Atlanta ISP Offers Discounted Internet Domain Registration.Business and Technology Editors MARIETTA Marietta (mârēĕt`ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 44,129), seat of Cobb co., NW Ga.; inc. 1834. The principal manufactures of this suburb of Atlanta are related to aircraft production. At the foot of Kennesaw Mt. , Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2000 Atl-Connect 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 Services today announced the general availability of their domain name registration service. Available at http://domains.atlcon.net, the service enables customers to register Internet domain names An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia. at much lower rates than have previously been available. Through very simple web-based screens, customers can check the availability of a domain name, register it, and manage the registration. Domains may be registered for use with any ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. for terms from one to 10 years for only $25 per year. "We provide all of the tools needed to register and manage domain names. The registration process is a simple point-and-click process, and it's very easy to manage the domain or grant your ISP privileges to manage specific portions of the domain information for you," said Eric Longman, Atl-Connect's managing partner. "This is the next logical step in our strategy to build a line of services specifically tailored to the needs of small businesses. In the coming weeks, we'll be rolling out many more offerings related specifically to e-Business, with price points that make sense for smaller companies." In keeping with this strategy, Atl-Connect has modified existing web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. plans to incorporate additional discounts when the registration services are combined with other Atl-Connect services. The company is offering one FREE domain registration to new customers with a one-year, prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. web hosting account, or one $10 domain registration to new customers with a three-month, prepaid hosting account. Atl-Connect is an Atlanta-based Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. focused on providing connectivity and web hosting solutions to consumers and small businesses since 1996. They are located at http://www.atlcon.net or can be reached at (770) 590-0888. Domain registration services are available online at http://domains.atlcon.net. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) 27748 DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop ( SA 27748 ) |
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