A number of top level domain registries are looking for more business opportunities. Some such as nic.at have ventured into providing backend registry services for new gTLDs. Others such as SIDN, the .nl registry has expanded by co-creating a DNS billing service in the Netherlands and taking over an e-identity company with 12 million users.…
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Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?
I did a little poll last week about this and wanted to also get a snapshot here on the blog. Plus people have more than 140 characters to explain their position. In that limited sample size of 41 votes, 76% voted yes. Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?…
Minds + Machines update on current operations
Business Update and Notice of Results Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX), one of the world’s leading owners and operators of Internet Top-Level Domains (“TLDs”), reports significant continued operational progress across a number of business activities since its trading update announced earlier this year in January 2017. Update on .vip and Asian Expansion Strategy In May 2016 mmx successfully launched .vip into the Chinese market. Today it has over 586,000 registrations making it a leading gTLD in China as…
Largest Indian Bank Moves To Its Own gTLD
India’s largest bank by assets, the State Bank of India, established in 1806, moved its online operations to its .SBI domain in early February from sbi.co.in. One of the benefits for the bank is the security offered for the bank’s customers. “Due to its non-replicability, a gTLD site like ‘.sbi’ conveys an assurance to the…
.BE First European ccTLD Registry To Go To The Clouds
After several months of preparation, DNS Belgium announced in February they moved their registration platform, on which their registrars register new .be domain names, to the cloud. It was, they said, a big step forward when it comes to security and efficiency. And the first of its kind in the European domain name world. Saturday…