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| Land of opportunity awaits; Rush for .Asia Begins February 20, 2008 -- Nov 30, 2007 |
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| Individual companies and the general public will soon be eligible to register for available .Asia domain names when the Landrush phase kicks off on February 20, 2008. Landrush concludes on March 12, with Go Live (i.e. start of normal First-Come-First-Served registration process) scheduled for March 26, 2008.
During the Landrush phase anyone around the world can apply for any available .Asia domain, representing a golden opportunity for individuals looking to invest in the most
prestigious and potentially profitable cyber real estate in Asia. (http://www.registry.asia/pressreleases/DotAsia-PR-Landrush-2007-11-30_EN.pdf) |
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| Let Your
Ideas Take Flight with .ASIA Pioneer Domains Program -- July
11, 2007 |
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| Vint
Cerf, father of
the Internet and Chairman of ICANN comments, "DotAsia has worked hard
to bring its .Asia top level domain name into operation. They have been
careful to keep interested parties informed and to think through the
'landrush' period. The Pioneer Domains Program will be a useful
benchmark for other new TLD operators to take into account.". The .Asia
Pioneer Domains Program is open to individual entrepreneurs,
corporations, global brands and community organisations. Deadline for
applications is September 10, 2007. (http://pioneer.domains.asia)
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| October
9, 2007...the Sunrises in .Asia -- June 28, 2007 |
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| Sunrise 1
(SR1) and Sunrise (SR2a) will begin concurrently on October 9, 2007.
SR2a application period will end on October 30, 2007. SR2b, SR2c and
SR3 will commence on November 13, 2007, and close on January 31, 2008.
Priorities for each phase will be maintained.. (http://www.registry.asia/info/DotAsia-launch-2007-07.pdf)
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| ICANN and
DotAsia Organisation Sign .ASIA Registry Agreement --
December 7, 2006 |
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| ICANN and
DotAsia Organisation, the sponsoring organization for the .ASIA
top-level domain, announce the signing of the .ASIA Registry Agreement,
yesterday 6 December 2006 at the ICANN Annual Meeting in Sao Paulo,
Brazil. On 18 October 2006, the ICANN Board approved the designation of
the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain and authorized the President to
implement the Agreement. DotAsia is the first gTLD registry with a
headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region. (http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07dec06.htm)
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