCC also did not offer any evidence of why it selected that name or what it intended to do with Clarins.com or any of its other domain names. The safe harbor will not be construed "so broadly as to undermine the rest of the statute." Virtual Works , 238 F.3d at 270. The evidence clearly shows that DNCC made a business out of registering domain names in order to sell them and "a defen- dant who acts even partially in bad faith in registering a domain name is not, as a matter of law, entitled to benefit from the Act's safe harbor provision." Virtual Works , 238 F.3d at 270.

A court may look at the totality of the circumstances in making bad faith determinations. See 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(B)(i); Virtual Works , 238 F.3d at 270. Viewed together, the evidence makes clear DNCC acted with bad faith when it registered Clarins.com, failed to use it, and then attempted to sell it for profit to the trademark holder. DNCC's actions are just the sort Congress acted to prevent with the passage of the ACPA.

B.
The ACPA also requires that the registered name be "identical or confusingly similar" to a "famous" or "distinctive" mark. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(A). The domain name Clarins.com is identical to the Clarins mark. To determine whether a mark is distinctive and famous, courts look to the duration and extent of the use of the mark, the advertising and promotion of the mark, and the degree of public recognition of the mark. 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c)(1). The Clarins name is fictional and has been used since 1954 to identify a cosmetics line. Clarins S.A., under the Clarins trademark, has marketed Clarins products in the United States for almost 20 years, spending over $4.5 mil- lion on advertising and generating over $100 million per year in sales in this country. F.C.F. obtained a United States Trademark registra- tion for Clarins in 1990 which was renewed in 2000. The name Clarins is distinctive and famous as required by the statute.

C.
DNCC also argues that there was evidence of a prior settlement agreement in which F.C.F. agreed to pay $30,000 for Clarins.com. DNCC claims that this makes F.C.F.'s counterclaims irrelevant since the dispute was settled and the domain name was to be transferred pursuant to the agreement. However, even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to DNCC, there is no evidence of a settlement agreement signed by all parties. F.C.F., throughout the negotiations, insisted that any settlement be in writing and signed by all parties. As the district court noted, "[a]n attached exhibit of a draft of an alleged settlement agreement signed by the attorney of one party is not evi- dence of a settlement agreement entered into between the parties." DNCC simply failed to offer sufficient evidence to create a genuine factual dispute on this point.

IV.
The record is replete with evidence that DNCC had a bad faith intent to profit from another's mark in violation of the ACPA. The district court did not err in ordering DNCC to transfer Clarins.com to F.C.F., and we hereby affirm its judgment.

AFFIRMED
1 DNCC argues that the federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $75,000 as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The district court determined that the domain name Clarins.com was the object of the litigation and worth more than $75,000. We find no error in this ruling.

2 The nine factors are as follows: (B)(i)In determining whether a person has a bad faith intent . . . a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to (I) the trademark or other intellectual property rights of the person, if any, in the domain name; (II) the extent to which the domain name consists of the legal name of the person or a name that is otherwise commonly used to identify that person; (III) the person's prior use, if any, of the domain name in connection with the bona fide offering of any goods or ser- vices; (IV) the person's bona fide noncommercial or fair use of the mark in a site accessible under the domain name;

3 DNCC argues that the evidence utilized by the district court to determine if DNCC attempted to sell the domain name Clarins.com was inadmissable under Rule 408 of the Federal Rule of Evidence because the documents were part of settlement negotiations. This evidence speaks directly to the bad faith determination. And DNCC admitted evidence of alleged settlement negotiations in the first place. In all events, we find no abuse of discretion in the admission of the disputed evidence.

RE: Regarding your domain name xxxxxxxxxxx.us

2008-08-30T10:37:00.000-07:00

Shawn Wilson,

I have warned you once before when you tried this scam on me in the past. Since you have not learned a lesson, I am going to warn everyone about what you are doing:

- You are finding .com domains that can be registered and where there are owners of domains with the same domain name but different extensions, like our .us version.

- You then contact the owners with the other TLDs and tell them that you own the .com version of the domain that you want to sell it.

There are three problems with what you are saying:

1) You are a liar, since you don't own the .com version of the domain you say you do. Every time you contact us I look and see that the .com version is NOT registered and I then register it for $7 if I am interested in it.

2) If someone does not know you are not the owner of the domain that you say you are, they may pay you over than 27 times what they would have to pay if they just registered it themselves. How would you feel if you found out someone over-charged you for something by 27 times?

3) You are a spammer. You are sending bulk commercial email messages that are always the same message except that the domain name changes. I have reported you in the past to your ISP, but it seems you are using a Chinese emailer that does not respond to spam reports. Perhaps I will have better luck reporting you to Gmail where you are looking for responses to your spam.

