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COMODO Unified Communication Certs & Important Thawte Certs Update
COMODO Unified Communication Certificates - Now Available
Starting immediately, COMODO Unified Communication Certificates (UCC) are available at HEXONET. Designed for securing multiple unique domains (including subdomains) on Microsoft Exchange or Office Communications Server, a SINGLE UC Certificate will reduce certificate costs and maintenance overhead.
What this Certificate is used for
For online businesses that use MS® Exchange 2007 and up) or Office Communications Server 2007, secure all your domains such as mail.yourdomain.com, autodiscover.yourdomain.com, exchange1.yourdomain.local, under one UC Certificate. Comodo certificates allow you to maintain a high level of security with strong encryption and ID verification capabilities. A UCC is an easy, comprehensive and economic alternative to securing all your domains and subdomains under just one certificate.
Unique and Key Feature of UCC
- exampledomain.com
- mail.exampledomain.com
- internal.exampledomain.net
- product.exampledomain.info
- product2.exampldomain.asia
Pricing
RESELLER:
- UCC License - 1 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 284.41 (net: 239.00) USD
- UCC License - 2 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 511.94 (net: 430.20) USD
- UCC License - 3 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 682.58 (net: 573.60) USD
- Additional Domains: 41.65 (net: 35.00) USD per Domain/Year
PREMIUM:
- UCC License - 1 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 248.71 (net: 209.00) USD
- UCC License - 2 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 447.68 (net: 376.20) USD
- UCC License - 3 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 596.90 (net: 501.60) USD
- Additional Domains: 39.27 (net: 33.00) USD per Domain/Year
PLATINUM:
- UCC License - 1 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 224.91 (net: 189.00) USD
- UCC License - 2 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 404.84 (net: 340.20) USD
- UCC License - 3 Year: Up to 3 Domains is 539.78 (net: 453.60) USD
- Additional Domains: 36.89 (net: 31.00) USD per Domain/Year
To request an UCC via our API:
[COMMAND]
COMMAND=CreateSSLCert
SSLCERTCLASS=COMODO_UCC
SERVERSOFTWARE=APACHESSL
CSR0=-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
CSR1=...
...
CSR11=...
CSR12=-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
ALTERNATECN0=www.example.com
ALTERNATECN1=www.example.de
ALTERNATECN2=www.example.info
PERIOD=1
FIRSTNAME=John
LASTNAME=Doe
STREET=Main Street 1234
ZIP=12345
CITY=Anytown
PROVINCE=Anystate
COUNTRY=Anycountry (ISO country code, e.g. DE for Germany)
PHONE=+491234567890 (international phone number format)
EMAIL=john@example.com
EOF
With the ALTERNATECN# parameter the alternative domain names can be specified. Please be aware that if there is no ALTERNATECN# parameter given the "Subject Alternative Names" of the CSR (Certificate
Signing Request) will be taken.
NOTICE: IMPORTANT AND IMMEDIATE CHANGE TO THAWTE CERTIFICATES
Secondary INTERMEDIATE certificates are now necessary for new Thawte SSL123 and Webserver certificate installations. Again, newly issued Thawte SSL123 and Webserver certificate starting now require the installation of a INTERMEDIATE certificate in addition for proper operation.
Due to a change in the certification path at Thawte as well as a shift to 2048 bit root certificates, INTERMEDIATE certificates must also be installed with any new Thawte SSL certificate. For more information and also installation instructions of INTERMEDIATE certificates please visit Thawte.
NOTE: Existing certificates are not affected by this change.
SSL Certificates Available via WHMCS
On February 16, 2010, HEXONET announced the release of registrar plugin modules (named under ispapi.net) for both WHMCS and AWBS, two of the industry's leading billing and management platforms. Since their release, HEXONET has been constantly updating and improving the modules including the addition of new TLDs and features like IDN support.
Today, HEXONET is excited to announce the availability of a new SSL certificate module for WHMCS. The new module, "ispapissl" will allow resellers to quickly and easily sell HEXONET's wide selection of wholesale SSL certificates.
WHMCS Module Highlights:
- Resell a wide variety of industry recognized SSL certificates: Comodo, VeriSign, Thawte, GeoTrust
- Product Option 'Years' for Multi-Year support
- Product Option 'Certificate Type'
- Uses WHMCS configuressl.php
- TLS/SSL for API connection
- Testing mode and environment available
Where can I get the WHMCS Module?
- Download the module here
- Installation instructions in README.TXT File
In the event that you have any questions or concerns relating to this Module, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@hexonet.net.
September's "Register More Lower the Price" Promo
Throughout the month of September 2010, HEXONET will be running an .AT VOLUME pricing promotion where .AT domains (incl. .co.at and .or.at) can be registered as low as 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year.
- EVERYDAY Promo Price: 3.45 (net price: 2.90) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 2.86 (net price: 2.40) EUR per domain/year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 11th or more registration on the same day: 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year
Rules
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year .AT registrations (.AT domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- The price promotion applies to .AT, .co.AT and .or.AT .
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the EVERYDAY rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse.
Austria has a "Domain Capital"
NIC.AT, the official registry of the country-code Top-Level-Domain of Austria, has recently released their second NIC.AT report. In April, we featured a blog posting that provided the inaugural analysis and report of NIC.AT that many of you enjoyed. In this post, we would like to provide a summary of the second and newest report, including some very interesting trends and statistics.
Summary:
- The .AT ccTLD continues to be in high demand. As of July 1, 2010 the .AT zone had over 939,951 registered domains. It is expected to reach the 1,000,000 milestone by the end of this year! This is an impressive number considering that Austria does not have a huge population base.
- Among all registrants, private individuals register an equal share of .AT domains as businesses and organisations together. Just over half (53%) of all domains are held by legal entities such as businesses and organisations, with the remainder accounted for by private individuals.
- There is a strong appetite for .AT domains from abroad. According to NIC.AT, “Demand for .AT domains from Germany are undiminished, with almost 190,000 .AT domains currently registered with German owners. The .AT suffix is also proving increasing popular among the Swiss, and somewhat surprisingly, the English.”
- Holzhausen? This tiny town in upper Austria with a population of 800 people is the domain capital of Austria. The number of domains registered outnumber the locals with an impressive 1.58 registered .AT domains per inhabitant.
- The report also covered the imminent introduction of new gTLDs by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). In fact, NIC.AT is leveraging their experience as a registry operator and now offers consulting services to applicants considering applying for a new gTLD. It also provides a Registry-in-a-box service to these applicants.
Why Register an .AT domain?
- If you run a business that operates in Austria or sells into Austria, an .AT is a must.
- Idioms: There is an increasing use of .AT domains to capitalize on catchy domain names that represent certain English expressions / idioms that feature ‘at’ at the end or include ‘at’ in the expression. For example, Form.at, Bureaucr.at ‘good.at’, ‘targeted.at’, etc. In fact, we came across the following US-based company that operates a free online website builder for restaurants called letseat.at
- Austria does not limit the registration of .AT only to its citizens, but allows .AT domains to be registered by anyone worldwide.
Click here to access the entire NIC.AT report.
Be sure to check out our .AT Special Promotion in September! The more .AT Domains you register the cheaper they get!
Registry Bulletin
.WS (WebSite) Price Increase Announcement
As of October 1, 2010, Global Domains International, the official registry operator of Western Samoa or .WS (used as WebSite) will be increasing prices by 0.50 USD per Domain/Year. Due to this registry increase, HEXONET will unfortunately have to also raise .WS prices for resellers on October 1, 2010:
RESELLER: From 15.83 (net: 13.30) by 0.59 (net: 0.50) to 16.42 (net: 13.80) USD per Domain/Year
PREMIUM: From 13.57 (net: 11.40) by 0.59 (net: 0.50) to 14.16 (net: 11.90) USD per Domain/Year
PLATINUM: From 11.78 (net: 9.90) by 0.59 (net: 0.50) to 12.38 (net: 10.40) USD per Domain/Year
IMMEDIATE Change in .ES Renewal Policy
Please note the following immediate .ES Registry Renewal Policy Change:
- Renewal Accounting Period has been changed to -12Days from previously -7Days
- Renewal Finalization/Failure Period has been changed to -6Days from previously -2Days
As a result, .ES Domains will be billed 12 days prior to their respective expiration dates. Also, .ES renewals will be processed 6 days prior to their respective expiration date.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@hexonet.net.
Ongoing Promotions
Final Month for .ME Super-Saver Prices!
September is the last month for the .ME "Super-Saver-Promotion" where prices are 4.90 EUR per Domain/Year (Gross: 5.83 EUR per Domain/Year). Get your .ME domain today as this promotion ends soon.
- Price: 5.83* (net price: 4.90) EUR per Domain/Year
- End Date: September 30, 2010
- Only NEW 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
.MOBI Promotion - Save up to 52%
Until September 30th, all new one (1) year .MOBI registrations are 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD per Domain/Year.
Rules:
- End Date September 30, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Price promotion applies to all price classes equally
.EU.COM - THE PERFECT ALTERNATIVE TO .EU DOMAINS
ONLY until September 30th, HEXONET is promoting .EU.COM domains. Save over 34% off the standard 20.83 (net price: 17.50) USD per Domain/Year cost. For a limited time, .EU.COM domains are at the special price of 13.69 (net price: 11.50) USD per Domain/Year.
Rules:
- Effective until September 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year NEW .EU.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .EU.COM domain renewals and transfers
- Unrestricted, anybody worldwide can register an .EU.COM.
SAVE UP TO 40% ON NEW .HN REGISTRATIONS
HEXONET is directly passing savings from the .HN registry to our customers. Starting August 1, through to October 31, all NEW one (1) year .HN registrations will be at the amazing price of 33.92* (net price: 28.50) USD.
Rules:
- Effective until October 31, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year NEW .HN (example.hn) registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .HN domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
- This price promotion applies to all price classes equally
Save on new .SC Domains
Until October 31, 2010, register a .SC and save $20 USD on the first year's registration fee. The promotional first year registration fee for .SC domains is 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD. Please note that this discount ONLY applies to new .SC Second-Level one (1) year registrations. Third-Level .SC Domain registrations are NOT eligible.
If it Moves, it Belongs on a .TV Domain - EXTENDED!
Now extended through November 30, 2010, HEXONET is continueing the amazing promotion on new one (1) Year .TV domain registrations. Promotional pricing for all new one (1) year .TV domain registrations are 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain Year. if you have been waiting for the right time to get a TV domain, now is the time to get one!
Please note: Domain renewals, multiyear registrations and transfers are not eligible at the promotional price.
.CN.COM Promotion - Savings of up to 80%
Until December 31st, all new one (1) year registrations of .CN.COM can be registered at the amazing price of 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD. The perfect domain alternative to the uncertain nature of .CN registrations.
Rules:
- Effective until December 31, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
- This price promotion applies to all price classes equally
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
TLD Updates - .GL Available, DNSSEC, .NZ IDNs
dot GL Added to HEXONET's TLD Offerings
HEXONET is happy to announce the immediate availability of .GL, the official ccTLD of Greenland, to the company's ever growing list of ccTLDs. HEXONET through 1API, the official house registrar of HEXONET, is among the first registrars worldwide to be offering the .GL ccTLD to the public.
Pricing for .GL Domains
- RESELLER: 297.50 (net: 250.00) DKK per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 285.60 (net: 240.00) DKK per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 271.32 (net: 228.00) DKK per Domain/Year
- Restores: 476.00 (net: 400.00) DKK per Domain/Year
.GL Registry Information
- The registry operator is GLNIC
- WHOIS-Server: whois.nic.gl
- Registration Periods: 1 - 2 Years
- Add Grace Period: 0 Days
- Finalization Period: -1 Day
- IDN Capable: No
- Registration System: Real-Time
- Transfers: Yes
- Transfer Method: Uses authorization codes, which is provided to the registrant by the losing registrar. Successful transfers are NOT BILLED, which keeps the registration period the same.
If you have any questions about registering .GL domains, please do not hesitate to contact HEXONET at support@hexonet.net.
Is your Registrar Ready for DNSSEC?
HEXONET now fully supports DNSSEC (Secured DNS) for a number of registries. Support for both DS based and DNSKEY based delegation ensure seamless interoperability with a wide variety of registries for today and in the future. As DNSSEC quickly becomes a standard in the industry, HEXONET is committed to helping our clients utilize this new technology to add better security for themselves as well as their customers.
Currently Supported TLDs:
- .DE
- .ORG
- .SE
- .EU
Industry Quotes About HEXONET's DNSSEC (1API is HEXONET's House Registrar)
"We congratulate 1API for passing the DNSSEC certification for .ORG and applaud them for taking a leadership role in the European registrar community for supporting DNSSEC." - Alexa Raad, CEO of .ORG, the Public Interest Registry
"As pioneer in DNSSEC, .SE welcomes 1API as a registrar that can offer DNSSEC to their customers." - Danny Aerts, CEO of .SE Registry
More information on DNSSEC and HEXONET's Unified DNSSEC API extension can be found in our Support Wiki.
.NZ IDNs Now "live" at HEXONET
The DNC (Domain Name Commission) office of .NZ, the official ccTLD of New Zealand, made IDNs available on July 26th, 2010. Registrations using Māori words and names with the IDN characters ā, ē, ī, ō and ū are now being accepted. IDNs with .NZ domains not only function exactly as other IDN domains, but are also registered in the same manner.
New August Domain Promotions - .EU.COM & .HN
.EU.COM - THE PERFECT OPEN ALTERNATIVE TO .EU DOMAINS
From August 1st through to September 30th, HEXONET is promoting .EU.COM domains. Save over 34% off the standard 20.83 (net price: 17.50) USD per Domain/Year cost. For a limited time, .EU.COM domains are at the special price of 13.69 (net price: 11.50) USD per Domain/Year.
Rules:
- Effective until September 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year NEW .EU.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .EU.COM domain renewals and transfers
- Unrestricted, anybody worldwide can register an .EU.COM.
SAVE UP TO 40% ON NEW .HN REGISTRATIONS
HEXONET is directly passing savings from the .HN registry to our customers. Starting August 1, through to October 31, all NEW one (1) year .HN registrations will be at the amazing price of 33.92* (net price: 28.50) USD.
Rules:
- Effective until October 31, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year NEW .HN (example.hn) registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .HN domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
- This price promotion applies to all price classes equally
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Enhanced Virtual Server Restore and Security
vServer Restoration Now Available
Servers even up to 14 days after deletion can now be restored. The restoration fee for any of the VServer is 35.70 (net: 30.00) EUR/Server per restore. The restoration will be done in realtime.
vServer Restoration via Control Panel:
Please login to the Control Panel then navigate to Manage Products > Rootserver Admin > Restore. Enter the "VSERVERID" of the deleted vServer in order to restore it.
vServer Restoration via API:
command = RestoreVServer
vserverid = <VSERVERID of the deleted vServer>
vServer - Secure Service Password
Starting August 10, 2010, every vServer will be automatically assigned a "Service Password". This Service Password ensures that submitted support tickets can be verified and validated before any server level support is done. After August 10, support tickets to support@bulk-server.net must provide either the "Server-ID" or the "Primary Server IP Address" along with this Service Password. The Service Password for a vServer can be retrieved via the Control Panel or API.
Service Password via Control Panel:
Please login to the Control Panel then navigate to Rootserver Admin > Manage Server. Select a server and the "Service Password" can be found in the "Contract" section.
Service Password via API:
command=StatusVServer
vserverid=<Your VSERVERID>
[RESPONSE]
...
PROPERTY[SERVICEPASSWORD][0]=<your current service password>
Set "Service Password" on Server Creation:
command = CreateVServer
vserverclass = <TEXT>
vserversoftwareclass = <TEXT>
period = <INT>
vserverid = <TEXT>
servicepassword = <TEXT>
Change "Service Password" For Existing Server:
command = ModifyVServer
vserverid = <TEXT>
servicepassword = <TEXT>
For security reasons, please note that Server support teams have been instructed NOT to provide any information/support unless valid Server IDs and Passwords are provided. HEXONET thanks you for you understanding the need for these additional security measures.
.CO is Alive and Kicking
.CO Launches with a Big Bang!
July 20th, marked the day when .CO became "Generally Available" to anyone worldwide. The .CO registry launched with a massive bang, with more than 245,000 .CO domains under management within the first 24 hours! Truly an amazing opening.
With most relevant and good .COM domains already taken, dot CO Domains offers infinitely new possibilities and opportunities. Since being announced in February, .CO domains have already received tremendous support and adoption from the business and Internet communities, who applied for approx. 39,000 .CO domains during the “pre-launch” phases. Nearly 70% of the brands listed in the Brand Finance Top 500 have registered their .CO domain, including Amazon, American Express, Apple, BMW, Cartier, Canon, CNN, Coca-Cola, Disney, Ebay, Exxon, Ford, Google, Hilton, Honda, IBM, IKEA, Kodak, McDonalds, Microsoft, MTV, Nestle, Nike, Nokia, Panasonic, Pfizer, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Toyota, Unilever, Visa, Yahoo and many more.
More Than Just Brand Protection
Many visionary companies see the new .CO domains as an opportunity to extend their brand or expand their online offerings in a way that was not previously possible due to limited availability of .com domains. Recently, the e-commerce powerhouse Overstock.com announced it paid $350,000.00 USD to acquire ‘O.CO’ to target new audiences and expand its global brand.
Unprecedented New Opportunities
Today’s Internet is crowded and lacking in opportunities for those who wish to establish a presence online. After 25 years, nearly all of the recognizable or marketable .com domain names have been claimed, making it exceedingly difficult for start-ups and established companies alike to acquire meaningful domain names for their businesses and products.
Global Recognition
Whereas most other TLDs focus on a particular niche or region, .CO domain names – like .com names – are generally flexible for use in a wide variety of activities, including promoting companies, content providers, communities, contests and countless other applications. The “co” in .CO already has broad global recognition as a pseudonym for “company,” “corporation,” and “commerce.” In addition, more than 20 countries around the world currently use “.co” in their country specific domains, including the UK (.co.uk), Japan (.co.jp), Israel (.co.il), and others, further fueling .CO’s global awareness and adoption. To date, .CO domain applications have been received from 113 countries.
.CO Prices at HEXONET:
- Reseller: 33.32 (net price: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 31.54 (net price: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 29.51 (net price: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
Third-Level .CO Domains Prices:
- com.co (example.com.co)
- net.co (example.net.co)
- nom.co (example.nom.co)
- Reseller: 17.26 (net: 14.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 15.35 (net: 12.90) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain/Year
In the event you are interested in registering a large volume of .CO domains, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
Why Businesses Need a .BIZ Domain
Businesses today rely on the Internet for sales, marketing, communications, and a myriad of other required services for optimal growth. And though many use .COM as their primary domain, the need for other domain extensions have surfaced, especially .BIZ.
Good Credible Domain Names Still Available:
For many years now, finding a relevant .COM domain name for business has been extremely difficult. With just over two (2) million registered .BIZ domain names, a .BIZ domain provides the perfect balance of both relevance and name availability. This is because there are many good names remaining and the fact that the .BIZ TLD has long established itself as a credible TLD to own. The Registry has been around since 2001 and is today the 10th largest registry worldwide.
Clarity of Purpose:
Being efficient and direct are keys to business success. And with a .BIZ domain name people distinctly and expressly know the usage and/or content associated with the respective .BIZ domain is specifically for business purposes. Visitors and users to a .BIZ domain name are there with purpose and is a great way to filter serious inquiries verses just lookie-loos.
Quick Facts About .BIZ:
- gTLD 2 Million domains names on June 23, 2009, 10th most registered TLD
- The Business-focused g TLD with no geographic qualification
- .BIZ is no different than other tlds such as .com in regards to search results. Optimization and promotion are key to .BIZ becoming more prevalent in search results.
- 33.5% of the .BIZ domains are used for the business and computers category
- Many registrants are business leaders of small companies with 59% being President, CEO, or Owner
- Sample .biz websites include: www.mqm.biz, www.billboard.biz, www.badtothebone.biz, www.cmic.biz, and others!
If you are interested in registering large volumes of .BIZ Domains or you would like to migrate your .BIZ Domains to HEXONET, please contact sales@hexonet.net and allow us to make you an offer.
Ongoing Promotions
.ME Super-Saver Promotion - Ongoing!
July 17, 2010 marked the second anniversary of the .ME registry. HEXONET would like to congratulate our friends at the .ME registry for a job well done. In the past two years the registry has done an amazing job in creating awareness for .ME worldwide. And for their efforts .ME has grown to more than 400,000 domains.
HEXONET is currently running a .ME "Super-Saver-Promotion" at the amazing price of 4.90 EUR per Domain/Year (Gross: 5.83 EUR per Domain/Year). Get your .ME domain today!
- Price: 5.83* (net price: 4.90) EUR per Domain/Year
- End Date: September 30, 2010
- Only NEW 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
If it Moves, it Belongs on a .TV Domain - HOT PROMO!
Running through August 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering an amazing promotion on new one (1) Year .TV domain registrations. The amazing promotion price is nearly 50% off. Promotional pricing for all new one (1) year .TV domain registrations are 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain Year. if you been waiting for the right time to get a TV domain, now is the time to get one!
Please note: Domain renewals, multiyear registrations and transfers are not eligible at the promotional price.
Save on new .SC Domains
.SC promo running through October 31, 2010! Register a .SC and save $20 USD on the first year's registration fee. The promotional first year registration fee for .SC domains is 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD. Please note that this discount ONLY applies to new .SC Second-Level one (1) year registrations. Third-Level .SC Domain registrations are NOT eligible.
.MOBI Promotion - Save up to 52%
Still ongoing is the .MOBI Promotion. Until September 30th, all new one (1) year .MOBI registrations are 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD per Domain/Year.
Rules:
- End Date September 30, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Price promotion applies to all price classes equally
.CN.COM Promotion - Act NOW Savings of up to 80%
As a great alternative to .CN, HEXONET is seeing a huge spike in demand for .CN.COM domains. HEXONET is pleased to be extending our special price promotion on .CN.COM domains. Until December 31st, all new one (1) year registrations of .CN.COM can be registered at the amazing price of 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD.
Rules:
- Effective until December 31, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
- This price promotion applies to all price classes equally
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Are .US Domain Names Undervalued?
Knowing the Market
With the increasing valuations of country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) recently, there has been lots of market hype. This buzz is no surprise to HEXONET, as we have long touted the intrinsic value of ccTLDs and is the very reason why ccTLDs have been core to our business years earlier. As a result, HEXONET today has one of the widest selections of ccTLDs anywhere including many real-time features and support not available elsewhere.
A perfect example of HEXONET’s focus on ccTLDs is in the field of domain backordering. Though there are many established backordering service companies in the market, these currently don´t have ccTLDs available in their service sets. ccTLD procurement requires specialized expertise and many years of operational knowledge to get it done correctly. Because HEXONET has been on the forefront of ccTLDs for years, this is why we can today offer 14 different TLDs to backorder, many of which are ccTLDs.
The Potential of .US Domains
Having first hand knowledge and expertise on ccTLDs, one ccTLD that is of interest to HEXONET is .US. A key metric that we consider in determining the potential upside of a ccTLD is the ratio of registrations to the overall population of the respective country. For instance, for Germany this ratio is 16% (13.5M/83M). The UK the ratio is 13.9% (8.5M/61M). And for the Netherlands the ratio is 22.6% (3.8M/16.8M). The interesting part for .US is that this ratio is extremely low at 1.5M registered .US domains with 310 inhabitants (0.5%). Even after one considers the effect of .COM being the preferred TLD for most Americans, this ratio is still significantly low.
Over time and with recent efforts from the Registry to delivery new services like a Registry Lock Service or provide a .US URL Shortener Service, awareness will grow and the upside is potential huge. The following facts about the .US ccTLD and the United States in general are very compelling:
- Many desirable Internet addresses are still available
- Businesses use .US domain names to promote themselves as American companies to inspire consumer confidence and to encourage consumers to “buy American.”
- .US enables domestic and international firms of every size and industry classification to protect their trademarks and establish their corporate identities online in the United States
- Recently, .US has been positioned as US, a social community based domain with presence here in the United States and around the world
- Most of the .US domains (86%) are registered and used in USA as expected
- Business related domains provide a strong registration base – 25.9% of .US domains fall into the Business category
The .US Promotion
Don't miss our .US PROMOTION currently running at HEXONET ... details
Important Registry News Bulletin
.TEL IDNs are "Live"
HEXONET is proud to announce that the first .TEL IDN registered was "ärzte.tel" - doctors.tel and that HEXONET (1API GmbH) was the registrar behind this domain, which was secured for our customer. We proudly achieved a > 90% success rate for all pre-registered .TEL IDNs through HEXONET for our clients. This success is due to HEXONET's newly developed "Go-Live" registration platform, which has been tuned and engineered specifically for "Go-Live" pre-registrations. Most future "Go-Live" pre-registrations with HEXONET will be using this new system. Please remember that successful pre-registrations aquired by HEXONET are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis, so please don't hesitate place your pre-registrations as soon as possible.
Note: All .TEL IDN pre-registrations that were succesfully registered are now active.
.NZ Price Reduction Announcement - Reminder!
Recently, InternetNZ, the official operator of the country code Top-Level-Domain of New Zealand, announced a major price drop for .NZ domains. Effective July 1, 2010, .NZ domains will drop 3.00 NZD per Domain/Year. HEXONET is happy to directly pass these savings on to our customers. Therefore, as of July 1, 2010 the new price for .NZ domains:
- Reseller: Reduced from 42.60* (net price: 35.80) NZD to 39.03* (net price: 32.80) NZD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Reduced from 37.25* (net price: 31.30) NZD to 33.68* (net price: 28.30) NZD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Reduced from 28.56* (net price: 24.00) NZD to 24.99* (net price: 21.00) NZD per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price include Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
VeriSign Inc. to increase .COM and .NET Prices - Reminder!
VeriSign Inc., the official gTLD Registry of .COM and .NET, has announced price increases for .COM by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD and .NET by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD in July of 2010.
.COM - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 12.35* (net price: 10.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 11.16* (net price: 9.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 9.85* (net price: 8.28) USD per Domain/Year
.NET - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 10.73* (net price: 9.02) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 9.31* (net price: 7.82) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 7.76* (net price: 6.52) USD per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
IMPORTANT: As of July 1, 2010, .COM and .NET prices will automatically be adjusted for all customers and all price classes.
New VeriSign Authorization Code Requirements for .NAME
VeriSign, the official registry provider for .NAME, will soon be upgrading the security of their authorization code (auth code) and transfer system that will effect all registrars and registrants. This update will require all auth codes, for existing and future domains, to consist of the following to be valid:
- at least eight (8) characters,
- having at least one (1) numeric,
- one (1) alphabetic, and
- one (1) special character
HEXONET Customers:
- System updates will take effect on Saturday, August 14th, 2010
- New registrations without auth code will automatically be assigned auth codes that comply with the new registry requirements
- Existing domains must have their auth codes updated according to the new regulation after system upgrade.
- For API connected clients, the OT&E is already compliant with the new regulations and can be used to test immediately.
Large HEXONET Customers - Automatic Auth Code Updating Service:
- If you have a large domain portfolio or simply would like HEXONET to automatically update the authcode for all your .NAME domains, please send an email to support@hexonet.net and we will be more than happy to update your domains free of charge.
