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Landrush for .JP.NET Has Launched.

Safenames — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:58:41 +0000

The Landrush Phase (Phase two of four) for .JP.NET (Japan’s New Domain) opened on Monday, February 20, 2012. This domain can help enable your corporation, e-commerce platform, blog, brand, etc. to simultaneously network with Japanese and global communities. It will also make available thousands of keywords, place names, one and two-character domains and domains with Japanese characters.

Landrush is open to all/any applicant(s), regardless of location, and with no restrictions.

If you have any questions about the .JP.NET Landrush or would like to check the availability of a .JP.NET domain name, please contact your Safenames account manager. You may also contact the Safenames UK office at +44 1908 200022 and emeasales@safenames.net, or the Safenames US office at +1.703.574.5313 and nasales@safenames.net.

Trademark Sunrise for JP.NET to Launch January 16th, 2012

Safenames — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:35:54 +0000

The Trademark Sunrise phase (Phase one of four) for .JP.NET (Japan’s New Domain) will open January 16, 2012. This new domain is a marriage of two highly recognized domain extensions, .JP and .NET. It will enable your corporation, e-commerce platform, blog, brand, etc. to simultaneously network with Japanese and global communities. It will also make available thousands of keywords, place names, one and two-character domains and domains with Japanese characters.

Sunrise Registration Details:

Beginning January 16, 2012 (through February 17, 2012), Sunrise will open exclusively to trademark owners globally. Applicants must demonstrate ownership of a trademark that was registered prior to July 30, 2011 and is identical to the desired domain name.

There are three subsequent registration phases scheduled for non-trademark holders:

Phase 2: Landrush (February 20, 2012 – March 16, 2012). Keywords, city names, even one and two character domains are all available. Companies without trademarks can get a .JP.NET domain name. Applicant can be based anywhere and there are no restrictions.
Phase 3: .JP & .NET Owner Promotion (March 19, 2012 – April 20, 2012). A special invitation for .JP and .NET registrants to obtain their matching .JP.NET domains (including official Organizational/Geographic Type .JP domains), where that Domain Name was not previously registered or applied for during Sunrise or Landrush, and/or excluded by the Registry.
Phase 4: General Availability (April 24, 2012). No requirements. Domains are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have any questions about the .JP.NET Sunrisephase or would like to check the availability of a .JP.NET domain name, please contact your Safenames account manager. You may also contact the Safenames UK office at +44 1908 200022 and emeasales@safenames.net, or the Safenames US office at +1.703.574.5313 and nasales@safenames.net.

.XXX General Availability Opens December 6, 2011!

Safenames — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:35:05 +0000

General Availability opens tomorrow for .XXX domains. If you did not get the .XXX domains you wanted during the Sunrise or Landrush period(s), now is the time to register them.

What you need to know.

General Availability is open to all businesses and individuals on a first come, first served basis.
Any member of the adult Sponsored Community can apply without pre-existing rights or qualifications unlike in the previous launch periods.
Members of the adult Sponsored Community—verification is done at the ICM Registry before sites will resolve.
Non-members of the adult Sponsored Community—there is no verification and/or requirements, but these .XXX domain names will not resolve.

If you would like to register a .XXX domain(s) log in to the Safenames IDP today. If you have any questions about .XXX, please contact Safenames customer support at +44-1-908-200022 or +1-703-574-5313.

AFNIC Changing Registration Rules

Safenames — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:18:21 +0000

AFNIC (the French Network Information Centre, a non-profit association that manages the .fr and .re registries) is changing the registration rules for AFNIC operated extensions as of tomorrow (Dec 6, 2011). This is good news because the local contact requirements for some AFNIC operated extensions (listed below) will be less restrictive and thus, will simplify the registration process. The extensions are:

.fr (France)
.wf (Wallis and Futuna)
.tf (French Southern and Antarctic territories)
.re(Réunion)
.pm (St. Pierre and Miquelon)
.yt (Mayotte)

What does this mean? AFNIC will now allow domains to be registered to registrants who are individuals or entities in any European Union countries, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. If you are unable to meet the local contact requirements, Safenames Local Contact Service enables you to register domains in these (and many other) extensions.

Additionally, the following sub-extensions will no longer be open for new registrations after December 6, 2011. But all currently registered domains in the sub-extensions listed below under the previous AFNIC registration policy will be grandfathered and will continue to be maintained in the .fr zone file:

com.fr
.tm.fr
.asso.fr

Finally, AFNIC has also changed the registration rules on .fr domains names for companies and individual owners of a registered trademarks that are valid in France, but whose country of residence/incorporation is not within one of the regions listed above. These specific entities will no longer be eligible to register new domains, but will be able to keep their domain names.

If you have any questions about these changes or would like to register domains with these extensions, please contact Safenames Customer Support at +44.1908.200.022 or +1.703.574.5313.

Landrush for .XXX Opened Today

Safenames — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:42:21 +0000

The Landrush registration period for .XXX domains opened today (November 8, 2011). If you did not get the .XXX domains you wanted during Sunrise A because you did not have a registered trademark or qualify as a grandfathered site, now is the time to order the .XXX names you want.

