DNS Belgium Advises .BE Registrants To Be Wary Of “Invoices” from BE Domein Host
[news release] DNS Belgium received some questions and complaints in regards to recent “invoices” from the company BE Domein Host. We would like to stress that this company is unknown to us, and is not a DNS Belgium registrar.
DNS Belgium advises everyone who receives an “invoice” from BE Domein Host to read the document carefully. The document is not an invoice but an offer for a service, in this case the registration of a .info domain name. You are therefore not required to accept this offer or to execute a payment.
The offer does not relate to your .be registration. It is merely an offer to register the .info domain name that corresponds to your .be domain name.
In the Netherlands a similar type of “invoices” are distributed. There the company is called NL Domein Host. Our colleagues form SIDN have also written an article on the matter.
We advise .be domain name holders to always contact their registrar in case of doubt. He will be able to provide you with more information regarding these types of offers and assist you in selecting services that might be of benefit to you.
Below you will find an example of the “invoice” in question.
This DNS Belgium announcement was sourced from:
www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/be-your-guard-“invoices”-be-domein-host
DNS Belgium Introduces Domain Guard To Protects .BE Domains
[news release] Some domain names are so important or of such great value that you want to have total control over them. You also want to be absolutely sure that no alterations take place without your explicit approval. To meet this need, DNS Belgium has created Domain Guard, which is designed to enable you to give your domain name the strong security and protection you want.
If ever a request is made to modify something about your domain name or the details relating to it, DNS Belgium will contact the authorised person designated by you to ask for approval.
It may be highly unusual, but it is possible for a domain name to be deleted inadvertently. Unscrupulous individuals may also deliberately attempt to hijack domain names or make changes to the registration details. But with the strength of Domain Guard, these sorts of scenarios can be avoided and you can be 100 per cent certain that your domain name is safe.
Domain Guard ensures that your registrar is unable to alter the details linked to your domain name. This means that your domain name cannot be deleted or transferred. Some of the other TLDs call this service “Registry Lock”.
More information about Domain Guard and how you need to request it for your domain name.
This DNS Belgium announcement was sourced from:
www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/domain-guard-protects-your-domain-name
Network Solutions Premium Auction Ends in Five Days! Seven Bids So Far
SnapNames is holding these days the Network Solutions Premium auction.The auction features 73 domain names and will end November 28,2014,at 3:15 PM ET.
At the time of writing this article,only seven domain names had bids :
Tie.com – $90,000
Punches.com – $1,001
Qua.net – $1,000
1j4.com $440
LaceUnderwear.com – $420
Anrh.com – $300
FavoriteDrinks.com – $300
However, the auction features many valuable domain names at different price ranges .
Some notable domain names included in the auction are:
Nationally.com
Generously.com
Defensively.com
LastOffering.com
OnlineScanner.com
Vermouths.com
Expedite.co
BitcoinsOnline.com
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .
GMO Internet Group Makes Z.COM its GLobal Brand
GMO Internet Group announced recently that it plans to unify its global strategy under the brand name Z.com .
You can read the press release after the jump :
” GMO Internet Group, Japan’s leading provider of Internet services, today announces plans to unify its global strategy under the brand name, Z.com (z.com/en). GMO Internet Group aims to build its core values and objectives into the Z.com brand as it expands it global presence.
Since its founding in 1991, GMO Internet was built on a desire to contribute to society by helping to enrich the Internet, bringing both enjoyment and value to our customers, and creating and nurturing Internet innovation and culture. These are the values on which the Group has built industry-leading products in Japan, and will continue to uphold as it expands into new markets.
In Japan, GMO Internet Group is recognized as one of the country’s leading providers in domain registration, hosting, ecommerce, payment, online security and online FX trading. Now, as the Group brings its suite of market-leading products to the global market it needed a simple and clear brand that would speak to the global community and communicate value. The GMO Internet Group will consolidate global services under Z.com to create a new brand representative of the Group’s corporate philosophy and values.
Z.com is one of only three single-character domain names available in the .com namespace, and one of only six ASCII single-character names in legacy generic Top Level Domains. Z.com is one the simplest, most memorable domain names on the Internet and offers unparalleled marketing opportunity and branding potential. Z.com is expected to be a powerful tool as the Group forges new ground in the global market place.
As the last letter in the alphabet, Z represents “the ultimate”. A graph with an x-axis and a y-axis is just a flat 2D image, but adding a z -axis gives it a third dimension. Z makes the perfect symbol to represent GMO Internet Group corporate philosophy and leading-edge products.
As the world’s most widely used and widely recognized TLD, .com was the natural choice for a global brand. Securing one of only three single-character names available in the space will allow us to build a brand that is instantly recognizable and identifiable around the world and that will come to represent outstanding services.
GMO Internet Group has already established local presences in 16 countries, predominantly in Asia and Europe. Going forward the Group will bring existing global service brands in domain, hosting, forex and other areas under the unified Z.com brand.
The Z.com Logo
For the Z.com logo, a design was chosen that would have the strong visual appeal necessary to command a global brand. The red color is friendly and familiar while representing the passion that GMO Internet Group applies to everything it does”.
The Z is formed in strong, characteristic lines and encircled in an oval shape representing a global image. “
Guess Files Complaint for Two Domain Names: Guess-Handbags.net, Guess-Inc.net
Guess,has recently filed a complaint against the owner of Guess-Handbags.net and Guess-Inc.net domain names,seeking control of it.
Guess filed the complaint with the National Arbitration Forum in November,2014.
According to whois records, the domain names were first registered in November.
The National Arbitration Forum will examine over the next days if the domain names are confusingly similar to Guess’ trademark,if the current owner has rights over it and if the domains are being used in bad faith .The two disputed domain names will be passed over to Guess if it falls under all three of these stipulations.
At the time of writing this article, the case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum.