Notice for Registrants to confirm their .CN Domain Name Registration Information
According to the policy in Article 28th of "China Internet Domain Name Regulations": applicant for domain name shall submit true, accurate and complete domain name registration information and sign a registrant agreement with domain name registrar. Upon completion of domain name registration, applicant of domain name will become a registered domain name holder (registrant).
Domain name holder’s true, accurate and complete domain name registration information is a certificate of rights for domain name transfer and information change. In order to protect registrant rights of being domain name holder, CNNIC required all domain name holders to confirm the registration information from today via CNNIC new launched online system which will be sent directly to registrants.
Technical Recommendation - High Performance Proxy
For those resellers who are located in a country far from Germany, network latency may be an issue. To greatly increase response times and performance, HEXONET highly recommends the use of persistent connections to our API servers. Use of this technique will reduce connection overhead and thus increase performance.
Step 1: Required Apache2 Packages and Modules
- Apache version 2.2.9 or higher is required.
- The following Apache2 modules must be installed and activated:
proxy.conf
proxy.load
proxy_http.load
ssl.conf # for HTTPs connection to our API server
ssl.load # for HTTPs connection to our API server
Step 2: Apache Configuration
- Apache configuration with binding to localhost.
- The following Apache2 modules must be installed and activated:
<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
ServerSignature Off
SSLProxyEngine on
ProxyPass /api/call.cgi https://api.ispapi.net/api/call.cgi min=1 max=2
<Proxy *>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from none
Allow from all
</Proxy>
</VirtualHost> - After saving your configuration changes please restart the Apache webserver.
Step 3: Use the proxy on localhost as API socket
- If your current API socket URL probably looks like this:
https://api.ispapi.net/api/call.cgi?s_entity=ENTITY&s_login=LOGIN&s_pw=PASSWORD - Please change this to:
http://127.0.0.1/api/call.cgi?s_entity=ENTITY&s_login=LOGIN&s_pw=PASSWORD
Questions or additional help with the High Performance Proxy setup can be sent to technical Support at support@hexonet.net
Exciting New Promotions
NEW: .MOBI Promotion - Save upto 52%
Starting July 1st through to September 30th, all new one (1) year .MOBI registrations will be 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD per Domain/Year.
Rules:
- End Date September 30, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Price promotion applies to all price classes equally
NEW: .CN.COM Promotion - Super Saving upto 80%
CentralNic announced a price promotion for .CN.COM domains that HEXONET is happy to extend to our customers. Starting July 1st through December 31st, all new one (1) year registrations of .CN.COM will be at the amazing price of 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD.
Rules:
- Effective until December 31, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
- This price promotion applies to all price classes equally
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Counting down to .CO "Go-Live" - Don't Miss Out!
The .CO "Go-Live" countdown has begun! All Landrush domains have been submitted to the registry and any new Landrush applications can be submitted for registration until July 13, 2010. Now is the time to pre-register .CO domains for "Go-Live":
Dates, Pricing and Information:
- Pre-Registrations for "Go Live": Until July 19, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- Go-Live: July 20, 2010
- Registration Fees: Only charged upon successful registration
- "Go Live" Prices:
o Reseller: 33.32 (net price: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
o Premium: 31.54 (net price: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
o Platinum: 29.51 (net price: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Who can register ?
o Anyone in the world is able to register
o No domicile or burdensome documentation
To read more on .CO pre-registrations, please visit our Pre-registration page. Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Support at support@hexonet.net.
Ongoing Promotions
.ME Super-Saver Promotion - Extended!
Based on the tremendous success of our .ME promo, HEXONET is pleased to announce the promotion is extended until September 30th, 2010 with adjusted pricing. With HEXONET's low 5.83* (net price: 4.90) EUR promotion, we are seeing a flood of .ME domain registrations. Get your .ME domain while promotional pricing lasts.
- Price: 5.83* (net price: 4.90) EUR per Domain/Year
- End Date: September 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
Latest News on .ME:
The dot ME Registry just announced that in "Just two years after the world first heard of Montenegro’s top-level domain, .ME, more than 400,000 .ME domains have been registered. Several by some of the biggest names on the Internet -- including Facebook, Yahoo, WordPress, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. These companies have snapped up .ME domains to draw attention to their online products and services."
To read the official Press Release please visit the .ME News section.
If it Moves, it Belongs on a .TV Domain - HOT PROMO!
Running through August 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering an amazing promotion on new one (1) Year .TV domain registrations. The amazing promotion price is nearly 50% off. Promotional pricing for all new one (1) year .TV domain registrations are 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain Year. if you been waiting for the right time to get a TV domain, now is the time to get one!
Please note: Domain renewals, multiyear registrations and transfers are not eligible at the promotional price.
.CC Special - TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new one (1) year .CC domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 14.04* (net price: 11.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day: 13.69* (net price: 11.50) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 12.97* (net price: 10.90) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
Save on new .SC Domains
Starting June 1, 2010 through to October 31, 2010, everyone saves $20 USD on the first year's registration fee for new .SC domain registrations. The promotional first year registration fee for .SC domains is 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD. Please note that this discount ONLY applies to new .SC Second-Level one (1) year registrations. Third-Level .SC Domain registrations are NOT eligible.
.BIZ – The TLD for Businesses – TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new 1 year .BIZ domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day: 9.04* (net price: 7.60) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 8.81* (net price: 7.40) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.US – Celebrate 4th of July with the TLD for the United States of America
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special discounts on .US domains for single and multi-year registrations, as well as, transfers and domain renewals.
Prices:
- 7.97* (net price: 6.70) USD per Domain/Year for ALL price classes
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Multiyear registrations eligible
- Transfers and Renewals eligible
- IDNs eligible
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
.ME and .IN Domain Backordering Now Available
HEXONET’s advanced backordering technology, now totals fourteen (14) TLDs, with the addition of .IN and .ME domains. With over fourteen (14) TLDs, including some rare TLDs, HEXONET legitimately has the domain industry’s most comprehensive and advanced backordering service anywhere.
June 1, 2010 – HEXONET (www.hexonet.net) announced today the availability of more backorderable TLDs (Top-Level-Domains), including .ME, to its growing and expansive list of domains to be backordered – snapping up high-value domain names as they expire. The additional TLDs, especially .ME, elevates HEXONET’s Backordering Service into a class of its own, arguably making it the most comprehensive industry wide.
Since the .ME registry opened on July 16th, 2008, .ME domains have been extremely popular. Some of the most identifiable domain names in the domain industry are being registered or purchased through auction, including domains like fits.me, trade.me, and date.me. According to Robert Birkner, Chief Startegy Officer of HEXONET, “the appeal of .ME is its ability to create personalized or call-to-action domain names ever so naturally. Also, as social media continues to grow and the Web becomes more personal, .ME domains will undoubtedly be more important and be more valuable.”
Predrag Lesic, Chief Executive Officer of dotME Registry said, "though there are countless great .ME domains open for registration by anyone, we are excited to see technological innovations like .ME backordering making it possible for people to acquire .ME domains in non-traditional ways. Honestly, backordering is probably the best way to possibly obtain some of the most prized .ME domain names that have already been registered. ”
Individuals, businesses, and organizations can signup for free at HEXONET and immediately start backordering .ME domains. Backordering for other domain extensions, such as .DE, .INFO, .BIZ, .ORG, .ASIA, .IN and more are also available. Please note that .IN backorders can include Third-Level .IN domains, such as .co.in, .net.in, .org.in, .firm.in, .ind.in and .gen.in.
Backorder Prices:
- .ME at 58.31* (net: 49.00) EUR - NEW!
- .IN at 3,213.00* (net: 2,700.00) INR - NEW!
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
For more information on HEXONET's Backordering Services, please visit Backorder Information or contact our Sales Team at sales@hexonet.net.
.TEL IDN - Ready, Set, Go Live!
Are all your important .TEL IDN pre-registration secured? If not, right NOW is time to pre-register your domains! The .TEL IDN launch is just around the corner and this may be your last opportunity to secure the domains you want.
Dates and Information:
- Availability: June 15, 2010
- Time: 3:00 p.m. BST, 02:00 p.m. UTC
- Characters: Valid IDN characters will be those necessary for Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
- Pre-Registration Fee: FREE
- Registration Fee: Prices only charged upon successful registration. Prices will remain at our regular .TEL prices
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
As of June 7, 2010, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .TEL IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account balance. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds are immediately returned into your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication
class = TEL_IDN_GOLIVE
x-idn-language = zh|dk|fi|de|hu|is|jp|kr|lv|lt|no|pl|pt|ru|es|se
domain = xn--mller-kva.tel
period = 1
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
PLEASE NOTE, that for each IDN application, the respective language has to be CLEARLY stated in order to validate the domain name upon registration.
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Support at support@hexonet.net.
.CO Landrush - The Final Countdown!
.CO Landrush
With .CO Lanrush only a few days away, right now is the time to act. Don't miss out!
Dates, Pricing and Information:
- Pre-Registration: Until June 20, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- LandRush: June 21, 2010 to July 13, 2010
- GoLive: July 20, 2010
- Pre-registration Fee: A non-refundable application fee of 9.52 (net: 8.00) USD per Domain will be charged during Landrush. Please note that this fee is NOT refundable.
- "Landrush Prices": The prices for "Landrush" will differ from "Go Live".
o Reseller: 279.65 (net price: 235.00) USD per Domain/Year
o Premium: 270.13 (net price: 227.00) USD per Domain/Year
o Platinum: 265.37 (net price: 223.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Registration Fees: Only charged upon successful registration
- "Go Live" Prices:
o Reseller: 33.32 (net price: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
o Premium: 31.54 (net price: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
o Platinum: 29.51 (net price: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Who can register ?
o Anyone in the world is able to register
o No domicile or burdensome documentation
To read more on .CO pre-registrations, please visit our Pre-registration page.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Support at support@hexonet.net.
New June Promotions
If it Moves, it Belongs on a .TV Domain - NEW & HOT!
Starting June 1, 2010 and running through to August 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering an amazing promotion on new one (1) Year .TV domain registrations. This is an amazing promotion price of nearly 50% off. Promotional pricing for all new one (1) year .TV domain registrations are 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain Year. if you been waiting for the right time to get a TV domain, now is the time to get one!
Please note: Domain renewals, multiyear registrations and transfers are not eligible at the promotional price.
.CC Special TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO - NEW!
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new one (1) year .CC domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 14.04* (net price: 11.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day 13.69* (net price: 11.50) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day 12.97* (net 10.90) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
Why .CC:
Works just like .com or any other top-level domain (TLD) but with a greater range of uses. For instance, about half of registered .CC domain names use languages other than English. And many use .CC in such creative ways as:
- Chinese Company
- Country Club
- Consulting Company
- Chat Community
- Church Community
- Community Center
- Chamber of Commerce
- Community College
Save Big on .SC Domains - NEW!
Starting June 1, 2010 through to October 31, 2010, everyone saves $20 USD on the first year's registration fee for new .SC domain registrations. The promotional first year registration fee for .SC domains is 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD. Please note that this discount ONLY applies to new .SC Second-Level one (1) year registrations. Third-Level .SC Domain registrations are NOT eligible.
Uses for dot SC Domains:
- SCience
- South Carolina
- SCotland
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
On-going Promotions
.BIZ – The TLD for Businesses – TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new 1 year .BIZ domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day 9.04* (net price: 7.60) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 8.81* (net 7.40) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new one (1) year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.US – The ccTLD of the United States of America
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special discounts on .US domains for single and multi-year registrations, as well as, transfers and domain renewals.
Prices:
- 7.97* (net price: 6.70) USD per Domain/Year for ALL price classes
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Multiyear registrations eligible
- Transfers and Renewals eligible
- IDNs eligible
.IN Promo Savings Only to June 30, 2010
Now until the end of June you can save big on .IN Domains including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50* (net price: 350.00) INR for all price classes. Also, now that HEXONET offers .IN backordering, if your desired domain is already taken, why not place a free backorder on it? Nothing to lose and only a domain to win!
.ME Still HOT and SELLING Fast - June 30, 2010
Our .ME promo is probably the hottest promotion we have had for a long time. With HEXONET's low 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR promotion, we are seeing a flood of .ME domain registrations. Get your .ME domain while promotional pricing lasts.
- Price: 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
NOTIFICATION: Scheduled System Maintenance
Please be advised that HEXONET is performing maintenance, as well as, enhancing our systems on June 27th, 2010 for at least an hour. Please read the details.
Date: Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Time: 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
Service Impact: Minimum 1 hour
Service Operation: Immediate notification via email when systems fully operational (if you have arranged for notification through the Manage Account > My Settings > Notification Settings > Maintenance Notifications in the Control Panel)
HEXONET would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have concerns or need help in preparing for this maintenance window, please feel free to contact our support.
Backorder .CC & .TV Domains! Now with RATING SYSTEM !
Hot dot CC and dot TV Backorders
As of May 11, 2010, HEXONET is accepting Backorders for .TV and .CC domains. These new TLDs are in addition to the ten (10) other extensions offered by HEXONET's Backordering Service:
gTLDs:
- .COM at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .NET at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .ORG at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .INFO at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .BIZ at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .MOBI at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
- .ASIA at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
ccTLDs:
- .CC at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD - NEW!
- .DE at 58.31 (net: 49.00) EUR
- .TV at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD - NEW!
- .SE at 595.00 (net: 500.00) SEK
- .US at 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
Backorders successfully obtained by HEXONET, on behalf of resellers or customers, are allocated in one of two ways. Backorders with one bid via HEXONET will immediately be pushed onto the winning reseller's or customer's account. Backorders with multiple bids through HEXONET will be equitabily allocated via an auction, in accordance to our Terms and Conditions.
Domain Backorder Rating System!
Also on May 11, 2010, HEXONET is releasing its DOMAIN BACKORDER RATING SYSTEM, a proprietary computerized algorithm that takes into account various numeric inputs to produce a mathematical gauge of a domain’s utility (historically how and how much it has been used). Factors that go into the rating may include domain class, historical traffic, link associations, etc.
Please note, that due to this new service, we have added the following paragraph to our general Terms fo Use:
DISCLAIMER - BACKORDER DOMAIN RATING SYSTEM
IN NO EVENT WILL HEXONET BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THE DOMAIN BACKORDER RATING SYSTEM RELATING TO DOMAIN BACKORDERING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DOMAIN VALUE OR OTHER MONETARY EFFECT, EVEN IF HEXONET IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
DOMAN BACKORDER RATING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION ON BACKORDERING IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE DOMAN BACKORDER RATING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A PROMISE OR GUARANTEE OF FUTURE DOMAIN MONETARY VALUE. CUSTOMERS AND RESELLERS USING THE DOMAN BACKORDER RATING SYSTEM OF A BACKORDER DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK AND SHOULD SEEK QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND INDEPENDENT ADVICE AS TO THE VALUE OF A DOMAIN NAME.
THIS DISCLAIMER IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, EFFECTIVE UPON NOTICE.
If you have any questions or concerns about HEXONET's Backorder Service, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@hexonet.net.
Exciting Pre-Registrations - .CO & .TEL IDNs
Now accepting pre-registrations for .TEL IDNs
On April 29, 2010, HEXONET started accepting pre-registrations for .TEL IDNs. Since the launch date, HEXONET has been seing a strong and steady demand for these pre-registrations. Don't miss out!
Dates and Information
- Availability: June 15, 2010
- Time: 3:00 p.m. BST, 02:00 p.m. UTC
- Characters: Valid IDN characters will be those necessary for Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
- Pre-Registration Fee: FREE
- Registration Fee: Prices only charged upon successful registration. Prices will remain at our regular .TEL prices
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
As of June 7, 2010, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .TEL IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication
class = TEL_IDN_GOLIVE
x-idn-language = zh|dk|fi|de|hu|is|jp|kr|lv|lt|no|pl|pt|ru|es|se
domain = xn--mller-kva.tel
period = 1
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
PLEASE NOTE, that for each IDN application, the respective language has to be CLEARLY stated in order to validate the domain name upon registration.
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
.CO Pre-Registrations are still going strong
.CO is going strong and is likely to be a very popular alternative to .COM. Be sure to take advantage of the TLD's popularity and place your .CO pre-registration CO today!
Dates, Pricing and Information
- Pre-Registration: Until June 20, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- LandRush: June 21, 2010 to July 13, 2010
- GoLive: July 20, 2010
- Pre-registration Fee: A non-refundable application fee of 9.52 (net: 8.00) USD per Domain will be charged during Landrush. Please note that this fee is NOT refundable.
- "Landrush Prices": The prices for "Landrush" will differ from "Go Live".
- Reseller: 279.65 (net price: 235.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 270.13 (net price: 227.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 265.37 (net price: 223.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Registration Fees: Only charged upon successful registration
- "Go Live" Prices:
- Reseller: 33.32 (net price: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 31.54 (net price: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 29.51 (net price: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Who can register ?
- Anyone in the world is able to register
- No domicile or burdensome documentation
To read more on .CO pre-registrations, please visit our Pre-registration page.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Support at support@hexonet.net.
Registry Bulletin
Price Reductions for Third-Level .CM Domains
HEXONET is pleased to annouce Third-Level .CM Domain (.com.CM, .co.CM and .net.CM) price reductions, which are already in effect for all reseller classes.
- Reseller: Orginal price of 40.46* (net price: 34.00) EUR, LOWERED to 19.04* (net price: 16.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Premium: Orginal price of 38.68* (net price: 32.50) EUR, LOWERED to 16.07* (net price: 13.50) EUR per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Orginal price of 35.58* (net price: 29.90) EUR, LOWERED to 12.14* (net price: 10.20) EUR per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price include Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
REMINDER: VeriSign Inc. to increase .COM and .NET Prices - Renew Today and Save
VeriSign Inc., the official gTLD Registry of .COM and .NET, has announced price increases for .COM by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD and .NET by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD in July of 2010. With this announcement, now is the perfect time to renew COM/NET domains. HEXONET highly recommends and encourages all resellers to inform their clients ahead of time, giving them the opportunity to save big by renewing for one, two, or even nine years now, before price increases take effect. The new prices as of Jul 1, are as follows:
.COM - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 12.35* (net price: 10.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 11.16* (net price: 9.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 9.85* (net price: 8.28) USD per Domain/Year
.NET - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 10.73* (net price: 9.02) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 9.31* (net price: 7.82) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 7.76* (net price: 6.52) USD per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Reminder: Billing of Internal gTLD Transfers
EFFECTIVE SOON: Billing of internal gTLD Transfers
Kindly remember that as of June 1, 2010, HEXONET will be billing internal transfers for gTLDs COM, NET, ORG, BIZ, INFO, NAME, MOBI, TEL & ASIA exactly the same way we bill for regular transfers. As a result, when an internal transfer is initiated by a reseller (with authorization code), the reseller will be immediately charged the renewal fee for the respective domain, when applicable. As always, if a transfer fails, like regular transfers, all fees are automatically refunded. Conversely, if the transfers succeeds, this will trigger an explicit renewal (when applicable) for the domain at the respective registry.
Please Note: For those resellers who have their own sub-resellers, "assigning domains & objects" amongst one's own sub-resellers can be performed at a reseller's sole discretion without effect from this new policy.
Promotion Reminders - Dates to Remember
.BIZ – The TLD for Businesses – NEW TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new 1 year .BIZ domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day 9.04* (net price: 7.60) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 8.81* (net 7.40) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new 1 year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.US – The ccTLD of the United States of America – NEW
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special discounts on .US domains for single and multi-year registrations, as well as, transfers and domain renewals.
Prices:
- 7.97* (net price: 6.70) USD per Domain/Year for ALL price classes
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Multiyear registrations eligible
- Transfers and Renewals eligible
- IDNs eligible
.AG - Price Promo runs until May 31, 2010 - Ongoing
NIC.AG, the official ccTLD of Antigua and Barbuda, is celebrating its 10 YEAR Anniversary. HEXONET is offering special prices on .AG Domains May 31, 2010.
Prices:
- 65.45* (net price: 55.00) USD per Domain/Year for all price classes.
Rules:
- End Date May 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Eligible Domains: .AG
- Only applied to new one (1) year registrations
- Renewals and Transfers are excluded
.CN.COM Promo - Extended to May 31, 2010 - ongoing
Until May 31, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Rules:
- Effective until April 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
.IN Promo Savings Only to June 30, 2010
Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until June 30, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50* (net price: 350.00) INR for all price classes.
.ME Still HOT and SELLING Fast - June 30, 2010
With HEXONET's low 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR promotion, we are seeing a huge increase in registrations. With this low price and .ME domains increasing in popularity (the perfect personal or call to action domain name - ideal for blogs, other social sites and as a call-to-action domains) demand is surging!
- Price: 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Start Date: April 1, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
Registry News and Info
- The success story of .ME at blog.hexonet.net
- Read the fantastic one on one interview with Predrag Lesic, CEO of .ME
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
VeriSign SSL Certificates Special Pricing
VERISIGN SSL Certificate Sale - Save up to 21%
For the entire month of May, HEXONET is celebrating the 25th anniversary of ".com" with special pricing on all Verisign SSL Certificates. If you already sell SSL certificates, now is the perfect time to generate renewals, as well as, acquire higher profits from new SSL sales! Resellers who haven't been selling SSL certificates, now is the perfect time to begin!
.TEL IDN Pre-Registrations Opens April 29, 2010
.TEL IDN Pre-Registrations Opens at HEXONET on April 29, 2010 at 09:00 UTC
Telnic, the official registry for .TEL, recently announced that on the 15th of June 2010, at 3pm BST, .TEL domains will available using Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in sixteen languages: Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. For each IDN application the respective language has to be stated in order to validate the domain name upon registration.
Please note that HEXONET's Pre-Registrations for .TEL IDN begins on April 29, 2010 at 09:00 UTC.
Dates and Information
- Availability: June 15, 2010
- Time: 3:00 p.m. BST, 02:00 p.m. UTC
- Characters: Valid IDN characters will be those necessary for Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish
- Pre-Registration Starts: April 29, 2010 at 09:00 UTC
- Pre-Registration Fee: FREE
- Registration Fee: Prices only charged upon successful registration. Prices will remain at our regular .TEL prices
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
As of June 7, 2010, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .TEL IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication
class = TEL_IDN_GOLIVE
x-idn-language = zh|dk|fi|de|hu|is|jp|kr|lv|lt|no|pl|pt|ru|es|se
domain = xn--mller-kva.tel
period = 1
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Support at support@hexonet.net.
New Promotions - Starting May 1, 2010
.BIZ – The TLD for Businesses – TIERED DISCOUNT PROMO
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special tiered discounts on all new 1 year .BIZ domain registrations.
Pricing Levels:
- Everyday Promo Price: 9.28* (net price: 7.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Volume Pricing on 6th – 10th registration on the same day 9.04* (net price: 7.60) USD per Domain/Year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 8.81* (net 7.40) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Promotional Price only applies to new 1 year registrations
- Multiyear registrations, transfers and renewals are NOT eligible
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.US – The ccTLD of the United States of America – NEW
Until July 31, 2010, HEXONET is offering special discounts on .US domains for single and multi-year registrations, as well as, transfers and domain renewals.
Prices:
- 7.97* (net price: 6.70) USD per Domain/Year for ALL price classes
Rules:
- End Date July 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Multiyear registrations eligible
- Transfers and Renewals eligible
- IDNs eligible
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Registry Update Bulletin
.NZ Price Reduction Announcement
Recently, InternetNZ, the official operator of the country code Top-Level-Domain of New Zealand, announced a major price drop of 3.00 NZD per Domain/Year. According to the annoucment the new prices will take effect on July 1, 2010.
HEXONET is happy to directly pass these savings on to our customers. Therefore, as of July 1, 2010 the new price for .NZ domains will be as follows:
- Reseller: Price reduction from 42.60* (net price: 35.80) NZD to the lower price of 39.03* (net price: 32.80) NZD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Price reduction from 37.25* (net price: 31.30) NZD to the lower price of 33.68* (net price: 28.30) NZD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Price reduction from 29.75* (net price: 25.00) NZD to the lower price of 24.99* (net price: 21.00) NZD per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price include Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
.CO - Pre-Registrations Still Going Strong
As a reminder, HEXONET will continue to accept pre-registration for .CO Landrush (June 21 - July 13, 2010) and .CO "Go Live" (July 20, 2010).
For more details on the registration process and various launch phases, please visit our CO PreReg Page.
Third-Level .CO domains, such as .com.co, net.co and .nom.co can already be registered in real-time at HEXONET.
REMINDER: VeriSign Inc. to increase .COM and .NET Prices - Renew Today and Save
VeriSign Inc., the official gTLD Registry of .COM and .NET, has announced price increases for .COM by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD and .NET by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD in July of 2010. With this announcement, now is the perfect time to renew COM/NET domains. HEXONET highly recommends and encourages all resellers to inform their clients ahead of time, giving them the opportunity to save big by renewing for one, two, or even nine years now, before price increases take effect.
.COM - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 12.35* (net price: 10.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 11.16* (net price: 9.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.57* (net: 0.48) USD to 9.85* (net price: 8.28) USD per Domain/Year
.NET - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 10.73* (net price: 9.02) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 9.31* (net price: 7.82) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.50* (net: 0.42) USD to 7.76* (net price: 6.52) USD per Domain/Year
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
Harmonized Sales Tax for Canadian Resellers
British Columbia Harmonized Sales Tax (Effecting only HEXONET Canada Customers in Canada)
Legislation to enact the harmonized sales tax (HST) only July 1, 2010, has been passed by the Government of Canada and provincial government of British Columbia. The HST must be charged on the sale of most supplies, goods and services made or sold in British Columbia. The HST is in total a 12% tax, consisting of the 5% federal portion (GST - Goods & Servicces Tax) and a 7% provincial tax (PST - Provincial Sales tax).
Please note that this tax only affects Canadians who are with HEXONET Canada. Effectively, if you have been paying the federal GST on your invoices previously, this means you will be levied the HST starting July 1, 2010.
Managing Newsletter Recipients
HEXONET's clients have spoken and HEXONET has responded. Many have asked for us to provide a way for you to share and to distribute this important periodic Newsletter with your staff. To enable newsletter sharing, HEXONET has now created a new tool in our Control Panel to add and manage Newsletter recipients.
To add recipients, kindly log into your account via the Control Panel and proceed to Manage Account > My Settings > Notification Settings to update your Newsletter Recipient list. This new tool is extremely helpful in keeping individuals, departments, and managers in your organziations up-to-date on upcoming releases, new TLD Information, Price Changes, ...etc.
Promotion Reminders - Dates to Remember
.AT Buy More Save More Event! - Ending April 30, 2010
Until April 30, 2010, HEXONET is running an .AT special VOLUME pricing promotion where .AT domains can be registered as low as 2.14* (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year.
Prices:
- EVERDAY Promo Price: 3.45* (net price: 2.90) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 2.86* (net price: 2.40) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 10th registration and beyond on the same day: 2.14* (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year
Rules:
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year .AT registrations (.AT domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- The price promotion only applies to .AT. Excluded from this promotion are .CO.AT and .OR.AT Domains
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.AG - Price Promo runs until May 31, 2010
NIC.AG, the official ccTLD of Antigua and Barbuda, is celebrating its 10 YEAR Anniversary. To celebrate with our friends of the Registry, HEXONET is offering an .AG special until May 31, 2010.
