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.eu General Manager remarks on domain industry changes

Brussels, 5 June 2012 – General Manager of the .eu registry EURid, Marc Van Wesemael, shares his views about the upcoming introduction of more generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in the .eu 2011 annual report.

“By reflecting on what we achieved at .eu in 2011, we can look ahead with confidence to the changes that thousands of new gTLDs will bring to our industry,” said Mr Van Wesemael. “I consider .eu to be well placed to meet these market challenges as it inherently conveys a strong message that appeals to a large demographic - namely the 27 countries of the European Union.”

Published today, EURid’s report outlines key achievements from 2011, showcases some inspirational .eu websites and presents the General Manager’s comments on the road ahead.

2011 in summary

.eu completed 2011 with 3.51 million registered domain names and 5.5% annual growth. Other highlights noted in the annual report include:

  • Registration periods of up to ten years introduced on .eu’s fifth birthday, April
  • Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) uptake .eu Insights report published, May
  • Disaster recovery plan successfully tested, July
  • Website usage research published as a .eu Insights report, November
  • .eu DNSSEC Signing Service for registrars launched, November.

The full report is available for download at: http://link.eurid.eu/reports.

For media information, please contact:

Catherine Dowdell, PR Officer   Phone: 46 (0)8 5063 74 12   Email: press@eurid.eu

About .eu and EURid

The .eu domain ranks among the ten largest top-level domains in the world, connecting 500 million people in 27 EU countries to one Internet identity. More than three million .eu names have been registered since the domain opened for registration in 2005. Many companies use a .eu website as a practical solution to convey a clear European identity, including Bridgestone, Century 21, Hyundai, the MAN Group, Microsoft Corporation and the UniCredit Group.

EURid is the not-for-profit organisation appointed by the European Commission to operate the .eu top-level domain. EURid works with over 850 accredited registrars and provides support in the 23 official EU languages. With headquarters in Brussels (Belgium), EURid also has regional offices in Pisa (Italy), Prague (the Czech Republic) and Stockholm (Sweden). More information at http://www.eurid.eu. 

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