IP Mirror Newsletter - May 2010
10th Anniversary May 2010 Promotion: Buy any ccTLD and get .HK Free!
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Continue celebrating our 10th Anniversary with us in May 2010!
From 10th May 2010, 9:00am to 9th June 2010, 6:00pm (GMT +8), the purchase of any ccTLD (any level) will be accompanied by a free first-year registration of .HK (second level).
Why not take this opportunity to register your favourite ccTLD, and get a free .HK?
Why get a .HK? Some Facts and Figures:
 Hong Kong, with a land mass of 1104 square km and a seven million-strong population, is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
Hong Kong has a highly developed capitalist economy consisitently and continuous ranked the freest in the world by the Index of Economic Freedom and is one of the world’s leading financial centres
Hong Kong was the world’s seventh largest trading entity in 2006 with one of the greatest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the Asia-Pacific Region
Hong Kong has long-established extensive trade and investment ties with mainland China, serving as an entry point for investment flowing into the mainland
Hong Kong was ranked by the World Bank in 2009 as the third in the Easiest country in the world for Doing Business
For more information on .HK domain names, please see .HK country rules
Why wait? Login to your account now to check availability for .HK and your favourite country-code top level domain names!
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Get .TV Domain Names at US$12.99 - from 1 June 2010
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.TV is a commonly-known abbreviation - so widely used that it has practically replaced the word “Television” among casual users of the English Language. A .tv website address is your channel on the internet, attracting users interested in rich media - entertainment on video, film, animation, live and user-generated content.
For a limited period only, individuals and businesses will be able to register their hand-picked .TV domain names at US$12.99. This offer begins on 1 June and ends on 31 August 2010, so hurry - don’t miss out! Login to your account to get your favourite .TV domain name while this offer lasts!
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.TEL will launch in 16 Languages on 15 June 2010
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.TEL international domain names will be available for registration on a first come, first served basis in 16 languages from Tuesday 15th June 2010, 22:00 hours (GMT +8).
The languages supported will be Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. More languages are expected to be added in the future, depending on community feedback as well as language table availability.
With this launch, businesses that use native scripts in their brand names will be able to register .tel domain names in their own native languages. This launch would also benefit individuals who have names like Jörn, Júlia, Bjørn, Chlöe or Błażej.
All existing Terms and Conditions for .TEL domain names will apply.
For more information, please see the full article on the .TEL IDN Launch
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Meet up with IP Mirror at ICANN Brussels 2010
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IP Mirror will be at ICANN’s 38th Meeting in Brussels - the capital of Belgium and the administrative centre of the European Union - from 20th to 25th June 2010. A beautiful and vibrant European city, Brussels embodies contemporary and historical metropolism at its best, and could be considered a melting pot of sorts - being at the crossroads of both Germanic and Romance cultures.
We will, once again, be sponsors at ICANN and we very much look forward to congregating with our friends and business associates in this ever-evolving industry. Our team will be presenting IP Mirror’s enlarged suite of offerings including Online Brand Protection, Online Brand Security, and Partner Prorgrammes.
If you are planning to in Brussels during this period, you’re most welcome to stop by and meet us at our booth! If you would like to, please feel free to schedule a meeting with us!
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Direct Accreditation received for Latvia Domain Names
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We have received direct accreditation for .LV, the Country-code top level domain for Lativa, a Northern European country of 65.4 square kilometres and a population of approximately 2.2 million people. With this new member, our family of accreditations comes close to 100! Extend your online presence to Latvia - log in to your account & sign up for a .LV domain name now!
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Launch of 2nd Sunrise Phase for .рф Domain Names
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With the launch of .рф Domain Names, you can now have your website name in the Russian languages using the Cyrillic alphabet to facilitate your Russian branding efforts and provide a whole new online experience for your users.
The 2nd Sunrise Phase for .рф Domain Names will start on 12th May and last till 16 Sep 2010. During this phase, holders of Russian or international trademarks designating Russia are entitled to submit “Sunrise Phase 2” registration applications. There is no date restriction on when the trademark was acquired, nor base language of trademark. All registrations will be handled on a first-come first served basis. Thus, in the event multiple registrations are received for the same domain name, the allocation will go to the applicant who first meets the registration requirements.
To view registration rules in detail, please go to Country Rules for .рф Domain Names (Sunrise Phase 2)
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Reach local markets in New Zealand using Maori Language Domain Names
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Individuals and businesses located anywhere in the globe can now register, under the .nz domain name space, internationalised domain names with macronised vowels in the Māori language, an official language under New Zealand law. With this launch, domain names can be registered using a combination of English (Latin) alphabet characters a-z, digits, the ‘-’ hyphen, and characters ā, ē, ī, ō and ū.
Available extensions for registration of Internationalised Domain Names include:
ac.nz — Tertiary educational institutions and related organisations
co.nz — Organisations pursuing commercial aims and purposes
net.nz — Organisations and service providers directly related to the NZ Internet
org.nz — Not-for-profit organisations
gen.nz — Individuals and other organisations not covered elsewhere
geek.nz — For people who are concentrative, technically skilled and imaginative who are generally adept with computers
maori.nz — Māori people, groups, and organisations
māori.nz — Māori people, groups, and organisations
school.nz — Primary, secondary and pre-schools and related organisations
Registrations will be opened in two phases:
IDN Sunrise Phase: from now till 6 July 2010: To avoid potential disputes, customers who wish to register an IDN variant of their existing ASCII domain names can apply during this phase
General Launch Phase from 26 July 2010: This phase will be launched In conjunction with New Zealand Maori Language Week. All individuals and businesses can begin registration on a first-come-first served basis.
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Launch of Arabic Domain Name Spaces for Saudi Arabia
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(.السعودية) - the IDN ccTLD for Saudi Arabia has been added to ICANN’s root servers, and a number of Arabic domain names will soon become available for registration:
سجل.السعودية xn—rgbn6c.xn—mgberp4a5d4ar
موقع.السعودية xn—4gbrim.xn—mgberp4a5d4ar
مركزالتسجيل.السعودية xn—mgbggrfi2ikdb7d.xn—mgberp4a5d4ar
Registration of Arabic domain names under the Saudi new IDN ccTLD (.السعودية) will be opened in two phases:
Sunrise Phase: from Monday 31st of May 2010 to Monday 12th July 2010
This phase is dedicated for any entity or individual who has a registered trade name or mark with Ministry of Trade and Industry in Saudi Arabia, including all governmental or semi-governmental authorities and organizations
Landrush Phase: from Monday 27th September 2010 onwards
The phase when applications for registration of Arabic domain names will be accepted from members of the general public.
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Notice of Fee Change for .COM and .NET
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Verisign has announced that an annual increment will be imposed on new registrations, renewals and transfers between registrars for all .com and .net domain names with effect from 1st July 2010. Accordingly, this increment will be reflected in our prices offered to our customers and partners. To view the updated prices applicable to you, please log in to your account from 1st July 2010 onwards.
All existing terms and conditions for .COM and .NET remain unchanged.
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