Prices:
- 65.45* (net price: 55.00) USD per Domain/Year for all price classes.
Rules:
- End Date May 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Eligible Domains: .AG
- Only applied to new one (1) year registrations
- Renewals and Transfers are excluded
.CN.COM Promo - Extended to May 31, 2010
CentralNic just announced the extension of their special price promotion for .CN.COM Domains, which HEXONET is happy to keep offering to our customers. Now extended until May 31, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40* (net price: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Rules:
- Effective until April 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
.IN Promo Savings Only to June 30, 2010
Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until June 30, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50* (net price: 350.00) INR for all price classes.
.ME Still HOT and SELLING Fast - June 30, 2010
With HEXONET's low 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR promotion, we are seeing a huge increase in registrations. With this low price and .ME domains increasing in popularity (the perfect personal or call to action domain name - ideal for blogs, other social sites and as a call-to-action domains) demand is surging!
- Price: 4.76* (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Start Date: April 1, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
Registry News and Info
- The success story of .ME at blog.hexonet.net
- Read the fantastic one on one interview with Predrag Lesic, CEO of .ME
* The GROSS price includes Germany's 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.
EU Promotion Back By Overwhelming Demand - Read NOW!
HEXONET's March .EU volume promotion was an overwhelming success. Many resellers have asked if we could extend the .EU promotion. HEXONET is happy to announce .EU Volume is now in effect until April 30, 11:00 a.m. UTC. Don't miss out on .EU domains as low as 1.19 (net 1.00) EUR per domain/year.
Pricing Levels
- Everyday Promo Price: 4.76 (net: 4.00) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Pricing on 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 3.57 (net: 3.00) EUR per domain/year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 1.19 (net 1.00) EUR per domain/year.
Rules
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year registrations (.EU domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
ME Special, Hottest Discount of the Year
.ME domains are increasing in popularity because they are the perfect personal or call to action domain name. Ideal for blogs, other social sites and as a call-to-action domains ideal for product branding.
- Price: 4.76 (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Start Date: April 1, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
Registry News and Info
- The success story of .ME at blog.hexonet.net
- Read the fantastic one on one interview with Predrag Lesic, CEO of .ME
.IN (India) Promotion through June 30th
The current .IN Promo has been extended! Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until June 30, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50 (net price: 350.00) INR (8.83 (net price: 7.42) USD) for all price classes.
.AG - Relax Caribbean Style Promo
dot AG, the official ccTLD of Antigua and Barbuda, is celebrating its 10 YEAR Anniversary. Everyone at HEXONET sends our congratulations to our friends at the .AG Registry, as well as, wishes the Registry another 10 great years of success. To celebrate with our friends, HEXONET is offering an .AG special until May 31, 2010.
Prices
- 65.45 (net price: 55.00) USD per Domain/Year for all price classes.
Rules
- End Date May 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Eligible Domains: .AG
- Only applied to new one (1) year registrations
- Renewals and Transfers are excluded
.AT Buy More Save More Event! (Promo Ends Soon!)
Throughout the month of April 2010, HEXONET will be running an .AT special VOLUME pricing promotion where .AT domains can be registered as low as 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year.
- EVERDAY Promo Price: 3.45 (net price: 2.90) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 2.86 (net price: 2.40) EUR per domain/year
- SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year
Rules
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year .AT registrations (.AT domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- The price promotion only applies to .AT. Excluded from this promotion are .CO.AT and .OR.AT Domains
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.CN.COM, the Best Alternative to .CN
Due to the drastic changes with the .CN registry, we are offering fantastic special pricing on .CN.COM, the best alternative domain for China. Until April 30, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40 (net price: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Rules
- Effective until April 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
The Sizzle of .ME
dot .ME, the ccTLD (country code Top-Level-Domain) of Montenegro, even now, nearly two years after its release, is still as popular as ever, if not more! With the Registry's second anniversary quickly approaching (second anniversary of "Go Live" on July 16, 2010), HEXONET is not only spotlighting the domain, but is also running a huge promotion towards our reseller channel and make obtaining a .ME even cheaper and better.
A sensational Success Story! Since July 16, 2008 ("GoLive") dot ME has been on a tremendous journey of success. Highlights of the past couple of years:
- July 16, 2008 .ME officially launches and ushers in a new era of personalization on the web. Minimum registration period is 2 years at an average annual market retail price of 19.00 EUR per Domain/Year
- Within two (2) days, .ME has an astonishing 50,000 Domains under management with most registrants coming from the USA, UK, Germany, Canada and China respectively.
- August 5, 2008, just two weeks after launch, the registry announced that they had already surpassed 100,000 Domains under Management!
- September 2008, .ME auctioned the first set of eleven (11) premium domains during the Traffic Conference in New York, where proceeds amazingly total over 218,000 USD! - "date.me" was the highest sold .ME domain at 70,000 USD!
- Keeping the fast pace of changes going at the registry, on October 1, 2008, the Registry reduced the two (2) year minimum registration requirement to one (1) year, for the benefit for all.
- January 2009, the second .ME premium domain auction took place at the domain industry's premier event "DomainFest Global '09" - five (5) more premium .ME Domains were auctioned off successfully
- February 10, 2009, approx. 7 months after "GoLive", dot .ME has over 200,000 Domains registered!
- April 2, 2009, Domain.ME releases another 35 premium .ME Domains for auction through SEDO
- May 18, 2009, Domain.ME announces "A Limited Time Auction of Premium Domains with NameJet™" where 15 additional premium .ME Domain names were successfully auctioned.
- May 20, 2009, less than a year after "GoLive", .ME hits quarter of Million Domains under Management
- August 27, 2009, following up on the first highly successful auction with NameJet™, .ME announces the second premium domain auction with NameJet™.
- September 9, 2009, WordPress starts using "WP.me" as their standard URL Shortener
- January 5, 2010, FaceBook, The World's Largest Social Network, uses .ME to provide access for its mobile users with "FB.me"
- January 26, 2010, Hollywood realizes the value of .ME domains, by branding the upcoming 3D/CGI movie from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment with the .ME domain Despicable.Me.
Continued success has been the story of .ME. The dot ME organization has been a model registry in the way it does press releases, attends key industry events, and most importantly, the way it stays in touch with its registrars.
Why .ME Continues to Stay Hot! .ME is an ideal domain for the following:
- Personal use for blogs, family pictures, ...etc.
- Great for call-to-action domains, such as call.me, date.me, insure.me, ...etc.
- Ideal for brands to give your brand a more personal touch, basically making your brand more personal
- Some cool .ME Domains are fits.me, appo.me, despicable.me, fwd4.me, whyhire.me, ... and many more.
- Even Wordpress (http://domain.me/news.php?news=179) and Facebook (http://domain.me/news.php?news=181) have chosen to use .ME!
The Price Breaker Promotion - HEXONET's Lowest Price Ever for .ME Domains
Promotion Details- Price: 4.76 (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Start Date: April 1, 2010, 08:00 UTC
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
Don't miss out on this opportunity to market a sizzling TLD! Marketing materials for .ME can be found under "Tools > Marketing Center > dot ME".
Registry Update Bulletin
Price Decrease for .LC - Effective Immediately
We are pleased to announce tremendously new lower prices for .LC Domains. As of April 1, 2010, the new pricing took effect.
Pricing Second-Level .LC (example.lc)- Reseller: 56.64 (net price: 47.60) USD now lowered to 30.94 (net price: 26.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 50.22 (net price: 42.20) USD now lowered to 29.16 (net price: 24.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 47.36 (net price: 39.80) USD now lowered to 26.42 (net price: 22.20) USD per Domain/Year
- Reseller: 56.64 (net price: 47.60) USD now lowered to 23.56 (net price: 19.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 50.22 (net price: 42.20) USD now lowered to 20.71 (net price: 17.40) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 47.36 (net price: 39.80) USD now lowered to 18.80 (net price: 15.80) USD per Domain/Year
- dot LC is the country code Top-Level-Domain of Saint Lucia.
- Many highly valuable domains beneath .LC are still available and can be registered within seconds.
In the event you are interested in registering a large volume of .LC or any other domain, please do not hesitate to send us an email to sales@hexonet.net.
.LU IDNs Now Available and Open to Everyone!
On April 1, 2010, the official registry operator of the ccTLD of Luxembourg (DNS-LU) made Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for .LU available. IDN .LU domains are open for registration on a "first-come-first-served" basis to everyone and without restriction - the registry lifted its local presence requirement in February of 2010.
VeriSign Inc. to increase .COM and .NET Prices - Renew Today and Save
VeriSign Inc., the official gTLD Registry of .COM and .NET, has announced price increases for .COM by 0.57 (net: 0.48) USD and .NET by 0.50 (net: 0.42) USD in July of 2010. With this announcement, now is the perfect time to renew COM/NET domains. HEXONET highly recommends and encourages all resellers to inform their clients ahead of time, giving them the opportunity to save big by renewing for one, two, or even ten years now, before price increases take effect.
.COM - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.57 (net: 0.48) USD to 12.35 (net price: 10.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.57 (net: 0.48) USD to 11.16 (net price: 9.38) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.57 (net: 0.48) USD to 9.85 (net price: 8.28) USD per Domain/Year
.NET - July 1, 2010 - HEXONET Prices
- Reseller: Increasing by 0.50 (net: 0.42) USD to 10.73 (net price: 9.02) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: Increasing by 0.50 (net: 0.42) USD to 9.31 (net price: 7.82) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: Increasing by 0.50 (net: 0.42) USD to 7.76 (net price: 6.52) USD per Domain/Year
Gross prices include a 19% VAT generally applied to customers in the European Union
"As the economy and society becomes increasingly dependent on digital technology, it is imperative that investment in the underlying infrastructure, including .com and .net, continue to keep pace with the robust growth of the Internet and ensure its continued security and reliability. Over the last decade, the volume of Internet traffic and domain name system (DNS) queries on VeriSign's global infrastructure has increased from an average of approximately 2 billion queries per day in the year 2000 to more than 50 billion queries per day today while maintaining 100 percent operational accuracy and stability for the last eleven years.
Over the next decade, VeriSign will continue investment to build out the .com and .net infrastructures to manage the increasing demands on the infrastructure brought on by the proliferation of Internet-enabled phones and devices and the emergence of DNS-centric technologies and services. VeriSign also continues to scale and fortify the .com and .net infrastructures globally to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks."
System and Control Panel Updates
Billing of Internal gTLD Transfers - Important
Though not an easy decision to make, due to reseller feedback and wanting to provide better security for all resellers at HEXONET, as of June 1, 2010, HEXONET will be billing internal transfers for gTLDs COM, NET, ORG, BIZ, INFO, NAME, MOBI, TEL & ASIA exactly the same way we bill for regular transfers. As a result, when an internal transfer is initiated by a reseller (with authorization code), the reseller will be immediately charged the renewal fee for the respective domain, if possible. As always, If the transfer fails, like regular transfers, all fees are automatically refunded. Conversely, if the transfers succeeds, this will trigger an explicit renewal if possible for the domain at the respective registry.
Please Note: For those resellers who have their own sub-resellers, "assigning domains & objects" amongst one's own sub-resellers is possible and can be performed at a reseller's sole discretion without effect of this new policy.
New Enhancement to "Manage Account > My Settings > Notification Settings"
Important notifications can now be assigned to more than one recipient! By navigating to "Manage Account > My Settings > Notification Settings" in the Control Panel, the following features are available:
- Add & Remove recipients to receive "System Events via Email"
- Add & Remove recipients to receive "Low Balance Threshold Notifications"
- Add & Remove recipients to receive "Renewal Notification"
- Add & Remove recipients to receive invoices under "Invoice Recipients"
- Add & Remove recipients to receive "Maintenance Notifications", which includes filters to direct certain notifications to different sets of recipients
Add a Customized Charge Account Button - "Manage Account > My Seetings > Control Panel Branding"
Resellers can now customize and direct their own customers to an external payment platform or payment site of their choice. By entering in a target URL for the "Charge Account" button, this will enable the button to be displayed for a reseller's customers (sub-resellers) when they login through the Control Panel. This feature can be found under "My Settings > Control Panel Branding".
IMPORTANT: Virtual Server Maintenance - migration to a new data-center
On April 25, 2010 at 20:00:00 UTC until April 26, 2010 at 06:00:00 UTC (8 Hours), HEXONET's Server service provider will be migrating our Server and Virtual Server infrastructure to a new award winning data-center. This migration will provide our Server customers with a 60 Gbit/s network backbone, as well as, added levels of security and reliability.
During this migration all dedicated servers and virtual servers will be offline. ALL OTHER SERVICES ARE UNAFFECTED. We thank our Server customers for their understanding and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.
Pre-register your .CO today and be ahead of the game
As mentioned in previous newsletters .CO is bound to the largest TLD introduction of 2010! Be sure to take advantage of the TLD's popularity and let your customers know that they can pre-register .CO today!
Dates, Pricing and Information
- Pre-registration Fee: A non-refundable application fee of 9.52 (net: 8.00) USD per Domain will be charged during Landrush. Please note that this fee is NOT refundable.
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"Landrush Prices": The prices for "Landrush" will differ from "Go Live".
- Reseller: 279.65 (net price: 235.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 270.13 (net price: 227.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 265.37 (net price: 223.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Registration Fees: Only charged upon successful registration
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"Go Live" Prices:
- Reseller: 33.32 (net price: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 31.54 (net price: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 29.51 (net price: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
- Who can register ?
- Anyone in the world is able to register
- No domicile or burdensome documentation
To read more on .CO pre-registrations, please visit our Pre-registration page.
Fantastic Ongoing and New Promotions - Read Now!
.IN Promo Extended until June 30, 2010 (new)
The current .IN Promo has been extended! Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until June 30, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50 (net price: 350.00) INR (8.83 (net price: 7.42) USD) for all price classes.
.AG - Relax Caribbean Style Promo
dot AG, the official ccTLD of Antigua and Barbuda, is celebrating its 10 YEAR Anniversary. Everyone at HEXONET sends our congratulations to our friends at the .AG Registry, as well as, wishes the Registry another 10 great years of success. To celebrate with our friends, HEXONET is offering an .AG special until May 31, 2010.
Prices- 65.45 (net price: 55.00) USD per Domain/Year for all price classes.
- End Date May 31, 2010 at 08:00 UTC
- Eligible Domains: .AG
- Only applied to new one (1) year registrations
- Renewals and Transfers are excluded
.AT Buy More Save More Event! (Ongoing)
Throughout the month of April 2010, HEXONET will be running an .AT special VOLUME pricing promotion where .AT domains can be registered as low as 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year.
- EVERDAY Promo Price: 3.45 (net price: 2.90) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 2.86 (net price: 2.40) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 10th registration and beyond on the same day: 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year .AT registrations (.AT domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- The price promotion only applies to .AT. Excluded from this promotion are .CO.AT and .OR.AT Domains
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.IM Promo (Ongoing)
Promotional pricing on all new registrations, transfers, and renewals for .IM domains is now running. Don't miss out on getting or renewing your .IM domains at the promotional price!
- Reseller: 9.52 (net price: 8.00) GBP
- Premium: 8.69 (net price: 7.30) GBP
- Platinum: 7.38 (net price: 6.20) GBP
- End Date: August 31, 2010
- Eligible Domains: .IM, .co.IM, .com.IM, .net.IM, .org.IM, and .plc.IM
.CN.COM Promo (Ongoing)
Due to the drastic changes with .CN registrations, CentralNic is introducing fantastic special pricing on .CN.COM domains. Until April 30, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40 (net price: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Rules- Effective until April 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
Registry Update Bulletin
.NL Now EPP
On March 17, 2010, the official registry of the ccTLD of the Netherlands, SDIN, upgraded their registry system to EPP. With this migration to EPP many beneficial features and changes were made available for all registrants.
Forms - No Longer Required
When registering, updating or deleting a domain, it is no longer required to confirm via fax. All paperwork has been eliminated.
Domain Transfers via Tokens (Authorization Codes)
Each domain now has a unique "Token" (authorization code). With the authorization code for a domain, transfers can be initiated via the receiving (new) registrar. The losing (old) registrar will have the ability to approve the outgoing transfer for immediate transfer. If the losing registrar does not do anything, then transfers are auto-processed after 5 days.
.ES Upgrade
Red.es, the official ccTLD registry operator of Spain, recently completed a major upgrade of their registry systems on March 13 & 14, 2010. As a result of this upgrade, the following features have changed:
- .ES registrations are now processed in real-time with immediate responses
- Registration periods are now 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 years
- When transferring or deleting an .ES domain, the registry will now send a confirmation email to the admin-c contact of the domain. The admin-c will then have the ability to either approve or deny the transfer/deletion. Please note that in the event the admin-c does not respond to the registry email within 10 days, the transfer or deletion will be null and void.
.DE Now Supporting IPv6
On February 2, 2010, DENIC released a new tool for Nameserver-Predelegation-Checks called NAST (NameServer Tester). With this latest release, the registry is now able to support IPv6 Glue-records. HEXONET is one of the first companies offering IPv6 address Glue-Records for .DE domains. Access is through either our API or our Control Panel.
.ASIA Backorders Available at HEXONET
On March 3, 2010 HEXONET proudly announced the release our .ASIA backordering service, one of the domain industry's first, if not the first, backordering services for DotAsia domain names. Utilizing HEXONET's revolutionary domain backordering search engine and service platform, starting today, for the first time, anyone will be able to search for expiring .ASIA domains as well as backorder them even before they expire. Again, only at HEXONET, can .ASIA domain backorders be placed using this new technology.
"With DotAsia's Landrush anniversary fast approaching, HEXONET was determined to launch the DotAsia backordering service as quickly as possible," said Robert Birkner, Chief Strategy Officer of HEXONET. Birkner also went on to say, "On February 20th, thousands of domains, if not tens of thousands, first went into redemption (expiration) resulting from DotAsia's massive launch two years ago. Many fantastic domains are going to be up for grabs towards the end of March and only HEXONET customers will have the newest technology to take advantage of the opportunity."
Edmon Chung, Chief Executive Officer of the DotAsia registry, has been quoted as saying, "We are excited to see technological innovations built around DotAsia domains. With the implementation of the Asian Free Trade Area between China and 10 South East Asian nations earlier this year, the usage and demand of DotAsia domains will continue to grow, not only for new domains, but also for domains that have been previously registered as businesses expand to the regional Asian marketplace."
Individuals, businesses, and organizations can sign up for free at HEXONET and immediately start backordering .ASIA domains. Backordering for other domain extensions - such as .DE, .INFO, .BIZ, .ORG, and more - is also available.
In addition to this new service, HEXONET is also running a promotion on .ASIA. Until April 30, 2010, new 1 (one) year .ASIA domain registrations are at the special price of 10.71 (net price: 9.00) USD per Domain/Year.
Promotion Rules and Details
- End Date: Friday April 30, 2010
- Only new one (1) year .ASIA registrations are applicable
- Promotion does NOT apply to renewals or transfers
In the event you are interested in registering a large volume of .ASIA domains, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department under sales@hexonet.net.
.CO Pre-Registrations - Huge Demand
.CO Second-Level Pre-registration Available at HEXONET
Since HEXONET opened up second-level .CO Pre-registrations on February 25th, we have had overwhelming demand for this TLD. Expected to be largest TLD introduction of 2010, be sure to take advantage of this TLD's popularity and let your customers know that they can Pre-register .CO today!
Dates, Pricing and Information
- Landrush: June 21 - July 13, 2010. Anyone may participate and submit domain(s). Domains with multiple applications will go to auction.
- GoLive: July 20, 2010. Anyone may participate and submit domain(s). Domains are allocated according to the "first-come-first-served" principle in real-time.
- Time: to be announced
- Registration Periods: 1 to 5 years
- The prices for "Landrush" will differ from "Go Live".
- Landrush Prices:
- Pre-registration Fee: A non-refundable application fee of 9.52 (net: 8.00) USD per Domain will be charged. Please note that this fee is NOT refundable.
- Reseller: 279.65 (net: 235.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 270.13 (net: 227.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 265.37 (net: 223.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Registration Fee: Only charged upon successful registration
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"Go Live" Prices:
- Reseller: 33.32 (net: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 31.54 (net: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 29.51 (net: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
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Who can register ?
- Anyone in the world is able to register
- No domicile or burdensome documentation
Important - Pre-registration Billing
For Landrush and GoLive, on June 14, 2010 and July 12, 2010 respectively, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .CO Pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a Pre-registration 24 hours prior to the respective Landrush or GoLive launch date.
Please note, that for GoLive only, 24 hours prior to the actual launch, HEXONET will stop accepting Pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any Pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = CO_LANDRUSH | CO_GOLIVE domain = example.co period = 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-registration via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new Pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
What makes .CO such a unique opportunity ?
.CO offers individuals and organizations exciting new options in branding their online presence. Research has shown that .CO is immediately recognizable by registrants around the world to mean "company", "corporation" and/or other types of commercial ventures. In addition to being a platform for commerce, .CO is also the perfect home for today's socially networked individuals and entrepreneurs who may want to create COmmunities, share COntent, and COnnect, COmmunicate and COllaborate with friends, families, clients, and the public at large.
Important Notice - HEXONET's Terms of Use Modifications
This is an official notification to all resellers and customers of HEXONET that our Terms of Use have been modified and updated. Please view the new Terms of Use that applies to you.
- Terms of Use for HEXONET GmbH (in specific the paragraphs 11.8 and 9.1 of the TOU have been modified)
- Terms of Use for HEXONET Services Inc. (in specific the paragraphs 5.H.ii and 5,N. of the TOU have been modified)
Please feel free to contact HEXONET if you have any questions.
New Maintenance Center Feature!
To better inform our customers of upcoming system maintenance, as well as, help our customers prepare, HEXONET has released our new "Maintenance Center". Located only via the Control Panel under "Tools - Maintenance Center", all upcoming maintenance, from HEXONET and also with the individual Registries, are provided in full detail.
Fantastic Ongoing and New Promotions - Read Now!
The Amazing .ME Offer - 4.76 (net price: 4.00) EUR!
.ME domains are increasing in popularity because they are the perfect personal or call to action domain name. Ideal for blogs and other social sites, it's not a surprise to see that even Wordpress and Facebook have chosen to use .ME!
Promotion Details- Price: 4.76 (net price: 4.00) EUR per Domain/Year
- Start Date: April 1, 2010, 09:00 UTC
- End Date: June 30, 2010
- Only new 1 year registrations are eligible
- Excluded are transfers and renewals
.AT Buy More Save More Event!
Throughout the month of April 2010, HEXONET will be running a .AT special volume pricing promotion where .AT domains can be registered as low as 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year.
- Special Everyday Promo Price: 3.45 (net price: 2.90) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 2.86 (net price: 2.40) EUR per domain/year
- Super Volume Price for more than 10 registration on the same day: 2.14 (net price: 1.80) EUR per domain/year
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year .AT registrations (.AT domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- The price promotion only applies to .AT. Excluded from this promotion are .CO.AT and .OR.AT Domains
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (00:00 UTC)
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
.IM Promo
Promotional pricing on all new registrations, transfers, and renewals for .IM domains is now running. Don't miss out on getting or renewing your .IM domains at the promotional price!
- Reseller: 9.52 (net price: 8.00) GBP
- Premium: 8.69 (net price: 7.30) GBP
- Platinum: 7.38 (net price: 6.20) GBP
- End Date: August 31, 2010
- Eligible Domains: .IM, .co.IM, .com.IM, .net.IM, .org.IM, and .plc.IM
.CN.COM Promo On-Going
Due to the drastic changes with .CN registrations, CentralNic is introducing fantastic special pricing on .CN.COM domains. Until April 30, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40 (net price: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Rules- Effective until April 30, 2010
- Only applies for one (1) year new .CN.COM registrations
- Excluded from the promotion are .CN.COM domain renewals and transfers
- This price reductions are offered at the sole discretion of HEXONET
Pre-Register now - .CO is the biggest anticipated TLD intro for 2010
.CO Second-Level Pre-registration opens Thursday February 25, 2010 at 09:00 UTC
Expected to be largest TLD introduction of 2010, resellers should start preparing now by collecting .CO pre-registrations. HEXONET will start accepting pre-registrations for both Landrush and GoLive starting on February 25, 2010 at 09:00 UTC. Are you ready ?
Dates, Pricing and Information
- Landrush: June 21 - July 13, 2010. Anyone may participate and submit domain(s). Domains with multiple applications will go to auction.
- GoLive: July 20, 2010. Anyone may participate and submit domain(s). Domains are allocated according to the "first-come-first-served" principle in real-time.
- Time: to be announced
- Registration Periods: 1 to 5 years
- Pre-Registration Fee: to be determined. An application fee by the registry may be applied, however this is not known at this point in time.
- Registration Fee: Only charged upon successful registration
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Prices:
- Reseller: 33.32 (net: 28.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 31.54 (net: 26.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 29.51 (net: 24.80) USD per Domain/Year
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Who can register ?
- Anyone in the world is able to register
- No domicile or burdensome documentation
Important - Pre-Registration Billing
Important: The registry may apply a one-time application fee for pre-registrations submitted during Landrush. Unfortunately this information is not available at this point in time. Please stay tuned for further updates.
For Landrush and GoLive, on June 14, 2010 and July 12, 2010 respectively, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .CO pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration 24 hours prior to the respective Landrush or GoLive launch date.
Please note, that for GoLive only, 24 hours prior to the actual launch, HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = CO_LANDRUSH | CO_GOLIVE domain = example.co period = 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-Registration via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
What makes .CO such a unique opportunity ?
.CO offers individuals and organizations exciting new options in branding their online presence. Research has shown that .CO is immediately recognizable by registrants around the world to mean "company", "corporation" and/or other types of commercial ventures. In addition to being a platform for commerce, .CO is also the perfect home for today's socially networked individuals and entrepreneurs who may want to create COmmunities, share COntent, and COnnect, COmmunicate and COllaborate with friends, families, clients, and the public at large.
Register Third-Level .CO Domains Today!
Starting immediately all HEXONET resellers/customers can register Third-Level .CO domains. Registration and management of these Third-Level .CO domains are in real-time.
Which Third-level .CO Domains are available ?
- com.co (example.com.co)
- net.co (example.net.co)
- nom.co (example.nom.co)
Are there any registration restrictions ?
Anybody worldwide can register Third-Level .CO domains, which can be registered for 1 - 5 years.
Pricing
- Reseller: 17.26 (net: 14.50) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: 15.35 (net: 12.90) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 13.57 (net: 11.40) USD per Domain/Year
In the event you are interested in registering a large volume of Third-Level .CO domains, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
.ASIA Spotlight - Top 6 Reasons Promotion
To spotlight a TLD, which is growing in popularity and recognition, HEXONET is running a promotion on .ASIA. Read the Top 6 reasons why .ASIA is becoming a hot domain and simply save big with our promotion pricing. Starting March 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010, new 1 (one) year .ASIA Domain registrations will be at the special price of 10.71 (net: 9.00) USD per Domain/Year.
Promotion Rules and Details
- Start Date: Monday, March 1, 2010
- End Date: Friday, April 30, 2010
- Only new one (1) year .ASIA registrations are applicable
- Promotion does NOT apply to renewals or transfers
Top 6 Reasons Why .ASIA Domains are Hot !
