November 2014・Announcements, Product Updates
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of October
This month, .ROCKS takes the number one spot for the best selling new gTLD for the month of October. View last months results
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November 2014・Announcements, Industry Insight
.SOY offers another alternative to personal domains
We all know how much end users like personal domains. Over the years we have seen great success around .ME but .ME is only appealing to English-speaking users. Personalizing the online presence is an appealing idea regardless of what language your customers speak. If you market to Spanish-speaking end users, .SOY is a domain name […]
October 2014・Announcements, Better your business
Are you eligible? gTLDs with special requirements
To ensure your customers are eligible for the names they want, we have composed a list of gTLDs containing special requirements. These special requirements may vary from extension to extension and must be fulfilled by the applicant. Ex. Only residents of New York City can purchase a .NYC extension. We highly encourage you to familiarize […]
October 2014・Announcements, Product Updates
Q4 promotions now live
Every quarter, we launch numerous promotions to help resellers save money. We work with different registries to create special pricing on various domain extensions. Depending on which promotion you decide to participate in, sign-up may be required. Feel free to pick and choose a promotion that best fits your business. Available to all resellers, no sign-up required gTLD […]
September 2014・Announcements, Product Updates
Welcome to the ‘new’ OpenSRS
After months in development, we are excited to have finally launched our new website. Thanks to endless pots of coffee and the collaboration of talented individuals, the transition from our old website to the new one, was a success. Everything was redesigned from the ground up with these goals in mind: To provide our customers […]
September 2014・Announcements, Product Updates
.UK data quality policy
Nominet, the .UK registry, has introduced a new Data Quality Policy. This policy requires that both the registrant name and address be verified against a third-party data source. For each domain registration or update, Nominet will try to validate the registrant name and address using their own data sources. If Nominet is not able to complete this […]
August 2014・Announcements, Industry Insight
Google gives HTTPS websites a boost
Google has announced that they have started using HTTPS as a ranking signal. It means that websites that use secure, encrypted connections (SSL) will get a boost in search results. Google’s commitment to making the Internet safer is well known so the change did not come as a surprise to anyone. Google says that they […]
July 2014・Announcements, Product Updates
Planning for new gTLDs
The list of new gTLDs available at OpenSRS keeps growing and in an attempt to help you plan your marketing and sales efforts we have launched a new template for the “Weekly new gTLD announcement”. The weekly email now gives resellers a 5-week outlook and it incorporates important information such as dates, timing and pricing. […]
April 2014・Announcements
OpenSRS and Heartbleed
On April 7th, 2014, a new security vulnerability was announced in OpenSSL: Heartbleed. Heartbleed is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This compromises the secret keys used […]
March 2014・Announcements
Join us for cocktails at WHD.global 2014
WorldHostingDays.global 2014 is just around the corner. OpenSRS will be at WHD.global again this year and if you are attending the event we’d love to meet you face to face. We are hosting a cocktail reception along with Atomia and Halon Security. Drop by the Commedia dell’ Arte in the lobby of the Hotel Colosseo on Monday, March 31st (between 18:00-20:00) to enjoy a […]