You could make this a good business if you just went about it differently. You have access to good information that offers a valuable service. I just don't understand why you choose to get people upset with you by being greedy and dishonest.

-----Original Message-----
From: shawnwilson53@googlemail.com
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:38 AM
Subject: Regarding your domain name xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .us

Hi,

I own the .COM version of your domain name xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .us and I want to sell it.

I was wondering if you would be interested in buying this domain for $195 seeing as though you own the same domain but in another extension ?

Let me know
Thanks
Shawn.

Domain Renewal Group = Domain Registry of America

2008-08-20T21:51:00.000-07:00

Domain Renewal Group = Domain Registry of America

Anytime you get a letter in the mail about a domain renewal, make sure you understand who it is from and what will happen if you agree to what they offer. You may pay 2-3 times for your domain registration or you could even lose ownership under some conditions. Your current domain registrar probably will NOT be sending you postal mail since they have your email address. Most of these postal letters that come in the mail are more or less SCAMS to get people to agree to what they think is a renewal, but is in fact a high-priced TRANSFER to a company that may not be trustworthy. The fees are ALWAYS higher than the average domain renewal fee of $10 US per year.

We just received a letter from Domain Renewal Group about renewing (and transferring) our domain for $30 a year. $30 is what Register.com and a few other clueless, greedy registrars charge, but there is NO WAY anyone should be paying that much just to renew their domain. I thought the letter looked familiar and sure enough, when I dug deep enough I discovered it's the same Domain Registry of America with a new domain and website, but same old rip-off pricing and marketing materials that are designed to fool those that don't read closely and realize that they are not just renewing their domain at a higher rate, but that they are also agreeing to transfer their domain to Domain Renewal Group where it will stay until they transfer it away at some point.

To their credit, it says on the web site that the fee includes hosting, but any hosting plan where you have to pay extra to get email really sucks, in my opinion. $30 a year for domain renewal and hosting is pretty cheap, but you can get the same deal somewhere else and deal with a 100% honest company.

Anyway, the reason for this post is to warn people away from this scam. These guys have been doing this for years and I'm sure they fool many, many people. I just want to get the word out.

Names listed include eNom, Inc., Wild West Domains, Inc., BRANDON GRAY INTERNET SERVICES INC. (dba "NameJuice.com"), and Domain Renewal Group

Domain Renewal Group
PO Box 4577
Markham, Ontario, L3R5M7
Canada

Domain Renewal Group
2316 Delaware Avenue, #266
Buffalo, New York
14216-2687
www.domainrenewalgroup.com

Main Phone      (866) 434-0212
Fax             (866) 434-0211
Customer Service        (866) 434-0212
Sales                   sales@droa.com
General Questions       int (1-905-479-2533) support

Domain Registry of America
2316 Delaware Avenue, #266
Buffalo, New York
14216-2687

Domain Registry of America
56 Gloucester Road #526
London, England SW74UB

Domain Registry of America
189 Queen Street #209
Melbourne, 3000 Australia

BRANDON GRAY INTERNET SERVICES INC. (dba "NameJuice.com")
7100 Warden Ave unit 8
Markham, ON
98007-3827, CA

We Are Selling The Domain Name...

2008-08-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

We just got a new variation of the SPAM marketing of domain names. There are a number of people that are either offering to sell a domain they own which is the .com version of one that you own, or they offer to get a domain that is expiring for you for a fee. I don't have a big problem with these kinds of services except for a few things:

1) I don't like SPAM in any shape or form. Often these message are not personalized in any real way and if you have many domains as we do, these jerks will send you tons of messages, often one to each contact email on your domains. For us that means we get 2-3 emails each time.

2) The fees they ask are EXCESSIVE. One guy that I talked to at itime marketing said that many people thank that and are happy to pay their fees. I don't doubt this, but will those people still be happy when they learn that the cost should only be about $10 and if they waited 5-6 days they generally can get the domain and only pay that much?

3) Some of these jokers are lying, which I really dislike. They may say they own the domain, but they are willing to sell it to you, for $300 or whatever. Most people don't know about using WHOIS to check the information about a domain's ownership. If they did, they may find that the domain is not owned by anyone, and all they have to do is register it themselves. Using WHOIS can also avoid any problems when someone is trying to sell a domain that is currently owned by someone else. This is rare except for domain brokers, but it could happen. You can't TRUST anyone on the Internet.

So we just got the following message about one of our domains:
==========================================
We are selling the domain name avandiadiabetes.com. Since you own the .net, if you would also like the more desirable .com we are making it available. The cost is $49.95. That includes a year of registration and transfer of ownership to you. To purchase or to learn more go to:

http://www.dcinchq.com/index.php?domain=avandiadiabetes.com

If you pass on this opportunity someone else could purchase this domain and it may not be available again.