- #1: With the turmoil at CNNIC and with .CN domains, .ASIA offers a secure, stable, and open TLD that is not only recognized in Asia, but also around the world!
- #2: Many TLDs in Asia are only available to local residents or companies, as a result, registration requires paperwork and/or additional fee. The opposite is true for .ASIA. where registration is quick and easy, as well as, documentation free.
- #3: Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are coming to .ASIA, making them the perfect open TLD for any Asian language.
- #4: Asia is the market of tomorrow and the word "Asia" is a highly popular keyword for searches relating to region, thus having an .ASIA domain will improve SEO for all Asia relevant searches. And as Asia becomes more prominent in the future, so will those popular and SEO optimized domains, including .ASIA domains that get a natural SEO head start.
- #5: Every .ASIA registration helps fund community work in Asia. DotASIA has always had a core mandate to promote social, digital inclusion, education, development, and technical development of the Internet in the region, including Relief.ASIA, ISIF.ASIA (R&D Grants Fund), CreativeCommons.ASIA, OLPC.AISA (One-Laptop-Per-Child initiative in Asia), ... and many more.
- #6: Unlike the .COM namespace, where finding names are difficult, the .ASIA namespace is still young, hence finding the .ASIA domain name one wants is significantly easier.
In the event you are interested in registering a large volume of .ASIA domains, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
.LT - Now Available at HEXONET
Starting immediately, resellers can now register .LT (example.LT) domains through HEXONET. The official country-code Top-Level-Domain of Lithuania, .LT, do not have any registration restrictions and can be registered by any individual worldwide. Please keep in mind that the .LT registry is fairly open with only 113,000 domains. Right now is a great opportunity to register fantastic .LT domains.
Prices for .LT Domains
- Reseller: 14.86 (net: 12.50) EUR per Domain/Year
- Premium: 13.45 (net: 11.30) EUR per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 12.14 (net: 10.20) EUR per Domain/Year
Read now - Important Promotion Information
.COM & .NET Promotion Extended
Due to the overwhelming response from our resellers/customers, HEXONET is extending our current .COM and .NET promotion. Extended until March 31, 2010, HEXONET will maintain the special prices for .COM and .NET domains. For .COM, prices will be 8.93 (net: 7.50) USD and for .NET, prices will be 6.78 (net: 5.70) USD per Domain/Year. These prices are applicable for new one (1) year registrations and RENEWALS. Transfers are excluded from this promotion.
Registry Price Increase NoticeVeriSign the official registry operator of .COM and .NET has already announced a price increase for .COM and .NET domains starting July 2010. Unfortunately, HEXONET will have to pass through the increase to our customers when enacted. During this promotional pricing period, many resellers have been benefiting from the low price by doing the following:
- Registering large volumes of .COM or .NET domains now, which will be the lowest price for the foreseeable future.
- Renewing domains now, ahead of the Registry increases; If your cash flow permits, renewing for multiple years now will save you and your customers big!
- Those with larger COM/NET portfolios looking to consolidate, now is the perfect time to do so. Come July prices will be higher.
In the event that you are interested in registering larger volumes of .COM or .NET before the end of March, please contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
The amazing .EU Volume Promotion - only for March 2010 - Don't Miss Out!
Throughout the month of March 2010, HEXONET will be running a .EU special VOLUME pricing promotion where .EU domains can be registered as low as 1.19 (net 1.00) EUR per domain/year.
Promo Pricing Levels- Special Everyday Promo Price: 4.76 (net: 4.00) EUR per domain/year
- Volume Price for 6th to 10th registration on the same day: 3.57 (net: 3.00) EUR per domain/year
- Super Volume Price for more than 10 registrations on the same day: 1.19 (net: 1.00) EUR per domain/year
- Promotional prices only apply to NEW 1 year registrations (.EU domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; Pricing resets to the special everyday rate at the end of each day (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour volume promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse
- 795,515 .EU domain names were registered in 2009, compared to 767,968 in 2008. This is an increase of 3.3%.
- Of the registered names, 57,034 were IDNs. IDNs formed 1.8% of all .EU domain names at the end of the year.
- The numbers of trades and transfers decreased in 2009 to 83,765 trades, compared to 145,210 in 2008. The number of transfers dropped also to 61,111 from 64,471.
.IM Promotion Launching Soon
Starting March 1, 2010 at 09:00 UTC, HEXONET will be running a 6 (six) month price promotion on .IM Domains. All new registrations, transfers and renewals will be at promotional pricing.
Promotional Pricing for .IM- Reseller: 9.52 (net: 8.00) GBP
- Premium: 8.69 (net: 7.30) GBP
- Platinum: 7.38 (net: 6.20) GBP
- Start Date: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 09:00 UTC
- End Date: August 31, 2010
- Eligible Domains: .IM, .co.IM, .com.IM, .net.IM, .org.IM, and .plc.IM
.RU Drastic Policy Change
.RU Drastic Policy Change Starting April 1st, 2010
Last October, the registry operator for the ccTLD .RU (the Coordination Center), modified its policy on .RU registration. In accordance with those modified policies, starting April 1st, 2010, registrants must also be "verified" before a registration can be processed.
We will inform you in more detail concerning the registration process in one our upcoming newsletters.
Notice: Even though the verification policy doesn't start until April 1st, 2010, HEXONET would like to encourage all resellers to start implementing these requirements today.
1. Registrant Verification: Depending on Registration Type Please Submit the Required Documentation- For Legal Entities: A copy of the certificate that shows state registration issued by the state authority.
- For Natural Persons: A copy of a passport (personal details and issuance data).
- For Entrepreneurs: A copy of a passport (personal details and issuance data).
- Contract-ID: Please submit the contract number for your registration using field X-RU-DOMAIN-CONTRACT-ID
- The contract ID can be obtained using the StatusDomain command for the respective domain (within the property)
- Email: id@nic.ru using digital copies in "jpg", "png", "gif" or "pdf" format
- Fax: +7 (495) 7370602
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Standard Mail:
- 123308, 3d Khoroshevskaya str., 2/1, Moscow, Russia (RU-CENTER) or
- 125315, Leningradsky prospekt, 74, bldg. 4, Moscow, Russia
- Prior to registrant verification, the WHOIS output will contain - State: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
- After successful verification, the registrant will receive an email and the WHOIS output will change to - State: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, VERIFIED
.LU and .NZ IDN Registry Bulletin
.LU IDNs Pre-registration opens February 18, 2010 at 09:00 UTC
DNS-LU, the official registry operator of the ccTLD of Luxembourg, recently announced the availability of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for .LU on a "first-come-first-served" basis starting April 1, 2010. Again, HEXONET's Pre-Registrations for .LU IDN begins on February 18, 2010 at 09:00 UTC.
Dates and Information
- Availability: April 1, 2010
- Time: to be announced
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Characters: Valid IDN characters will be those necessary for Luxembourgish, French or German. And the currently accepted characters (a-z, 0-9, - (hyphen)):
- U+00E4: Latin small letter a with diaeresis (ä)
- U+00F6: Latin small letter o with diaeresis (ö)
- U+00FC: Latin small letter u with diaeresis (ü)
- U+00E0: Latin small letter a with grave (à)
- U+00E2: Latin small letter a with circumflex (â)
- U+00E6: Latin small letter ae (æ)
- U+00E7: Latin small letter c with cedilla (ç)
- U+00E8: Latin small letter e with grave (è)
- U+00E9: Latin small letter e with acute (é)
- U+00EA: Latin small letter e with circumflex (ê)
- U+00EB: Latin small letter e with diaeresis (ë)
- U+00EE: Latin small letter i with circumflex (î)
- U+00EF: Latin small letter i with diaeresis (ï)
- U+00F4: Latin small letter o with circumflex (ô)
- U+00F9: Latin small letter u with grave (ù)
- U+00FB: Latin small letter u with circumflex (û)
- U+0153: Latin small letter oe (œ)
- Pre-Registration Fee: free
- Registration Fee: Prices only charged upon successful registration
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
As of March 22, 2010, HEXONET will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .LU IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registrations are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration 24 hours prior to the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = LU_IDN_GOLIVE domain = xn--mller-kva.lu period = 1 ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.
.NZ soon to launch IDNs
The DNC (Domain Name Commission) office of .NZ, the official ccTLD of New Zealand, has been moving toward implementing IDNs. Soon, registrants will be able to use IDNs to correctly display Māori words and names with .NZ domain names.
The initial sunrise registration phase for .NZ IDNs runs until July 6, 2010 to allow current .NZ registrants to apply for Māori language variants of their existing names. The IDN characters for Māori language will include ā, ē, ī, ō and ū. IDN domains that meet the .NZ policy will be registered when the IDN system is launched.
After the sunrise, .NZ IDNs will be made available July 26, 2010 on a "first-come-first-served" basis. Please stay tuned, as more information will be provided in subsequent newsletters, including when HEXONET will be accepting pre-registrations of .NZ IDNs.
HEXONET WHMCS & AWBS Modules - Now Available!
Two of the industry's leading billing and management platforms for domain and hosting resellers, WHMCS and AWBS, now have HEXONET's plugin modules! Using either platform and HEXONET's new modules, resellers can operate a fully featured and self branded online retail site, with complete invoicing and client management tools in literally a few hours. For those who are already with WHMCS and AWBS, switching to HEXONET is not only easy, but by doing so, resellers also get added revenue driving functionality not available by other domain registrar plugins. For instance IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names), one of the hottest developments in the industry, will shortly be available for some ccTLDs.
Standard Module Features
- Domain Registration
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Domain Transfer
- AuthInfo code support
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Domain Management
- Domain locking
- Update Contact Information
- Change Nameservers
- Nameserver Registration (Add, Modify, Delete)
- Query EPP Code
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Domain Renewal
- Special handling for registries without explicit renewals
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DNS Management
- Record-Types: A, AAAA, MX, MXE, CNAME, TXT, URL, FRAME
- Email forwarding
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URL forwarding
- Redirect using HTTP
- Forward using HTML Frame
- Optional TLS/SSL for API connection
- Testing environment support
- Includes sync script
Specialized Module Features (WHMCS only)
- IDN support for some ccTLDs coming
- Automated importing of domains and accounts for WHMCS users
- Support for UTF-8 characters in contact handle
- Domain Import can select currency of new clients
- Custom additionaldomainfields.php
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FREE Trustee (Local Presence) Service for:
- .ASIA (CED contact)
- .JP (Applied Automatically)
- .NL (domicile address)
- .SG (Applied Automatically)
- Supports .US NEXUS settings
- .AERO ID and password
- .TRAVEL UIN
- .DK VAT ID
If you have any questions about HEXONET's WHMCS or AWBS module, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at support@hexonet.net.
Newly Available TLDs at HEXONET - .com.FR, .com.RE, and .RE
Starting immediately, resellers can now register .com.FR (example.com.fr), .com.RE (example.com.re), and .RE (example.re) domains through HEXONET.
Prices for .com.FR, .com.RE, and .RE Domains
- Reseller: 15.35 (net: 12.90) EUR per Domain/Year
- Premium: 13.93 (net: 11.70) EUR per Domain/Year
- Platinum: 12.02 (net: 10.10) EUR per Domain/Year
The official country code Top-Level-Domain of Réunion Island is .RE
.RE is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Réunion, the island overseas department of France located in the Indian Ocean just East of Madagascar next to Mauritius. .RE domains can only be registered by entities with a local presence in Réunion.
Promotions Now and Upcoming
.ME Special
Throughout February and March, HEXONET has special pricing on .ME domains. The perfect domain for call-to-action or personal websites. For a limited time, one year .ME registrations cost 12.97 (net: 10.90) EUR per Domain/Year for all price classes.
.INFO Domains - SAVE up to 60% Off with the Volume Promotion
Until the end of March 2010, all info domains are specially priced at 4.36 (net: 3.90) USD. However, register more than ten (10), twenty (20), or thirty (30) INFO domains on a given day, then on that day the price will keep on dropping for each additional INFO domain that is registered. See details here.
.IN Domains 50% Off
The current .IN Promo has just been extended! Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until March 31, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50 (net: 350.00) INR - 8.83 (net: 7.42) USD - for all price classes.
.COM & .NET February Deals
For the entire month of February, HEXONET has special prices for .COM and .NET domains. For .COM, prices will be 8.93 (net: 7.50) USD and for .NET, prices will be 6.78 (net: 5.70) USD per Domain/Year. These prices are applicable for new one (1) year registrations and renewals. Transfers are excluded from this promotion.
.BE Special
From February 1 through March 31, 2010 all new .BE registrations are being offered at an all time low of 3.45 (net: 2.90) EUR. The new pricing will apply to all price classes. Excluded from the promotion are .BE domain renewals and transfers.
.CN.COM Promotion
Due to the drastic changes with .CN registrations, CentralNic is introducing fantastic special pricing on .CN.COM domains. Starting now until April 30, 2010, all new registrations of .CN.COM are priced at 9.40 (net: 7.90) USD. This promotion only applies to new one (1) year registrations and does not apply to domain transfers or domain renewals.
Resellers looking to migrate a large number of domains to HEXONET, please feel free to contact us at sales@hexonet.net. We would love to hear from you.
System and Control Panel Updates
Downloadable Monthly Accountings and Invoices in .CSV
HEXONET is pleased to announce that resellers can now download their accountings (invoice entries) as a .CSV file, so that it can be used in any preferred accounting program. To download the file, please login to the Control Panel and navigate to "Manage Account > My Account > Invoice / Balance > My Invoices".
Domain Backorder Alerts
Never Miss an Opportunity - Be Notified with Domain Backorder Alerts!
Since the release of HEXONET's Backorder Service on January 5th, 2010, not only have we received a deluge of backorders, but we have also received excellent feedback. Thank you for your responses. HEXONET is listening!
More TLDs
Resellers are happy that they can simply and cost effectively backorder COM, .NET, ORG, .BIZ, .INFO, .MOBI, .DE, .SE & .US domains. But you want more! Yes more domains are coming soon. Stay tuned!
Alerts and Notifications
Resellers want to be automatically notified a few days before domains based on important or favorite keywords are due to expire. Our resellers asked and HEXONET has delivered! We are pleased to inform our resellers that Backorder Alerts are now available free of charge!
FREE Backorder Alerts @ HEXONET
Simply login to your account through the Control Panel and navigate to "Manage Products > Backorders > Backorder Alerts". Then just add one or more keywords of your choice, select any additional options you like, and enter the email address where the alert should be sent. Then anytime a domain with the entered keyword(s) is about to expire, an email notification will automatically be sent.
Alert Service Details
- Alerts are free of charge.
- Registered resellers of HEXONET are allowed to create any number of Alerts.
- Alert email notification is only a notice, placing a backorder is strictly the responsibility of the reseller alone.
- Alert email notification delivery is not guaranteed and is dependent on reseller's email service provider.
Registry Update Bulletin
.LU IDNs Launching Soon
Recently DNS-LU, the official registry operator of the ccTLD of Luxembourg, announced that Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for .LU will begin as of April 1st, 2010. On that day, .LU IDN registrations will be accepted on a "first-come-first-served bases". Stay tuned for the official set of IDN characters from the registry, as well as, HEXONET's pre-registration opening date in subsequent notices.
.LU Trustee No Longer Required
As of February 1st, 2010, the requirement that the administrative contact for a .LU domain be an entity in Luxembourg, will be dropped. As a result, .LU registrations will be permitted by anyone worldwide without restriction. For existing .LU registrants at HEXONET, on February 1st, 2010, Trustee data will automatically be replaced with the registrant data, as well as, the automatic removal of Trustee .LU relations and billing logic on the system.
.RU Drastic Policy Change Starting April 1st, 2010
Last October, the registry operator for the ccTLD .RU (the Coordination Center), modified its policy on .RU registration. In accordance with those modified policies, starting April 1st, 2010, registrants must also be "verified" before a registration can be processed.
We will inform you in more detail concerning the registration process in one our upcoming newsletters.
Notice: Even though the verification policy doesn't start until April 1st, 2010, HEXONET would like to encourage all resellers to start implementing these requirements today.
1. Registrant Verification: Depending on Registration Type Please Submit the Required Documentation- For Legal Entities: A copy of the certificate that shows state registration issued by the state authority.
- For Natural Persons: A copy of a passport (personal details and issuance data).
- For Entrepreneurs: A copy of a passport (personal details and issuance data).
- Contract-ID: Please submit the contract number for your registration using field X-RU-DOMAIN-CONTRACT-ID
- The contract ID can be obtained using the StatusDomain command for the respective domain (within the property)
- Email: id@nic.ru using digital copies in "jpg", "png", "gif" or "pdf" format
- Fax: +7 (495) 7370602
-
Standard Mail:
- 123308, 3d Khoroshevskaya str., 2/1, Moscow, Russia (RU-CENTER) or
- 125315, Leningradsky prospekt, 74, bldg. 4, Moscow, Russia
- Prior to registrant verification, the WHOIS output will contain - State: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, UNVERIFIED
- After successful verification, the registrant will receive an email and the WHOIS output will change to - State: REGISTERED, DELEGATED, VERIFIED
Even though the verification policy doesn't start until April 1st, 2010, HEXONET would like to encourage all resellers to start implementing these requirements today.
.DE Transfers Using Auth. Codes
As of February 1st, 2010, DENIC as the official registry for the ccTLD .DE, will discontinue to support its "old" transfer methods and only permit transfers with the use of the AuthInfo1 Code procedure. Existing .DE domains that currently do not have an AuthInfo1 Code will automatically be assigned one to allow for transfers.
Initiate Incoming TransferSame as gTLDs but using the respective AuthInfo1 or AuthInfo2 code for the domain
command = TransferDomain domain = example123.de action = request auth = xyz12345Initiate Outgoing Transfer
Generate the AuthInfo1 code for the respective domain using command
command=DENIC_CreateAuthInfo1 domain=example123.de (optional) auth=xyz12345 x-de-authinfo1-expirationdate = 2010-01-02Requesting AuthInfo2 Code Directly from DENIC
- Requesting an AuthInfo2 code costs 14.16 (net price: 11.90) EUR and will automatically be charged to your reseller account.
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AuthInfo2 requests directly from DENIC can be generated by using command
command = DENIC_CreateAuthInfo2 domain = example123.de
AuthInfo2 code costs 14.16 (net price: 11.90) EUR, but can be marked up to your sub-resellers by creating the following relation:
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_DE_REQUESTAUTHINFO2:11.90
Change of Currency for Third-Level .CM Domains
Please note, that we have as of immediately changed the currency of Third-Level .CM Domains (.com.cm, .co.cm & .net.cm) from USD to EUR. The prices remain as is.
Reminder of Impending .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registration
HEXONET is accepting .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registrations on a "first-come-first-served basis".
Dates and Information
- Availability: January 23th, 2010
- Time: 19:00 UTC
- Characters: Only approved IDN characters. Please see: Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
- Prices: Applied upon success registration - price list
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = ORG_IDN_CHINESE domain = xn--shop-gf7i.org period= 1Y ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge prior to the launch date.
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
Please note that as of January 11th, 2010, we will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .ORG Chinese IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registration are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration before the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
With the recent policy changes for .CN, this may turn out to be a tremendous opportunity for .ORG in China.
More Price Decreases!
HEXONET is dropping the pricing of the following Top-Level-Domains:
.MX - Price Decrease as of February 1st, 2010
- Reseller: Decreased from 81.52 (net price: 68.50) USD → 49.98 (net price: 42.00) USD
- Premium: Decreased from 78.54 (net price: 66.00) USD → 47.01 (net price: 39.50) USD
- Platinum: Decreased from 76.16 (net price: 64.00) USD → 45.10 (net price: 37.90) USD
COM.MX - Price Drop as of February 1st, 2010
- Reseller: Decreased from 57.12 (net price: 48.00) USD → 28.56 (net price: 24.00) USD
- Premium: Decreased from 54.74 (net price: 46.00) USD → 26.89 (net price: 22.60) USD
- Platinum: Decreased from 49.98 (net price: 42.00) USD → 24.87 (net price: 20.90) USD
Please note that .COM.MX Domains will have a negative Setup Fee of 9.52 (net price: 8.00) USD as of February 1st, 2010, meaning new first year .COM.MX registrations are as follows:
- Reseller: 19.04 (net price: 16.00) USD
- Premium: 17.37 (net price: 14.60) USD
- Platinum: 15.35 (net price: 12.90) USD
.ES - Price Decrease, effective immediately
- Reseller: Decreased from 17.73 (net price: 14.90) EUR → 12.85 (net price: 10.80) EUR
- Premium: Decreased from 14.04 (net price: 11.80) EUR → 10.00 (net price: 8.40) EUR
- Platinum: Decreased from 11.19 (net price: 9.40) EUR → 7.38 (net price: 6.20) EUR
COM.ES, NOM.ES & ORG.ES Domain Prices Dropping, effective immediately
- Reseller: Decreased from 15.35 (net price: 12.90) EUR → 10.95 (net price: 9.20) EUR
- Premium: Decreased from 11.62 (net price: 9.80) EUR → 7.62 (net price: 6.40) EUR
- Platinum: Decreased from 8.81 (net price: 7.40) EUR → 5.47 (net price: 4.60) EUR
.LC (including com.LC, net.LC, org.LC, co.LC) - Price Decreases, effective immediately
- Reseller: Decreased from 63.78 (net price: 53.60) USD → 56.64 (net price: 47.60) USD
- Premium: Decreased from 57.72 (net price: 48.50) USD → 50.22 (net price: 42.20) USD
- Platinum: Decreased from 50.46 (net price: 42.40) USD → 47.36 (net price: 39.80) USD
.INFO Price Decreases, effective immediately
- Reseller Annual & Transfer price: 12.14 (net price: 10.20) USD → 11.78 (net price: 9.90) USD
- Premium Annual & Transfer price: No Change
- Platinum Annual & Transfer price: 9.58 (net price: 8.05) USD → 9.28 (net price: 7.80) USD
.BIZ Price Decreases, effective immediately
- Reseller Annual price: 13.57 (net price: 11.40) USD → 11.78 (net price: 9.90) USD
- Reseller Transfer price: No Change
- Premium Annual price: 11.31 (net price: 9.50) USD → 10.59 (net price: 8.90) USD
- Premium Transfer price: No Change
- Platinum Annual & Transfer price: 9.46 (net price: 7.95) USD → 9.28 (net price: 7.80) USD
.NAME Second-Level Price Decreases, effective immediately
- Reseller Annual price: 13.57 (net price: 11.40) USD → 11.78 (net price: 9.90) USD
- Reseller Transfer price: No Change
- Premium Annual price: 11.31 (net price: 9.50) USD → 10.59 (net price: 8.90) USD
- Premium Transfer price: No Change
- Platinum Annual & Transfer price: No Change
.MOBI Price Decreases, effective immediately
- Reseller: Decreased from 23.21 (net price: 19.50) USD → 19.64 (net price: 16.50) USD
- Premium: Decreased from 19.64 (net price: 16.50) USD → 18.45 (net price: 15.50) USD
- Platinum: Decreased from 17.26 (net price: 14.50) USD → 16.54 (net price: 13.90) USD
Ongoing/Upcoming Promotions
.ME Special
Now extended until March 31th, 2010, HEXONET has special pricing on .ME domains. The perfect domain for call-to-action or personal websites. For a limited time, one year .ME registrations will only cost 12.97 (net price 10.90) EUR per Domain/Year for all price classes.
.INFO Domains - SAVE up to 60% Off with the Volume Promotion
.INFO Promo extended! Until March 31th, 2010, all .INFO domains are specially priced at 4.36 (net price: 3.90) USD. However, register more than ten (10), twenty (20), or thirty (30) .INFO domains on a given day, then on that day the price will keep on dropping for each additional INFO domain that is registered. See Details.
.IN Domains 50% Off
The current .IN Promotion has also been extended! Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations until March 31th, 2010, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50 (net price: 350.00) INR - 8.83 (net price: 7.42) USD - for all price classes.
.COM & .NET February Deals
For the entire month of February, HEXONET will have special prices for .COM and .NET domains. For .COM, prices will be 8.93 (net price: 7.50) USD and for .NET, prices will be 6.78 (net price: 5.70) USD per Domain/Year. These prices are active for new one (1) year registrations and renewals. Transfers are excluded from this promotion.
.BE Special
Beginning February 1st through March 31th, 2010, all new .BE registrations are being offered at an all time low of 3.45 (net price: 2.90) EUR. The new pricing will apply to all price classes. Excluded from the promotion are .BE domain renewals and transfers.
Did you know that DNS.BE (official ccTLD operator for .BE):- experienced the largest growth on record during 2009, registering 225.000 new .BE domains (compared to 213.000 domains in 2008) ?
- is on the verge of breaking the magical mark of 1.000.000 domains under management (likely in late January or early February of 2010) ?
Domain Management and Billing Systems (retail)
We created new registrar modules for AWBS and WHMCS, more are being developed.
These modules get maintained and extended by us, and, in addition to the ones provided by the platform vendors, they provide full support for domain transfers, renewals, DNS management, email and URL forwarding.
Please let us know if you want to use one of these platforms by sending an email to our support, including the type of the platform (AWBS, WHMCS). We will send you the respective registrar module immediately.
The registrar is called "ISPAPI", so the modules are suitable for subresellers, too.
.CN Registrations Temporarily Suspended
Late yesterday, Neustar, who handles all "international accredited registrars" for CNNIC, received notice from CNNIC that in order to implement a better methodology to verify registrant information from overseas registrations, CNNIC has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend new registrations from all overseas registrars starting at:
January 6th, 2010, 10:00 UTC
PLEASE NOTE: Neustar understands that this suspension only effects NEW registrations and does not effect renewals.
This news means that HEXONET is also required to suspend NEW CN registrations until further notified. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide immediate updates as we receive more information.
In the event you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at support@hexonet.net.
2010 Best Wishes from the Team @ HEXONET
The entire Team @ HEXONET wishes all of our resellers, domainers & friends a successful 2010. Throughout 2010, HEXONET will strive to deliver the following to you our valued clients:
Control Panel Improvements
Many new features and improvements are slated for the control panel in 2010. Some usability updates include improving the update-domain area, the customer management section, the relation/promotion editor, and the messaging section. Also, stay tuned for the new Control Panel DashBoard, which will make managing your account easier and faster.
New Products and Services
Kicking off the 2010 will be HEXONET´s new "Backorder" service. We are currently working on some exciting new services that will be rolled out throughout 2010, many of which will drive more reseller revenue and profits, as well as, help improve your customer loyalty.
Additional new TLDs
HEXONET will continue to add new TLDs throughout 2010, as well as, lower prices and improve usage of existing ones.
Shared Innovation
If your company has an interesting service or product that will help the HEXONET family of resellers, domainers, and customers, please do not hesitate to send us information to sales@hexonet.net for consideration.
Ongoing Promotions
.ME Special
Throughout January, HEXONET has special pricing on .ME domains. The perfect domain for call-to-action or personal websites. For a limited time, one year .ME registrations will only cost 12.97 (net price 10.90) EUR per Domain/Year in all price classes.
.IN Domains 50% Off
Save big on all new one year .IN domain registrations, including third-level registrations such as exampledomain.co.in. New one year .IN registrations are now 416.50 (net price: 350.00) INR - (8.83 (net price: 7.42) USD) - for all price classes.
