March 26, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Registry operator of the .asia top-level domain DotAsia Organisation (dotasia.org) announced on Tuesday that it has launched the 'Go Live' phase of its .Asia registry, marking the beginning of first-come-first-served registrations. Now anyone in the world can register their own .Asia domain.
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"With over 10 million domains registered in China alone and over 150 million worldwide, the potential for .Asia is only now starting to be realized," says Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. "There are millions of great .Asia domains still available on a first-come-first-served basis."
The previous 'Sunrise' and 'Landrush' phases saw over 500,000 .Asia domain registration applications, with approximately 45,000 domains fetching more than one application which will go to auction. This approach to domain registration helped reduced the chaos surrounding past domain launches as registrants clamor for high value domains.
Domains like buy.asia and hot.asia are among the valuable domains headed to auction. A live ticker and further information can be found here.
DotAsia is also launching its "Hot or Not" contest, which invites people to guess which .Asia domain will draw the highest auction price and what that price might be. The organization will announce contest details and prizes soon on think.asia.
Hong Kong Cyberport is among the first to recognize the value of .Asia by launching Cyberport.asia (cyberport.asia). The organization says DotAsia shares its vision for Hong Kong as "Asia's World City," and its goal to be the "hub of IT business in Hong Kong and around Asia."