The Details:

The Landrush Period is open only to members of the sponsored community or companies that are conducting business within the sponsored community
Landrush is not first come, first served. At the end of the eighteen day Landrush period, any .XXX domain names with a single applicant will be automatically registered to the requestor. Any .XXX domain names with more than one applicant will be placed into a closed auction between the parties who submitted a Landrush order
You can register domains as keywords related to your business—and many great .XXX domains are still available
Landrush ends on November 25, 2011

To submit your .XXX order request log in to the Safenames IDP today. If you have any questions about .XXX, contact your Safenames account manager or call Safenames customer service at +44-1-908-200022 or +1-703-574-5313.

Re-Launch of COM.RU Domains Begins Oct 25, 2011

Safenames — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:28:15 +0000

The Russian registry has decided to begin accepting new registration requests for COM.RU domains after suspending operations for COM.RU over the past several years. The re-launch of COM.RU will begin on October 25, 2011 with an Open Registration Period and any business or individual may place a registration request at that time. If you were unable to get your brand in .RU before, or if you have a new request, don’t miss this opportunity to get the COM.RU that you want.

Safenames is currently accepting pre-orders for this country code domain extension (ccTLD) and will submit the orders on October 25th, 2011. Here is what you need to know:

There are no local presence or trademark requirements and there are no restrictions on COM.RU domains
Open registration orders will be fulfilled by the registry on a first-come, first-serve basis
If there is more than one application for the same domain, the name will go to auction and you will be notified about the auction process
The registration fees are non-refundable during the pre-order registration phase

If you have any questions about COM.RU, contact your Safenames account manager or call Safenames customer service at +44-1-908-200022 or +1-703-574-5313. Existing customers can order within their Safenames account.

COM.DE Now Available for General Registration

Safenames — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:33:44 +0000

COM.DE—Germany’s new TLD—is now available for General Registration. There are no local contact or German residency requirements, and anyone can register a COM.DE domain name. If you are doing business, or are planning to do business in Germany, now is the time to get your COM.DE.

If you have any questions about COM.DE, contact your Safenames account manager or call Safenames customer service at +44-1-908-200022 or +1-703-574-5313. Existing customers can register within their Safenames account: https://idp.safenames.com/login.aspx.

Beware: “Final Notice of Domain Listing” Scam

Safenames — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:58:32 +0000

If you receive an e-mail or a postal letter entitled “Final Notice of Domain Listing”—or a similar renewal notice from an unknown company—please disregard it; it’s a scam. The sender is attempting to get you to unknowingly transfer your domain(s) to another registrar or worse, steal your money. There are so many (too many to list) domain name related scams circulating the Internet these days, targeting unsuspecting registrants. Scammers are mining the WHOIS database searching for businesses and individuals that will pay for “expiring” (wink, wink) domain names—and these people pay because they simply don’t know any better and are afraid their domains will actually expire. It’s important to disregard any correspondence you receive that includes language such as “domain name search engine registration,” “search engine registration,” or “must renew.” All legitimate domain name renewal communications will come directly from your registrar. If you are a Safenames customer your account is likely on auto-renew and no action is required for the renewal of your domains. If you ever have any questions about materials/correspondence you receive, contact your Safenames account manager or call Safenames customer service at +44-1-908-200022 or +1-703-574-5313.

General Availability for .QA now open

Safenames — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:51:20 +0000

The registry for .QA (Qatar) launched the General Availability period over the weekend (Sunday, September 4^th). Domains are being awarded on a first come, first served basis. Now is the time to order your .QA domain(s) if you: (1) are doing business or plan to do business in Qatar; (2) would like to register a vanity domain for quality assurance testing; or (3) want to host a question and answer page on your web site.

You can place orders from within your Safenames IDP account now. Applicants are not required to provide company registration information, trademark documents or local contact presence. The only requirement during General Availability is that the domain be at least 2 characters in length.

COM.DE Landrush will begin on July 25th

Safenames — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:25:51 +0000

Phase 2 of the COM.DE launch, the Landrush Period, will begin at 5:00 pm CEST July 25, 2011 and continue through 5:00 pm CEST August 26, 2011. The Landrush is open to any company or individual wishing to register a COM.DE domain name where that domain name was not previously registered or applied for during the Sunrise Process, or excluded by the Registry. If two or more Applicants submit an Application during this phase for an identical domain name, the allocation of the domain name will be determined by auction in which case, only the Applicants who have submitted a Landrush request will be allowed to participate.

The COM.DE extension has no German local presence requirements. Additionally, the registry will not withhold any premium names, or one-character or two-character domains from being registered.

During the Landrush period, it will be $570 to register a COM.DE.

If you have any questions regarding COM.DE, you may contact the Safenames UK office at +44 1908 200022 and emeasales@safenames.net, or the Safenames US office at +1.703.574.5313 and nasales@safenames.net.