Unprecedented Release of Two-character .BIZ Domain Names Provides Rare Opportunity for Online Business

Pool.com, a leading online marketplace for domain names, has teamed with Neustar, the global registry operator for the .BIZ Internet domain, to release an invaluable set of short, memorable and extremely rare two-character .BIZ domains. The “TwoDotBiz” auction will offer an exclusive roster of more than 1000 two-character names, which will be made available in a phased release beginning November 30, 2009 through February 2010.

(PRWEB) November 4, 2009 -- Pool.com, a leading online marketplace for domain names, has teamed with Neustar, the global registry operator for the .BIZ Internet domain, to release an invaluable set of short, memorable and extremely rare two-character .BIZ domains. The “TwoDotBiz” auction will offer an exclusive roster of more than 1000 two-character names, which will be made available in a phased release beginning November 30, 2009 through February 2010.

The availability of these .BIZ domains via the TwoDotBiz initiative will mark the first time that a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry has released so many two-character names.

“The release of two-character .BIZ domains represents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses and online media to acquire a short memorable domain names such as PC.BIZ, DP.BIZ and IP.BIZ,” says Richard Schreier, CEO of Pool.com.

Recently one-character .BIZ domains were made available through an RFP process and an online auction. Overstock was awarded O.BIZ during the RFP phase and the company recently announced it would be branding its major new e-commerce initiative O.BIZ.

With more than two million domains currently registered, .BIZ is the first and only Internet domain designed exclusively to meet the needs of innovative, high-growth businesses of all sizes everywhere in the world. .BIZ is particularly appealing for businesses, media and B2B companies that market products or services to other businesses.

“The demand we experienced during the release of one-character .BIZ domain names validated the attractiveness of the .BIZ brand. There are many companies with long company names, and others who have names that are difficult to spell or remember,” says Tim Switzer, Vice President, Registry Services for Neustar. “We are very pleased to be working with Pool.com to make a short, memorable alternative available.”

The complete list of two-character .BIZ domain names available for auction at Pool.com, including the auction date for each name, can be found at www.twodotbiz.biz.

About Pool.com

Pool.com pioneered the use of auctions to help set market value for internet domain names, making it a leading company in both primary domain name acquisition and secondary market sales. The company offers a complete suite of related services for individuals and corporate domain name holders as well as supporting the registrars and registries that comprise the Internet's infrastructure. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Pool.com is a member of the Momentous.ca family of online enterprises, providing customers with high-quality, high-value online services.

About Neustar and Neustar Domain Name Registry Services

Neustar (NYSE: NSR) provides market-leading and innovative services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world. Neustar Domain Name Registry Services operates the global registry for .BIZ and .US; in addition, it provides back-end registry services for .TEL and .TRAVEL, gateway services to country code top level domains, internationalized domain names (IDNs), and full registry services to new top level domains. Neustar’s registry is connected to more than 250 domain name registrars worldwide. For more information, visit www.neustar.biz and www.neustarregistry.biz.

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