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Radix Buys Uno

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Radix registry has acquired the .uno TLD. Since its initial launch .uno has been using Neustar's backend, while Radix uses Centralnic. While a backend switch hasn't been announced yet it would be logical for Radix to keep all its domain extension on the one backend provider. The .uno tld currently has just over 16 thousand names with the bulk of them via a single registrar … [Read more...] about Radix Buys Uno

AFRINIC Hiring Head Honcho

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AFRINIC is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In very simple terms it looks after the IP address allocations for the Africa region, while RIPE does Europe and the Middle East, ARIN handles North America, LACNIC Latin America and APNIC does Asia Pacific. However the role of an RIR within the broader internet eco system is often a lot bigger than simply … [Read more...] about AFRINIC Hiring Head Honcho

Radix Report Strong Results

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The guys over at Radix Registry have been doing very well with their premium domain sales. They released their bi-annual report earlier this week and the results are truly impressive: $1.36M in revenue; at par with H2 2018 .online, .tech and .site were the highest-grossing TLDs with respect to premium sales 80+ names sold with a price tag of $2,500 or more 78% of premium … [Read more...] about Radix Report Strong Results

Afilias to Offer Registry Lock for 28 Domain Extensions

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Afilias has announced that they'll start offering a "registry lock" service for all 28 owned or operated TLDs on the Afilias registry system. "Registry Lock" is a service that appeals primarily to bigger brands, governments, high profile websites or financial institutions. With a registry lock applied it makes it incredibly difficult for a domain to be hijacked, its DNS … [Read more...] about Afilias to Offer Registry Lock for 28 Domain Extensions

Nominet Loses dotBlog Registry

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The .blog registry informed their registrars earlier today that they're switching their backend to Centralnic from Nominet (There's also a blog post that's public here). The change will probably take place in August, though an exact date hasn't been announced. Since prior to its launch the .blog registry has been using Nominet as their registry service provider. … [Read more...] about Nominet Loses dotBlog Registry

DotCat Registry Operator Hiring General Manager

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Fundació puntCAT, which runs the .cat domain registry, has announced (Catalan) that they're seeking to hire a general manager. The role, which will be based at the registry's HQ in Barcelona, is open for applications until the end of April. They're using a recruitment agency that specialises in IT to help fill the role. Obviously you'd need to speak Catalan if you … [Read more...] about DotCat Registry Operator Hiring General Manager

Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million

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Centralnic's merger with KeyDrive SA, parent company to Key Systems, was officially announced this morning. The deal will see Centralnic acquire KeyDrive's entire share capital for a total of $36.5 35.8 million. KeyDrive is the parent company of Key Systems, RRP Proxy and Moniker, as well as corporate registrar Brand Shelter. While the companies, with the exception of … [Read more...] about Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million

Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry

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Andrew and Kevin both covered the acquisition of the .travel TLD by Donuts, which was announced earlier today. What will Donuts do with it? I suspect they'll try to make it as easy to register a .travel domain name as possible, though they might like to keep some level of "certification". What that'll look like is hard to say and what they'll be able to get out of either … [Read more...] about Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry