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London, United Kingdom - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - October 10, 2007 - Managed technology and online web hosting services company, Hostway Corporation, is offering one-year registration discounts for the new .asia domain name.
The pricing structure is as follows: 9.95 pounds, with a one-off administration fee of 54.95 pounds, as well as a 2.95 pounds for yearly proxy service, for companies based outside of the Asia-Pacific region.
Hostway offered the opportunity for pre-registration on the new .Asia domain names. The .Asia name is not intended to replace existing country-specific names, but rather to complement them and to help companies establish a pan-Asian presence on the web.
Thomas Herbert, Product Manager at Hostway explained, ''As the largest top-level domain name release for several years, companies are faced with both an opportunity and a challenge. With 60% of the world population living in the Asia-Pacific region, and over 400 million Internet users, the .Asia domain name is bound to be a success. Furthermore, with global brands such as Google investing strongly in this area - exemplified by its acquisition of a stake in Chinese social networking site Tianya - the Asian market is seeing significant potential for growth at the moment. When you also consider the huge numbers of businesses in the rest of the world targeting the Asian market, the potential for the domain name is vast.''
Dot Asia, the organisation administrating the domain name is running several ''sunrise'' periods whereby holders of valid trademarks and company names can register early for their domain names in order to avoid cyber squatters and protect their brand identities. The second set of sunrise periods, aimed at other registered names, such as company names, begins on November 13th and closes on January 15th. The ''landrush'' period (to be confirmed) begins in February 2008, and is aimed at allowing the general public to register their interest before the ''live registration'' period in March.
Mr. Herbert added, ''We've already had over a hundred enquiries about the domain name, and we’re expecting a fair amount of competition for registration for .Asia names. People do need to beware of unofficial vendors offering pre-registrations as they could miss out, or be ripped off. This is a great opportunity for people to establish their presence as a pan-Asian entity, and companies who don’t register for their domain name are effectively gambling with their brand identity.''
Unlike previous ccTLD releases, competing applications for identical .asia domain names will be settled by online auction managed directly by the registry, and not on the usual 'first come first served' basis. It is hoped this will lead to a fairer initial distribution of names to those who want them the most.
Hostway has been consistently recognized as a leading web hosting provider by online hosting resources. TopHosts has ranked Hostway as the number one hosting provider from 2000-2006. Hostway has also been rated the number one E-commerce Hosting Provider by Web Host Directory, the most reliable web hosting provider web site by Netcraft and the best web hosting company by HostReview. Hostway Corporation provides domain registration, web hosting, web design and online marketing services to more than 400,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America (Chicago (HQ), Austin, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (Belgium, France, Frankfurt, Hannover, London and Netherlands), Asia (Korea) and Australia (Sydney).
For information about the new .asia domains, please visit: www.hostway.co.uk/dotasia.
To learn more about Hostway Corporation, please visit: www.hostway.co.uk.
For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit: www.hostway.com.
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