Mar 05 2014

Another 4 newGTLDs Now Available .careers .photos .recipes .shoes

Starting from today additional Domain Names are able to be registered in targeted/specific newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) under General Availability.

Today sees the general availability of the newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out, if you’ve not decided on your newGTLD .brand roadmap contact us for options today.

These domains are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing List.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

#NewGTLDs on Twitter

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/03/another-4-newgtlds-now-available-careers-photos-recipes-shoes/

Feb 26 2014

Another 4 newGTLDs Now Available .diamonds .enterprises .tips .voyage

Starting from today additional Domain Names are able to be registered in targeted/specific newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) under General Availability.

Today sees the general availability of the newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out, if you’ve not decided on your newGTLD .brand roadmap contact us for options today.

These domains are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing list.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

#NewGTLDs on Twitter

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/another-4-newgtlds-now-available-diamonds-enterprises-tips-voyage/

Feb 25 2014

2 more newGTLDs Now Available .sexy .tattoo

Starting from today additional Domain Names are able to be registered in targeted/specific newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) under General Availability.

Today sees the general availability of the newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out, if you’ve not decided on your newGTLD .brand roadmap contact us for options today.

These domains are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing List.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

#NewGTLDs on Twitter

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/2-more-newgtlds-now-available-sexy-tattoo/

Feb 19 2014

6 more newGTLDs Now Available .land .technology .construction .directory .kitchen .today

Starting from today additional Domain Names are able to be registered in targeted/specific newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) under General Availability.

Today sees the general availability of the newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out, if you’ve not decided on your newGTLD .brand roadmap contact us for options today.

These domains are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing List.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

#NewGTLDs on Twitter

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/6-more-newgtlds-now-available-land-technology-construction-directory-kitchen-today/

Feb 18 2014

CentralNic Signs Agreement with Domain Venture Partners

CentralNic Signs Agreement with Domain Venture Partners


London, England; February 18, 2014 – CentralNic plc (AIM:CNIC), the internet platform business which derives revenues from the worldwide sale of internet domain names, today announces that it has signed an agreement (“agreement”) with Domain Venture Partners’ new investment fund, DVP II, whereby the Company has been selected to be the registry service provider for certain registries acquired by DVP II; meaning that CentralNic’s platform will be used to enable their domain names to be purchased through domain name retailers (“registrars”) worldwide.

Domain Venture Partners (“DVP”) recently launched DVP II as an investment fund, with a target size of US$400 million, to acquire Top-Level Domain registries, some of which are already live. DVP (through DVP I) invested in 60 companies which applied for licenses to operate generic TLD registries, and has become one of the largest registry operator groups.

Commenting on the agreement between CentralNic and DVP II, Ben Crawford, CEO of CentralNic said:

This presents a fantastic new opportunity for CentralNic, and we are delighted to be working with the market leading professionals within the banking, legal and technology fields that support DVP II. This agreement not only fits well with our stated strategy to increase the inventory of Top-Level Domains carried by our platform, but also confirms CentralNic’s position as market leader in providing registry services. In addition to the potential to accelerate top-line and bottom-line growth for CentralNic, our experience and expertise in promoting registries will complement Domain Venture Partners’ already formidable Sales and Marketing capability. We look forward to working with the team at DVP II as both companies seek to expand our presence in the market.

Charles Melvin, Chief Operating Officer at Domain Venture Partners said,

CentralNic is an organisation that shares our passion to develop and transform the global domain name market place

We are delighted to welcome CentralNic as a preferred technology back-end provider. We have been impressed by CentralNic’s experience in operating successful registry back-end services as well as its proven ability to market and help distribute domain names in a strategic and creative manner.

ICANN Accredited Domain Registrar Astutium Ltd have been a CentralNIC Registrar for over 10 years and looking forward to the new opportunities for our clients that this new agreement brings.

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/centralnic-signs-agreement-with-domain-venture-partners/

Feb 16 2014

Nominet Selected as Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) for new gTLDs

Congratulations to Nominet for being selected as provider for the EBERO service.


ICANN is pleased to announce that Nominet recently signed an agreement to act as Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) for new gTLDs.

EBERO service providers offer an additional layer of protection to the Domain Name System (DNS).

