IP Mirror Newsletter - March 2009

ICANN’s 34th International Public Meeting is the first of three in for the year 2009.  Held from 1st – 6th March 2009 to conduct policy development and outreach.  It was hosted by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the Mexican Internet Association (AMIPCI), the Network Information Center (NIC) Mexico, and the Internet Society (ISOC) Mexico.

Being a Silver Sponsor, IP Mirror had a great booth setup which attracted many interests and partnerships from the global internet community.   Several key issues and themes also evolved over the course of the meeting, but probably the most newsworthy issue discussed was the decision to launch the new gTLD application.

Currently, new registrations are limited to a set of gTLDs that had been approved by ICANN, such as .com, .net, .org, etc but with the new program, organizations will be able to apply to reserve their own gTLD. For example, Microsoft could apply for .MSN, Google for .GOOGLE, or New York City for .NYC.  ICANN is currently aiming to have applications for new gTLDs to be received in December 2009 at the earliest or in the first quarter of 2010.

IP Mirror is continuously striving to offer the best services to its customers.  With that in mind, we are pleased to announce that customers can now use PayPal, the global leader in online payment solutions, for your domain name purchases!   PayPal joins all major credit cards as options to make safe and secure purchases in our online registration systems!

To use this payment option, simply login to your account and transact as you normally would and click on the PayPal radio button to continue. Don’t have a PayPal account? Sign-up is quick and easy; click here to start the process!

As we mentioned in our last Newsflash, get 30% off your new .ME domain registrations from now till 31st May 2009. .ME is the country code top-level domain for Montenegro and is expected to be utilized as both a personalized web address and as a catchy business marketing tool around the world.

Hurry! Login to your account now to apply for your .ME domain names before the promotion ends! 

The CO.NL Landrush period opens on the 17th and will end on the 31st of March 2009. The .CO.NL space is open to anyone, with no requirement of local presence or tie with The Netherlands and this will allow customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening.

The Landrush will end at 2:00 pm GMT.    All applications are handled on a best-placed, first-served method. So write to us now at sales (at) ipmirror.com for your .CO.NL Landrush applications!

This has been one of the most exciting achievements for IP Mirror to be accredited the First Foreign Registrar for the country code top-level domain for Israel.   The .CO.IL domain name offers a window of opportunity for local and international organizations wanting to represent their businesses in Israel.

Localized domain names such as .CO.IL will give your organization an acknowledged presence that establishes your commitment to the locals or simply to make an international impact and visibility.

IP Mirror will accept orders for .CO.IL registrations in April 2009. 

We are delighted to announce that IP Mirror is now a .NU Registrar! .NU is the country code top-level domain for Niue, an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the “Rock of Polynesia”. Natives of the island call it “The Rock”.

You’ve got a choice: you can make do with leftover name under .com, or you can jump into something truly new. .NU domain has been out-innovating the established .com domain for many years and is still the only real competitor to the staid .SE (Sweden) domains since the Swedish word “NU” means “NOW” in English.

IP Mirror will be accepting .NU new applications in April 2009. 

IP Mirror is now an accredited .MX Registrar! .MX is the country code top-level domain for Mexico.    Throughout its 20 years of history, NIC Mexico has always tried to help local users promote their ideas, businesses and culture through a variety of extensions including .COM.MX.

Think about it, it will be a great opportunity for your organization to open a new market in Mexico - located in North America, south of the United States and north of Belize and Guatemala, by registering your .MX domain name through IP Mirror!

IP Mirror will be accepting .MX registrations in April 2009.

New 2nd level .MX applications will be launched in May 2009. Look out for our updates!