Pre-Registrations: .XXX and idn.ASIA

.XXX Has Launched in Sunrise and is going strong.

on September 7, 2011, the Adult Entertainment Industry's TLD, .XXX launched and started taking Sunrise applications. According to the ICM Registry (the official registry operator of .XXX) the number of Sunrise applications thus far has exceeded all their expectations. Sunrise is open until October 28, so apply now and get your .XXX domain.

The Launch Periods of .XXX:

I. Sunrise

NOW OPEN: Two concurrent tracks (A and B) within the Sunrise period for .XXX Domains.
The sunrise period is for trademark owners to opt-in or opt-out of .XXX.
For simultaneous participation by those within the sponsored community and those outside of it.
Sunrise Pricing:
- Sunrise Ends: October 28, 2011
- Sunrise A Pricing: Non-Refundable Application Fee of 136.85* (net: 115.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 101.15* (net: 85.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES
- Sunrise A_Grandfathering Pricing: Non-Refundable Application Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 101.15* (net: 85.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES
- Sunrise B [basically a defensive registration]: A one-time fee of 238.00* (net: 200.00) USD/Application

II. Landrush

Landrush Start Date: November 8 through November 25, 2011 (new dates)
Multiple Applications for the same domain will go to auction
Landrush Pricing:
- Non-Refundable Application Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD/Application
- Plus the Annual Registration Fee of 89.25* (net: 75.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES

III. Go-Live

Go Live Start Date: December 6, 2011
Domains will be allocated on a FCFS (First-Come-First-Served) Basis
GO LIVE Pricing:
- Reseller: $101.15* (net: 85.00) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: $95.08* (net: 79.90) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: $81.29* (net: 73.90) USD per Domain/Year

IMPORTANT BILLING NOTICE: HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Go LIVE starting November 29, 2011. These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go-Live 24 hours prior to the actual launch).

Go-Live applications deleted more than 24 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go-Live deletions are not permitted in the last 24 hours prior launch.

More information on the .XXX Launch: VIEW or view the WhitePaper on the Launch HERE.

News and Information on .XXX:

Reminder: IDN.ASIA Landrush closing soon!

Landrush for IDN.ASIA is only open until October 11, 2011. Pre-registering your valuable IDN.ASIA domain is the best way of getting the domains you want..

Landrush & Landrush Auction Info:

Landrush is OPEN
Landrush Period CLOSES: October 11, 2011 at 12:00 UTC
Domains with multiple Landrush applications go to auction
Acceptable Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, and hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
Registration Periods: 2 - 10 Years
Domain Name Registration Policies: View
Landrush Pricing: $19.04 (net: 16.00) USD per Domain/Year for ALL PRICE CLASSES (2 year min. registration period required)
Landrush Billing will commence on August 2, 2011

Go-Live Info:

Go-Live: To-Be-Announced by the Registry
Allocated on a First-come-First-Served basis
Characters: Min. 3, Max. 63, letters, numbers, hyphens ("-") - however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
Registration Periods: 1 - 10 Years
Domain Name Registration Policies: View
Go-Live Pricing:
- Reseller: $18.09* (net: 15.20) USD per Domain/Year
- Premium: $16.90* (net: 14.20) USD per Domain/Year
- Platinum: $15.23* (net: 12.80) USD per Domain/Year
Go-Live Billing: To-Be-Determined

More information on the IDN.ASIA Launch: VIEW (Source: www.registry.asia)