February 15, 2007 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — dotMobi (pc.mtld.mobi), the official registry for the .mobi domains, announced an Monday it has signed an exclusive partnership with Telecom Italia Mobile (tim.mobi), making them an official worldwide registry for the dotMobi domain as well.
TIM will become the first mobile operator in the world to sell .mobi domains exclusively to customers, and to extend its mobile Internet offerings to subscribers through new TIM .mobi sites.
Later in the year, TIM will launch a new offering designed to let businesses go mobile via the development of .mobi versions of existing .com sites. The service will include a domain registration service, Web site development, hosting and customer care and support. tim.mobi will showcase potential uses of .mobi sites such as e-movies, ticket booking and intranet services.
“We are delighted TIM is embracing the mobile Internet and encouraging businesses to develop mobile versions of existing Web sites,” says Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi. “The open dotMobi standards enable Web developers to create content which is just as exciting and usable on a mobile as it is on a PC and we hope this encourages many businesses to adopt the mobile Internet.”
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