IP Mirror Newsletter - February 2010

Price Reduction for Korea, Mexico and Netherlands Domain Names from Feb 2010 onwards!

We’re passing on savings to our partners & customers once again!   Price reduction on domain names for Korea (KR), Mexico (MX) and the Netherlands (NL) has been applied to your accounts.  All New Registrations as well as Renewals will apply.

For more information, login to check it out!

Get .IN Domain Names at Promotional Prices - offer extended till 31 March 2010

For all IN and CO.IN new registrations made from now till 31 March 2010, first-year registration fee will be offered at the special rate! Login to your account to check them out!

There are loads of reasons to get an IN Domain Name:

1. Branding and Advertising Campaigns - .IN – is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) and the official domain name for INDIA. Align your company with INDIA, a key growth region in the new millennium
2. Reach out and make a name for yourself in INDIA, the world’s second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world
3. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world. Bollywood, the most well-known maker of commercial Hindi films, is also the most prolific film industry in the world
4. Organising events, cultural extravaganzas and sports tours in INDIA.
5. Community building focused on INDIA

And the list could go on!

So much is happening in INDIA in 2010 – don’t miss your ship!  Start getting your IN names at bargain prices, and let the good times roll!

For country rules, please see:  IN and  CO.IN

Launch of .PRO 1-, 2- and 3- Character Domain Names

On 10 February 2010, RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain officially announced plans for the highly anticipated release of 1-, 2- and 3- character .PRO domain names to the marketplace over the course of the coming weeks and months. 4- character .PRO domain names had previously been launched and we look forward to the opportunity to work with all interested parties to facilitate submissions throughout all stages of the process.

For each eligible group of 1-, 2- and 3- character .PRO domains, the program will have three (3) main phases:

• Phase 1: Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Phase 2: Auctions
• Phase 3: First-come, first-served
  
  

Key dates are as follows:

• February 10, 2010:  RegistryPro begins accepting proposals for all 1-, 2- and 3- character .PRO domains, including all letters and numbers
• March 31, 2010:  Deadline for submission of all 1-character .PRO proposals
• April 30, 2010:     Deadline for submission of all 2- and 3- character .PRO proposals

For the revelant country rules, please visit the .PRO Country Rules Page.

To find out more, please visit the .PRO Domain Name Launch page.

Luxembourg Domain Names in Luxembourgish, French and German Available for Registration

From 1 February 2010 onwards, .LU domain names will be available for registration in three more languages – Luxembourgish, French and German International Domain Names (IDNs) in two Phases:

Sunrise Phase:  from  1st Feb 2010, 1400 hrs (GMT +8) till  31st Mar 2010, 1800 hrs (GMT +8)

General Launch:  from 1st April 2010, 1900 hrs (GMT +8) onwards

For the revelant country rules, please visit the .LU IDN Country Rules Page.

To find out more, please visit the .LU Domain Name Launch page

Register .IL with IP Mirror – The First Overseas Registrar to be accredited for Israel Domain Name

With our direct accreditation, you can now enjoy even more competitive rates for your .IL domain names! 

If you’re thinking of adding .IL domain names to your portfolio, now is a good time to take action! 

.IL is the internet country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the State of Israel, the highest-ranking Middle-eastern country on the United Nation Human Development Index, is also the world’s only predominantly Jewish state.

All existing Terms and Conditions for .IL domain names will apply.  For more information, please visit the Country Rules pages:

CO.IL :  for commercial entities

ORG.IL:  for non-commercial entities

To find out more, please visit the .IL Domain Name Launch page

New Partners’ Guide Version 3.2 and Launch of Newsletter/Subcription Centre!

Business Account (i.e. Partner Advanced) holders can now access Version 3.2 of the Partners’ Guide, newly updated in February 2010 from the Download Centre in the Business Portal.

The newly launched Newsletter / Subscription Centre now also allows Business Account (i.e. Partner Advanced) holders to collect & utilise email addresses of customers who wish to be kept updated on your business news via email.  Your customers can sign up to receive newsletters using the “Subscription Centre” feature.

You can use the Newsletter / Subscription Centre to send email updates and newsletters to customers and partners who have subscribed to receive them, and also manage their subscription database.

