“. Asia "domain name in the first 24 hours, the registry received 266,663 applications

Dotasia organisation gladly announced. " Asia "Domain name Beach has begun. In the first 24 hours, the registry received 266,663 applications, indicating that the world has great interest in having this prestigious Asian online site. Including Sunrise, pioneer and the first day of the beach period, the latest domain name application total is 298,861. “. Asia "domain name beaches start February 20, 2008, will end on March 12."

The new model adopted by Dotasia is different from the traditional "first come first served", whether in the first second of the beach or on the last day, all applications have equal opportunities. If a domain name has two or more applicants, the domain name will be auctioned between applicants. If a domain name has only one applicant, no auction is required and will be assigned directly to the applicant. Only in the beach period (February 20 March 12) The application is eligible to participate in the domain name auction.

Dotasia chief executive Zhonghong said: "We are excited about the smooth start of the landing." The applicants were very enthusiastic, stating that they were ". Asia "strong demand. In the past, when a new domain name was launched, the applicants were scrambling for the best domain name in the first few seconds. It's different now, applicants have up to 20 days to submit their applications without fear of losing the opportunity. We are also excited by the active participation of Asian developers, with 5 of the top 10 domain registrars from Asia. ”

35% of the applications from the beaches came from Asia, 40% from North America and 24% from Europe. Approximately 28,000 domain names are available for more than two applications. In order, the first 10 name registrars are: Dotalliance Inc. (Http://www.dotalliance.asia), EuroDNS S.A. (Http://www.asiadns.asia), Communigal Communications Ltd., GoDaddy.com, Gabia, HiChina Web FX, Key-systems (http:// Www.domaindiscount24.asia), Namesbeyond.com, Domainpeople Inc. (Http://www.domainpeople.asia), Ename Corp.