".asia" domain applications near 300,000 on opening of registration
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Friday, February 29, 2008
The new generic top-level domain, ".asia", met with an Internet landrush following the February 20 launch of the Asia-Pacific domain. Applications have not only come from Asian countries, but also from Europe and North America. Asia accounted for 35% of all applications with Europe and North America taking 40% and 24% respectively.
According to the DotAsia Organization, global application on launch were approximately 266,700. Currently Dotalliance Inc. & EuroDNS S.A. are the top two registrars.
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We [DotAsia Organization] have reserved several applications for notable small-business companies in the previous sunrise period before this Landrush. This (reservation) take a good effect and several registered organizations all got their wanted websites. With near 300,000 applications anticipated for the ".asia" domain, it demonstrated a strong demand for ".Asia". |  |
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—Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. |
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With the ".asia" domain having become notable, many more applications are expected before the closing date of March 12.
Source
| This is a complete or partial translation of the article ".Asia全球搶灘潮 申請量單日逼近三十萬" from the Chinese language Wikinews. |
- ".ASIA申請量 可望突破歐盟.eu 最後階段申請 首日26萬筆 三月底正式上線" – World Journal, February 26, 2008 ((Chinese))
- Press Release: ".Asia 開放全球註冊 首日搶灘總量直逼30萬". .asia, February 22, 2008 ((Chinese))
- Press Release: ".Asia Landrush opens with 300,000 Domain Applications Total of 266,663 Applications Received on First Day of Landrush". .asia, February 21, 2008
- Michael Hatamoto "The starting gun sounds for the .ASIA domain landrush" – BetaNews, February 20, 2008
- Press Release: "AsiaDNS Commemorates First Day of .Asia Landrush with Special Promotion". EuroDNS, February 20, 2008
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