For questions contact us or go to:

http://www.dcinchq.com/faq.html

All the best,

Warren Davis
Digital Caucus, Inc.
==========================================

This spammer gets points for not charging a huge fee. I think $50 is a reasonable amount to pay for a domain you want, given that the owner has gone to some bother to contact you and rather than putting the domain on the open market where you might never hear about it they are doing you a (possible) service. I consider this to be SPAM for the most part, but it's really kind of borderline. They are not sending this message to millions, but I'll bet they are also sending the email to the owners of the other main domain TLDs, in this case just use with .net and someone else with the .org.

But this spammer is also a liar. When I used DomainTools.com and checked the WHOIS record, I find that the domain is not even registered. It appears that it was last registered to itime marketing, and now they either have a follow-up service or some smart cookie is picking over their leftovers that they could not sell and have dropped and trying to offer them at a lower price.

Summary: If you are contacted about a domain your interested in, I recommend you do the following:

1 - Check the WHOIS record and see if it is available. If it is register it instantly.

2 - If it is registered and was registered within the past 5 days, and you can live without it, wait 5-6 days and see if you can then register it. Domaintools.com offers a free Domain Monitor you can use to get emails when the status of the domain changes. I have used this free service to register several domains.

3 - If the domain does not drop after 5 days, you can talk to the seller and see if you can get the price down to a more reasonable level. Adopt the attitude that the domain would be nice to have, but after all you already have an established site on the current domain you own. Hold out and you should get the domain for $20-$100 unless it has wide appeal. These guys only leverage is your interest in the domain, and they only pay less than $10 for them. If you can double their money, that should be incentive for them over not getting anything at all.

If the domain is really valuable the seller will market it elsewhere or put it up at auction, and you may be out of luck unless you are willing to pay what they ask. The bottom line is get some expert advice before you shell out big bucks for a domain unless you know all the facts.

Links related to this post:

A Tale of an Internet Scam Artist

Warren Davis used to scam people, now he is into spamming as well

Warren Davis, banned from dnforum.com

Optimize Your Domain Extension For Six Figures

2008-08-14T21:29:00.000-07:00

How New TLDs Could Impact Your SEO

by Andrew Hazen , Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced June 26 that it had given preliminary approval to a recommendation to introduce a whole range of new Internet domain names, which would pave the way for a seismic increase in online real estate.

Talk about the Internet being like the Wild, Wild West. Along with the extraordinary expansion of domain name choices and opportunities would come HUGE potential for search engine marketing.

Currently, there is a limited range of 21 top-level domains (TLDs) from which to choose, such as .com, .org, .info and .uk. According to ICANN, this decision will allow applicants for new names to select the most marketable domains, making them perfect for attracting their target customers.

So businesses will now be able to apply for generic strings like .brandname or .yournamehere. ICANN even reports that there are already interested consortiums wanting to establish city-based TLDs like .nyc, .berlin and .paris.

At first glance, this seems to make perfect sense. But my hope is that it doesn't spiral out of control, becoming a field day for cybersquatters that register, traffic in or use domain names in bad faith, intending to profit from the goodwill of someone else's trademark.

That would create a huge nightmare for established brands like Amazon.com, which would need to procure a laundry list of domains -- everything from books.amazon and music.amazon to amazon.books and amazon.music -- to prevent cybersquatters from wrongfully registering and profiting from its name.

It should be noted, however, that ICANN will not be selling the new TLDs for some time. The recommendation must first receive final approval early next year, followed by a limited period in which any established entity can submit an application for evaluation.

Search Engines and the Domainrush If and when it does happen, look for an immediate impact on search engine marketing. Search engines love keyword-enriched domain names, since finding exact keywords in domains proves to be an extremely strong indicator of a Web site's relevance to a search query.

By combining a newly acquired generic domain name with a very good search engine optimization (SEO) strategy, a small company could find itself ranking among extremely competitive search terms and among Fortune 1000 companies. Of course, Web sites need quality inbound links to rank high on Google, but a great domain name can go a long way.

Keyword-enriched domain names and URL paths (there is a difference) are usually what it takes to achieve a top-10 organic ranking. Take, for example, AllFreshSeafood.com (ranking No. 4 on Google for "fresh seafood"); BreakingNews.com (No. 6 on Yahoo for latest breaking news") and BagelBoss.com (No. 4 on Google for "bagels"). I'm sure you get the point.

