March 6, 2008; 02:22 AM
/24-7PressRelease/ - BERKELEY, CA, March 06, 2008 - Tiger Technologies, a
growing Web hosting company and ICANN-accredited domain registrar, today
announced that they would pay the $34.99 "ransom" to rescue domain names
searched for by unsuspecting users and "held hostage" by Network
Solutions.
"If you search for a domain name on the Network Solutions
site, they will immediately register the name that you're interested in, and you
then need to pay them $34.99 to get the name for yourself," said Robert Mathews,
president of Tiger Technologies. "Once Network Solutions knows that you are
interested in a domain name, they will hold it hostage for four days, requiring
you to pay their full $34.99 price. You cannot purchase the domain name from any
other company. This practice is known as 'front-running' and only serves to
enrich Network Solutions at the expense of their customers who might otherwise
find a better or less expensive place to register their domain
names."
Under their new "We'll Pay the Ransom" program, Tiger
Technologies will pay Network Solutions the $34.99 ransom in order to register
the domain name on behalf of the customer (or will credit the customer's account
$34.99 if they've already paid Network Solutions) and will then transfer it to
Tiger Technologies. In order to qualify, customers only need to sign up for a
standard year of Web hosting at Tiger Technologies at a cost of $75.00, which is
less than the equivalent Network Solutions cost of $128.50. Customers also get
the benefit of obtaining their desired domain name immediately, rather than
waiting and hoping that they'll be able to register it when it eventually gets
released by Network Solutions.
"We are happy to be offering this special
deal for people whose domain names are being held hostage by Network Solutions,"
said Mathews. "It's a great opportunity for people to see our commitment to
customer satisfaction and fair business practices."
Tiger Technologies
Web hosting plans include full-featured web hosting service, e-mail service with
virus scanning and spam screening, free annual domain name renewal, free WHOIS
contact privacy, and expert customer service. There are no sign-up fees or
cancellation fees.
In addition, Tiger Technologies can also help people
whose domain name is being held hostage by Network Solutions but who do not want
to sign up for Web hosting service. Users can simply sign up to register the
domain name at Tiger Technologies at the standard plan rate of $20.00 per year.
(This is less expensive than the standard Network Solutions cost of $34.99 per
year.) Tiger Technologies will wait for the domain name to be released by
Network Solutions, and will register it on behalf of the user when it becomes
available.
Full details about both offers are available at: http://support.tigertech.net/domain-rescue
ABOUT
TIGER TECHNOLOGIES
Tiger Technologies, LLC, has been hosting Web sites
since 1999. Tiger Technologies provides Web hosting, e-mail, and domain name
registration services, and takes pride in its customer service. The company,
located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is environmentally friendly and
"carbon-neutral". More details can be found on the Tiger Technologies Web
site.
For more information: Ken Spreitzer Tiger Technologies,
LLC (800) 977-8443 [email protected] http://www.tigertech.net
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