July 18, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Secura GmbH (domainregistry.de), an accredited ICANN Registrar, announced today that the company will accept registration of .pro domains on and after July 31, 2003.
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The company is also making free pre-registration available for all qualified registrants.
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The .pro domain is reserved exclusively for professionals. At this point, only lawyers, medical doctors and certified personal accountants are eligible.
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In order to register, registrants must provide certification that verifies membership in one of these professional groups. A validation process will cross-verify the registrant’s self-certified personal identity and professional information against appropriate licensing databases.
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To facilitate private and confidential communications, .pro will be the first registry to bundle a digital certificate with every domain name, providing the ability to send encrypted and non-repudiated e-mail.
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Secura GmbH is an ICANN accredited registrar of top level domains.
