Tag Archives: opensrs

Wed 12th November 2014
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Phone use continues to accelerate Tucows’ tip line - Ting product shows continued growth, OpenSRS takes a dip. Domain name and mobile phone service provider Tucows continues to see growth in its Ting offering, offsetting stagnating revenues in its domain name business. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2014 increased 9% to $38.9 million from $35.6 million for the third quarter of 2013. Revenue from Ting increased $5.03 million, offsetting a drop of $1.79 million in its domain name business. OpenSRS — Tucows’ ... read more ...
Tue 31st December 2013
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Sedo and Tucows ink domain inventory placement deal - Tucows has joined SedoMLS, giving access to the domain sales network to its thousands of resellers. Sedo has gained a big customer for its SedoMLS network. Tucows, which is generally considered the third or fourth largest domain name registrar, is joining the network, the companies announced. This means that domain names listed for sale on Sedo are now eligible to appear on Tucows’ OpenSRS network of 13,000 resellers. Domain names registered with Tucows will also ... read more ...
Tue 11th September 2012
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Have ccTLD questions? Just ask Alex - Get answers to your toughest country code domain questions. Some country code domain names are fairly easy to register. Most of them aren’t. Frankly, figuring out how to register some of the more obscure ccTLDs could take a Ph.D. But now there’s a free resource for all of your ccTLD questions: Ask Alex. It’s a new section on Tucows’ OpenSRS web site where company employee Alex Schwertner answers all of your questions about ccTLDs. Residency requirements? ... read more ...
Thu 22nd December 2011
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OpenSRS implements 100+ ccTLDs from EPAG acquisition - Tucows’ reseller network now has over 100 additional domains to choose from. One of the key reasons Tucows bought domain name registrar EPAG back in August was to bolster its offering of country code domain names (ccTLD). Today it announced the first phase of its integration of ccTLDs carried by EPAG, adding over 100 new ccTLDs to its OpenSRS reseller platform. It will add more next year. A lot of registrars I talk to tell me they see an immediate registration lift ... read more ...
Tue 23rd February 2010
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eNom Launches “Instant Reseller” Domain Reseller Program - eNom joins competitors in offering easy domain reseller option. Joining the ranks of Go Daddy and Tucows, eNom is launching a domain reseller package that includes a web storefront for non-techies. (Update: Instant Reseller will replace the former PDQ program. See comments for details.) eNom’s system, called “Instant Reseller“, is essentially a reseller-in-a-box package that includes a fully hosted website and customized storefront, a shopping cart feature, ... read more ...
Mon 10th November 2008
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Tucows Reports Slight Loss in Q3 - Domain registrar fights currency fluctuations; down economy. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) reported a third quarter loss of $71,000 today. Despite a difficult environment, our third quarter revenue growth was driven by the strong performance of our OpenSRS Wholesale Services, primarily domain registration,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows. “A number of factors, including weakness in our email business and the general economy putting downward pressure on ... read more ...
Wed 13th August 2008
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Tucows to Compete with GoDaddy’s Wild West Domains - Company to create “reseller in a box” program. Wholesale domain registrar Tucows is launching a new program for resellers that will allow them to open a domain registration store in a matter of minutes. Tucows reseller program, dubbed OpenSRS, has traditionally been geared to technically savvy companies wanting to add new services to their offerings. A technical integration was required. On the company’s earnings conference call yesterday, CEO Elliot Noss ... read more ...
Mon 28th July 2008
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Tucows Revives OpenSRS Brand for Resellers - Company reinvigorates reseller program with legacy brand. Domain name registrar Tucows is breathing new life into its reseller program by reintroducing an old brand: OpenSRS. Tucows was the first reselling registrar on the web back in 1999, claims Tucows VP of Marketing and Product Management Ken Schafer. Tucows hopes to leverage the OpenSRS brand to create a consistent reseller brand. “We’re proud of those roots,” said Schafer in an interview with Domain ... read more ...