SANTA MONICA, Calif. - (Business Wire) eNom, Inc., the world's largest ICANN accredited domain name wholesaler, today announced it is an exclusive registrar for .CO domain names. Until now, .CO, which is the country code extension for Colombia, was only available in that country. The new .CO registry authority, .CO Internet S.A.S., is now opening up its TLD for global availability. eNom.com and BulkRegister.com, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Demand Media, Inc., will be participating in all phases of the .CO re-launch. Currently, eNom and BulkRegister are supporting the Grandfather phase through March 31.
As one of the exclusive registrars selected to support .CO domain names, eNom will give its Resellers full access to these names through its proprietary API and Instant Reseller solutions. These solutions are not available through other registrars, and will ensure competitive pricing for eNom Resellers.
“eNom is honored to be one of the ten Registrars selected to sell the .CO domain extension,” said Chris Sheridan, vice president of platform for Demand Media. “We will be supporting all phases of the .CO re-launch and we expect a strong adoption from our Reseller channel for this TLD.”
During the Grandfather phase, existing com.co, net.co and nom.co domain owners can transfer and get their reserved .CO domains through eNom's network and BulkRegister.com. Specifically, Resellers can start offering com.co, net.co, and nom.co via eNom's network, the new Instant Reseller interface and eNom's API. End users can register these domains through eNom.com and BulkRegister.com.
“.CO is the new global, recognizable and credible domain name extension that offers more choice in online branding,” said Juan Diego Calle, CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., the registry operator for the .CO TLD. “Today's consumers, entrepreneurs and companies need more access to short and memorable domain names and we are excited to partner with the world class registrar eNom to fill this critical marketplace need.”
Beginning in April, trademark owners can register their eligible trademarked names. At the end of June, users can register premium, un-trademarked .CO domains. Within the month of July .CO domains will become available to the general public on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please go to eNom.com or BulkRegister.com.
About Demand Media
With a comScore Top 20 U.S. network of premium online brands, a breakthrough Internet content studio and an enterprise social media platform deployed on the world's leading digital destinations, Demand MediaTM makes it possible for more than 100 million people each month to engage in conversations and form passionate communities around relevant content. The privately held company was founded in May 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, CA, with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. For more information about Demand Media, Inc., please visit: www.demandmedia.com
About .CO Internet S.A.S.
.CO Internet S.A.S. is the Registry Operator for the .CO top-level domain. .CO Internet was formed by a strategic venture between Arcelandia S.A., a wholly-owned Colombian company, and the U.S. public company, Neustar, Inc. The .CO domain offers individuals and businesses a truly global, recognizable and credible option in branding their online presence. Thanks to newly liberalized policies, leading-edge technology, enhanced security and unprecedented rights protections for trademark owners, the .CO domain is poised to become the world's next premier web address. For additional information, please visit www.COinternet.co.
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Ruder Finn for eNom
Kim Hollingdale, 310-882-4016 direct
hollingdalek@ruderfinn.com
or
Burson-Marsteller for .CO Internet S.A.S.
Amy Federman, 305-347-4343
amy.federman@bm.com
