Register.com and StarNet Join Forces to Provide Turnkey Domain Registration Application To Over 800 ISPs.Business Editors NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and PALATINE Palatine, hill, Rome Palatine, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. Palatine, village, United States Palatine (păl`ətīn), village (1990 pop. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 StarNet, An International Provider of Wholesale 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. Services, To Offer Register.com Domain Registration Services Through Its Wholesale Internet Access Provider See ISP. (networking, company) Internet Access Provider - (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. Channel, MegaPOP Register.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCOM RCOM En Route Communications RCOM Recovery Communication ), a leading Internet domain name 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. registrar, and StarNet, Inc., a worldwide provider of wholesale ISP services, today announced a business alliance to make domain registration easily available to StarNet's network of over 800 ISP partners. Through the alliance, ISPs can access register.com's domain registration application together with other StarNet products and services, allowing them to provide value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to their end-users while generating revenue from registrations. "Domain registration services are becoming a standard feature offered by ISPs, but development and maintenance can be a significant drain on resources," said Richard Forman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of register.com. "By working with StarNet, register.com can target high quality ISPs and provide them with a cost-free domain registration application through a wholesale services provider they know and trust." "StarNet's continued success stems from our devotion to providing all of our ISPs with the ability to offer the best products and services available," said Russ Intravartolo, CEO of StarNet Inc. "By adding the register.com service to our suite of services we can provide our ISPs with the tools they need to succeed." ISPs can now access domain registration services through a register.com-built Application Programming Interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) incorporated into StarNet's MegaPOP(TM) service. The API allows the ISP to outsource domain registration while ensuring all domains reside on the ISP's domain name servers (DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the ). As a result, StarNet's ISPs can easily set up site hosting accounts for newly registered domain names. In addition, ISPs can provide customer service support to domain registration customers through Web-based, password protected customer service applications. Through register.com's API, StarNet's participating ISPs can provide search and registration services in real time for .com, .net and .org domain names, in addition to 27 country code top level domain extensions, including .co.uk (UK), .fm and .sh. "The beauty of the StarNet infrastructure is that it offers ISPs one-stop shopping for a host of important services, and adding register.com domain registration to the MegaPOP service is a perfect fit for all parties," said Rafael Collado, Managing Director of register.com's Indirect Channel Sales. "Today's alliance illustrates how incorporating register.com's API at the wholesale provider level allows both StarNet and register.com to provide domain registration efficiently to the widest possible audience." For more information about register.com's domain registration services available through MegaPOP, contact StarNet at 1-888-212-0099 or visit http://www.megapop.net. About register.com Register.com, Inc. (www.register.com) provides domain name registration and other Internet services for individuals and businesses that wish to have a unique address and a branded identity on the Internet. Register.com also provides telcos, ISPs and other online businesses and communities with the ability to offer, brand and manage their own unique version of the register.com domain registration and Web site creation services. The first registrar to compete in the domain registration market after the US government deregulated the industry in 1999, register.com was ranked among the top 100 Web sites by PC magazine and listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 25 Products to Watch in November 1999. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For investor information, visit our Web site at http://investor.register.com. About StarNet, Inc. StarNet(TM) is the largest V.90 wholesale Internet access provider 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. ...now entering the global market with the same services being offered in Japan. StarNet(TM)'s MegaPOP(TM) service is the only wholesaler to offer a turnkey filtered service for ISPs. All of the company's modems are 56K, V.90 capable. StarNet(TM)'s MegaPOP(TM) customers enjoy free technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more about StarNet(TM)'s MegaPOP(TM) package please call toll-free 1-888-212-0099 or visit www.megapop.net. Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, potential volatility in register.com's stock price, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability, uncertainty of regulation related to the domain registration business and the Internet generally, increasing competition in the domain name registration business, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the company in addition to or as enhancements of its registration services and the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended March 31, 2000 and our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed in connection with our initial public offering of common stock. |
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