.CO Registry Announces the Global Launch of European Internationalized Domain Names

Launch of European IDNs to include Russian, German, French, Portuguese languages, among others

15 OCTOBER 2013, MIAMI, FL

Summary

.CO Internet, the company behind one of today’s fastest growing global domain extensions has announced the launch of European Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .CO namespace.

Today, .CO Internet, the company behind one of today’s fastest growing global domain extensions has announced the launch of European Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .CO namespace. Over the past three years, .CO has become the domain name of choice for individuals around the world – including an increasing number of non-English speakers. For this reason, .CO has begun offering .CO domain names in alternate languages including Chinese, Russian, German, French, Japanese, among others. Throughout 2013, .CO has implemented 15 different languages into its namespace with the goal of increasing local interest and use in a multilingual Internet.

“We’re excited to announce the launch of European IDNs,” said Crystal Peterson, Director of Global Sales & Channel Marketing, .CO Internet. “This launch is crucial as it further extends our international reach and makes .CO domain names more available to startups, brands, businesses and individuals in an increasingly growing market.”

The launch includes the Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Hungarian languages (Spanish is already available for registrations). European IDN .CO domain names are available for general registration beginning today.

Quotes

"We’re excited to announce the launch of European IDNs. This launch is crucial as it further extends our international reach and makes .CO domain names more available to startups, brands, businesses and individuals in an increasingly growing market." Crystal Peterson, Director of Global Sales & Channel Marketing

About .CO

.CO is the domain name of choice for innovators and entrepreneurs all over the world. Since launching in 2010, more than 1.6 million .CO domains have been registered by people and companies in more than 200 countries. From startups and small businesses to big brands and multinational corporations, .CO is where big ideas belong on the Web. For more information about .CO, please visit www.go.co or follow us on Twitter @dotCO.

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