.INFO Domains - SAVE up to 60% Off with the Volume Promotion
Until the end of January, all info domains are specially priced at 4.36 (net price: 3.90) USD. However, register more than ten (10), twenty (20), or thirty (30) INFO domains on a given day, then on that day the price will keep on dropping for each additional INFO domain that is registered. See details.
Reminder - Impending .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registration
HEXONET is accepting .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registrations on a "first-come-first-served basis". A great opportunity given the recent policy changes for .CN domains.
Please note that .ORG Chinese IDNs registered between 19:00 UTC, 23 January 2010 and 19:00 UTC, 22 February 2010 will have restriction place on them to allow for intellectual property interests to file UDRP actions if warranted. Thus, registrations during this first 30 days will be placed in Server Delete Prohibited, Server Transfer Prohibited, Server Update Prohibited, Server Renew Prohibited and Server Hold. Also, only Chinese IDNs will be available, meaning Spanish, German, Danish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean (Hangul), Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish IDNs are EXCLUDED.
Dates and Information
- Availability: January 23, 2010
- Time: 19:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Characters: Only approved IDN characters - Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
- Prices: Applied upon success registration - price list
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = ORG_IDN_CHINESE domain = xn--shop-gf7i.org period= 1Y ownercontact0 = (CONTACT) admincontact0 = (CONTACT) techcontact0 = (CONTACT) billingcontact0 = (CONTACT) nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER) nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel:
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge prior to the launch date.
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing:
Please note, starting January 11, 2010, HEXONET will be attempting to withdraw deposits equaling the total cost of all .ORG Chinese IDN pre-registrations from each reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registration are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration before the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
New Year Price Drops!
Happy New Year! HEXONET is dropping prices! Effective immediately.
Price Decrease for .JOBS Domains
Reseller: Decreased from 149.94 (net: 126.00) USD → 138.04 (net: 116.00) USD
Premium: Decreased from 145.18 (net: 122.00) USD → 130.90 (net: 110.00) USD
Platinum: Decreased from 142.80 (net: 120.00) USD → 126.14 (net: 106.00) USD
Price Decrease of .CZ Domains, as of January 5, 2010
Reseller: Price reduction from 535.50 (net: 450.00) CZK → 404.60 (net: 340.00) CZK
Premium: Price reduction from 464.10 (net: 390.00) CZK → 345.10 (net: 290.00) CZK
Platinum: Price reduction from 404.60 (net: 340.00) CZK → 273.70 (net: 230.00) CZK
Price Decrease of .CH & .LI Domains
Reseller: Price reduction from 21.42 (net: 18.00) CHF → 19.64 (net: 16.50) CHF
Premium: Price reduction from 19.64 (net: 16.50.00) CHF → 17.85 (net: 15.00) CHF
Platinum: Price reduction from 17.85 (net: 15.00) CHF → 16.07 (net: 13.50) CHF
Price Decrease of .SE Domains
Reseller: Price reduction from 297.50 (net: 250.00) SEK → 249.90 (net: 210.00) SEK
Premium: Price reduction from 261.80 (net: 220.00) SEK → 214.20 (net: 180.00) SEK
Platinum: Price reduction from 214.20 (net: 180.00) SEK → 166.60 (net: 140.00) SEK
Major Price Decrease for .JP Domains
Reseller: Decreased from 94.01 (net: 79.00) USD → 70.21 (net: 59.00) USD
Premium: Decreased from 89.13 (net: 74.90) USD → 65.33 (net: 54.90) USD
Platinum: Decreased from 82.11 (net: 69.00) USD → 58.31 (net: 49.00) USD
HEXONET Launching NEW Backorder Service
HEXONETs DOMAIN BACKORDERING service allows Internet resellers, startups, ISPs, and individuals to compete for highly valuable country code TLDs, some worth millions, as they expire. Though most of the good .COM, .NET, and .ORG domains have been seized, the market for expiring country code domains like .CA and .DE are just beginning.
Success in the backordering game is all about speed and operational knowledge. HEXONET´s platform is the perfect marriage of both ingredients. First, the platform leverages the company´s renown high performance, high powered, and highly reliable global infrastructure to ensure industry leading backordering speed. Second, over a decade of ccTLD registry knowledge has been embedded in the technology to take advantage of every opportunity to be first in line to grab expiring domains. No company or backorder service on the market has the combined expertise and platform performance being delivered by HEXONET´s new backordering service.
To start, HEXONET customers will be able to backorder the standard .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO & .MOBI domains and the ccTLDs of .US, .SE and .DE, but by June of this year HEXONET will be adding many more ccTLDs.
Access
- Login to the control panel and navigate to Manage Products > Backorder
- Conduct searches on upcoming expiring domains
- Place and manage backorders
Pricing (includes the registration for the domain for its minimal registration period)
- .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO, .MOBI & .US → 70.21 USD (net: 59.00 USD)
- .DE → 58.31 EUR (net: 49.00 EUR)
- .SE → 595.00 SEK (net: 500.00 SEK)
Service Notes
- If a backorder domain is successfully registered, but MULTIPLE backorders bids are placed on it, the domain automatically goes to auction.
- Backordering is free, however, three days prior to a backordered domain becoming publicly available, HEXONET requires a deposit equal to the backordering fees.
- Unsuccessful backordering bids result in the immediate refund of any backordering deposits
- HEXONET offers no guarantee in successfully acquiring or registering any backordered domain whatsoever.
Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes for 2010
Another very exciting year has passed and HEXONET would like to sincerely thank our customers, resellers and domainers for your business and patronage this past year. With your help and support, HEXONET has been able to achieve much success in 2009. A few highlights of 2009:
HEXONET Management would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank our Employees without whom HEXONET would not be the company it currently is. Every single Employee at HEXONET contributes to the overall success of the company.
Again, thank you for all your support. Your trust is the driving factor that fuels our passion to work harder, innovate faster, and provide better customer service.
Wishing you and your families Happy Holidays and all the best for 2010.
Jens Wagner
CEO
Office closed on:
- Thursday, December 24th, 2009
- Friday, December 25th, 2009
- Thursday, December 31st, 2009
- Friday, January 1st, 2010
Change of Terms of Use Notification
This is an official notification that as of immediately the Terms of Use have been modified and updated accordingly. Please view the new Terms of Use that applies to you. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
General Registry Updates
CZ.NIC has published new Registration Rules as of 2010-01-01
This is an official notice to inform all resellers that as of January 1st, 2010 "Registration Rules" for the .CZ TLD will change. The new CZ.NIC Rules can already be viewed here (HEXONET GmbH) and here (HEXONET Services Inc.)..CZ Price Reduction
We are pleased to announce a tremendous reduction in .CZ domain prices. As of January 5th, 2010 the following new .CZ Prices will apply:- Reseller: Price reduction from 535.50 (net: 450.00) CZK → 404.60 (net: 340.00) CZK
- Premium: Price reduction from 464.10 (net: 390.00) CZK → 345.10 (net: 290.00) CZK
- Platinum: Price reduction from 404.60 (net: 340.00) CZK → 273.70 (net: 230.00) CZK
.PL - Major Price Drop
Starting immediately, the following price reductions apply for .PL and Third-Level .PL domains. Please note the negative setup discount is only applicable to one year or the first year of a multiple year registration..PL & IDN .PL Domains:
First Year Registrations:
- Reseller: 71.40 (net: 60.00) PLN with -35.70 (net: -30.00) PLN setup discount
- Premium: 65.45 (net: 55.00) PLN with -35.70 (net: -30.00) PLN setup discount
- Platinum: 59.50 (net: 50.00) PLN with -35.70 (net: -30.00) PLN setup discount
- Reseller: Annual: 71.40 (net: 60.00) PLN
- Premium: Annual: 65.45 (net: 55.00) PLN
- Platinum: Annual: 59.50 (net: 50.00) PLN
First Year and One Year Registrations:
- Reseller: 59.50 (net: 50.00) with -23.80 (net: -20.00) setup discount
- Premium: 53.55 (net: 45.00) with -23.80 (net: -20.00) setup discount
- Platinum: 47.60 (net: 40.00) with -23.80 (net: -20.00) setup discount
- Reseller: Annual: 59.50 (net: 50.00) PLN
- Premium: Annual: 53.55 (net: 45.00) PLN
- Platinum: Annual: 47.60 (net: 40.00) PLN
Impending .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registration
HEXONET will be accepting .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registrations on a "first-come-first-served basis" starting December 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 UTC. With only a one month window to prepare for these highly anticipated Chinese IDNs, HEXONET advises our resellers to prepare early for this amazing opportunity.
Please note that .ORG Chinese IDNs registered between January 23rd 2010, 19:00 UTC and February 22nd 2010, 19:00 UTC, will have restriction place on them to allow for intellectual property interests to file UDRP actions if warranted. Thus, registrations during this first 30 days will be placed in serverDeleteProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, serverUpdateProhibited, serverRenewProhibited and serverHold. Also, only Chinese IDNs will be available, meaning Spanish, German, Danish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean (Hangul), Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Swedish IDNs are excluded.
Dates and Information
- Availability: January 23, 2010
- Time: 19:00 UTC
- Characters: Only approved IDN characters. Please see here and here.
- Prices: Applied upon success registration - price list.
Pre-registration via API
[COMMAND] command = AddDomainApplication class = ORG_IDN_CHINESE domain = xn---shop-gf7i.org ownercontact0 = ... admincontact0 = ... techcontact0 = ... billingcontact0 = ... nameserver0 = ... nameserver1 = ...
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge prior to the launch date.IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
Please note that as of January 11th, 2010 we will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all your .ORG Chinese IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registration are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration before the launch date.Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
HEXONET is accepting .ORG Chinese IDN Pre-Registrations on a first-come-first-served basis only.
IMPORTANT Changes at .CN Registry
Effective immediately, new and drastic registration regulations have been instituted by CNNIC, the official registry of .CN. Please note that these changes also effects NeuStar Registry Services, who handles all "international accredited registrars".
Here is the official announcement from CNNIC:
*********************The Notification about further enhancement of auditing domain name registration information
In order to further enhance the authenticity, accuracy, and integrability of the domain name registration information, now notify as following:
- Domain name applicants need to submit the formal paper based application material when making the online application to the registrar. The application material includes the original application form with business seal, company business license (photocopy), and registrant ID (photocopy).
- Registrar should carefully review the application material. When application is deemed qualified, registrar need to submit the application material via fax or E-mail to CNNIC, and withhold the original application material.
- From the day of the submission of online application, if CNNIC does not receive the formal paper based application material within 5 days or the application material auditing is not qualified, the domain name to be applied will be deleted.
How does this announcement affect HEXONET Customers?
Starting immediately resellers are required to provide all the appropriate documentation described below with every .CN domain name application/registration.a. Required Documentation:
- The "Request to register a domain", with the seal of the business OR signature of a representative of the business.
- A photocopy of a business license - meaning the official operating/registration document of the business, company or organization.
- A photocopy of the applicant's personal ID. Acceptable personal IDs may include copies of a driver's license, passport, or resident card/ID.
b. Verify Accuracy of Documents and Contact Handles:
When filling out the "domain name registration application form" please ensure that the following handles - Admin Contact ID, Technical Contact ID, Payment Contact ID and Registrant Contact ID - are accurate and that the contact information exactly matches the information provided during the online domain application.
c. Immediate Documentation Submission:
The required documentation must either be faxed to HEXONET at +49.6841.6984199 or be sent via email to cn_application@1api.net within 4 days of making an online application for a .CN domain name. Failure to submit valid documentation via fax or email will result in the domain(s) being revoked. If any domain is revoked refunds will automatically be processed.
To alleviate the completion of the required documents, HEXONET provides a form-generator which can be accessed at http://www.domainform.net. Please note that you first start the registration within the HEXONET system. Afterwards, you will be able to generate the required forms online.
d. Validation of Required Documentation:
CNNIC will review the documents, which can take up to 3 days. CNNIC will be auditing every document submitted.
Please note that online domain registration leaves the domain in a PENDINGCREATE status until the documents listed above are submitted and processed. Once all validation of all documentation is complete, the domain will change status to ACTIVE. If a registration is denied due to document invalidation, the entire application processes must be followed again from the beginning.
Due to some extreme circumstances, CNNIC just sent the following emergent notification to all CNNIC accredited oversea registrars:
Each registrar needs to submit the required documents, including the application form with business seal, photocopy of company business license and personal ID for all new registrations made after December 14th 2009, 01:00 UTC for auditing before December 26th 2009.
If CNNIC does not receive the required documents by 01:00 UTC on December 26th for any new online registration made between December 14th, 01:00 UTC and December 21st, 01:00 UTC and the domain has not passed the audit by 01:00 UTC on Dec 26th, the domain name in question will be deleted.
This drastic change also effects us and any .CN Domains that were registered during that time. In the event that a domain does not get audited successfully it will get deleted with the appropriate refund.
System and Control Panel Updates
Configurable List Views
When viewing a list within the Control Panel, list view customizations such as limit, page, order and selected columns are now stored in session and will be displayed as configured throughout the entire session.Activation/Deactivation of Renewal Reminders
Renewal notifications are sent by email for all objects (domains, services, etc.) to resellers by the HEXONET system. Resellers can now deactivate or activate these notices by proceeding to "Manage Account >> My Settings >> Own Account Settings" in the Control Panel. .INFO Promo Extended Until Year-End
Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? Consider an .INFO Domain while our prices are the lowest they have been all year.
.INFO promotion - intuitive, international, unrestricted, informational, and now the ideal gift for Christmas (read more)
- Special price: Any day any hour at 4.17 (net: 3.50) USD per domain/year.
- Register 11 to 20 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 3.87 (net: 3.25) USD per domain/year.
- Register 21 to 30 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 3.57 (net: 3.00) USD per domain/year.
- Register more than 30 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 2.98 (net: 2.50) USD per domain/year.
Click here to see all current promotions.
Registry Updates
.AT Registry Reduces Prices
HEXONET received notice that NIC.AT, the official registry of the ccTLD of Austria, has reduced their prices. HEXONET is pleased to be directly passing on the full savings to our resellers. The following price changes have already been applied to your reseller account and have been active since December 1, 2009:- Reseller: Reduced from 16.54 (net: 13.90) EUR to 14.76 (net: 12.40) EUR
- Premium: Reduced from 15.00 (net: 12.60) EUR to 12.02 (net: 10.10) EUR
- Platinum: Reduced from 13.69 (net: 11.50) EUR to 11.78 (net: 9.90) EUR
All .IT Domains at HEXONET are now EPP Compliant
HEXONET has successfully migrated all .IT domains to now be fully compliant with dot .IT's new EPP system. The effect of this EPP migration means the following for our reseller's .IT domains.- Each domain has been automatically assigned a new AUTH-CODE
- Domain trades are now possible WITHOUT FAX CONFIRMATION
- The .IT registry supports a 15-day Auto-renew-grace-period. Therefore, if a reseller auto-renews their .IT domains, then on the day of expiration, HEXONET will deduct the cost of an .IT domain renewal. Any deletions prior to the finalization date (expiration Date + 15 days) will result in an automatic refund of the renewal fees.
.PL, .FR and .SE Restores now Available
Restoring .PL domains (example.pl including Third-Level .Pl domains, such as example.com.pl, example.info.pl, etc.), .SE domains and .FR domains are now possible. The pricing for restores are as follows:- .PL domains (example.pl): 89.25 (net: 75.00) PLN
- Third-Level .PL domains (example.com.pl, example.info.pl, etc.): 77.35 (net: 65.00) PLN
- .FR domains: 17.85 (net: 15.00) EUR
- .SE domains: 297.50 (net: 250.00) SEK
No More Set-up Fee for .JOBS Domains
HEXONET is as of immediately no longer charging the annual set-up fee of 23.80 (net: 20.00) USD for .JOBS Domains.Multiyear Registrations of .SE Domains Available Shortly
Please remember that as of December 7th, 2009, IIS (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation) will enable multiyear registrations for .SE Domains. The new registration terms for .SE domains will be from 1- 10 years..SE Transfers now FREE-of-Charge
As of December 1, 2009, .SE transfers are now free-of-charge, meaning when a transfer is successfully processed the registration period stays untouched (NO additional year is added on). The change towards the pricing of .SE Domain Transfers was already applied on December 1, 2009. .PT - Portugal Launches
HEXONET welcomes .PT, the official ccTLD of Portugal, to our ever growing ccTLD family. Starting now, resellers are able to register and manage .PT domains through HEXONET.
Pricing for all .PT Domains
- RESELLER: 29.16 (net: 24.50) EUR per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 28.32 (net: 23.80) EUR per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 27.25 (net: 22.90) EUR per Domain/Year
Pricing for all com.PT Domains
- RESELLER: 24.04 (net: 20.20) EUR per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 22.98 (net: 19.30) EUR per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 21.60 (net: 18.15) EUR per Domain/Year
.PT Registry Information
- Registry operator is FCCN
- WHOIS-Server: whois.nic.pt
- Registration Periods: 1, 3 and 5 Years
- Add Grace Period: 0 Days
- Finalization Period: 1 Day
- IDN Capable: No
- Registration System: Real-Time
- Transfers: Yes
- Transfer Method: Uses authorization codes, which is provided to registrant by the losing registrar. Successful transfers are NOT billed and the registration period remains the same.
.PT Registration Rules at HEXONET:
- .PT - domain must exactly match the owner's name, business name, or trademark
- .com.PT - no restirctions
API Registration Parameters
A. VATIDYou always have to provide the vat identifiers of registrant, admin-, and tech-c, if the respective contact is used for a .PT domain for the first time. If the registrant contact is identical to the admin- and tech-c, you only have to provide the vat identifier for the registrant.
X-PT-REGISTRANT-VATID =
X-PT-ADMIN-VATID =
X-PT-TECH-VATID =
B. Legitimacy and Registration Basis
For all zones except for .COM.PT two additional parameters are required.
X-PT-LEGITIMACY =
X-PT-REGISTRATION-BASIS =
Legitimacy Types (Value Description)
- 01 - Individual Entity
- 02 - Corporate Entity
- 03 - Self-employed Person
- 04 - Liberal Professional
- 05 - Non-profit organization
- 06 - Non-profit organization
- 07 - Diplomatic representations
- 08 - Telecommunications Service Provider
- 09 - Integrating Entity of the Government of the Portuguese Republic
- 10 - Public Teaching Establishment
- 11 - Public Entity with administrative autonomy
- 12 - Individual Entity brand holder
- 6A - Coincides with the name, abbreviation or acronym of the domain holder
- 6B - Coincides with the requested / registered brand
- 6C - Corresponds to the name of the project or temporary action of the holder
- 6D - Coincides with the name, abbreviation or acronym of the Teaching Establishment designation
- 6E - Coincides with the name, abbreviation or acronym registered with ANACOM
- 6F - Coincides with the requested / registered brand in the 38'th class
- 6G - Coincides with the name, abbreviation or acronym on the ID or residence card
- 6H - Coincides with the literary, artistic, scientific or professional name
- 6I - Coincides with the name, abbreviation or acronym registered with the ICS
C. Brand Registration
If the registration is based on a brand, you have to provide further data with the following extensions:
X-PT-BRAND-DATE = YYYY-MM-DD Optional The date of registration of the brand
X-PT-BRAND-NUMBER =
X-PT-BRAND-WAY-OF-REGISTRY =
Example:
command=AddDomain domain= (DOMAIN) ownercontact0= P-ABC12345 admincontact0= P-ABC12345 techcontact0= P-ABC12345 billingcontact0= P-ABC12345 X-PT-REGISTRANT-VATID = (VATNUMBER) X-PT-LEGITIMACY = 02 X-PT-REGISTRATION-BASIS = 6AIf you have any questions about registering .PT domains, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@hexonet.net.
.EU IDN Launch - Countdown has started
In only a few days the highly anticipated .EU IDNs will be launching. This is the last opportunity to pre-register .EU IDN to significantly improve your chances of getting the .EU IDN domains of your choice. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity.
Dates and Information
- Availability: December 10th, 2009
- Time: 11:00 CET (Central European Time)
- Characters: Only approved IDN characters
- Prices: Applied upon successful registration - price list
Pre-registration via API
command = AddDomainApplication class = EU_IDN domain = xn--mller-kva.eu ownercontact0 = P-ABC12345 admincontact0 = P-ABC12345 techcontact0 = P-ABC12345 billingcontact0 = P-ABC12345 nameserver0 = ns1.nameserver.com nameserver1 = ns2.nameserver.com
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge prior to the launch date.IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing
We have been attempting to withdraw the total cost of all .EU IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account since Tuesday December 1, 2009. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registration are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration before the launch date.Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
HEXONET is accepting .EU IDN Pre-Registrations on a first-come-first-served basis only.
Amazing 2-Character .BIZ Auction
ONCE in a Life-Time Opportunity
Exclusive 2-character .BIZ domains, which have been reserved for years, are finally being made available to the public. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own prestigous and invaluable 2-character .BIZ domains begins November 30, 2009. Register Today
How to Participate
- Register for the auction before November 30, 2009. Earlier the better.
- Review the list of available domains and the start times.
- Select and add all the 2-character .BIZ domains that you wish to bidd on.
- Login regularly and monitor your auction at the .BIZ Auction Website.
System and Control Panel Updates
Domain Trades via Control Panel:
- Now supports Bulk-Trades: Lists of domain names and registrant contact handles can now be traded at once, similar to how Bulk-Transfers are now handled in the Control Panel.
- Bulk Trade Format: A Trade list must comprise of one domain name, a space, and a contact ID per line.
- Pre-check Trade verifies if a domain is available for trade as well as displays the domains properties.
- Supports all TLDs that require a trade in order to change the registrant. If a certain TLD requires additional parameters (e.g. the pin number for .IT trades), these fields can be entered manually.
- Now supports activation and deactivation of trustee services for TLDs that require a trade.
Pre-registrations can now be assigned an existing contact handle used by domains you already have. If and when the pre-registration is allocated to you the desired contact information automatically applies to the registration.
OT&E Coverage:
The OT&E instance of our Control Panel now lists all supported registries and registry features right after login. Testing now assures you that your code is fully operational with the registries on the list. Visit our public OT&E account or create your own OT&E account for free here.
Reallocation of Non-Compliant .INFO Sunrise Domain Names
During .INFO's Sunrise Period, many non-compliant domains were registered and subsequently locked. Since these domains have been in limbo for years, Afilias, the official registry operator of the gTLD .INFO, submitted to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a request for a new registry service that would allow Afilias to equitably reallocate some of these domains. This request to redistribute non-compliant domains has recently been approved by the ICANN Board. The decision and additional information can be read here.
With this approval, Afilias has announced that the Phased Equitable Reallocation of Non-Compliant .INFO Sunrise Domain Names (the "Program") will commence on November 6, 2009. In the first phase of the program, Afilias will accept proposals from interested parties that would like to register one or more of the relevant domains. For those interested in making a proposal, review the list of domains and submission requirements posted here.
.NAME IDNs Now Available & .SE Allowing Multiyear Registrations
.NAME IDNs Now Available
On Saturday, November 7th, 2009, VeriSign, the official registry operator for .NAME introduced Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for the TLD. As of this newsletter, .NAME IDNs can be registered via the Control Panel or API. Acceptable IDN characters for .NAME IDNs are the same as those available for .COM and .NET.
.SE Multiyear Registrations
As of December 7th, 2009, IIS (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation) will enable multiyear registrations for .SE Domains. Registrations for .SE domains can now be from 1 - 10 years in length.
.EU IDNs Launching December 10th, 2009!
Don't miss out on the highly anticipated launch of .EU IDN domains. This is the last opportunity to increase your chances of getting the .EU IDN domains you want.
Please remember that IDNs or Internationalized Domain Names allow for .EU registrations in non-latin script characters like "Æ", "Ã", "Ä", "Å" or "Ç" and others. Greek and Bulgarian registrants, as well as, Czechs who until now are only able to use 27 of 42 characters and Lithuanians who are limited to 23 of 32 characters will be able to register domains with IDN approved native characters.
Dates and Information:
- Availability: December 10th, 2009
- Time: to be announced
- Characters: Approved IDN characters
- Prices: Please view our official price list for details.
[COMMAND]
command = AddDomainApplication
class = EU_IDN
domain = xn-mller-kva.eu
ownercontact0 = ...
admincontact0 = ...
techcontact0 = ...
billingcontact0 = ...
nameserver0 = ...
nameserver1 = ...
Pre-Registrations via Control Panel:
Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left hand side menu. From here one can list all submitted pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to the launch date.
IMPORTANT - Pre-Registration Billing:
Starting Tuesday, December 1st, 2009, HEXONET's billing system will attempt to withdraw the total cost of all .EU IDN pre-registrations from your reseller account. This deduction is only to reserve funds in case all your pre-registration are successful. Reserved funds will be returned back to your account if any pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete a pre-registration before the launch date.
Please note, that 24 hours prior to the actual "Go Live", HEXONET will stop accepting pre-registrations. Additional domain requests will be queued up and submitted to the registry once our main batch-queue has been submitted successfully. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.
HEXONET is accepting .EU IDN pre-registrations on a first-come-first-served basis only.
Price Correction for .HK and .NU
.HK Domain Price Increase
Please note the following price increases with respect to .HK Domains which will come into effect on Dec 1st, 2009.
Registration Prices on new domains remain as is and announced upon launch:
- RESELLER: 297.50 (net: 250.00) HKD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 291.55 (net: 245.00) HKD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 279.65 (net: 235.00) HKD per domain/year
- RESELLER: 357.00 (net: 300.00) HKD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 351.05 (net: 295.00) HKD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 339.15 (net: 285.00) HKD per domain/year
Please note that HKNIC, the official registry operator of .HK, applies a transfer fee of 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) for every transfer, which is the responsibility of the reseller. In addition the same price increase of 59.50 HKD (net: 50.00 HKD) per Transfer Domain/Year in each price class applies.
- RESELLER: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 357.00 (net: 300.00) HKD per successful transfer
- PREMIUM: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 351.05 (net: 295.00) HKD per successful transfer
- PLATINUM: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 339.15 (net: 285.00) HKD per successful transfer
.NU Domain Transfer Pricing
Direct domain transfers from the .NU registry to our subsidiary 1API as an accredited registrar will be charged a flat price for all price classes. This straight price INCLUDES a two (2) year renewal.
Flat Transfer Price: 98.77 USD (net: 83.00 USD)
This fee is imposed by the official .NU Registry.
Bug-Fix / Control Panel Updates
HEXONET has been hard at work updating and improving our new Control Panel. Please review the new changes below. Stay tuned for more enhancements, fixes and improvements!
IDN-capable domain checking:
The "Fast domain check" on our public website, as well as, the Control Panel's domain search can now check domains in Japanese Kanji characters.
Making the new Control Panel your default:
Legacy customers of HEXONET have been able to choose between the our older Web Interface or the newer Control Panel at login. If you would like to make the new Control Panel your default, thus bypassing the Control Panel selection screen, please follow the new instructions at login one last time.
Contact Admin:
Contact handle creation, deletion, and editing has now been made easier. Contact handles are now displayed in a sortable list, just like our domain list, which has been getting positive reviews from you our customers.
Configurable Control Panel landing page:
Directing your customers to particular sections in the Control Panel is easy. A new feature allows resellers to bookmark a section in the Control Panel and have your users be automatically redirected to that page upon successful login.
