Almost one in eight (12.3%) of .EU registrations in the second quarter of 1011 were now for multiyear registrations following the registry’s implementation of this option, EURid announced in their quarterly report. On the fifth birthday for .EU in April 2011, registrants were given the option for registering domain names for up to ten years. To promote multiyear registrations, EURid introduced a promotional offer (that was valid until 31 May) where registrars received a 50 per cent discount on all new .EU registrations of two, five and ten years. “It is one of our duties as the .EU registry to continually add value to the services we offer registrars. Extending the length of time .EU domain names can be registered for is one such service and I am encouraged by how well .EU multiyear registrations were received during the second quarter,” said Marc Van Wesemael, EURid’s General Manager. During the quarter, registrations for .EU domains decreased by 1.2 per cent to 3.35 million, making .EU the fifth largest ccTLD. The number one ccTLD in terms of active registrations is .DE (Germany), currently with 14.577 million registrations followed by .UK (United Kingdom – 9.559m), .NL (Netherlands – 4.641m) and .RU (Russia – 3.410m). The decrease in registrations came about due to every April a large number of registrations are not renewed, coinciding with the anniversary of .EU’s launch. In addition, two countries, Cyprus and Luxembourg, reported reduced volumes as some registrars did not renew large sections of their .EU portfolios. However year-on-year there was a 4.2 per cent increase in registration numbers. EURid’s full report for Q2 2011 is available for download at: link.eurid.eu/reports . To register your .EU domain name, check out Europe Registry here .

.SE (The Internet Infrastructure Foundation) now offers the option of faster and less expensive processing of ADR cases in the event of a domain name dispute. [news release] Under the accelerated ADR, the dispute is decided by an arbitrator within 10 working days, instead of 30 days, at a cost of SEK 2,000.

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Inside the i/o ANYWHERE modular data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator i/o Data Centers ( www.iodatacenters.com ) announced on Thursday that it has opened a 221,000 square foot modular data center factory in Phoenix to manufacture its i/o ANYWHERE data center modules. According to the press release, the factory’s initial capacity allows for up to 18 MW of data center modules per month

Inside the i/o ANYWHERE modular data center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Data center operator i/o Data Centers ( www.iodatacenters.com ) announced on Thursday that it has opened a 221,000 square foot modular data center factory in Phoenix to manufacture its i/o ANYWHERE data center modules. According to the press release, the factory’s initial capacity allows for up to 18 MW of data center modules per month. The first i/o ANYWHERE modules are to be rolled out of the factory in the first half of 2011 to satisfy existing orders.  Released in July 2010 , i/o ANYWHERE modular systems are ideal for customers who want to have the option to deploy the modules at any of their IT sites and maintaining them with their own staff

Web design beginners ‘benefit from WordPress hosting’ Monday 27th September 2010 WordPress hosting is potentially the best content management system (CMS) for use by website beginners, it has been claimed. Writing for Memeburn.com, Thabo Ntai claimed that individuals with limited web design expertise often choose this open-source platform due to its relative ease of use. He noted that little modification is needed to set up attractive and highly functional websites, while the web hosting tool also manages images and media files well.

Twitter.com: “An easier, faster, and richer experience” Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 12:16:02 PM Article written by MG Siegler, TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/14/new-twitter-tips/ The Best Subtle Things About New Twitter So, the new version of Twitter.com is upon us — well, some of us anyway (it’s in the process of a gradual roll-out right now that will likely last over the next couple of weeks). Everyone at Twitter I spoke with today agreed that this is the single biggest change they’ve ever made to the site since its initial launch