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Hong Kong, June 23, 2010 - As the World Cup fever continues to sweep across Asia, DotAsia announces special program to show support to Asia Pacific teams playing in the finals, including Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia and New Zealand. DotAsia is launching a special "Go Asia!" playtime promotion for ".Asia" domain registrations during the playing time when the Asia Pacific teams are in action.

"When Asian teams play in the World Cup, it brings the community together. We are excited to see fans across Asia cheering on Asian teams even when it is not their own national team," says Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. "The '.Asia' domain celebrates this spirit."

South Korea reached the semi-finals of the World Cup 8 years ago in 2002. This year Japan, South Korea and New Zealand all have a good opportunity to reach the next round and Australia still stands a chance to advance. The "Go Asia!" playtime promotion will encourage and bring together fans around the world to cheer on the Asian teams.

According to market studies, entertainment is by far the most popular Internet activity in Asia Pacific.  This includes listening to music, watching movies, watching sports TV, multimedia, entertainment news and humor/comedies. During the World Cup, millions of fans across Asia will be logging on to get the latest news, odds, and shop for merchandise. With "Asia" being a popular search term, the ".Asia" domain not only provides companies with a identity that can immediately become more friendly to the Asia Internet marketplace, it also naturally improves visibility and search engine rankings by enhancing search engine optimization (SEO) for websites.

[Singapore - Monday, 14 June 2010]

Amidst the wealth of technological innovation showcased at CommunicAsia 2010, it is clear that IPv6 transition is arriving at an ideal time. These exciting ICT developments, including FTTx, IPTV, Mobile Broadband, NGN, and Wireless Technologies such as WiMAX. 

These technologies would not be possible without the Internet, and more specifically, the globally unique identifying numbers known as IP addresses.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) free pool of IPv4 addresses is expected to run out in mid-2011. IPv6 is the new protocol developed to ensure the continued growth of the Internet. A large amount of IPv6 address space has already been distributed to networks globally, with many service and content providers already deploying IPv6 within their infrastructures.

Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Director General Paul Wilson said CommunicAsia is a great opportunity to speak with vendors across the region.  "Each year, we get a feeling for what will be possible during the following year in terms of technological advances that will benefit Internet users across the Asia Pacific,
"It's also important to remember that a major expansion of the Internet is required for much of these innovations to come to fruition, which is the benefit of worldwide adoption of IPv6," Mr Wilson said.

APNIC, APIA, and DotAsia Organisation at CommunicAsia 2010, Singapore

APNIC's stand partners at CommunicAsia 2010 are DotAsia Organisation (DotAsia) and the Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA). DotAsia has played a major part in the establishment and funding of several Asia Pacific Community Projects, including the co-sponsorship of the highly successful Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) grant program.

DotAsia Vice President of Community Relations Ching Chiao said that fostering community development is critical during this time of transition. "We are happy that this year more and more SMEs and individuals have adopted the .asia web identity," Mr Chiao said.
 
To encourage local uptake of the domain, DotAsia along with local partners Singapore Network Information Centre Pte Ltd (SGNIC), and Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNIC) are offering a special bundle for domain names The special bundle of "1 .ASIA + 1 .SG" will retail at up to US$20 via WebNIC, a .SG and .ASIA accredited registrar.

"This year at CommunicAsia we are also showcasing our community projects, which are driven by every registered .asia domain. This enables us to give back to the community we serve, and this should make many .asia owners proud," Mr Chiao said.

ISIF is a small grants program aimed at supporting technological ingenuity and developing Internet communities in the Asia Pacific region.
 
APNIC is holding consultations with CommunicAsia attendees who wish discuss any concerns or issues associated with networking or the transition to IPv6. Consultations will be held in multiple languages at different times during the event.

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About APNIC
APNIC is an open, membership-based, not-for-profit organization. It is one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) charged with ensuring the fair distribution and responsible management of IP addresses and related resources, which are required for the stable and reliable operation of the global Internet.

Singapore, June 10, 2009 - DotAsia Organisation (DotAsia), Singapore Network Information Centre Pte Ltd (SGNIC), and Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNIC) proudly announced today that a special bundle for domain names will be available at the CommunicAsia event 2010 which runs from the 15th to 18th of June. The special bundle of "1 .ASIA + 1 .SG" will retail at up to US$20 via WebNIC, a .SG and .ASIA accredited registrar.

"We are very excited about this promotion because it strengthens our belief that .ASIA complements local domains", said Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. "Through this programme, companies in Singapore can utilize their .ASIA domain along with their local domain to improve search engine optimization for the Asia internet marketplace. The CommunicAsia event exemplifies the value of .ASIA with a region wide scope and is the perfect platform to reach out to people about the importance of having a .ASIA web address."

Lim Choon Sai, General Manager of SGNIC adds, "We are delighted to partner DotAsia to encourage more local legal entities to expand their reach in the internet marketplace. Starting from CommunicAsia right through to the ICANN meeting in Brussels, legal entities (including individuals) will be able to register .SG and .ASIA domain names in a bundle at an attractive price. SGNIC was one of the early supporters to the inception of DotAsia. This partnership marks both SGNIC's vision on helping the Asian region build its online presence, and DotAsia's commitment to contribute to the Internet community in the region."

Tan TK, Chief Executive Officer of WebNIC says "As a leading domain name registrar in the Asia Pacific, we observe a growing trend in adopting geographical names such as .ASIA and .SG. WebNIC will strongly promote the bundle package of .ASIA and .SG as such an initiative aligns our core proposition of being a one-stop Asian TLD (top level domain) provider. With over 60% of price reduction in this bundle package, there is no better opportune time for end users and resellers to register .ASIA and .SG."