.NA removed from HEXONET's available ccTLDs
Though HEXONET announced the availability of .NA (ccTLD of Namibia) in our newsletter dated October 6th, 2009, we regrettably need to retract this offering for our customers. Based on information gathered regarding this ccTLD, HEXONET feels it is appropriate to take this ccTLD off the shelf.
HEXONET apologizes for the inconvenience. In the event you are interested in registering a .NA for your own personal use or for a customer, we kindly ask you to contact the registry directly.
New VeriSign authorization code requirements - .COM/.NET
VeriSign, the official registry provider for .COM and .NET, will soon be upgrading the security of their authorization code (auth code) and transfer system. This update will require all auth codes, for existing and future domains, to consist of:
- eight (8) alphanumeric characters,
- having at least one (1) numeric,
- one (1) alphabetic, and
- one (1) special character
System upgrading:
Sunday, November 15th, 2009, 01:00 a.m. - 05:00 a.m. UTC
(Saturday, November 14th, 2009, 08:00 p.m. - 00:00 a.m. EST)
Clients of HEXONET:
- All new registrations will automatically be assigned auth codes that comply with the new registry requirements.
- Existing domains must have their auth codes updated according to the new regulation after system upgrade.
- For API connected clients, the OT&E is already compliant with the new regulations and can be used to test immediately.
If you have a large domain portfolio or simply would like HEXONET to automatically update all your .COM and .NET domains, please send an email to support@hexonet.net and we will be more than happy to update your domains free of charge.
New feature for domain transfers
For domains that support transfer locks, transferring a domain requires users to execute multiple steps including unlocking and locking. HEXONET has now made securely locking domains after transfer much easier. Simply set the lock - "clientTransferProhibited" while initiating a transfer and after the transfer is complete, the domain will automatically be securely locked.
API Users:
[COMMAND]
command = TransferDomain
domain = myexample.com
transferlock = 1
Control Panel Users:
When initiating a transfer, simply set the transfer lock option. This feature is again only available for TLDs that support locking of domains.
New lower .COM, .NET and .ORG pricing!
As an industry leading service provider, HEXONET is lowering prices on .COM, .NET, and .ORG to help our resellers be more competitive. As of November 1st, 2009, the following pricing for .COM, .NET and .ORG domains will automatically apply:
.COM and .ORG price change:
- RESELLER: 14.04 (net: 11.80) → 11.78 (net: 9.90) USD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 11.78 (net: 9.90) → 10.59 (net: 8.90) USD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 9.76 (net: 8.20) → 9.28 (net: 7.80) USD per domain/year
.NET price change:
- RESELLER: 12.38 (net: 10.40) → 10.23 (net: 8.60) USD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 10.00 (net: 8.40) → 8.81 (net: 7.40) USD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 7.85 (net: 6.60) → 7.26 (net: 6.10) USD per domain/year
If you are interested in registering a large volume of domains, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
Popular .INFO price promo extended until November 30th, 2009!
.INFO promotion - intuitive, international, unrestricted and informational (read more)
- Special price: Any day any hour at 4.17 (net: 3.50) USD per domain/year.
- Register 11 to 20 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 3.87 (net: 3.25) USD per domain/year.
- Register 21 to 30 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 3.57 (net: 3.00) USD per domain/year.
- Register more than 30 new .INFO domains in 24 hours: Price drops to 2.98 (net: 2.50) USD per domain/year.
NOTE: All volume price discounts are reset to the special price after 24 hours.
Click here to see an overview of all current promotions.
Afilias awarding over 15.000 USD for best .INFO websites
DUBLIN, IRELAND on October 7th, 2009:
Afilias announced the opening of the 2009 .INFO Awards. The awards, first created in 2006, rewards the best professionally created .INFO websites from around the world. .INFO site owners are able to submit their .INFO site for consideration until 11:59 p.m. on October 23th, 2009.
Sites will be judged in two parts. First a panel of judges, to be announced in mid-October, will create a shortlist of final contenders based on select criteria. These criteria include:
- presentation of content
- functionality of the website
- design
- usability
- originality
Prizes for the awards include: 7.500 USD for the first place winner, 5.000 USD for second place, and 3.000 USD for third place. All winners will be announced in November and will be notified directly via Email.
For more details or to submit your .INFO site for the 2009 .INFO Awards, please see
www.info-award.info.
.IT - celebrating EPP with MAJOR PRICE DROP!
HEXONET was one of the first registrars, if not the first worldwide, to migrate to NIC.IT's new EPP registry platform. Now with .IT fully EPP compliant, all the headaches and extra costs in registering and supporting .IT domains have been greatly reduced. As a proactive supporter of EPP registries, HEXONET is DRAMATICALLY LOWERING PRICES for .IT domains to celebrate!
Prices for .IT:
- RESELLER: 28.44 (net: 23.90) EUR → 14.16 (net: 11.90) EUR per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 19.52 (net: 16.40) EUR → 11.78 (net: 9.90) EUR per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 10.12 (net: 8.50) EUR → 9.40 (net: 7.90) EUR per domain/year
PLEASE NOTE: To successfully finish a .IT domain registration, the nameservers of the domain must be configured properly at the time of the registration attempt. The official registry will check the nameserver configurations for thirty (30) days. In the event that your nameservers are not getting configured correctly within this time after your registration attempt, the registry will delete the domain registration after 30 days WITHOUT refund.
.MX landrush ending - standard price to be announced
The official .MX landrush period commenced on September 1st and is currently underway until October 31th, 2009. Everyday NIC.MX, the official registry, has been informing registrars of the DAILY .MX price, which has steadily dropped since landrush started. The price will now stay as it is until the end of October.
As of November 1st, 2009 the official registry is offering a further price promotion on .MX Domains. Starting November 1st, 2009 through December 31st, 2009 the following prices will apply to .MX and .COM.MX:
- .MX Domains will cost a flat price of 46.00 USD per Domain/year. This price also applies to transfers and renewals.
- .COM.MX Domains will cost a flat price of 7.50 USD per Domain/year. This price is only applicable to 1-year new registrations.
.RU now with lower prices and NO SETUP FEE!
Even though HEXONET just made .RU domains available for individuals at the start of October, HEXONET is already lowering prices! Starting immediately, not only are .RU registration prices being reduced, but also the annual setup fee is being eliminated!
Prices for .RU:
- RESELLER: 23.56 (net: 19.80) USD → 20.11 (net: 16.90) USD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 20.94 (net: 17.60) USD → 18.56 (net: 15.60) USD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 18.21 (net: 15.30) USD → 15.35 (net: 12.90) USD per domain/year
With the elimination of the setup fee, you are now saving more than 4.00 USD (net) in each price class.
If you are interested in registering a large volume of .RU or any other domain extension, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net.
October's Amazing Promotions
.INFO Promo - Intuitive, international, unrestricted and informational .INFO (read more)
- Special Price: Any day any hour at 4.17 (net: 3.50) USD per domain/year
- Register 11 to 20 new .INFO domains in 24H: Price drops to 3.87 (net: 3.25) USD per domain/year
- Register 21 to 30 new .INFO domains in 24H: Price drops to 3.57 (net: 3.00) USD per domain/year
- Register more than 30 new .INFO domains in 24H: Price drops to 2.98 (net: 2.50) USD per domain/year
.TV Promo - If is moves, it belongs on .TV! (read more)
Until the end of the year, HEXONET has special pricing on .TV domains. New .TV domain registrations will only cost 22.61 (net: 19.00) USD per domain/year..CZ Special QIV. Promotion (read more)
Until the end of the year all new .CZ domains will cost 285.60 (net: 240.00) CZK per domain/year (30% savings!).COM and .ORG Price Promo throughout October 2009 (read more)
- Reseller: 14.04 (net: 11.80) ? 11.78 (net: 9.90) USD per domain/year
- Premium: 11.78 (net: 9.90) ? 10.59 (net: 8.90) USD per domain/year
- Platinum: 9.76 (net: 8.20) ? 9.28 (net: 7.80) USD per domain/year
.NET Price Promo through October 2009 ( read more)
- RESELLER: 12.38 (net: 10.40) ? 10.23 (net: 8.60) USD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 10.00 (net: 8.40) ? 8.81 (net: 7.40) USD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 7.85 (net: 6.60) ? 7.26 (net: 6.10) USD per domain/year
Fantastic Savings on SSL Certs through October 2009 (read more)
For the entire month of October, all Verisign, GeoTrust and Thawte SSL certificates will be reduced up to 40% off our already low wholesale prices. Now is the perfect time to make big profits on all your SSL certificate renewals and sales. Pre-Register your .EU IDN's today!
Since announcing HEXONET is accepting .EU IDN PRe-registrations on July 20, 2009, HEXONET has seen a tremendous wave of interest. Demand for .EU IDNs continues to grow and volume is expected to be heavy right up to the launch date in December. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity.
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs):
IDNs will allow the registration of .EU domains using characters such as "Æ", "Ã", "Ä", "Å" or "Ç" and other non-latin script characters. This is especially important for Greek and Bulgarian registrants, as well as, Czechs who until now were only able to use 27 of 42 native characters and Lithuanians who could only use 23 of 32 characters in their native language..EU IDN Dates and Information:
- Launch: December 10th, 2009
- Time: TBA
- Approved IDN Characters
- IDN prices: Please view our official price list
Pre-registration Billing:
Please note .EU IDN pre-registrations at this point are ONLY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST and do not effect your account balance. Once EURid announces the exact launch time, we will inform you when the actual billing for .EU IDN pre-registrations will commence. As always, if any pre-registrations should fail, refunds will automatically be applied to your reseller account.Pre-Registrations through API:
[COMMAND] command = AddDomainApplication class = EU_IDN domain = xn-mller-kva.eu ownercontact0 = ... admincontact0 = ... techcontact0 = ... billingcontact0 = ... nameserver0 = ... nameserver1 = ...
Pre-Registrations through Control Panel:
All pre-registrations can be submitted via the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to "Manage Products > Domains" and clicking the "Pre-reg Admin" link in the left hand side menu. From here one can list all submitted pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any pre-registrations without charge up to the launch date. .HK (Hong Kong) is Alive and Kicking
On October 1, 2009, HEXONET made .HK, Hong Kong, available to our resellers. We want to thank our resellers for your overwhelming interest in .HK!
Registration Prices of .HK (www.example.HK):
| RESELLER: | 297.50 (net: 250.00) HKD per domain/year |
| PREMIUM: | 291.55 (net: 245.00) HKD per domain/year |
| PLATINUM: | 279.65 (net: 235.00) HKD per domain/year |
Transfer Prices:
Please note that HKNIC, the official registry operator of .HK, applies a transfer fee of 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) for every transfer, which is the responsibility of the reseller. Transfers can be initiated via authorization code.| RESELLER: | 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 297.50 (net: 250.00) HKD per successful transfer |
| PREMIUM: | 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 291.55 (net: 245.00) HKD per successful transfer |
| PLATINUM: | 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 279.65 (net: 235.00) HKD per successful transfer |
Hong Kong Statistics and Information:
- Hong Kong is one of the world's most important centers for trade and finance.
- Hong Kong is headquarters for hundreds of Asia-Pacific corporations
- Hong Kong's Stock Exchange is the sixth (6th) largest in the world
- Hong Kong is the world's eleventh largest trading entity
- Est. Population as of July 2009 - 7,055,071
- 3.875.000 telephone lines (2007)
- 817.766 Internet Hosts (2008)
- 3.961.000 Internet Users (2007)
Sources:
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
CentralNIC and .LA Domains - FREE transfers
CentralNIC domains and the ccTLD .LA can now be transferred FREE-of-charge. Starting immediately, transfer of CentralNIC and .LA domains are executed WITHOUT A DOMAIN RENEWAL.
Why wait to transfer your CentralNIC or .LA domains? By migrating today for FREE, you may qualify for larger price discounts on all your domains. Resellers with more domains at HEXONET automatically receive better pricing through price class upgrades. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our sales department at sales@hexonet.net.
Two More TLDs in Two Weeks! HEXONET Adding .NA & .PE
HEXONET strives to be the largest supplier of TLDs anywhere. Just a few weeks ago we added .HK and now HEXONET is again adding two more country-code Top-Level-Domains - .PE (Peru) and .NA (Namibia).
.PE - Peru (includes .PE, .com.PE, .net.PE, .org.PE, & .nom.PE)
Starting today, Peruvian domains .PE, the official country code Top-Level-Domain, are available from HEXONET!Pricing for all .PE Domains:
- RESELLER: 65.45 USD (net: 55.00 USD) per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 61.88 USD (net: 52.00 USD) per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 58.19 USD (net: 48.90 USD) per Domain/Year
.PE Registry Information:
- Registry operator is Punto.PE - Red Científica Peruana (http://www.punto.pe)
- WHOIS-Server: kero.yachay.pe
- WHOIS Updates: Real-Time
- Registration Periods: 1 - 5 Years
- Add Grace Period: 0 Days
- Finalization Period: 1 Day
- IDN Capable: N/A
- Registration System: Real-Time
- Transfers: Yes
- Transfer Method: Uses authorization codes, which is provided to registrant by the losing registrar. Successful transfers are automatically billed an additional year.
.NA - Namibia (includes .NA and .co.NA)
Available immediately, all HEXONET resellers have access to .NA domains, the official country code Top-Level-Domain of Namibia.HEXONET will be making the two extensions .NA and .co.NA available. Please note that the most common extension is .co.NA. You will see that the prices vary tremendously for these two extensions.
Pricing for .co.NA: The most common .NA registration type
- RESELLER: 77.35 EUR (net: 65.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 73.78 EUR (net: 62.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 69.02 EUR (net: 58.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
- RESELLER: 3570.00 EUR (net: 3000.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
- PREMIUM: 3451.00 EUR (net: 2900.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
- PLATINUM: 3332.00 EUR (net: 2800.00 EUR) per Domain/Year
.NA Registry Information:
- Registry operator is the Namibian Network Information Center (cc)
- WHOIS-Server: whois.na-nic.com.na
- WHOIS Updates: Real-Time
- Registration Periods: 1 - 5 Years
- Add Grace Period: 0 Days
- Finalization Period: 1 Day
- IDN Capable: N/A
- Registration System: Real-Time
- Transfers: Yes
- Transfer Method: Uses authorization codes, which is provided to registrant by the losing registrar. Successful transfers are automatically billed an additional year.
Volume Sales Discount
If you are interested in registering large volumes of .NA, .PE. or any other domain extension, please do not hesitate to contact our Sales Department at sales@hexonet.net for an offer.
.RU available for individuals as of October 1st, 2009
As of October 1st, 2009 at 12:00 CEST you will be able to register .RU domains for individuals. Currently, .RU domains can only be registered by organizations.
In order to enable .RU for individuals we have made some minor modifications, as we are requested to provide the registry with an individual identification number (ID card, passport, etc.).
Changes in the HEXONET Control Panel:
Going forth, if you wish to register a .RU domain for an individual, you must mark a checkbox that you explicitly agree to the .RU Domain Policies, as well as identify additional fields, such as "Identification/Passport Number" and "Date of Birth".
If you wish to register a .RU domain for an individual through API, kindly add these additional parameters to the AddDomain API command:
X-RU-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-DATE = YYYY-MM-DD
X-RU-REGISTRANT-PASSPORT-DATA = <TEXT>
X-RU-ACCEPT-INDIVIDUAL-REGISTRATION-TAC = 0 | 1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes)
Modification to the .RU Domain Policies to include the following paragraph:
The customer is aware that the official .RU registry registration policy requires all individuals to provide identification (i.e. passport numbers) to register a .RU domain. In processing .RU domain registrations through HEXONET, the customer explicitly authorizes HEXONET to transmit this information to the registry on the customer's behalf in the fulfillment of .RU registration policy and the registration of domain names.
The customer in submitting a .RU domain registration through HEXONET explicitly agrees to indemnify HEXONET against any and all liability, loss, damages and legal costs in the transmission of identification information, understanding that HEXONET deletes identification information from all its systems immediately after transmission. The customer understands and accepts that the .RU registry may choose to store identification information along with other registration data on their own accord and completely independent from HEXONET.
Awesome new promos - .INFO, .CZ and .TV
New .INFO promo - every day as low as 2.50 USD
Starting on October 1st, 2009, save every day on .INFO domains. Register one new .INFO domain and save. Register more than 10 new domains on any particular day and save even more! Register more than 20 or 30 new domains on any particular day and save a lot more!
Special promo price on all new .INFO domains for 4.17 (net: 3.50) USD per domain/year
Register the 11th to 20th new .INFO domain in a day for 3.87 (net: 3.25) USD per domain/year
Register the 21st to 30th new .INFO domain in a day for 3.57 (net: 3.00) USD per domain/year
Register from the 30st new .INFO domain in a day for 2.98 (net: 2.50) USD per domain/year
Rules:
- Promotional prices only apply to new 1 year registrations (.INFO domain renewals and/or transfers are excluded)
- Tiered pricing discounts are based on registrations over a 24 hour cycle; PRICING RESETS TO THE SPECIAL RATE AT THE END OF EACH DAY (0:00 UTC)
- IDNs are included in this promotion
- Daily 24 hour promotion was modeled using feedback from resellers and domainers to prevent abuse of our deep discounts on .INFO
- .INFO is intuitive -- the internet is about information. An "info" address is ideal to communicate information to people who are looking for it. Research indicates that people are attracted to domain names they can readily understand (and remember).
- .INFO is international -- .INFO is readily understood in multiple languages, giving these addresses universality unavailable in any other domain.
- .INFO is unrestricted -- .INFO addresses are not limited to businesses or professionals or any other smaller set of internet sites - it is open to anyone!
New .TV promo - if your site moves, it belongs on .TV!
Starting October 1, 2009 at 12:00 CEST through December 31, 2009 HEXONET will be offering special pricing on .TV domains. New .TV domain registrations will only cost 22.61 (net: 19.00) USD per domain/year.
Rules:
- Multi-year registrations are permitted
- .TV IDNs are permitted
- Domain transfers and renewals are excluded
- "If your site moves, it belongs on .TV"
- ".TV is the natural home for online video"
- "A .TV website is like having a TV channel on the web"
.CZ special QIV. promotion
After attending a fantastic ccTLD meeting in Bled, Slovenia, it is clear that eastern Europe countries are opening up their respective TLDs. To help these registries promote their TLDs, HEXONET will be offering sensational discounts in the coming months. The first of such promotions is for .CZ.
Rules:
- Starting October 1st through to December 31th, 2009, all new .CZ domains will cost 285.60 (net: 240.00) CZK per domain/year (30% savings!)
- Multi-year registrations and .CZ domain transfers are included
- Domain renewals are NOT included
- Currently .CZ has 594.313 domains under management
- Minimum 3, maximum 63 characters length
- Permitted registration and renewal periods are 1 - 10 years
- No Redemption Grace Period
- Not IDN capable
- Registration system is real-time
- Transfers via authorization code
- Marketing campaign for .CZ at http://www.dobradomena.cz
Ongoing .COM and .ORG price promo:
Reseller: 14.04 (net: 11.80) → 11.78 (net: 9.90) USD per domain/year
Premium: 11.78 (net: 9.90) → 10.59 (net: 8.90) USD per domain/year
Platinum: 9.76 (net: 8.20) → 9.28 (net: 7.80 USD per domain/year
Ongoing .NET Price Promo:
Reseller: 12.38 (net: 10.40) → 10.23 (net: 8.60) USD per domain/year
Premium: 10.00 (net: 8.40) → 8.81 (net: 7.40) USD per domain/year
Platinum: 7.85 (net: 6.60) → 7.26 (net: 6.10) USD per domain/year
Rules:
- The promotional prices for .COM, .NET and .ORG domains are applicable to new 1 - 10 year domain registrations and domain transfers
- DOMAIN RENEWALS also qualify - save big on your expiring domains or extend your registrations at this special rate!
* Please note that all promotions are provided at the sole discretion of HEXONET.
IMPORTANT: .IT registry upgrading to EPP
On September 28th, 2009, NIC.IT, the official registry for the country code top-level-domain .IT, will be launching their EPP based platform. This new system will coexist with the older non-EPP system for 2 years to ensure seamless operation and migration. In order for our resellers to get the best out of the new EPP .IT system, the following changes have been made:
New registry-registrar agreement:
HEXONET is extremely happy to announce that 1API GmbH (wholly owned subsidiary of HEXONET GmbH) has executed a new agreement with NIC.IT. This new agreement will allow HEXONET to deliver .IT EPP features to our resellers on the day of release.
New .IT domain registrations via EPP:
- Domain registrations are in real-time (fax forms are no longer required).
- Registry nameserver check still in place (as before).
- With the elimination of manual fax forms, registrants must now explicitly accept online Terms and Conditions of NIC.IT to register a domain.
- Upon performing registrations via the Control Panel, the registrant must explicitly accept the Terms and Conditions of NIC.IT using the provided checkbox.
- Registrations via API will require additional parameters to accept the Terms and Conditions.
Change of .IT registrar (domain transfer)
Since HEXONET will be completely EPP compliant, if the other registrar in the transfer is also EPP compliant with .IT, transfers can be initiated with authorization codes like those used with gTLDs like .COM. If the other registrar in the transfer is not EPP compliant with .IT, the use of fax forms is still required.
Change of registrant (Trade)
No fax forms are required. Similar to new .IT registrations, acceptance of the online Terms and Conditions is necessary.
Change of registrar and registrant (Transfer-Trade)
If the other registrar is also EPP compliant with .IT, Transfer-Trades (change both the registrar and the registrant at the same time) can be executed.
Migration of existing .IT domains to the EPP platform
Existing .IT domains must stay and operate on the older non-EPP system for an additional period of 40 days after the EPP platform release. Therefore, any modifications or changes to existing .IT domains must be handled using the older methods.
Example Commands
New additional parameters for API commands
- X-IT-ACCEPT-LIABILITY-TAC = 1
(accepts "Section 3 - Declarations and assumptions of liability") - X-IT-ACCEPT-REGISTRATION-TAC = 1
(accepts "Section 5 - Consent to the processing of personal data for registration") - X-IT-ACCEPT-DIFFUSION-AND-ACCESSIBILITY-TAC = 1
(accepts - "Section 6 - Consent to the processing of personal data for diffusion and accessibility via the internet") - X-IT-ACCEPT-EXPLICIT-TAC = 1
(accepts "Section 7 - Explicit acceptance of the following points")
AddDomain command
command = AddDomain
domain = YOURDOMAIN.it
ownercontact0 = <contact handle>
admincontact0 = <contact handle>
techcontact0 = <contact handle>
billingcontact0 = <contact handle>
nameserver0 = <nameserver>
nameserver1 = <nameserver>
nameserver2 = <nameserver>
x-it-pin = <number>
x-it-accept-liability-tac = 1
x-it-accept-registration-tac = 1
x-it-accept-diffusion-and-accessibility-tac = 1
x-it-accept-explicit-tac = 1
TradeDomain command
command = TradeDomain
domain = YOURDOMAIN.it
ownercontact0 = <contact handle>
admincontact0 = <contact handle>
x-it-pin = <number>
x-it-accept-liability-tac = 1
x-it-accept-registration-tac = 1
x-it-accept-diffusion-and-accessibility-tac = 1
x-it-accept-explicit-tac = 1
Note: This command automatically detects if the domain is managed by an other registrar and will perform a Transfer-Trade if this is the case.
.NL trustee is soon FREE of charge
Based on a policy update at the registry, we will no longer be charging for the .NL Trustee functionality as of October 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 CEST. The official registry of .NL - SIDN - has made modifications towards their policies, that went into effect on October 2nd, 2009.
"Registrants outside the Netherlands are to be allowed to use SIDN's registered office address as a domicile address"
As of October 2nd, 2009, 12:00 CEST, the following changes will go into effect:
- The .NL Domain Policies (http://www.hexonet.net/legal.php) will be extended by the new .NL Trustee Terms and Conditions as outlined by SIDN.
- Any .NL Domains that currently use our Trustee, will automatically get replaced with the new Trustee address and this service will no longer get billed.
The respective parameter for enabling the trustee service for an .NL domain over API is
X-NL-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 1.
SSL certs - now renewable and up to 40% off
Once a year SSL certificate sale - up to 40% off!
Once a year HEXONET discounts brand name SSL certificates to its resellers. For the entire month of October, all Verisign, GeoTrust and Thawte SSL certificates will be reduced up to 40% off our already low wholesale prices. Now is the perfect time to make big profits on all your SSL certificate renewals and sales. |
GeoTrust RapidSSL Certs:
GeoTrust QuickSSLPremium Certs:
GeoTrust RapidSSL Wildcard Certs:
(registrations possible for 1 - 5 years) |
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Thawte SSL123 Certs:
Thawte WebServer Certs:
Thawte WebServer EV Certs:
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VeriSign: (SAVE UP TO 28%)
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In the event you are interested in selling a larger volume of SSL certificates or if you have a large portfolio of domain names, please send us a detailed email to sales@hexonet.net and allow us to negotiate a better pricing for you.
Control Panel update - renewable SSL certificates!
Annual website failures commonly occur when SSL certificates are left to expire. Site owners or managers simply are not aware that their SSL certificates are expiring. In an effort to solve this problem for its resellers, HEXONET will now be sending out expiration notifications, enabling SSL certificate renews through the Control Panel, and allowing multi-year SSL registrations and renewals.Renewal Notices:
Starting on October 1st, 2009, SSL certificates renewal notices will be sent out 30, 14, and 5 days prior to expiration.
Control Panel:
Registration of new SSL certificates (additional certificates) of existing certificates can be done via the Control Panel by navigating to "Manage Products > SSL Certs". Renewal will be possible as of Oct 1st.
Multi-year registrations and renewals:
For peace of mind and not having to worry about renewals for at least a couple of years, HEXONET suggests registering/renewing SSL certificates for multiple years. The specific rates for multi-year SSL certificate registrations and renewals can be found at our official price list.
.HK - Hong Kong ccTLD available as of October 1st, 2009!
Starting on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 12:00 CEST, HEXONET will be making .HK, official country code top-level-domain of Hong Kong, available to its resellers.
Registration Prices:
- RESELLER: 297.50 (net: 250.00) HKD per domain/year
- PREMIUM: 291.55 (net: 245.00) HKD per domain/year
- PLATINUM: 279.65 (net: 235.00) HKD per domain/year
Transfer Prices:
Please note that HKNIC, the official registry operator of .HK, applies a transfer fee of 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) for every transfer, which is the responsibility of the reseller. Transfers can be initiated via authorization code and are already available at HEXONET.
- RESELLER: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 297.50 (net: 250.00) HKD per successful transfer
- PREMIUM: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 291.55 (net: 245.00) HKD per successful transfer
- PLATINUM: 595.00 (net: 500.00) HKD + 279.65 (net: 235.00) HKD per successful transfer
Facts about Hong Kong and .HK:
Officially known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong is a special territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south. Hong Kong is an international metropolis and one of the world's major financial centers. The territory is at the heart of commerce and trade in China and continues to be a financial and business hub for all of Asia.
