Blog Articles
Authentic Web chooses OpenSRS hosted registrar platform
Authentic Web is a platform and services company serving the .brand registry market, and they’ve chosen to use the OpenSRS hosted registrar platform to power their backend service. We’re thrilled to be working with them as they develop smart strategies and resources for many of the upcoming new gTLDs. You can read the press release […]
WHMCS plugins now out of beta
OpenSRS is excited to announce the release of six plugins for WHMCS that will allow our resellers to easily sell our products & services and integrate directly with our platform. All of these plugins are available today at no cost and are 100% open source. We hope you’ll start using them and provide feedback so we […]
The hype of preregistration – don’t be fooled
The upcoming launch of new gTLDs has lots of people excited, but there is also a lot of confusion and misperceptions going around. Pre-registration in particular is causing a lot of headaches as it introduces an unofficial step in the process; in reality its just a marketing ploy. The Trademark Clearinghouse is the one and […]
Getting ready for new TLDs and new rules
If you buy or sell domain names, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming launch of new TLDs. By the middle of next year, we will likely be awash in new extensions ranging from .abudhabi to .webcam. It will be the biggest, most exciting change to the Internet in over a decade. At Tucows HQ, we […]
goMobi update coming August 29
On August 29, goMobi plans to release an update to the goMobi mobile website service. Full details on the new features and enhancements to goMobi are available in a PDF provided by goMobi. You can view that document in this article in the Release Notes area of our Help & Support Portal. Some of the […]
Verisign celebrates 15 million .net registrations
Congratulations are in order as Verisign announced .net has surpassed 15 million registrations, putting it in fourth place behind .com. With more than 110 million .com domains registered, .net is proving itself to be a great alternative that works on a global scale. 15 Facts about .net: Almost 139,000 domains registered in other top-level domains […]
Trustwave premium EV SSL on sale for July
For the month of July, we’re dropping the price on Trustwave’s Premium EV SSL to just $90 per year (from $135). Making it the best-priced EV certificate available from OpenSRS. The reduced price is already reflected in your account. All you have to do is extend a discount to your customers to get more of […]
New OpenSRS status site launches on July 2
We are planning to cutover to the newly updated OpenSRS Status website on Tuesday, July 2. It will be at the same URL as the current site – http://opensrsstatus.com. The new site looks and works better (especially on mobile devices), providing more descriptive updates. You can read about all the improvements and changes in this […]
Q3 domain promotions
Seasons change and so do our quarterly promotions. A bunch of our Q2 promotions wrap up at the end of June, while a couple stick around to join a pair of great new promos starting a two or three-month run. Q3 2013 Promotions .INFO, .MOBI, .TV, .CO and .ME are coming back for Q3 with […]
Announcing the new pick your own ccTLD promotion
Starting today you can choose a special discounted price for new registrations on a ccTLD of your choice for the remainder of the year. Pass the savings on to your customers, enjoy the extra margin or choose something in between. We’ve assembled a list of 22 ccTLDs from all over the world so you’re sure […]