Still, non-keyword-enriched domain names can be optimized by adding keyword-enriched page names. For example, StorageDeluxe.com sits atop Google for "Brooklyn storage" and the URL path is www.storagedeluxe.com/locations_brooklyn.asp; a Google search for "used Acura parts" returns www.uneedapart.com/used-acura-parts.php as No. 1; and a search on Yahoo for "cardio exercises" yields www.lucilleroberts.com/cardio-exercies on the first page of the search results.

Now that we've established that a keyword-enriched domain name can be extraordinarily valuable, just think about owing a domain like .insurance -- you could have auto.insurance, life.insurance, health.insurance, business.insurance, etc. Beyond the obvious and tremendous SEO benefit, imagine what this will do to build brands.

I am curious to see if those who register new generic TLDs will use them to dominate their niche or resell domains. Only time will tell.

ICANN reports that there will be a six-figure charge for registering these new domains. That is chump change for major domains -- and even those that want to be

Post your response to the public Online Publishing Insider blog.

See what others are saying on the Online Publishing Insider blog.
Andrew Hazen is founder and CEO of the search engine optimization firm PRIME Visibility, a rapidly growing SEO, Web 2.0 and social media marketing company.

Online Publishing Insider for Thursday, August 14, 2008:
http://blogs.mediapost.com/online_publishing_insider/?p=166

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2008-08-06T15:04:00.000-07:00

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Return of OpenSRS Announced: Was It Missing...?

2008-07-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

Tucows Announces Return of OpenSRS Where Friendly, Reliable Service Comes First

Unsurpassed support and reseller satisfaction as top priority sets

OpenSRS apart

TORONTO and CHICAGO, HostingCon 2008, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tucows Inc., (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) a leading provider of Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs worldwide, announced today the return of the OpenSRS name for its wholesale reseller services group. Through its network of web hosting companies and Internet service providers, OpenSRS provides web and email addresses for millions of people worldwide.

In 1999, Tucows became the first domain name wholesaler to be accredited by ICANN and chose the name OpenSRS for its domain name service. Today, OpenSRS remains one of the world's largest wholesale domain registrars, and has expanded its offerings to include hosted email and SSL certificates. Resellers' sustained loyalty to OpenSRS was one reason behind the decision to re-launch the brand, and key to that loyalty is the company's reputation as the most reseller-friendly among Internet services wholesalers.

"At OpenSRS, we really believe in supporting our resellers because they've been incredibly supportive of us. That means not only making it easy to sell, provision and support the highest quality Internet services, but it also means being true to our word," said Ken Schafer, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Tucows. "We've made a commitment to being reseller friendly, so much so that we've included it in our new logo."

Over the past nine years, OpenSRS has grown steadily each year and today boasts over 9,000 active resellers on six continents. Those resellers, in turn, have the potential to reach millions of end users. OpenSRS resellers are fiercely loyal, 78% of the resellers who joined in 1999 are still using OpenSRS to sell services today.

OpenSRS is known for its work on registrant rights within the registrar community as well as making things simple and reliable for its resellers. It also differentiates itself through a deep commitment to its identity as a wholesale business. This runs in sharp contrast to competitors that frequently end up competing with their own resellers for customers.

"We're a true Internet services wholesaler. You won't find our name or logo anywhere on our end-user interfaces and we don't talk to our reseller's customers, ever," said Schafer. "We stand by our promises and commitments and we work to earn our reseller's loyalty."

As part of the re-launch of OpenSRS, the company has established new brand marks and a logo consistent with a 1950s-era service company, aimed at recalling a time when service mattered most. An iconic character has also been created to embody OpenSRS' core values - service, friendliness, willingness to help, community service and reliability.

To celebrate the re-launch of the OpenSRS brand and mark a return to the bygone days of service with a smile, OpenSRS will be serving up treats from an old-fashioned soda fountain and ice cream stand in booth #626 at HostingCon 2008, at Navy Pier in Chicago from today through Wednesday.

About OpenSRS
OpenSRS is a global provider of wholesale Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs. Wholly owned by Tucows, Inc., OpenSRS provides wholesale services for hosted email, domain name registration, Personal Names, and SSL certificates. For more information, please visit http://opensrs.com.

About Tucows

Tucows provides Internet services for web hosting companies and ISPs.Through our global network of over 9,000 service providers our OpenSRS group provides millions of email boxes and manages over eight million domains. Tucows is an accredited registrar with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). We hold a domain name portfolio of approximately 150,000 domain names that are available for sale, monetized through advertising and support our wholesale Personal Names Service. Our Retail division sells Tucows services to consumers and small business owners through Domain Direct, IYD (It's Your Domain) and NetIdentity. Tucows.com remains one of the most popular software download sites on the Internet. For more information please visit: http://tucowsinc.com.

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