- Anyone worldwide can register a .HK domain (example.hk)
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As of August 1st, 2009, there were:
- 69,832 registered .HK domains worldwide
- 95,346 registered com.HK domains worldwide
- 204 registered net.HK domains worldwide
- 3999 registered org.HK domains worldwide
- 2175 registered idv.HK domains worldwide
Additional API parameters needed for the registration of .HK domains:
- X-HK-REGISTRANT-CHINESE-COMPANY = <TEXT> (optional)
Company name with Chinese characters - X-HK-REGISTRANT-DOCUMENT-TYPE = <TEXT> (mandatory)
Registrant Document Type. Please refer to the possible values below:- If the registrant is an individual:
- HKID - Hong Kong Identity Number
- OTHID - Other's Country Identity Number
- PASSNO - Passport No.
- BIRTHCERT - Birth Certificate
- OTHIDV - Others Individual Document
- If the registrant is an organization:
- BR - Business Registration Certificate
- CI - Certificate of Incorporation
- CRS - Certificate of Registration of a School
- HKSARG - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department
- HKORDINANCE - Ordinance of Hong Kong
- OTHORG - Others Organization Document
- If the registrant is an individual:
- X-HK-REGISTRANT-OTHER-DOCUMENT-TYPE = <TEXT> (mandatory, if X-HK-REGISTRANT-DOCUMENT-TYPE is 'OTHIDV' or 'OTHORG')
- X-HK-REGISTRANT-DOCUMENT-NUMBER = <TEXT> (mandatory)
- X-HK-REGISTRANT-DOCUMENT-ORIGIN-COUNTRY = <COUNTRY> (mandatory)
- X-HK-REGISTRANT-BIRTH-DATE = YYYY-MM-DD (mandatory, if the registrant is an individual)
- X-HK-ACCEPT-INDIVIDUAL-REGISTRATION-TAC = 0 | 1 (0 = No, 1 = Yes) (mandatory, it the registrant is an individual - For explanations see the paragraph below)
Additional agreement if the registrant is an individual
(X-HK-ACCEPT-INDIVIDUAL-REGISTRATION-TAC)
The customer is aware that the official .HK registry registration policy requires all individuals to provide identification (i.e. passport numbers) to register a .HK domain. In processing .HK domain registrations through HEXONET, the customer explicitly authorizes HEXONET to transmit this information to the registry on the customer's behalf in the fulfillment of .HK registration policy and the registration of domain names.
The customer in submitting a .HK domain registration through HEXONET explicitly agrees to indemnify HEXONET against any and all liability, loss, damages and legal costs in the transmission of identification information, understanding that HEXONET deletes identification information from all its systems immediately after transmission. The customer understands and accepts that the .HK registry may choose to store identification information along with other registration data on their own accord and completely independent from HEXONET.
.PL Maintenance ** SERVICE OFFLINE ** on Sep. 25 - 28, 2009
On very short notice, NASK, the official ccTLD Registry of .PL, announced a major maintenance and upgrade to their systems, which will take the registry OFFLINE FOR THREE (3) DAYS. From September 25, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. CET until September 28, 2009 at 09:00 a.m. CET, all registrations, renewals, contact updates, transfers, etc. of .PL domains will be COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE. Domains expiring between these dates will be protected against expiration and will be given extensions until the maintenance has been completed.
.CM Go Live Scheduled Sep. 18, 2009 at 08:00 UTC
Early this morning Netcom.CM, the official registry operator of .CM, announced that September 18, 2009 at 08:00 UTC is the new Go Live date for second level .CM (first-come-first-serve registration of .CM domains).
Unlike previous attempts at Go Live, Netcom has decided to operate the registration platform on their own servers rather than with Cocca. The biggest benefit of operating the platform "in-house" will be better control and flexibility over zones for the registry.
HEXONET would like to apologize for the short notice from the registry; however, rest assure that HEXONET is ready. Over the next day we will continue to test and make sure all Go Live pre-registrations will be submitted correctly and on time.
.CM Go Live Prices:
| RESELLER: | 78.54 (net price: 66.00) EUR per year |
| PREMIUM: | 76.40 (net price: 64.20) EUR per year |
| PLATINUM: | 75.45 (net price: 63.40) EUR per year |
PLEASE NOTE: Your reseller account balance must have enough funds to cover the cost of all pre-registrations at the time of Go Live; otherwise, some pre-registrations may not be submitted. For all unsuccessful pre-registrations, all Go Live fees will be automatically refunded back to your reseller-account.
Update on .CM launch
The "Go Live" launch of second level .CM domains on August 27th was unfortunately postponed due to unknown reasons. Camtel, the official registry of .CM has yet to make known the reason for the delay.
CoCCa, the registry software provider for .CM, has posted their technical explanation of the failed launch. According to CoCCa, they encountered difficulties with various servers under the control of Camtel. Unreliable loading of .CM zone files onto the .CM TLD servers at launch time resulted in CoCCa pulling the plug.
Unfortunately no further information has been provided on a new "Go Live" date. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
To obtain more information, kindly visit the official websites of Camtel and CoCCa.
.FM 's EPP migration successful!
.FM 's EPP migration successful!
From August 29th through August 30th, 2009, the .FM registry successfully and seamlessly migrated to an EPP based registry system. Not a single report issue or problem! dot FM is the official ccTLD registry of the Federation of Micronesia, which is managed and operated by BRS Media.
.FM EPP Highlights:
- Transfers between registrars are now possible utilizing the well known authorization code
- Up to 13 nameservers per domain are now permitted
- IPv6 is now supported
- IDNs are now suppored
- 44 days autorenew grace period now applicable
- 30 days redepmtion period to restore a deleted domain
- 5 days deletion hold period
- WHOIS service at whois.nic.fm on port 43
Scheduled system maintenance notification
Please be advised that HEXONET is performing maintenance, as well as enhancing our systems, which will impact service for a minimum of 2 hours.
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Time: 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
Service Impact: Minimum 2 hours
Service Operation: Immediate notification via email when fully operational
HEXONET would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have concerns or need help in preparing for this maintenance window, please feel free to contact our support.
Save big - gTLD price promotion
Save big - gTLD price promotion
From the start of September through October 31st, 2009, HEXONET pricing for .COM, .NET and .ORG domains have been drastically reduced!
.COM and .ORG Price Promo:
- Reseller: 14.04 (net price: 11.80) → 11.78 (net price: 9.90) USD per domain/year
- Premium: 11.78 (net price: 9.90) → 10.59 (net price: 8.90) USD per domain/year
- Platinum: 9.76 (net price: 8.20) → 9.28 (net price: 7.80) USD per domain/year
.NET Price Promo:
- Reseller: 12.38 (net price: 10.40) → 10.23 (net price: 8.60) USD per domain/year
- Premium: 10.00 (net price: 8.40) → 8.81 (net price: 7.40) USD per domain/year
- Platinum: 7.85 (net price: 6.60) → 7.26 (net price: 6.10) USD per domain/year
The promotional prices are applicable to new 1 - 10 year domain registrations and domain transfers. DOMAIN RENEWALS also qualify - save big on your expiring domains or extend your registrations at this special rate!
Want even better prices for all your domains? Now is the perfect time to register a large volume of domains to quickly move into a higher price class. Save more on all domains by being upgraded to price class Premium or Platinum. Upgrades are complete FREE and automatic, and are based on your total domains with HEXONET.
NEW - API access to .MOBI Instant Mobilizer™
Access and utilize .MOBI's awesome Instant Mobilizer™ creator via the API (control panel access in a few weeks). The Instant Mobilizer™ is the fastest, easiest and most cost-efficient way of creating a mobile website within seconds with your .MOBI domain.
Key Features and Benefits of Instant Mobilizer:
Automated Content Creation
- Intelligently extracts content from your existing website and creates a state-of-the-art mobile version
- Content is generated in real-time so updates to your main site are reflected on the mobile website without any further effort from you
Mobile Optimized Content
- All content generated is optimized for mobile devices so it is faster to download and easier to navigate
- Automatically detects the mobile device visiting the site and resizes and reformats content respective of each device ensuring the best possible experience
Brand Consistency
- Company logos, branding and color schemes are faithfully reproduced on the mobile website giving a consistent look and feel between source and mobile sites
API Commands:
The Instant Mobilizer is enabled via the AddDomain and ModifyDomain API commands, using the following additional parameters:
X-MOBI-ACCEPT-INSTANTMOBILIZER-TAC = 0 | 1
X-MOBI-INSTANTMOBILIZER-DOMAIN= <DOMAIN>
Example how to activate the Instant Mobilizer Service and Proxy
(e.g. "http://www.acme-the-best-company.com/"):
COMMAND = ModifyDomain
DOMAIN = acme.mobi
X-MOBI-ACCEPT-INSTANTMOBILIZER-TAC = 1
X-MOBI-INSTANTMOBILIZER-DOMAIN = www.acme-the-best-company.com
Note:
When activating the Instant Mobilizer Service, the original nameserver set will be replaced by one provided by the registry.
Deactivate the Instant Mobilizer Service:
COMMAND = ModifyDomain
DOMAIN = acme.mobi
X-MOBI-ACCEPT-INSTANTMOBILIZER-TAC = 0
Note:
When deactivating Instant Mobilizer, the nameservers that were used prior to activation will be restored.
Until October 31th, 2009, the Instant Mobilizer Service is FREE OF CHARGE at HEXONET! Activate it now for your .MOBI domain to benefit from this free service.
Information regarding the reseller prices as of November 1st, 2009 will be announced in a separate newsletter.
.AT Ownerchange now done by TradeDomain and fax generator
From now on .AT ownerchanges are performed using the command TradeDomain:
command = TradeDomain
domain = <domain name>
ownercontact0 = <new owner contact handle>
Alternatively, you may of course use the respective function in the web interface (Domains > TradeDomain).
Additionally, you have to generate an ownerchange form at http://domainform.net or in the web interface at "Domains > Domain tools > .AT ownerchange". The form has to be filled out and signed, and then you have to send it to the number stated on the fax.
Please notice that you first have to execute the Trade command before being able to generate the fax.
.ASIA Landrush billing information
As you know, the .ASIA Sunrise periods ended on January 31th. The .ASIA Landrush starts on February 20th, 2008. At this point in time you can already place your preregistrations.
All applications placed until Feb 20th will be automatically submitted to the registry within the first 24 hours of the Landrush in which you can benefit from the promo price.
Since the .ASIA Landrush application billing is made offline, you will not find any accounting in your accounting list shortly after you sent your application.
The billing of the .ASIA Landrush applications will start on February 10th. 2008
Please be sure that your account is covered with sufficient funds. We will not be able to submit unpaid applications when the Landrush starts.
REMINDER: .SC registry price change
As already announced in earlier newsletters, the .SC registry will triple its price for .SC registrations and renewals starting with February 2008.
We are explicitly not endorsing this price rise. However, we are
forced to cover our costs. Therefore, the price for new .SC registrations, renewals and transfers will be 90.00 USD (in price class PLATINUM) being effective with February 1st, 2008.
Please inform your customers respectively.
.CN promotion
Starting on February 1st, 2008, we offer new one year .CN domain
registrations at a price of only 1.50 USD (in price class PLATINUM). This special promotion will run till March 31th, 2008, 12:00 CEST.
All ASCII-code domains are part of the promotion, also including
the third level domains COM.CN, NET.CN, ORG.CN and all 34 regional .CN
extensions (BJ.CN, SH.CN, ZH.CN etc.).
.ASIA Landrush coming up with 5 USD saving
While the allocation of .ASIA domains ordered during the Sunrise 2a phase is in progress, the Landrush period is coming up.
As of February 20, .ASIA will be available for the general public.
Pre-register .ASIA Landrush domains for your customers now and save
money: for all .ASIA Landrush domains pre-registered before February 20, you will receive a refund of 5 USD per domain.
Landrush domains can only be registered with a 2 years term. Per year we only charge
14.50 USD per domain in price class PLATINUM,
17.50 USD per domain in price class PREMIUM,
20.00 USD per domain in price class RESELLER.
For all registrants that need a CED contact, we also offer a so called trustee solution for only 10.00 USD per year.
Due to the registry, .ASIA represents a golden opportunity for individuals looking to invest in the most prestigious and potentially profitable cyber real estate in Asia. As in the Sunrise phase, domain names receiving more than one application during the Landrush period will be auctioned between the applicants in an equitable process that would encourage the adoption of the .ASIA domain.
The world speaks Spanish - .INFO does too
Starting January 19th, .INFO offers Spanish IDNs.
We encourage all customers operating in Europe, North and
South America, or in other Spanish speaking territories to take this opportunity and use the availability of this new script. A community of over 100 million Internet users worldwide are speaking Spanish.
Database Maintainance on Jan 26th
On Jan 26th 2008 we will perform major maintainance works on our central databases to further improve the overall system performance. The maintainance will take place at 9:00pm CET in the evening. Only a short system outcast of less then 15 minutes is expected.
.ES price promotion 2008
Due to constant requests for a promotion featuring the Spanish extensions, we offer a special price promotion for new one year .ES registrations. In January 2008, you can register your .ES domain at the sensational rate of only 5.00 EUR per Domain/Year. All third level registrations such as com.es only cost 2,50 EUR.
Please note: This special price only applies when using the promotional code
X-ES-ACCEPT-SPECIAL-TAC = 1
Program Rules:
- New one year registrations made from January 2 12:00 UTC till January 31 12:00 UTC are eligible
- Only the first year of new registrations is eligible. Renewals and transfers are not eligible.
- Only registrations using the promo code are eligible
All prices refer to the price class PLATINUM.
.ORG price promotion 2008
All new one year .ORG registrations will be charged with only 6,50 USD in the month of January. Make sure that you benefit from this discount and get your .ORG name in January.
All prices refer to the price class PLATINUM.
Renewal / deletion time frame for .AM and .FM domains
As a result of a review of the .AM / .FM renewal procedure we will adapt
the "deletion time frame" for .AM and .FM domain names to 2 days. This means that you have to set the final renewal mode 2 days before the expiration date. The renewal date will reflect this date.
The new deletion time frame will become affective on January 1st, 2008.
.CH: change of ownership possible by using ModifyDomain
Fom now on, a change of ownership for .CH domain names is possible through a regular ModifyDomain command. It is free of charge, the current registration period remains. We do not require a fax document, however -as in the past- you need an authorization of the current owner in order to change the owner.
Please notice that with the introduction of the EPP protocol which is scheduled for February 2008 a change of ownership of a .CH domain will be handled like a new registration. Therefore it will then be charged like a new registration and the registration term will be reset.
CentralNIC TLDs added
HeXoNet is proud to announce the addition
of all CentralNIC Domains. CentralNIC
is a domainregistry offering country code extensions
beneath the .COM and .NET zone as 3rd level domains, i.e. ".uk.com".
You as a reseller can immediately start registering these domains. All CentralNIC domains can be managed and registered in real-time just like any other TLD.
The new extensions are:
| .br.com | .cn.com | .eu.com | .gb.com | .gb.net | .uk.com | .uk.net |
| .us.com | .uy.com | .hu.com | .no.com | .qc.com | .ru.com | .sa.com |
| .se.com | .se.net | .za.com | .de.com | .jpn.com | .ae.org | .kr.com |
DENIC purges its OT&E
On Dec 18th 2007 DENIC, the central registry for .DE domains, will purge its OT&E test environment database and delete all old test domains.
As the XIRCA OT&E environment is directly connected to the registries' OT&E environments we will also delete all old DE domains in our demo system on Dec 18th.
Maintenance work at DENIC
On Tuesday, December 4th, 2007, between 05:00 p.m. and 06:00 p.m. CEST, the DENIC will perform maintenance works. Therefore, there may occur problems with the ordering services.
All orders will be queued. The respective notifies and confirmations will be sent at the end of the maintenance.
We kindly apologize for any inconvenience.
New extensions: .HN and .LC
We are glad to announce the launch two new ccTLDs: .HN for Honduras and .LC for Saint Lucia.
HN domains can be managed similar to .INFO. There are no special restrictions, a local presence is not needed. Registrations are possible for a period of 1-10 years with an annual registration fee of
69 USD (in PLATINUM price class).
LC is a newly opened domain name registry. Therefore, a lot of interesting domain names are still available. LC can also uniquely represent "Limited Companies" (LC), such as company.LC. The extension is managed similar to .AG. The price for one year registrations is 65 USD (in PLATINUM price class).
Additonally to the second level, we also offer third level registrations at a rate of 69 USD for .HN and 50 USD for .LC domains. By now, the following extensions are available:
com.lc, net.lc and org.lc
com.hn, net.hn and org.hn.
.NL: change of ownership after transfer now easier
A transfer of a .NL domain to us is now easier. When you like to change the owner after a transfer, it is not required any more to provide the current owner contact. You do not have to create a contact handle for the old owner any longer. The follow procedure applies:
- request the transfer (TransferDomain) and send us the required fax documents
- after the transfer is completed you have to assign an admin, tech, and billing contact to the domain (ModifyDomain)
NEW: it is not required any more to provide the current owner contact - request a change of ownership (TradeDomain) with the new owner contact and send us the required fax documents
.ASIA domain availability check
The .ASIA registry has already validated some sunrise applications. You can now use the CheckDomain command in order to determine if a domain name is still available or not. Please notice that the response 'domain name available' does not indicate if there are already pending applications or not, since there can be multiple applications for the same domain name.
In order to apply for a .ASIA domain, you still need to use the "Domain Application" function in our web interface (or the AddDomainApplication command). We do also check the domain availability for each new domain application.
Price change for .IN domains
To offer our customers favourable prices, all our domain offers are closeley calculated. Due to the drastic fallen US currency and the respective exchange rate losses, we therefore have to change our .IN price. As of January, we are unfortunately forced to increase our .IN price by 1 USD. We hope for your understanding for this step. By the time, the dollar loses its current weakness, we will of course go back to the old pricing.
Registrations of TK domains currently stopped
Due to a press release of the .TK registry, live-registrations of. TK domains are currently not possible.
"Because of its rapid growth in the last couple of weeks the Dot TK registry and the Tokelau government have decided to offer a one-time possibility for all trademark owners in the world to register their
trademarks exclusively in the Dot TK domain name zone. Therefore, Dot TK has closed the regular registry for paid domain names and opened the
registry exclusively for all small, medium and large-size corporations to register their trademark domains, between October 26th and December 3rd 2007..." (Source: DotTK).
Because of the very uncommon behaviour, our registrar Key-Systems did not participate in this "Sunrise period" of .TK. We are hoping that with December 4th the registry goes back to regular live-registration of .TK domains. Once this is the case, we will immediately process your registrations again.
New .MOBI promotion in December
Starting with December 1st 2007, you will be able to register .MOBI domains at the very favourable rate of only 9,50 USD (in price class PLATINUM). Launch a promotion for your customers and provide them with their domain in one of the fastest growing name spaces - more than 700.000 .MOBI domains
have already been registered.
This promotion will end on December 31, 2007.
.ES IDN domains: landrush preregistrations
Our registrar Key-Systems participates on another new landrush. From December 1, 11:00 UTC, you can preregister your .ES IDN domain names in our system.
To do so, please use the standard AddDomain API command or the domain registration wizard in the web interface.
After the pregistration, the domains will be listed in your account with the status REQUESTED. We will submit your requests to the .ES registry on December 12. Regular live registrations are expected to start with December 13. Please notice: The first-come, first-served principle applies. We can only accept one preregistration per domain name.
SOAP and XML-RPC gateway
Besides the current access possibilities using the web interface, RRP, HTTP-API and Mailrobot, we now offer a SOAP interface for the XIRCA system.
SOAP is a XML-based network protocol to exchange data between different computer systems and to execute remote procedure calls. It is W3C-recommended and already established itself as a standard protocol for data exchange.
By integrating SOAP into XIRCA, it is now e.g. possible in a simple way to realize connections to large business solutions such as SAP.
Additionally to SOAP we also offer a more lightweight XML-RPC variant.
You may find the documentations of both, the SOAP and the XML-RPC gateway in the download area of our web interface.
.NL transfers with new nameservers
To ensure a successful .NL domain name transfer, the nameservers have to resolve. Starting with November, you have the possibility to state new nameservers when you request a transfer with the following API command:
command=TransferDomain
domain=
nameserver0=
nameserver1=
nameserver2=
.IN & .CN special promotion
.IN
Starting with October 6th, you can register .IN domains (second and third level) at the very favourable rate of only 3,50 USD. This promotion ends on December 31th, 2007.
.CN
Furthermore we will be offering .CN 1-year registrations until December 31th, 2007 at a sensational price of 1,50 USD only. All ASCII-code domains are part of the promotion, also containing the third level domains COM.CN, NET.CN, ORG.CN and all 34 regional .CN extensions (BJ.CN, SH.CN, ZH.CN etc.).
.AT and .CH domain renewals
As a result of a review of the registry renewal policies we have to inform you that we need to adapt the deletion timeframe for .AT and .CH domain names to 31 days.
Only this way we are able to process the deletion of an .AT or .CH
domain name within the period of notice of the registry.
If an .AT or .CH domain name is not deleted 31 days prior to the
expiration date, then the renewal will get processed accordingly and the renewal will be charged in the respective HEXONET user account.
The changes will become operative on November 1st, 2007.
The expiration date of the .AT and .CH domain names will stay the same but the renewal date will change to reflect the described deletion timeframe.
Database maintenance
On October 26th, 2007, from 02:00 a.m. to 06:00 a.m. UTC, our registrar Key-Systems will perform a database maintenance. Within that period, actions on many TLD types (except .DE, .EU, .UK) cannot be performed.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Reminder - gTLD price increase
As you already know, the gTLD registries VeriSign (.COM & .NET), PIR (.ORG), Neulevel (.BIZ) and Afilias (.INFO), will increase their prices this fall.
Due to reduced administrative costs, we are glad to announce that we will not pass on the full amount but only a certain percentage of the price increase to our resellers - except promotional and other discounted prices.
This said, the new PLATINUM prices for registrations, transfers and renewals are as follows:
COM: 7,95 USD
NET: 6,35 USD
ORG: 7,95 USD
BIZ: 7,95 USD
INFO: 7,95 USD
The prices of the PREMIUM and RESELLER classes will stay unchanged.
The price changes will go into effect on October 15th, 2007.
Maintenance work at DENIC
On Tuesday, October 9th, 2007, between 05:00 p.m. and 06:00 p.m. CEST, the DENIC will perform maintenance works. Therefore, there may occur problems with the ordering services.
All orders will be queued. The respective notifies and confirmations will be sent at the end of the maintenance.
We kindly apologize for any inconvenience.
.ASIA appendix and payment
Right in time for the start of the .ASIA Sunrise the .ASIA appendix and our trustee solution will be available on Monday, October 8th. Our .ASIA prices for the Sunrise are as follows:
Non-refundable application fee: 80.00 USD
Yearly registration fee: 14.50 USD
Yearly trustee fee: 10.00 USD
Initially, .ASIA domains will only be able to be registered with a two years term. In case of an auction, a respective, additional auction fee will apply to the registrant.
All pre-registrations will be charged on Mon, October 8th. Please make sure to have sufficient funds on your account.
Further launch details can be found here.
.ES IDN-Einführung
As of October 3rd it will be possible to register .ES domains with special characters. We will offer these registrations through the regular AddDomain command.
Please note that you will have to submit the punycode domain AND a reference domain where the special characters have been replaced according to the replacement rules of the registry. This must be done with the following parameter:
X-ES-REFERENCE-DOMAIN = <DOMAIN>
Example command:
command = AddDomain
domain = xn--imgenes-1-11a.es
x-es-reference-domain = imagenes-1.es
period = 1
ownercontact0 = P-ABC123
admincontact0 = P-ABC123
techcontact0 = P-ABC123
billingcontact0 = P-ABC123
nameserver0 = ns1.myfirstnameserver.net
nameserver1 = ns2.mysecondnameserver.net
nameserver2 = ns3.mythirdnameserver.net
With a successful registration, the registry automatically enters the owner and admin data from the existing domain. The owner and admin contact that you need to provide will be ignored.
Further information can be found here and here.
New .IT fax forms and form generator
The .IT registry has introduced new fax forms which have to be used from the 1st of November.
We are proud to introduce a .IT FORM GENERATOR. You can generate .IT forms for new registrations, transfers (without a change of ownership), and a change of ownership for domains on your account. Furthermore the registration contract can now be sent to the fax server of our registrar Key-Systems and will be forwarded automatically to Nic.IT. The contracts for transfers and change of ownership needs still to be sent directly to Nic.IT. You have several possibilities to access the form generator:
- We offer a "white labled" URL which you can provide to your customers: http://www.formgenerator.net
- Your subdomain. You can set a subdomain of yours (for example pdf.yourdomain.net) to point to the IP address of our form generator: 212.227.111.203
- Like for the .NL form generator you can also use the following direct URL calls with GET parameters to generate the fax forms:
- http://pdf.hexonet.net/it_form?form=registration
- http://pdf.hexonet.net/it_form?form=transfer
- http://pdf.hexonet.net/it_form?form=ownerchange
- domain = Name of the domain, incl. ".it", the domain must be in "REQUESTED" status or exist within the .it registry.
If the Registrant is an individual person (registration, transfer, ownerchange) you can provide the following data:
- dateofbirth = Registrant's date of birth (DAY-MONTH-YEAR)
- placeofbirth = Registrant's place of birth (CITY,COUNTRY CODE/PROVINCE CODE*)
You can provide the old maintainer for the transfer form:
- oldmnt = Identification of the old maintainer
- newdateofbirth = new Registrant's date of birth (DAY-MONTH-YEAR)
- newplaceofbirth = new Registrant's place of birth (CITY,COUNTRY CODE/PROVINCE CODE*)
Other optional parameters are:
- logo = URL to your company logo (only possible with .PNG and .JPG files)
- logowidth = width in "mm", otherwise it will be scaled automatically
- logoheight = height in "mm", otherwise it will be scaled automatically
Domain Alert - positive impact!
"Domain Alert" has positive impact on revenue figures!
On August 22nd, 2007, we announced the release of a new Domain Name Feature named "Domain Alert".
Since the launch of "Domain Alert" we have seen a positive impact on revenue figures.
"Domain Alert" is an additional layer of security for the registrant. Upon making any changes to the following domain settings:
- Whois Information (Registrant & Admin-C)
- Name Server Settings
- Domain Lock / Unlock Status
- Authorization Code
As the "Domain Alert" product has had such a good impact we have decided to upload any logos of resellers who are supporting this product under the "domain-alert.info" website. In the event that you or your resellers support the "Domain Alert" and would like to have your logo uploaded onto this website, kindly send us the following information:
- Logo of your company in 234x60 px geometry
- please identify the web-address to which this logo is to be linked to
Sales Tipps:
- "Domain Alert" can be applied to existing domains and the registration period of "Domain Alert" is automatically synced to the expiration date of the respective domain. This offers you and your resellers the opportunity to up sell the "Domain Alert" to existing customers and thereby offer your customers and additional layer of security for their domains.
- "Domain Alert" can be registered with every newly registered domain. We recommend that you add the "Domain Alert" product into the order-process of your domain registration process.
We have created "Domain Alert" logos which you are more than welcome to use. These can be found under http://www.domain-alert.info/download.
Servicephone - Added-value numbers
Servicephone - Added-value numbers
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We are glad to announce that from now on, we will offer you another reseller-suitable service, which meaningfully rounds our product line for internet service providers: added-value phone numbers, such as 0900, 01805, or 0800 which is free for the caller.
Added-value numbers are used today in all branches, e.g. for fee-required support hotlines, free-of-charge ordering hotlines or participation on winning games by 0137-voting.
