November 23, 2006; 02:45 AM Fasthosts,
the UK’s leading domain registrar, and Sedo, the leading online
marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, have announced
an agreement to offer Fasthosts’ customers the opportunity to purchase
previously registered domain names via Sedo’s secure and trusted
secondary marketplace.
Heightened competition caused by the shrinking number of available domain names, has seen leading registrars like Fasthosts and UKreg, looking to offer new value-added services that grow customer loyalty.
"The Sedo community of domain owners represents a very dynamic global
market for Fasthosts," said Stephen Holford, Director of Product
Marketing, Fasthosts Ltd. "Fasthosts offers domain solutions for a
variety of audiences from large and small domain name resellers to
individual domain customers, but all of them can take advantage of
Sedo's comprehensive secondary marketplace services."
Both Fasthosts and UKreg customers will benefit from the opportunity to buy and sell domains
with Sedo – the first of this scale in the UK – by increased choice,
added value and the opportunity to let their domains work for them.
“Many users are often unaware of domain acquisition options outside
the traditional primary market. From our experience in linking the
primary and secondary markets in the US, we have found that users are
pleasantly surprised by the wide range of options the rapidly growing
secondary market opens up to them,” said Nora Cotter, Director of UK
Operations for Sedo. “Fasthosts, in facilitating this pioneering link
in the UK understands not only the value of the domain aftermarket, but
the importance of providing the highest level of service and choice to
customers. We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with
Fasthosts and are looking forward to a healthy partnership.”
About Fasthosts and UKreg:
Fasthosts is the UK's largest web hosting
company, delivering market-leading online services to the home, home
office and SME markets. Along with its domain name specialists, UKreg,
Fasthosts keeps over 1 million domains running smoothly and ensures
over 6 million emails are delivered safely each day from their
dedicated UK data centres.
Fasthosts has a successful track record and proven business model in
providing high value, award winning products. Innovation drives
Fasthosts’ business, designing new ways of giving their customers
control of the internet, since their inception in 1999.
Fasthosts gives its customers unparalleled online control, enabling
them to manage hosted services including domain registrations, shared
web hosting, business-class email, dedicated servers,
internet merchant accounts plus unlimited broadband. Their highly
successful reseller channel has recently been rated Number 1 for
reseller hosting by industry portal Web Host Directory.
About Sedo:
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the
leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and
websites. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, Sedo (www.sedo.co.uk) has assembled the
world’s largest database of domain names listed for sale by their
owners, with more than five million listings. Buyers and sellers are
brought together through a searchable online marketplace, and conduct
negotiations anonymously using an offer-counteroffer system, which is
complemented by an in-house escrow service. Sedo’s domain name parking
is the number one parking programme worldwide and offers domain owners
the opportunity to create valuable revenue streams through the power of
online advertising.
The success of Sedo’s model has attracted a global membership base of
more than 350,000 domain professionals, and helped more than 5,000
businesses start their Web presence off on the right foot with a great
new domain name.
For more information about Sedo’s integrations, please contact:
Nora Cotter, Director of UK/International Operations, Tel: +49 (0)221 340 30 231, [email protected]
For U.S. press inquiries, please contact:
Mike Kaplan, fama PR, Tel: 617-758-4156, [email protected]
For more information about Fasthosts and UKreg please contact:
Sam Grace, Rainier PR, Tel: +44 (0)20 7494 6570, [email protected] |
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