Our Partners at IP Mirror enjoy wholesale pricing of all the domain extensions, among the most popular ones being .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .cn, .asia, .jp, .de, .uk, .eu  - just to name a few. All our Partners also have access to all generic top-level domains (gTLDs) such as .org, .biz,.name, .travel, .jobs, and more than 180 country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) such as the .sg, .cn, .tw, .hk, .jp, .kr, .au, .nz, .id, .my, .vn, .th, .eu, .de, .ch, .uk, .us, .ca domain labels.

IP Mirror continues to be one of the fastest growing registrar topping most registrar charts in terms of bulk registrations, we provide you a profitable domain name registration and management solution to capitalize on the lucrative domain name business.  As an accredited Partner, you have complete control in the marketing of their domain registration services, a robust online account to manage all their domains, superior online and telephone support staff to look into every detail to ensure an enjoyable Partner’s experience.   Partners are offered a complete suite of tools to automate all domain transactions for registrations, renewals, transfers, modifications and a myraid of other value-added domain-related transactions, just like being a registrar yourself!

The best part?  There are absolutely NO subscription charges to become our Partner Basic or Partner Advanced!

For more details, please visit our Partner Program webpage.

IP Mirror Rides for Charity at Spinning Singapore 2010

Tessa Lam, CIO of IP Mirror Group receiving trophy for “2^nd Runner Up” in the Corporate Challenge

IP Mirror’s Representatives at Spinning Singapore 2010 held   at Downtown East on 30^th January 2010

Thirteen representatives from IP Mirror joined over 1,000 exercise buffs from the ICT Industry “Spinning” thousands of virtual kilometers on a fleet of stationery bicycles accompanied by pumping music – all for a good cause.   The event helped raise a total of S$30,000 to benefit the Society of the Physically Disabled in Singapore.

Besides getting a great workout and enjoying the camaraderie, IP Mirror’s representatives also won the “2^nd Runner Up” trophy in the Corporate Challenge section, where the longest total distance within 50 minutes of 10-member teams were tallied and ranked.

Held over three days within the D’Marquee at Downtown East in Pasir Ris, the event attracted participants from major organisations in Singapore’s Infocommunications Technology Industry, including Hewlett Packard, Brandtology, Arc Sight, NCS, Siemens, Opus IT, Dell, Breadmedia, Oracle, EMS, BT Frontline, Avnet, iDA, ST Electronics, Motorola, M Tech.

Launch of Rednano CAN on 22 Jan 2010

Rednano CAN, the new contextual advertising network of rednano.sg, was launched on 22 January 2010.  IP Mirror was among the premium business site partners contributing to the launch of CAN, and in attendance at the signing ceremony held at the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre.

Other media partners at the launch included iCell Network, SPH Magazines, SingaporeSights.com, BluePrint Media and FotoHub.

Tessa Lam, CIO of IP MIrror Group, at the launch of Rednano CAN held at the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre

Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated, says Number Resource Orgnisation

AMSTERDAM - The Number Resource Organization (NRO), the official representative of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that oversees the allocation of all Internet number resources, announced today that less than 10 percent of available IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. This small pool of existing IP addresses marks a critical moment in IPv4 address exhaustion, ultimately impacting the future network operations of all businesses and organizations around the globe.

“This is a key milestone in the growth and development of the global Internet,” noted Axel Pawlik, Chairman of the NRO. “With less than 10 percent of the entire IPv4 address range still available for allocation to RIRs, it is vital that the Internet community take considered and determined action to ensure the global adoption of IPv6. The limited IPv4 addresses will not allow us enough resources to achieve the ambitions we all hold for global Internet access. The deployment of IPv6 is a key infrastructure development that will enable the network to support the billions of people and devices that will connect in the
coming years,” added Pawlik.

Internet Protocol is a set of technical rules that defines how devices communicate over a network. There are currently two versions of IP, IPv4 and IPv6. IPv6 includes a modern numbering system that provides a much larger address pool than IPv4. With so few IPv4 addresses remaining, the NRO is urging all Internet stakeholders to take immediate action by planning for the necessary investments required to deploy IPv6.

