State of the Domain Predicts Registrar Market Share Leadership Changes by Q3.Business Editors, Technology Writers PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 January January: see month. report projects different lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of top ten registrars by the fall; COM/NET/ORG zone file continues shrinkage Shrinkage The amount by which inventory on hand is shorter than the amount of inventory recorded. Notes: The missing inventory could be due to theft, damage, or book keeping errors. despite COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. registration growth of 1.4 million in 2001 Domain name infrastructure and data provider SnapNames(TM) predicted today in the January period edition of State of the Domain that if current marketplace trends continue, the current slate of registrars comprising the top ten (by market share) could be poised for significant shifts over the next two quarters. Highlights of the report also include: -- Full market share information for all ICANN-accredited registrars is available in the report. -- State of the Domain is published monthly. Each quarter-end edition includes data from both the month and quarter prior. -- SnapNames compiles data in the public domain in order to present information on registrar market share as well as trends in new domain name sales versus expirations. SnapNames does not warrant the accuracy of information in State of the Domain. Please read the report for further disclaimers and for information on our methodology. -- For a free subscription to State of the Domain, please e-mail stateofthedomain@snapnames.co m. -- Archived issues are available at www.snapnames.com/stateofthed omain.html Shifts in the top ten The report indicates that thanks to the steady pickup Pickup A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup." Notes: When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their of registrations among a contingent of smaller registrars, the current roster of top ten registrars could look much different toward the last half of 2002. SnapNames chairman 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. Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Wiener says the top five will likely have the same familiar faces, but the bottom five could look very different. "At current accretion The act of adding portions of soil to the soil already in possession of the owner by gradual deposition through the operation of natural causes. The growth of the value of a particular item given to a person as a specific bequest under the provisions of a will between the and erosion rates, companies like GoDaddy, DirectNIC and Schlund are well positioned to move themselves solidly into the top ten," Wiener said. "Each has a slightly different approach to the market -- some compete almost strictly on price while others market certain gTLD registrations more aggressively -- but overall we should expect to see new players in leadership positions in the next several months." The report details a projected top ten lineup against January's leaders (Registrars.com has already been absorbed into VeriSign Registrar See domain name registrar. ):
Rank Present Q3/Q4 2002 Prediction
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1 VeriSign Registrar VeriSign Registrar
2 Register.com OpenSRS/TUCOWS
3 OpenSRS/TUCOWS Register.com
4 BulkRegister Melbourne IT/INWW
5 Melbourne IT/INWW BulkRegister
6 CoreNIC GoDaddy
7 Registrars.com eNom
8 ENom Dotster
9 GoDaddy Schlund.de
10 Dotster DirectNIC
The report is available at www.snapnames.com/stateofthedomain.html or by e-mail request at publisher@snapnames.com. About SnapNames SnapNames.com, Inc., the provider of domain name infrastructure technology and authoritative industry data and analysis, uses its patent-pending technology to facilitate an equal-opportunity secondary domain name marketplace. For more information, visit www.snapnames.com or call 800/385-4075. SnapNames is headquartered in Portland, Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. . Editorial Notes -- Full market share information for all ICANN-accredited registrars is available in the report. -- State of the Domain is published monthly. Each quarter-end edition includes data from both the month and quarter prior. -- SnapNames compiles data in the public domain in order to present information on registrar market share as well as trends in new domain name sales versus expirations. SnapNames does not warrant the accuracy of information in State of the Domain. Please read the report for further disclaimers and for information on our methodology. -- For a free subscription to State of the Domain, please e-mail stateofthedomain@snapnames.co m. -- Archived issues are available at www.snapnames.com/stateofthed omain.html |
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