DotAsia is also partnering with APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) for a pavilion at the CommunicAsia 2010 event. At the pavilion, DotAsia will showcase the encouraging results from its community projects and contributions towards the promotion of Internet development and adoption in Asia.  As a not-for-profit organization, DotAsia has helped launch 8 major community projects, including: OLPC.Asia, Relief.Asia, CreativeCommons.Asia, ISIF.Asia, NetMission.Asia, HKFilm100.Asia etc.

About DotAsia Organisation

DotAsia Organisation is a regional not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote Internet development and adoption around Asia. DotAsia oversees the ".Asia" top-level Internet domain name, and is formed as an open membership consortium of official domain authorities around the region, including .CN (China), .JP (Japan), .KR (Korea), .IN (India), .NZ (New Zealand), .PH (Philippines), etc., and regional Internet organizations including APNIC, APNG, APCERT, PAN and APTLD. DotAsia has a core mandate towards digital inclusion, education and research and development.

Since the launch of the ".Asia" registry in March 2008, DotAsia has been proactively contributing to the Internet and cultural community in Asia. Today, DotAsia is already supporting many community projects in the region: Relief.Asia (http://www.relief.asia), ISIF.Asia (R&D Grants Fund -- http://www.isif.asia), CreativeCommons.Asia (http://www.creativecommons.asia), OLPC.Asia (One-Laptop-Per-Child Initiative in Asia -- http://www.olpc.asia), DSF.Asia (Digital Solidarity Fund -- http://hk.dsf.asia), OSS.Asia (Open Source Software consortium --  http://www.oss.asia), and NetMission.Asia (youth volunteer program & network -- http://www.netmission.asia).

About SGNIC

SGNIC is the national registry for .SG domain names. Incorporated in 1997, SGNIC is committed to providing Internet registry and information services in an efficient, effective and responsible manner to ensure the security, stability and resiliency of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) in Singapore.


SGNIC also aims to establish and implement an effective policy and registration framework for administering the registration of .SG domain names and works to raise the technical competency of the Internet community in supporting DNS through organizing workshops and forums on best practices and technical knowledge of the DNS.

About Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNIC)

Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNIC, http://www.webnic.cc) is a leading domain name registrar in the Asia Pacific region, focusing in domain name wholesale service, online brand marketing and management.

Established in 2000, WebNIC has offices in Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia. The WebNIC Premier Partner Program, designed with growing Internet businesses in mind, has helped our resellers accelerate their business expansion globally over the years.

Today, WebNIC manages over 600,000 domain names through about 2,000 resellers worldwide. We take pride in offering a one-stop Asian top level domains to our customers at attractive wholesale price using industry standard EPP and HTTP/S integration.

Priority for Existing Alphanumeric .Asia Domain Registrants for Corresponding IDNs Considered

18 November 2009 - Hong Kong - DotAsia announces plan to release multilingual domain (IDN - Internationalized Domain Name) registrations in 2010.  Following announcements by ICANN to approve the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), DotAsia Organisation, the global top-level domain authority for ".Asia", will accept IDN registrations starting in the second half of 2010 to address the pent up demand in Asia for multilingual web addresses.

"Asia is one of the most important regions for IDN.  Asia is already the largest Internet marketplace with over 700 million users online.  However, that represents only 18.5% penetration.  IDN will bring the Internet to the rest of the people in Asia who do not speak English," said Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. "Small and Medium sized Enterprises around the world will benefit from IDN deployment.  Local SMEs in Asia can leverage their existing brand in their native language to build their online presence with an IDN, while global SMEs can become more Asian-friendly by adopting an Asian IDN as their web address."

There are about 180 million domain names registered today, representing an estimated US$10 billion annual market, including secondary market and value added services.  Much of this is currently concentrated in the US and Europe.  With IDN, users and businesses in Asia will much better recognize the investment value of domain names because of the ability to represent offline identities and concepts online in their native languages.  The deployment of IDN has the potential to dramatically expand the domain market in Asia.

DotAsia announces the launch of FreeB.Asia program (http://www.freeb.asia).  Starting this month, DotAsia is giving away one free 2GB mini USB stick for every new ".Asia" domain registered for 2 or more years with participating partners (http://www.freeb.asia/redemption/page?p=participate). 

This is the first time a domain registry is giving out nifty tech gadgets for every domain registered.  With Asia being the undisputed region of gadgets, it is fitting that ".Asia"  is the first to offer such an unprecedented premium for the global domain community.

"It ties in well with the identity of the '.Asia' domain for a region known for its tech miniaturization savvy," says Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia.  "Besides being first of its kind, the offer also aligns with DotAsia's support for SMEs around the world to do business in Asia."

Alongside this amazing offer, DotAsia continues to build value for the ".Asia" namespace through community and market initiatives.  KeepClicking.Asia (http://www.keepclicking.asia) is a social platform inviting domain investors and SMEs to a dialogue about the growing Asian Internet marketplace; ListenUp.Asia (http://www.listenup.asia) is a podcast series about business, entertainment  and the Internet market in Asia; Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award (APEA - http://www.apea.asia) recognises leaders for outstanding entrepreneurship and has an objective to stimulate the growth of Asian brands and enterprises.

"SMEs represent 95% of the economy, employing 65% of the workforce in Asia.  With 650 Million online customers in Asia, the Asian Internet marketplace represents significant potential market for SMEs worldwide.  DotAsia is working hard to provide support for businesses around the world to serve the Asia community through establishing '.Asia' as the domain of choice for ecommerce in Asia," adds Chung.