The NRO, alongside each individual RIR, has actively promoted IPv6 deployment for several years through grassroots outreach, speaking engagements, conferences and media outreach. To date, their combined efforts have yielded positive results in the call to action for the adoption of IPv6. Given the less than 10 percent milestone, the NRO is continuing its call for Internet stakeholders, including governments, vendors, enterprises, telecoms operators, and end users, to fulfill their roles in IPv6 adoption.

For the full article and more details, please view the full Press Release from NRO on our webpage.

CNNIC Reopens New Registrations for Overseas Registrars

Due to difficulties encountered in verifying registration information from overseas, CNNIC had temporarily suspended new registrations from overseas registrars on 6th January 2010.   A satisfactory mechanism for verification of registration information has since been established, and CNNIC will be reopening new registrations from overseas registrars from 10th February, 9:00am GMT +8 onwards, applying the following criteria:

Overseas multi-national entities that have a China branch are required to register .CN or CNNIC managed CDN name through CNNIC-accredited overseas registrars. 

“China Branch” is defined as: “international company, enterprise or organization established within mainland China (PRC), a wholly owned or share controlling entity: including a branch, a subsidiary or a representative office which is having the same “name” as the parent entity.  The local entity must register with the relevant Chinese authorities.

For example, IBM should use “IBM China” to register IBM.cn

The person submitting the application on behalf of the registrant (the entity), must be a Chinese citizen and has a valid PRC personal ID.

Embassies, consulates, un-registered individual representatives, non-legal person organizations, and JV entities are not eligible for new registrations of CNNIC-managed domain names (by overseas registrars).

Applicants for New Registrations of domain names will be prompted by our systems on the required documentation for auditing, encompassing the following:

A duly filled Application Form (with authorized signature and official company stamp.  If the registrant company does not have a company stamp, the authorized signatory will be accepted)

Company business license (photocopy)

Personal Photo-ID of the Registrant (e.g. Identity card, Passport or Driver’s Licence)

The above documentation must be submitted as prompted by our system, and must reach IP Mirror on the same day of the online application or ASAP.   PDF is the preferred format for email submissions.  Only supporting documentation in English and Chinese will be accepted.

Prior to verification, Whois status for newly submitted domain names will be “in-auditing” . If Registrant is not registered in China’s MIIT ICP Recording system, domain name will be on “serverhold” status till Registrant is able to provide Registrar with the MIIT ICP Record Number. Domain names will be resolved only when all information has been successfully verified by CNNIC and Whois status will then be changed to “OK”.

In the event required forms are not submitted on time, incorrectly completed, have unclear or hand-altered data, have incorrect or insufficient supporting documentation or do not pass CNNIC’s auditing, the domain names applied for will be automatically deleted within 5 calendar days from application date.  In the event of failed applications, a full re-application with the correct full-set of documentation will be required.

Auditing period will be automatically extended if the application submitting day falls into a Chinese Holiday. (Such as Chinese New Year)

All existing terms and conditions apply.  Please refer to our Country Rules for CNNIC Domain Names 

Changes in Price and Regulations for CNNIC Domain Names

Following CNNIC’s announcement on 9th February 2010, a revised list of criteria and required documentation for modification has been applied for CNNIC domain names.  Due to these additional regulations, we have  adjustments to our prices and requirements for CNNIC domain names, which will be effective immediately.

For all CNNIC domain name registrations made after 14th December 2009, additional charges will be applied and necessary documentation must accompany all requests for  (a) Ownership Transfers, (b) Changes to Nameservers and (c) Updates / Changes to contact information.   For Tranfer-in of all CNNIC Domain Names, upward revision of prices will apply.

For more details, please refer to our Country Rules for CNNIC Domain Names 

TWNIC to Audit All New ORG.TW Registrations 

TWNIC has announced that all new registrations for ORG.TW domain names will undergo an auditing process.

New registrations for ORG.TW domain names will be given a 30 day time frame to submit all necessary paperwork for domain auditing, failing which, the registered domain name will be deleted on the 33rd day.

Full details of the ORG.TW auditing process and requirement have yet to be released. Updates will be made available on this website, as well as on TWNIC’s website - so do check back.

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