CSC buys Melbourne IT DBS for A$152.5 million -
A shocking price tag for Melbourne IT’s brand protection business.
There’s money in online brand management.
Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) announced today that it has sold its Digital Brand Services (DBS) division to Corporation Services Company (CSC) for A$152.5 million – which was 95% of the entire company’s market cap prior to the announcement.
Melbourne IT will still exist as a domain registrar.
The move builds CSC’s already large brand protection business ... read more ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland files 34 UDRPs -
Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services goes into overdrive with large client.
Royal Bank of Scotland and its National Westminster Bank Plc have decided to go bulk in cracking down on cybersquatters. The company just filed 34 UDRP cases covering 35 domain names in one fell swoop.
This is hardly the bank’s first foray into UDRP. UDRPSearch.com lists 133 cases (including the new ones) filed by Royal Bank of Scotland and 116 filed by National Westminster Bank plc.
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