Especially for resellers, the marketing of added-value numbers was much too costly, because nearly no provider offers an open system interface which also supports full-automatical billing incl. itemized bills for sub-customer accounts.
We are glad to offer you today a highly automatized managing solution for German added-value phone numbers, with attractive payout rates within our XIRCA reseller system.
All managing functions can be done using the XIRCA web interface or by API command.
For scheduling, there is a intelligent system with many technical possibilites but simple handling. This e.g. means:
- source-dependent routing ("I'm only allowing callers from the range 0176... or +49-83... or +49-6..."),
- time-dependet routing ("I'm only allowing calls between 10:00 am and 02:30 pm"),
- parallel routing ("If a call comes in, my phone should ring both in office and at home")
- time-shifted parallel routing ("If a call comes in, it should ring 10 seconds in office first, then simultaneously at home, too")
As well as the full automization of the technical routing, also the billing is processed fully automized down to the lowest customer level. So you just have to insert the minute fees (for 0800) and the payout amounts (for 0900, 0137, ...) per call minute at your sub-customers.
Together with the billing system integrated in XIRCA, your own managing effort for service phone numbers for your customers is reduced to a minimum.
As a special service for all users who manage at least one service number in his XIRCA account, we activate the XIRCA billing system for free, durable and without any restrictions. Please send us a short email to info@hexonet.net, if you manage a service phone number and want to use the XIRCA billing system for free.
Prices:
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To run added-value numbers using the XIRCA system, neither monthly fees nor minimum sales for a number will occur. Your account just will be charged with a one-time setup fee of 69.00 EUR (for 0800, 0180, 0137), or 99.00 EUR (for 0900). The occuring call minutes will be charged (e.g. 0800) or credited (e.g. 0900) onto your account.
0137-7 and 0137-8 ; 9
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0137 numbers are priced for the caller at a flat rate per call and are generally used for services with short calling times, such as winning games, phone votings etc.
At 0137 numbers, the last digit is crucial for the fees the caller has to pay:
01377 numbers are priced for the caller at 0.98 EUR (gross), independent from how long the call lasts.
Your (net) payout per call for you is 0.55 EUR, deducting 0.05 EUR per minute for termination into the German fixed-line network (taking per second).
In the same way, 01378 and 01379 numbers are priced for the caller at 0.49 EUR (gross). The net payout is here 0.25 EUR, deducting 0.05 EUR termination costs per minute.
PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_01377_CALL:-0.55 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_01378_CALL:-0.25 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0137_TERMINATION:0.05 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0137_CURRENCY:EUR PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0137_MONTHLY:0.00 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0137_SETUP:69.00
(negative values in all price definitions mean payouts)
0180-5
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01805 numbers are shared-cost numbers. For those, we only charge a one-time setup fee, after that there will occur no further costs.
A caller of a 01805 number pays 0.12 EUR (gross) per minute from the German fixed-line network.
If you are not directly the user of a 01805 number, but want to sell the number to your customers, you may set up a price using the price relation "0180_MONTHLY" (see below). This price will be charged to your customer's account monthly for using the number.
PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0180_CURRENCY:EUR PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0180_MONTHLY:0.00 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0180_SETUP:69.00
0800 ("Freecall")
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0800, so-called "freecall" numbers, are free for the caller, the carrier of the number gets charged for the costs for incoming calls. Here you have to differ in the price whether a call comes from the German fixed-line network, a German mobile network or from a foreign country.
For calls from the fixed-line network, we charge you 0.07 EUR per minute, from a mobile network 0.25 EUR per minute.
Calls from phone booths are not possible due to technical accounting reasons.
During the first setup of the number you choose by your own if you want to receive calls to your 0800 number only from the fixed-line network or from mobile or foreign country networks.
Please notice that the connection of 0800 calls from foreign countries can not be guaranteed for all countries and telephone networks.
PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_CURRENCY:EUR PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_MINUTE_CELLPHONE:0.25 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_MINUTE_FIXEDNETWORK:0.07 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_MINUTE_FOREIGNCOUNTRY:0.35 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_MONTHLY:0.00 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0800_SETUP:69.00
0900
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0900 numbers are used for premium services, for which the caller pays a high fee per minute, or a flat rate fee per call for using a special service, e.g. a premium support hotline.
During the setup of a 0900 number, you have to set up if the caller pays a flat rate per call or a fee per minute. Here you may chosse (gross) amounts of 0.01 EUR to maximum 3.00 EUR per minute, or 0.01 EUR to maximum 30.00 EUR per call, in steps of 1 Cent. The costs for the caller are related to calls which come from the German fixed-line network.
Your payout for calls from the fixed-line network is 72% of the amount the caller pays to the common carrier.
PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_CALL_FIXEDNETWORK_PCT:-0.72 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_CURRENCY:EUR PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_FIXEDNETWORK_PCT:-0.72 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MONTHLY:0.00 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_SETUP:89.00
A calculation example:
You order a 0900 number which costs the caller 1.19 EUR gross (= 1.00 EUR net) per minute. Your payout amount is 0.72 EUR net (~ 0.86 EUR gross) per minute.
For calls from a German mobile network, the German "Bundesnetzagentur" created 9 discreet rate clusters. If you want to accept calls from mobile networks to your 0900 number, you have to choose the cluster which your caller should pay during the setup.
The (gross) costs for the caller, as well as your net payouts for mobile calls are as follows:
| Rate cluster | Caller | Payout |
| TC-00 | 0.79 EUR | 0.08 EUR |
| TC-10 | 0.99 EUR | 0.25 EUR |
| TC-20 | 1.49 EUR | 0.44 EUR |
| TC-30 | 1.79 EUR | 0.60 EUR |
| TC-40 | 1.93 EUR | 0.70 EUR |
| TC-50 | 1.99 EUR | 0.80 EUR |
| TC-60 | 2.00 EUR | 0.99 EUR |
| TC-70 | 2.59 EUR | 1.09 EUR |
| TC-80 | 2.75 EUR | 1.18 EUR |
For calls from mobile networks, only a pricing per minute is possible, no flat rate pricing per call like for fixed-line network calls.
But it is possible that a number gets priced per call if from fixed-line, and per minute if from mobile networks.
PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_00_PCT:-0.08 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_10_PCT:-0.25 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_20_PCT:-0.44 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_30_PCT:-0.60 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_40_PCT:-0.70 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_50_PCT:-0.80 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_60_PCT:-0.99 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_70_PCT:-1.09 PRICE_CLASS_SERVICEPHONE_0900_MINUTE_CELLPHONE_80_PCT:-1.18
Please notice: Changes to the rates of a 0900 number after the setup are NOT possible, the rates have to be set up correctly during the ordering process.
The rates of the number will be announced to the caller automatically at the beginning of the call.
.ASIA: News
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- .ASIA pre-registrations now available
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We are very glad to announce the opening for pre-registrations of the new TLD. Starting today, you
can enter your desired domains either through the web interface under "Domains > Domain Application > Add Domain Application" or the
AddDomainApplication API command using the special .ASIA extensions. Find further information on
this in this email and in our API manual which you can download from your account.
At this point in time and due to still oustanding final information by the registry, we are not
able to provide you with an appendix for .ASIA. Accordingly, when entering your pre-registration
you do not have to activate a respective appendix yet. Therefore, please note that pre-
registrations are without obligation. We will update you on this and provide you with an appendix
as soon as possible.
Unlike with other TLD launches, .ASIA does not follow the "first come, first served" principle.
Instead, during all different sunrise phases, domain name applications are considered as having
been received by the registry at the same time. This significantly reduces the time pressure in
comparison to a first come - first serve model. Due to this model you do not need to place
multiple applications for the same name at different registrars or with different accounts.
A domain name with only one qualified application will be allocated to the applicant. For domain
names with more than one qualified applications, an auction will be held. The auction partner for
DotAsia is pool.com, offering a high level of experience and transparency for bidders.
As other TLDs too, .ASIA requires a local presence, the so called "CED (Charter Elegibility
Declaration) contact". For all registrants who are not an existing and current legal entity in the
DotAsia community, we will provide a "trustee solution".
We will announce further details to our .ASIA trustee togehter with the upcoming appendix.
All policies can be found at http://www.registry.asia.
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- .ASIA general API extensions
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With each .ASIA registration, the following extensions must be submitted:
X-ASIA-MAINTAINERURL =
This field is OPTIONAL. If you want to utilize this field, it can contain the URL and/or name of
the party responsible for maintaining the domain. The maintainer is defined by ICANN as "a person
that has been designated by the Registrar for the registration of the domain (for example a
reseller, could also depend on the registrant)."
X-ASIA-REGAGENT-CONTACT = [CONTACT]
This field is OPTIONAL. The .ASIA Registry allows for resellers of accredited registrars to be
named directly with a .ASIA domain via the Registration Agent Contact. Unlike the maintainer URL
field, this field refers a contact object that includes full contact information of the
Registration Agent.
X-ASIA-NOTF-CONTACT = [CONTACT]
An Operations and Notifications Contact (OPN/NOTF Contact) is submitted to designate the point of
contact to whom documentary evidence requests, auction invitations, and reminders are to be sent.
If no OPN Contact is nominated by the registrant, the Sponsoring Registrar should be designated as
the point of contact.
Notifications and communications regarding documentary evidence for an application will be sent
to both the OPN Contact and the Sponsoring Registrar. Updates to the OPN Contact will not be
permitted during Sunrise.
The Registry does not guarantee that any changes to OPN Contact will be effected in the
notification system immediately. The sponsoring registrar is responsible to inform those
applicants who updated their OPN Contact that theymust continue to accept and expect notifications
being sent to their previous OPN Contact for a reasonable period of time after the submission of
the changes.
Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact
In order to be eligible for a .ASIA domain, at least one of the Domain Contacts associated with
the Domain Name must be an existing and current legal entity in the DotAsia Community. The
Charter Eligibility Declaration Policy can be viewed here.
The DotAsia Community is defined based on the geographical boundaries described by the ICANN
Asia / Australia / Pacific region: link
The .ASIA CED contact extensions are as follows:
X-ASIA-CED-ACCEPT-TRUSTEE-TAC = 0 | 1
X-ASIA-CED-CONTACT = registrant | admin | tech | billing
X-ASIA-CED-CCLOCALITY = [COUNTRY]
X-ASIA-CED-LOCALITYSP = [TEXT] (max. 255 chars)
X-ASIA-CED-LOCALITYCITY = [TEXT] (max. 255 chars)
X-ASIA-CED-LEGALENTITYTYPE = naturalPerson | corporation | cooperative | partnership |
government | politicalParty | society | institution | other
X-ASIA-CED-IDENTFORM = passport | certificate | legislation | societyRegistry |
politicalPartyRegistry | other
X-ASIA-CED-IDENTNUMBER = [TEXT] (max. 255 chars)
X-ASIA-CED-OTHERLETYPE = [TEXT] (max. 255 chars)
X-ASIA-CED-OTHERIDENTFORM = [TEXT] (max. 255 chars)
Information submitted for the CED Contact, except where privacy considerations for personal data
dictates (e.g. passport number), will be included in publicly accessible WHOIS databases to allow
for public inspection of applicants' eligibility. Registered Domain Holders who are found to have
provided false or misleading information will have their domain registration cancelled.
Either Registrant, Admin, Tech, or Billing Contact must be extended into a CED Contact. Updates
to the CED Contact will not be permitted during Sunrise.
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- .ASIA Sunrise / Landrush API extensions
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All Sunrise Applications require Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Data to be submitted with each
domain name application. It is important to note that after an application is successfully
submitted, IPR data may NOT be modified.
You can view the Sunrise Policies here.
The following extensions are for Sunrise / Landrush only:
X-ASIA-IPR-NAME = [TEXT] (max. 128 chars)
X-ASIA-IPR-NUMBER = [TEXT] (max. 128 chars)
X-ASIA-IPR-CCLOCALITY = [COUNTRY]
X-ASIA-IPR-ENTITLEMENT = owner | co-owner | assignee
X-ASIA-IPR-APPDATE = [DATE]
X-ASIA-IPR-REGDATE = [DATE]
X-ASIA-IPR-FORM = corporation | cooperative | partnership | government | politicalParty | society |
institution | other
X-ASIA-IPR-TYPE = PSA | PSB | SR1 | SR2A | SR2B | SR2C | SR3 | LANDRUSH
X-ASIA-IPR-CLASS = [TEXT] (max. 128 chars)
X-ASIA-IPR-PREVERIFIED = [TEXT] (max. 25 chars)
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- .ASIA prices
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Our .ASIA prices for the Sunrise are as follows:
Non-refundable application fee: 80.00 USD
Yearly registration fee: 14.50 USD
Yearly trustee fee: 10 USD
Pre-registrations will not be charged as long as they are without obligation. By the time we have
the appendix ready, we will also provide you with all necessary payment information.
Please note:
.ASIA domains will initially only be able to be registered with a two years term. In case of an
auction, a respective, additional auction fee will apply to the registrant.
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- Dates to remember
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There will be 3 phases: Sunrise, Landrush and Go Live.
Oct 9, 2007: Sunrise 2a
Nov 13, 2007: Sunrise 2b, 2c & Sunrise 3
February 2008: Landrush (planned)
March 2008: Go Live (planned)
Transferlock available now for .DE domains
From now on you can also protect your .DE domains from unauthorized transfer.
We were able to make the parameter TRANSFERLOCK available for .DE domains and will pass this possibility directly through to our customers. The parameter may be set, just like for other TLDs, by using the ModifyDomain command:
command = ModifyDomain
domain = xyz.de
transferlock = 1 | 0
If set, the system automatically denies all transfer requests for the domain (NACK). It is no registry feature like TRANSFERLOCK for gTLDs, but works only with our systems.
The possibility to activate or deactivate the transferlock directly at your domainlist in our web interface will be realized soon.
.MX promotion in September
To further push our new extension .com.MX, we are glad to offer a
drastic price slump for the month of September.
We will offer the Mexican extension for a rate of only 10 USD.
With more than 200,000 registered domains, Mexico is one of the largest
ccTLD of Central America. Improve your standing in this large community
and benefit from our very favourable price.
com.MX can be registered by companies and organizations throughout
the world for a registration period between one and five years.
The registry backend is officially run by NIC-Mexico (http://www.nic.mx).
gTLD Renewal Promo prolonged
After the upcoming price increase this year, the registry contracts with
ICANN explicitly allow a further rise in prices for the next years.
Therefore, we recommend to encourage your customers to renew
domains at the current rates. To support you with this, we will offer
the following special Renewal Promotion for .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ &
INFO from July 1st until October 15th 2007:
- 3-5 years: 7,10 USD for .COM, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO and 5,50 USD for .NET
per year
- 6-9 years: 6,80 USD for .COM, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO and 5,20 USD for .NET
per year
Please note that the prices only apply to explicit renewals via the
RenewDomain command.
Example:
[COMMAND]
command = RenewDomain
domain = xyz4711.com
period = 5
expiration = 2008
EOF
The relations are:
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_COM_RENEW:x.xx
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_ORG_RENEW:x.xx
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_BIZ_RENEW:x.xx
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_INFO_RENEW:x.xx
PRICE_CLASS_DOMAIN_NET_RENEW:x.xx
exceeded. The maximum period for an explicit renewal is 9 years.
New gTLD prices for PLATINUM class on Oct 15th, 2007
As we already announced in our news message on June 29th, the gTLD registries VeriSign (COM & NET), PIR (ORG), Neulevel (BIZ) and Afilias (INFO) will increase their prices this fall.
Because of the reduced administrative efforts, heXoNet is proud to annouce that only the prices of our PLATINUM class will be lightly increased. The PREMIUM and RESELLER classes are not effected by this price increase.
The new standard price for registration, transfer and renewals of gTLDs will be as follows:
| COM | 7,95 USD |
| NET | 6,35 USD |
| ORG | 7,95 USD |
| BIZ | 7,95 USD |
| INFO | 7,95 USD |
The new prices will take effect on October 15th, 2007.
Advanced debit process
Until now, customers with a German bank account could let us collect their monthly quantity of orders automatically by bank debit at the invoice date.
In case that the quantity of orders got higher than the account credit limit, customers had only the possibility to upload additional prepaid volume by wire transfer.
From now on, you can also order special payments by bank debit through our XIRCA web interface. So you always can tansfer money to your user account when you discover that your credit limit gets short. This option has -compared to normal wire transfers- the advantage that the amount you wish to transfer is much faster available in your user account.
You can find this option under "My account > Account management > Charge by bank debit".
Additional security for your domains - Domain Alert
Threats to one's domain name and web site are not always intentional or malicious such as in the case of domain name theft. Often, accidental modifications made by other people with access to the domain (or sometimes by the domain owner him/herself) can result in serious problems.
For instance, several people within a company usually require access to a corporate domain name. A systems engineer might need domain access to change a domain's zone records to point it to a new server while the corporate email administrator might need access to a domain name to setup new mail servers for the company.
The problem is that one person might not necessarily understand the impact that their changes have on the rest of the company's systems. A systems engineer might change a domain's nameservers without realizing that it may lead to the company's email going down because existing MX records were deleted in the process.
As of these risks HeXoNet has developed and deployed the new product called "Domain Alert".
"Domain Alert" is an additional layer of security for the registrant. Upon making any changes to the following domain settings:
- Whois Information (Registrant & Adminc-C)
- Name Server Settings
- Domain Lock / Unlock Status
- Authorization Code
an email will automatically be sent to the registrant asking the registrant to confirm these changes by clicking on the respective link in the email. The confirmation page is under domain-alert.info and will be kept neutral.
"Domain Alert" can be applied to existing domains and the registration period of "Domain Alert" is automatically synced to the expiration date of the respective domain, or "Domain Alert" can be registered with every newly registered domain.
The annual price for "Domain Alert" is 4.95 EUR.
We have created "Domain Alert" logos which you are more than welcome to use. These can be found under http://www.domain-alert.info/download
Maintenance work at DENIC
On September 11th, 2007, the DENIC opens their new datacentre in Frankfurt.
Therefore, from 10 a.m., several maintenance works will cause a downtime of approximately 6 hours. During that downtime all functions regarding .DE domains will be not available.
We and the DENIC are sorry for any inconvenience.
.ASIA: First facts
In exactly two months, the long awaited counterpart to .EU will be
available for registration: .ASIA
Key-Systems is going to offer pre-registrations from Sep 4, 2007.
Detailed information about prices and the pre-registration procedure
will be announced in our next newsletter.
The introduction of .ASIA will last from Oct 9, 2007 to February 2008 and is split into the following phases:
Sunrise 1 begins on Oct 9, 2007 (Tue) and ends on Oct 30, 2007. Then there will be an intermission from Oct 30 - Nov 13. It is designed for Governmental Reserved Names, which are focused mainly on geographical names and names that are relevant for governments in the context of the ASIA domain.
SR2 lasts from Nov 13, 2007 to Jan 15, 2007 and is further refined into 3 sub-phases to provide a reasonably thorough program to allow companies to protect their marks and brands:
- Sunrise 2a (SR2a): Early Bird Sunrise
Domains eligible for SR2a must have a trademark application cut-off date of Mar 16, 2004 at the latest. Demonstrable usage of Mark must be provided upon request. Furthermore the mark must be issued and valid.
- Sunrise 2b (SR2b): General Registered Marks
The trademark application cut-off date is Dec 6, 2006. The mark must be issued and valid.
- Sunrise 2c (SR2c): Extended Protection
The requirements for Sunrise 2c (SR2c) is the same as SR2b. SR2c however provides Extended Protection for registered mark holders by allowing for registrations consisting of combinations of the registered mark itself and words from the class description of the registered trademark. For example, if you own a registered mark "ABC" in Class 1: "Chemicals" based on the NICE classification system, not only will you be able to apply for "ABC.Asia" during SR2a/b, you may also apply for "ABCchemicals.Asia" in SR2c.
SR3 is designed for registered entities who do not have registered trademarks for their brands and company names. Along with the domain application, applicants must also upload an electronic copy of their business registration certificate (or equivalent) as documentary evidence of the entity registration.
If a domain name received only one qualified application, the domain will be allocated to the applicant accordingly. If a domain name received more than one qualified application, an auction will be held between the two or more qualified applicants. Auctions will be mainly conducted online and with a high level of transparency for bidders. More information on the English style auction model will follow soon.
Please note that one of the domain contacts (Registrant, Admin, Tech or Billing) must be a legal entity in one of the jurisdictions in the DotAsia Community. Legal entity is defined as Natural Persons, Corporations, Government Bodies, etc. Key-Systems will provide a local address for domain registrations.
Nameserver maintenance work
Because of necessary construction works to establish advanced optimization in the network infrastructure of our fallback network location, to provide a higher capacity, we need to do reserve a maintenance timespace from
August 22th 00:00 a.m. to August 22th 06:00 a.m.
For you, this means an effective downtime of our nameserver ns3.hexonet.net for approximately 120 minutes.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
.BIZ IDNs: Introduction of Korean IDNs
NeuStar, the registry of .BIZ plans to deploy a new IDN language script
in the .BIZ TLD. On August 20th, 1am UTC, they will be deploying IDNs in
the following language:
- Korean
The respective language tag which must be passed on with the AddDomain
command is "KO". All domain names can be registered on a first come,
first served basis. There is no lock status added after the
registration, so all names can be used immediately.
.CH & .LI: Price reduction
As a SWITCH partner, Key-Systems is able to further reduce the prices for .CH & .LI domains. From now on new registrations and renewals are reduced from 25 to 20 CHF.
.TV & .CC: Authcode required
Due to a switch at the registry level to EPP, as from now it is only possible to initiate .TV & .CC transfers with an authcode. Please also note that the respective lock parameter changes from REGISTRAR-LOCK to clientTransferProhibited.
.MOBI: Special Promotion
Running from August 15 at 8am UTC until August 21 at 8am UTC our .MOBI
special offers you a reduced price of only 7,50 USD. This means savings
of nearly 50 % compared to our standard price of 14,50 USD.
This special offer only applies to new one year registrations and is not
valid for renewals or transfers.
Domain restores possible via API command
From now on it is possible to initiate a domain restore via API command.
After sending the command, the price for the restore will be charged and an ObjectLog entry will be created. As soon as the restore has been completed by our registrar, the domain will be added to the customer account.
Command syntax:
command = RestoreDomain domain = <domain>
Maintenance work on Saturday, July 14th 2007
On next Saturday, July 14th 2007, there will be necessary maintenance work done to our database servers between 07:00 p.m. and 08:00 p.m. CET.
Please notice that within that time period, interferences in the operative services may occur.
.NZ transfers enabled
.NZ transfers are now officially supported by our system. To transfer a co.NZ, net.NZ or org.NZ domain, you need to obtain a so-called UDAI (Unique Domain Authentication ID) similar to an authcode from the current registrar. This UDAI can simply be passed on with the "auth" parameter in our API. Domains are transferred in real-time, meaning that the result of the transfer request indicates if the transfer was successful or not.
gTLD registries price increase
As you may already know, the gTLD registries VeriSign (.COM & .NET), PIR (.ORG), Neulevel (.BIZ) and Afilias (.INFO), will increase their prices this fall. The price changes will go into effect mid-October. As our favourable prices are already closely calculated, we unfortunately will have to pass on this increase to our resellers within the price class PLATINUM. We will announce our new prices in one of the next newsletters.
Renewal promotion for gTLDs in Q3
After the upcoming price increase this year, the registry contracts with
ICANN explicitly allow a further rise in prices for the next years.
Therefore, we recommend to encourage your customers to renew
domains at the current rates. To support you with this, we will offer
the following special Renewal Promotion for .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ &
INFO from July 1st until September 30st 2007:
- 3-5 years: 7,10 USD for .COM, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO and 5,50 USD for .NET
per year
- 6-9 years: 6,80 USD for .COM, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO and 5,20 USD for .NET
per year
Please note that the prices only apply to explicit renewals via the
RenewDomain command, not via the PayDomainRenewal command which you probably use commonly.
Example:
command = RenewDomain domain = xyz4711.com period = 5 expiration = 2008Important: The maximum registration period of 10 years may not be exceeded. The maximum period for an explicit renewal is 9 years.
New promotions: .INFO & .PL
.INFO
Afilias will terminate its current .INFO promotion by the end of June.
However, we are pleased to announce a new promotion starting
with July 2nd 2007. The new price for 1-year registrations will be 4.50 USD, 2-year registrations only cost 7.95 USD.
To register these .INFO Domains, please be aware of the following:
a.) Check if the desired domain is available
b.) Add Domain and identify if you will be participating in this special INFO program; check box, through the API, please use the following additional parameter along with the AddDomain command:
X-INFO-ACCEPT-SPECIAL-TAC = 1
Terms and Conditions of the .INFO 2nd Half 2007 Promotion:
- New registrations made during the period July 2nd 2007 - December 31st 2007 (12 CET) are eligible
- Only 1 and 2 year registrations are eligible
- All new .INFO registrations, including IDNs and "proxy" registrations are eligible. Renewals, transfers and domain years 3+ are not eligible.
- There is no limit to the number of domains registered by each registrant
- In the event that this program is terminated by Afilias prior to expiration date, then the termination will automatically be passed on to all RSPs.
.PL
As of July 2nd 2007 until August 30th 2007, we will run a price promotion offering new .PL registrations at a sensational price of 50.00 PLN per domain / year for all new registrations. The price for .com.PL, net.PL, org.PL, biz.PL & info.PL will be reduced to 35.00 PLN during this period.
New ccTLDs: .com.MX & .co.NZ, net.NZ, org.NZ
As of today, you can add two further extensions to your portfolio.
- Mexico: .com.MX
- New Zealand: .co.NZ, net.NZ & .org.NZ
With more than 200,000 registered domains, Mexico is one of the largest ccTLD of Central America. After the close-by .BZ (Belize) and several other Carribean ccTLDs, we are glad to offer another extension from this region.
Domains can currently only be registered as third-level domains beneath com.MX. The registry backend is officially run by NIC-Mexico (http://www.nic.mx).
See your individual pricing for .com.mx in the xirca webinterface, menu "My Account" -> "Account Status". The registration period is one year.
To further extend our portfolio of the Asia-Pacific region, we now offer the ccTLD of New Zealand.
Domains can be registered as third-level domains beneath .co.NZ, .net.NZ & .org.NZ. The namespace is managed by InternetNZ through the Office of the Domain Name Commissioner (http://www.dnc.org.nz) and the .NZ domain name registry (http://www.nzrs.net.nz).
See your individual pricing for co.NZ / .net.NZ / .org.NZ domains in the xirca webinterface, menu "My Account" -> "Account Status". Registrations are possible for a time period of one to ten years. Furthermore, domain transfers for .NZ will be enabled in our system soon.
Download area now contains useful code examples
The whole functionality of the Xirca reseller system is based on a central HTTP interface which is easy for you to integrate in your own projects. This interface contains all functions which are available for you in the Xirca web interface.
To make your development projects easier for you and to avoid long training periods we integrated a summary of example source codes to for typical usage. You can find this download area at the menu item "Downloads" -> "API tools and libraries". For example, you can find there:
- Perl script to import Bind DNS zone files into the Xirca DNS system
- Bash script to automatically deny outgoing .DE transfers
- Perl script to automatically recharge your mobile accounts in case that the account balance becomes lower than a certain value
- Perl script to synchronize your XIRCA customers with a OTRS database
