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.COM.BR Added to OpenSRS

The flag of Brazil Starting today, resellers can add .COM.BR to the list of ccTLDs they can sell through OpenSRS.

Brazil is a big and growing market, so the addition of .COM.BR to the ever growing list of ccTLDs we offer is one we think will be of great interest to many of you. In fact, .BR is the most widely used domain for Portuguese language websites, outpacing even .COM in that regard. With a population of over 192 million people, Brazil represents a large market that is also quite technologically advanced.

.COM.BR domains do come with some specific requirements so to help you out with getting the extension added to your integration, we’ve prepared a special pull-out guide . It’s aimed mostly at those doing API integrations, but there’s some great information in there about some of the little things about .COM.BR that can sometimes be tricky. Download in PDF format.

Enabling .COM.BR in Search Results

.COM.BR is automatically enabled for all Resellers. Visit the Settings area for Domain Availability search in the Reseller Web Interface to enable .COM.BR domains in your search results.

Pricing

.COM.BR domains are priced at USD$22/domain year. You can see pricing for all the many TLDs we offer on our pricing page.

As always, our Reseller Support team is there if you have any questions about .COM.BR or any other extension we offer.

Freedom to Connect

If you are at all interested in issues like Internet openness and net neutrality, then you’ll want to check out F2C: Freedom to Connect. It’s a fantastic two-day conference devoted to preserving and celebrating the essential properties of the Internet, coming up on May 21 and 22nd, in Washington, DC.

Read on to learn how to win a free pass to F2C or get a discount on your registration!

This year’s F2C conference features a very strong lineup of presenters and panelists. Confirmed keynote speakers include Vint Cerf, Michael Copps, Cory Doctorow, Benoît Felten, Rebecca MacKinnon, Eben Moglen, Mike Marcus and Aaron Swartz.

Here’s a good explanation of what F2C is all about:

The Internet is a success today because it is stupid, abundant and simple. In other words, its neutrality, its openness to rapidly developing technologies and its layered architecture are the reasons it has succeeded where others (e.g., ISDN, Interactive TV) failed.

The Internet’s issues are under-represented in Washington DC policy circles. F2C: Freedom to Connect is designed to advocate for innovation, for creativity, for expression, for little-d democracy. The Freedom to Connect is about an Internet that supports human freedoms and personal security. These values, held by many of us whose consciousness has been shaped by the Internet, are not common on K Street or Capitol Hill or at the FCC.

F2C: Freedom to Connect is about having access to the Internet as infrastructure. Infrastructures belong to — and enrich — the whole society in which they exist. They gain value — in a wide variety of ways, some of which are difficult to anticipate — when more members of society have access to them. F2C: Freedom to Connect especially honors those who build communications infrastructure for the Internet in their own communities, often overcoming resistance from incumbent cable and telephone companies to do so.

The phrase Freedom to Connect is now official US foreign policy, thanks to Secretary of State Clinton’s Remarks on Internet Freedom in 2010. She said that Freedom to Connect is, “the idea that governments should not prevent people from connecting to the internet, to websites, or to each other. The freedom to connect is like the freedom of assembly, only in cyberspace.” Her speech presaged the Internet-fueled assemblies from Alexandria, Egypt to Zuccotti Park.

Win a Free Pass, or Get 33% Off Registration

F2C meshes very nicely with our corporate ideals about how the Internet should work and how it needs to be protected and nurtured. Our mobile service Ting is a proud sponsor of the event and we have a couple of discount options for those of you who are looking to attend.

First up, we have a free pass to give away to one person. We simply ask that you email us and give us a short explanation on why you think you should attend. Act fast – we’ll have a look at the emails and choose a winner on April 11th.
For those who don’t get the free pass, we also have a discount code that you can use to get 33% off the registration fee. When you register, use promo code “TING33″.

The cost for the conference is $349 until April 16, after which the cost goes up a bit. That discount code will work until April 30.

For more information, and to register, visit the F2C: Freedom to Connect website.

Holiday Hours for Good Friday, April 6th, 2012

Our Toronto office will be closed on Friday, April 6, 2012, for Good Friday. While most OpenSRS staff will be off that day, Reseller Support will continue to be available 24/7 to assist you.

Here are the hours by department:

Department	Dates and Hours
Technical Support	Regular hours
Payments	Email support: payments@opensrs.org
Compliance	Closed Apr. 6
Service Bureau	Closed Apr. 6

Please note that during this closure, there will be no orders or requests processed for the following TLD’s: (.at, .ch, .li, .dk, .com.mx).

OpenSRS Joins Parallels Domain Name Network

This morning at the Parallels Summit in Orlando, we announced that we’re joining the Parallels Domain Name Network (DNN).

This means that service providers who use Parallels can now easily sign up to become an OpenSRS Reseller and start selling domain names, SSL certificates and more through Parallels products.

If you are at Parallels Summit, drop by our booth in the expo hall and we can tell you more.

Here’s the full text of the release:

TORONTO and ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 15, 2012 – Tucows Inc. (NYSE: TCX) (AMEX: TCX) (TSX: TC), a global Internet services company dedicated to making simple useful services that unlock the power of the Internet, today announced that its OpenSRS wholesale services division has joined the Parallels Domain Name Network (DNN), allowing Parallels partners to quickly and easily signup to sell OpenSRS services.

Service providers using Parallels Automation, Parallels Business Automation Standard and Parallels Plesk Billing can now become OpenSRS resellers through the Parallels DNN at no charge. OpenSRS has now been integrated into Parallels billing applications with new, fully-supported plugins that enable resellers to sell and manage over 100 different domain name extensions, SSL digital certificates from five leading brands, and mobile websites.

“Joining the Parallels DNN is the logical extension of the work we’ve done over the last few months to integrate OpenSRS across Parallels software portfolio,” said Dave Woroch, EVP Sales, Tucows. “We’re excited that service providers using Parallels can now quickly become OpenSRS Resellers and take advantage of our industry-leading customer service and extensive lineup of products and services.”

The announcement was made at Parallels Summit 2012, the leading global annual gathering of the hosting and cloud industry. OpenSRS is a Gold Sponsor. Visit OpenSRS at booth #300 on the show floor to learn more about the full range of OpenSRS wholesale Internet services, and to see Parallels plugins for Parallels Business Automation, Parallels Business Automation Standard, and Parallels Plesk Billing in action.

Learn more at http://parallels.com/dnn

About Tucows

Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) manages over eleven million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 12,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover (http://hover.com) is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. Ting (http://ting.com) is a mobile phone service provider dedicated to bringing clarity and control to US mobile phone users. YummyNames (http://yummynames.com) owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. More information can be found on Tucows’ corporate website (http://tucows.com).

Tucows, OpenSRS, Hover, and YummyNames are registered trademark of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries.

For further information:
Le Quan Truong
Director of Marketing, OpenSRS
(416) 538-5450
ltruong@tucows.com

Join the CIRA Nomination Committee

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is seeking interested individuals from across Canada to apply to fill six open positions on its Nomination Committee. CIRA is the body that operates the .CA registry on behalf of Canadians.

Professional Canadians with committee experience and/or an interest in technology or the Internet are encouraged to apply.

According to CIRA, “the CIRA Nomination Committee plays a critical role in soliciting and selecting qualified candidates for the Nomination Committee Slate of CIRA’s Board of Directors Election. Its focus is to help build a Board of Directors that represents a wide range of views and interests, and ultimately contributing to the strategic direction of .CA and Canadian Internet policy.”

Applications will be accepted from January 3 to January 20, 2012. Visit http://www.ciraelections.ca for more information.