eNIC Corporation, a VeriSign Company to Begin Registering Domain Names Under Dot-SR, the Senior Domain.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2002 Dot (SR), Inc. (http://www.register.sr), the exclusive registry for domain names ending in Dot-SR (.sr), announced today that eNIC Corporation, a subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN VRSN Verisign, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) VRSN Version Number (NEC) ), a leader in domain name registration services, has agreed to become a .sr Registrar. eNIC (http://www.enic.sr) will begin offering .sr domain names to its customer base of over 500,000. Presently, VeriSign's registrar serves as the gateway for establishing an online identity and Web presence, with more than 13.6 million active domain names in .com, .net, .org, .tv, .cc, and .ws. "We are extremely excited about working with eNIC," said Steve Correia, Executive Vice President of Dot (SR), Inc. "With its substantial network of partners and affiliates, and its existing customer base, eNIC is able to reach a wide audience and promote the benefits of registering a .sr domain name." "A company's brand name and trademarks are among its most valuable assets. Registering these names and marks under .sr precludes competitors and name speculators from attempting to use them," said Correia. "The .sr domain can serve as a secondary link to an existing website. However, we also believe businesses will come to realize the value of having a Senior dedicated website under .sr that targets Seniors and Baby Boomers, a powerful economic group consisting of more than 77 million people in the United States alone and 1.3 billion prospects across four languages." About Dot (SR), Inc. Dot (SR), Inc., http://www.register.sr, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , is the exclusive worldwide registry for the dot-sr (.sr) top level domain. The company provides domain name registration services for entities to secure their brands and trademarks and to enable targeted marketing to Seniors. The company has registered .sr domain names to such notable companies as Amazon (AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ), Yahoo (YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), Wells Fargo (WFC WFC Wi-Fi Connection (Nintendo gaming service) WFC Wide-Field Camera WFC World Financial Center (New York) WFC Workforce Center WFC World Federation of Chiropractic WFC World Food Council ), Dell (DELL), AT&T (T), Nokia (NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). About eNIC Corporation eNIC Corporation, http://www.enic.cc , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of VeriSign, Inc. based in Seattle, Washington, is the worldwide registry for the dot-cc (.cc) top level domain. eNIC is currently the second largest registry in the United States and the fourth largest registry and registrar of country code domains in the world, with 350,000 registered domains in .cc alone. |
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