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7 Days Left To Win a Dell Notebook

3rd December 2009

There’s just 7 days left to send us your Sitemaker website and enter our fantastic competition to win a Dell Notebook!

We launched our Sitemaker competition a couple of months ago in conjunction with our new Facebook page going live and have received some fantastic feedback so far, as well as some great entries to our competition!

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Two-character .BIZ Domain Name Auction

2nd December 2009

We are excited to bring you news about the unprecedented release of more than 1000 two- character .BIZ domain names.

Pool.com, a leading online marketplace for domain names, has teamed with Neustar, the global registry operator for the .BIZ domain, to release an invaluable set of short, memorable and extremely rare two-character .BIZ domains.

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77% of British consumers prefer .uk

6th November 2009

According to a report released by Nominet (November 2009), the domain name registry for .uk domain names, 77% of British consumers prefer to use a .uk rather than a .com when searching for information on the Internet.

The report also indicates that despite the current economic climate, the global domain name industry has seen an 8% growth with 187.6 million domain names registered worldwide.

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Create A Website With SiteMaker And Win

30th October 2009

To celebrate our recent launch on Facebook, we’re giving you the chance to test your creative side and win a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Notebook.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply sign up to our online SiteMaker Tool and create your own Website! Sign Up Here

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Get A Free Domain Name With Namesco

15th September 2009

We are pleased to announce our new limited time domain name offer. Buy any non .uk domain name and receive a .co.uk, .me.uk or .org.uk completely free*.

For example you can register your choice of .com or .tel and receive a .co.uk completely free of charge.

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.tel domain name announcement

25th August 2009

On the 15th August 2009 Telnic Ltd, the registry operator for the .tel domain extension announced that they will shortly be delivering a new solution for text-based advertising listings, enabling .tel domain owners to use more traditional and measurable methods of making money from their domain names.

The communications focused .tel domain name whilst providing a new way of generating revenue via the support and optimaisation of premium rate telephone numbers, software downloads, ringtones and competition based formats has recognized that those users used to using traditional monetization methods still feel somewhat restricted. Henri Asseily, CTO and Chief Strategist at Telnic Ltd stated that thorough the planned release Telnic have therefore enabled .tel domain owners to include clearly identifiable, text based advertising links. This way Telnic are able to maintain the clear purpose of using a .tel as a single point of contact, whilst also meeting the requirements for monetization across all Interent – enabled devises.

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Earn extra commission with our Affiliate programme

6th August 2009

We are thrilled to announce our Summer Affiliate Bonus designed to bring our Affiliates even more commission!

Throughout August Namesco affiliates will earn 25% commission on all products. We' have even created a new set of banners designed to help our Affiliates attract more sales and earn more this Summer.

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Voted Best Shared Host

10th July 2009

For the second year running Namesco is delighted to announce that we have been awarded ‘Best Shared Hosting Provider’ at the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) awards.

The prestigious awards took place on 9th July at the Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, London.

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Best Practice Awards

23rd June 2009

At our debut at this years Internet ‘Best Practice Challenge’ Awards organised by Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, we’ve achieved finalist status ahead of the announcement of the winners next month.

This, the third annual Best Practice Challenge organised by Nominet, celebrates innovation and achievement in the UK Internet Industry. Namesco’s entry into the ‘Raising Industry Standards’ category highlights our commitment to the highest standard of ethics through voluntary codes of practice.

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.AT domain promotion

25th May 2009

Country specific domain names are an ideal tool to effectively market a website internationally and protect your brand online.

At Namesco we provide the widest choice of domain name extensions in the UK and this month we are offering a discounted rate on all .AT domain registrations.

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Two ISPA Nominations

19th May 2009

For the second year running Namesco is delighted to announce we have been selected as finalists for two Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) awards:

- Best Shared Hosting

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NEW Digital certificates

18th May 2009

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new range of VeriSign digital certificates.

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Save on VPS Packages

18th May 2009

Businesses secure a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to quickly and easily accommodate their growing web hosting needs, whilst still benefiting from an economic hosting solution.

A VPS is a single physical server, partitioned to create multiple Virtual Private Servers, each one isolated from one another, with its own applications, configuration files and system library. Every VPS has a guaranteed level of service ensuring your website serves the very best performance and reliability.

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Free Subdomains

12th May 2009

A new facility for managing subdomains has been introduced to the Namesco Online Control Panel.

What is a subdomain?

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Web Hosting Award

8th May 2009

This month Namesco are proud winners of UK Web Hosting Directories number one ‘Unix Web Hosting’ Award.

Winning these awards means a great deal to us as they reflect the quality and reliability of our services. Voted for by visitors to the site the awards highlight our services are the very best for meeting our customer’s web hosting needs.

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1 Year Domains

27th April 2009

Namesco is always looking for new ways to increase choice and flexibility for our customers. That's why we have now introduced one year registration periods for the following domain extensions:

.uk.com

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Namesco Is Hiring

6th April 2009

Despite the recession, UK domain name registrations have increased showing that this relatively young, innovative market just keeps on going from strength to strength.

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Namesco Wins Award

2nd April 2009

Namesco is delighted to have won WebHostDirectory’s number one award for shared hosting.

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.Tel For All

24th March 2009

The wait is over! The highly innovative .tel top-level domain (TLD) is now open for general release.

The .tel domain name allows you to store, publish and update online, all your contact information and keywords under your unique domain name, without the need for a website.

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$5.1m for Toys.com

4th March 2009

Toys.com bought by Toys R Us for $5.1m

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New TLDs Update

3rd March 2009

ICANN announces set-back in new TLD application process.

ICANN the organisation responsible for managing and co-ordinating the Domain Name System, announced at its annual convention, held this week in Mexico city, that the opening up of the application process for new TLDs will be delayed until late 2009 or the first quarter of 2010.

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Safer Internet Day

10th February 2009

To celebrate ‘Safer Internet Day 2009’ today and support Internet users in the UK, we have teamed up with Keygold Secure to launch an exclusive partner offer to all our customers.

Keygold Secure is a leading force in Internet security and parental control providing ultimate protection from hackers, viruses and online predators.

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.Tel Landrush is here!

3rd February 2009

Be one of the first to register your very own .Tel domain name when Landrush starts at 3pm today!

Landrush registrations are open to everyone without the need for validation and are based on a three-year registration period.

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.Tel Landrush Approaching

19th January 2009

The Sunrise Period dedicated to the new .TEL domain will end on the 2nd of February. If you are the owner of a Trade Mark and are still yet to register your .Tel, you can still do so by submitting your application to us before the 26th January.

This innovative domain enables companies and individuals to be reached from any internet-enabled device. The .tel extension offers an integrated solution for all communication listings giving you ultimate control over how and when you are contacted.

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More Hosting for Less

6th January 2009

We’ve increased our Hosting plans to give you even more for your money and what’s more for a limited time only it’s half the price!

Our award winning Hosting plans now come with more email accounts, greater storage space and increased bandwidth meaning great value just got even better.

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