Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,573,962 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

.NU Domain and NameBoy Partner to Provide Consumers A Fun and Easy Way to Create Their Perfect Web Address.


Business/Technology Editors

MEDFIELD Medfield can refer to:
  • The town of Medfield, Massachusetts
  • Medfield (CDP), Massachusetts
, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000

The .NU Domain Ltd, (www.nunames.nu) one of the fastest growing domain names on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
, and NameBoy, the first intelligent naming service Software that converts a name into a physical address on a network. It is similar to someone looking up a phone number in a telephone book by first and last name. Providing "logical" to "physical" conversion, a naming service can be thought of as a White Pages or Yellow Pages directory  online, today announced a partnership that provides Internet users Internet user ninternauta m/f

Internet user Internet ninternaute m/f 
 a fast and easy way to create and register .NU domain names.

"While we have millions of domains available, sometimes consumers like a little help in creating a name that fits their business needs or personal passion," said Dave Manly, chief executive officer at .NU Domain Ltd. "Partnering with NameBoy gives our customers a fun and unique way to use search words to access millions of available .NU domain names, so they can find a web address that fits their needs perfectly."

At www.nameboy.nu, Internet users simply enter key words, click the search button, and the naming engine returns results listing relevant .NU available domain names. Additionally, NameBoy suggests alternative related terms to search for. With a click, results are delivered on the entire group of terms, giving users broad name suggestion and creation. From here users can select and register their perfect .NU Domain name.

"Nameboy is excited to help .NU customers create a web address that is just right for them," said Nicole Kohn Kohn is a surname, which may refer to:
  • Alfie Kohn
  • Dan Kohn-Sherbock
  • David Kohn
  • Donald Kohn
  • Fritz Nathan Kohn, later Kortner
  • Hans Kohn
  • Robert D.
 executive vice president at NameBoy. "NameBoy technology will surprise many .NU users who come to the site with one domain name in mind but who may find another fantastic name they didn't did·n't  

Contraction of did not.


didn't did not
didn't do
 think of."

.NU Domain is one of the fastest growing Top Level Domains on the Internet--operating just the same as .com, .net, or .org. The big difference is there are millions more .NU domains available to consumers than .com domains. So, instead of having to register www.firefighterwholivesnearboston.com you can register www.firefighter.nu instead.

Nameboy is a leader in domain search technology that allows consumers to enter search words or phrases and then NameBoy generates unique and creative domain alternatives to choose from. For example, you can input "firefighter" to NameBoy and see the many relevant names it generates. Chances are, the final name you pick will be available as a .NU address.

About .NU Domain Ltd

.NU Domain Ltd, a US-based private corporation has registered about 100,000 .NU domains in over 100 countries--with Sweden representing about 60% of the business. The company targets web savvy individuals and the small office/home office See SOHO.  (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) market.

The list of registered .NU domain names ranges from names registered by large corporations including, International Data Group Corp. at http://www.idg.nu, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company A bottling company is a commercial enterprise whose output is the bottling of beverages for distribution.

Many bottling companies are franchisees of corporations such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo who distribute the beverage in a specific geographic region.
 at http://www.coca-cola.nu and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. at http://www.goodyear.nu to personal sites like the Nsync fan site, http://www.nsync.nu. You can visit .NU Domain Ltd on the World Wide Web at http://www.nunames.nu.

About NameBoy

NameBoy is fast becoming the first place new businesses go on the web. The exploding demand for domain names makes finding a relevant, memorable, brand-worthy name one of the first concerns of any company launching a product or service. NameBoy is dedicated to offering the best name generator A name generator is a program that uses language rules or word combining techniques to generate a list of names. Name generators are sometimes created with specific uses in mind ranging from marketing professionals who may use the generated names to brainstorm brandable product  and locator on the Internet. NameBoy is a team of software and Internet pros who are having a great time putting technology to work so the naming process becomes less tedious and more rewarding. Headquartered in Portland, OR the company was founded in November 1999 and is privately held.
COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2000, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Business Wire
Date:Nov 8, 2000
Words:572
Previous Article:Finkelstein & Krinsk Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Sagent Technology, Inc.
Next Article:Turnover For the First Nine Months, 2000; Pernod Ricard Registers Growth of 24 Percent.



Related Articles
.NU Domain Ltd's President, J. William Semich, Appointed To ICANN's DNSO Names Council.
.NU Domain Partnership Strengthens Policies Against Illegal Use of Internet Domain Names.
.NU Domain and Telia Forge Colocation Partnership to Build UNICODE Domain Name Infrastructure.
Domain Name Service, NameBoy, Launches Version 2.0; Naming Engine Now Suggests Terms, Enables Users to Track and Send Searches.
.NU Domain Donates Internationalized Web Addresses to Swedish Governments.
Ultrexx Corp. Announces Nameboy.com Advertising Campaign Using Knowledge Banner Technology.
SolutionHome.com Partnerships Cover Korea.
Give the Hot Gift for 2000: A Personal .NU Web Address and Web Site.
SnapNames and NameBoy Partner; Domain Name Backordering Services Adds Lexical Generator Ability for Superior Company Branding Solutions.
.NU Domain and Swedish Royal Library Team to Preserve Internet History.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles