.IN domain name registry opens for all
24000 domain names picked up within first hour.
The recently launched .IN country code internet domain name Registry services set up by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has opened the real-time registration for the general public from today. The official Internet domain .IN for the country will now be available to anyone who wants it. Today, within an hour of opening, nearly 24,000 domain names were registered successfully. Tens of thousands of registrations are expected to be registered within the first few days. .IN domain name registry received over 4000 applications from registered Indian trademark holders during the Sunrise period from January 1st-21st 2005, including applications from among the top 100 brands in India and worldwide.
.IN Registry has been created by NIXI promoted by the Department of Information Technology (DIT), as a ‘not-for-profit’ company in association with the Internet Service Providers Association of India. The registry has formulated new policies for the registration and administration of .IN domain names. These include the .IN Sunrise Policy’ and the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP)’. With a view to make .IN domain name registrations easier, faster and more transparent so as to make the internet available to more Indian population and thus reflect India’s global dominance in the field of Information Technology the above policies were framed.
Till date, NIXI has accredited following registrars for .IN registry: Directi, Net4India Limited, GoodLuck Domains, OnlineNIC, Netandhost.com (S.G.S.Technologies Private Limited), MPS Technosoft Ltd.,Silicon House, Pioneer Online, Reseller SRS, InCyber Advertising, Ascio Technologies, eNom, Internetx, IP Mirror, Key-Systems GmbH, Silicon House, Sipence, Inc and Mobile Name Services, Inc. In addition the National Informatics Centre (NIC) is the registrar for .GOV.IN domains, ERNET is the registrar for RES.IN, EDU.IN and AC.IN domains, and an agency to be identified by the Ministry of Defence would be the registrar for MIL.IN domains. NIXI is in the process of appointing more registrars. This appointment of registrars is a continuous process and many more will get accredited.
For the first time, domains are available at the second level – easy-to-use and easy-to-remember domains such as “name.in”. Registrations at the third level in the globally popular zones of domain registration like .CO.IN, .ORG.IN, NET.IN, IND.IN, FIRM.IN and GEN.IN are also available. The entire process of registration is online and has exceeded expectation of time to register from 24 hrs to few minutes, from the receipt of the request from a registrant. Registrations will be offered by the Registrars following a competitive pricing policy and best market practices.
The details are also available on the website Ascio Technologies, eNom, Internetx, IP Mirror, Key-Systems GmbH, Silicon House, Sipence, Inc and Mobile Name Services, Inc. In addition the NIC is the registrar for gov.in domains, ERNET is the registrar for res.in, edu.in and ac.in domains, and an agency to be identified by the Ministry of Defence would be the registrar for mil.in domains. NIXI is in the process of appointing more registrars. This appointment of registrars is a continuous process and many more will get accredited.
For the first time, domains .IN are available at the second level – easy-to-use and easy-to-remember domains such as “name.in”. Registrations at the third level in the globally popular zones of domain registration like .co.in .org.in, net.in, ind.in, firm.in and gen.in are also available. The entire process of registration is online and has exceeded expectation of time to register from 24 hrs to few minutes, from the receipt of the request from a registrant. Registrations will be offered by the Registrars following a competitive pricing policy and best market practices.
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