Should anything happen to a gTLD Registry, EBERO providers will step in and administer operations, ensuring that Internet users do not experience a disruption of service. Though new gTLD Registries are vetted for operational capacity, the EBERO program will help maintain a stable, secure and resilient DNS in the unlikely chance of Registry failure.

Nominet was among the 14 candidates that responded to ICANN’s original Request For Information.

The selection process was stringent and candidates had to meet a variety of technical requirements, as well as demonstrate experience in operating domain name and registration data directory services.

Nominet has extensive experience related to Registries and Registrars, and scalable systems and services. Additionally, they are geographically diverse and highly resilient.



Official Announcement at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-11feb14-en

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/nominet-selected-as-emergency-back-end-registry-operator-ebero-for-new-gtlds/

Feb 12 2014

Another 7 newGTLDs Now Available .contractors .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography

Starting from today additional Domain Names are able to be registered in targeted/specific newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains) under General Availability.

Today sees the general availability of the newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out, if you’ve not decided on your newGTLD .brand roadmap contact us for options today.

These domains are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing List.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

Company and Brand owners also need to be aware of the availability and challenges they will face, and those with a relevant trademark should speak to us about TM protection and advance registration services to protect their intellectual property

#NewGTLDs on Twitter

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/another-7-newgtlds-now-available-contractors-camera-equipment-estate-gallery-graphics-lighting-photography/

Feb 06 2014

First 7 newGTLDs Now Available .bike .clothing .guru .holdings .plumbing .singles .ventures

Starting from today Domain Names are able to registered addresses in targeted/specific/additional newGTLDs (Global Top Level Domains).

Today sees the general availability of the first 7 newGTLDs:

with more than 1000 more coming out during 2014’s weekly newGTLD roll-out.

As of now the internet domain name systems are changing on a scale never seen before – no longer are you limited to just the appropriate country code (ccTLD) or the legacy generics. This is an exciting time for domain registrants who can now specify a relevant name for their websites

Rob Golding, Astutium Ltd

The initial 7 are now available to register at Astutium Domain Checker.

Anyone can register names in these new gTLDS on a first-come, first-served basis

Additional domains will be rolled out weekly throughout 2014 – to keep up to date with the launch schedules subscribe to our New Global Top Level Domain Mailing List.

New GTLD Mailing List
Email: Name:

Company and Brand owners also need to be aware of the availability and challenges they will face, and those with a relevant trademark should speak to us about TM protection and advance registration services to protect their intellectual property

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZY9HpEsSJ4

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/02/first-7-newgtlds-now-available-bike-clothing-guru-holdings-plumbing-singles-ventures/

Jan 31 2014

newGTLDs – Protecting Your Brand and Trademark Infographic

ICANN have published an infographic for their favourite overlords – IP Rights Holders.

This provides some detail/information regarding trademarks and the new policies/procedures/acronyms TM holders can use in the newGTLD world.

They have of course missed several vital pieces of the puzzle off the graphics, the least of which is to inform you that every step/system has an associated cost (starting from several thousand $)

Submit Your Trademark

Find out more about the Uniform Rapid Suspension System

Find out more about the Trademark Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure

To find out more about the biggest hyped-up pointless change to the internet in 5 years visit http://newgtlds.icann.org

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/01/newgtlds-protecting-your-brand-and-trademark-infographic/

Jan 08 2014

.eu extends to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

As of today, residents, companies and organisations based in Iceland (IS), Liechtenstein (LI) and Norway (NO) will be eligible to register domain names under the .EU top level domain

EU expands to IS, LI and NO
Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway now allowed to register EU domains

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have had close economic ties with the European Union since the Community’s early years. Granting them access to the .eu top-level domain is a natural step forward in that relationship.

commented the .eu registry’s General Manager Marc Van Wesemael

Astutium Ltd are one of the elite group of dotEU Accredited Registrars, and to celebrate the launch of availability, have a limited-time promotion giving all existing and new EU companies and residents 50% off a new .EU Domain Name Registration with coupon|voucher code TLDEUEXPANDS

Permanent link to this article: https://blog.astutium.com/2014/01/eu-extends-to-iceland-liechtenstein-and-norway/

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