June 23, 2008; 02:51 AM
PARIS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICANN 32nd International
Public Meeting - NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) today announced that two million
domain names have been officially registered within the .BIZ Internet
domain. NeuStar is the operator and administrator of the .BIZ top-level
domain (TLD) registry, and was awarded the contract by the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080310/NEUSTARLOGO )
".BIZ is a powerful Internet platform for businesses of all
sizes and industry classifications," said Tim Switzer, vice president
of registry services at NeuStar. "In an increasingly cluttered and
competitive digital world, .BIZ gives businesses everywhere the
opportunity to distinguish themselves, innovate, and succeed in an environment dedicated to
commerce. I am proud of NeuStar's prudent, disciplined, and organic
approach to developing the .BIZ TLD." NeuStar has played an active role in the consistent growth and
usage of .BIZ over the past several years. In particular, NeuStar has
driven international adoption of .BIZ by offering Internationalized
Domain Names (IDNs) in 15 different languages. This registration milestone coincides with ICANN's announcement
that it will begin accepting applications for new TLDs next year.
NeuStar is already working closely with prospective new TLD applicants
who demand a technically superior registry solution, extremely
competitive and flexible pricing, marketing incentives, and a
streamlined start-up process that will speed time- to-market. Having
been successful in each of the previous selection rounds for new TLDs
both directly and as a back-end technical registry partner, and as an
active participant in the new TLD policy process at ICANN, NeuStar is
uniquely qualified to assist prospective applicants with navigating
ICANN's application process. "TLD usage is ubiquitous, and I anticipate that this upcoming round
of TLD applications will have a significant impact on Internet
utilization," added Switzer. "As the Internet becomes increasingly
diverse and innovative, NeuStar looks forward to leveraging our
technical, marketing, operational, and policy expertise with TLDs to
ensure that our partners achieve success." About NeuStar, Inc. NeuStar is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to
the global communications and Internet industry. Visit NeuStar online
at http://www.NeuStar.biz.
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