Robbie
04-07-2006, 09:38 AM
(InfoWorld (http://www.infoworld.com/?source=rss)) - Starting Friday, April 7, residents of the European Union, or companies registered there, can apply for a .eu domain name. Several thousand new names, to be allocated on a first come, first served basis are expected to be registered within hours of the official "landrush" beginning at 11:00 a.m. Central European Time.
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The new Internet top level domain (TLD) .eu was introduced in December 2005. Backed by the E.U., the domain is intended for businesses, organizations, and consumers in the 25-nation trading bloc.
From Dec. 7, 2005 to Apr. 6, 2006, a "sunrise" period of registration was available to public bodies and business trademark holders with prior rights under a process managed by EURid in cooperation with a network of more than 1,000 accredited registrars across the world.
EURid received more than 30,000 prior-rights applications, which the organization is currently processing.
Anyone interested in registering in registering for the .eu domain should contact one of the registrars. A list of accredited registrars can be found at*http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/listOfRegistrars.html.
Additional information about the .eu domain is available at*[URL=http://www.eurid.eu/]http://www.eurid.eu (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=internet_stand ards;pkey=standards;ord=123456789?).
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The new Internet top level domain (TLD) .eu was introduced in December 2005. Backed by the E.U., the domain is intended for businesses, organizations, and consumers in the 25-nation trading bloc.
From Dec. 7, 2005 to Apr. 6, 2006, a "sunrise" period of registration was available to public bodies and business trademark holders with prior rights under a process managed by EURid in cooperation with a network of more than 1,000 accredited registrars across the world.
EURid received more than 30,000 prior-rights applications, which the organization is currently processing.
Anyone interested in registering in registering for the .eu domain should contact one of the registrars. A list of accredited registrars can be found at*http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/listOfRegistrars.html.
Additional information about the .eu domain is available at*[URL=http://www.eurid.eu/]http://www.eurid.eu (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=internet_stand ards;pkey=standards;ord=123456789?).
SEE ALSO:Rush is on for .eu domain names (http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/07/77235_HNeunamerush_1.html)
ICANN to test internationalized domain names (http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/03/16/76527_HNinternationaldomains_1.html)
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