Hostway Adds 22 Domain Extensions to Its Domain Name Registration Portfolio.The addition of 22 new country-code domain extensions brings Hostway's TLD (Top Level Domain) The highest level domain category in the Internet domain naming system. There are two types: the generic top level domains (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, and .net, and the country codes, such as .ca, .uk and .jp. See gTLD and Internet domain name. (Top Level Domain) count to an impressive 92 CHICAGO -- Hostway Corporation, the leading global provider of 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. and online services, is pleased to announce the addition of 22 new country-code Top-Level-Domains (ccTLDs), bringing it's full offering of TLDs to 92. Having 92 domain extensions makes it more convenient for the customer to register the majority of his domains from one source. This simplicity consolidates all domains in one convenient Domain Management Account. Domain registration through Hostway also comes with the following features: * Name server editing: Easily manage the name servers for your domain name * Registration information management: Edit the Whois information for your domain name quickly and easily * Parking page: Park your domain for free until you're ready to launch your Web site * Domain forwarding Redirecting requests on the Internet to a different Internet address. For example, domain forwarding allows multiple domain names to be registered, all of which point to the same Web site. See Internet domain name. and masking mask·ing n. 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. : Forward your domain to another site and maintain the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. in the browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used window * Domain locking: Helps prevent transfer errors and domain hijacking Domain hijacking is the process by which internet domain names are stolen from the rightful registrant. Many people confuse domain hijacking with the reregistration of an expired domain by a new party. One is a legal process and one is not. . Transfers for your domain won't go through until locking is turned off * Business card page: Allows you to quickly establish a web presence using your new domain name with a one page template * Web-based control panel: Simple, easy to use control panel to manage all aspects of your domain name registration "With the addition of these 22 new domain name extensions, Hostway is step closer to becoming the one stop shop for customers' domain name registration needs," commented John Lee, VP of global marketing of Hostway. "We are not going to stop until we cover all domain name extensions." To view the full list of ccTLDs offered by Hostway, please visit http://www.hostway.com/domain-name/new_domain.html. About Hostway Hostway Corporation provides domain registration, Web hosting, Web design and online marketing services to more than 400,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (Chicago (HQ), Austin, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Hannover, London, Paris), Asia/Pacific (Seoul, Mumbai, Sydney). For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit www.hostway.com or call 1-866-467-8929. |
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