December 11, 2012

  • GMO Internet, Inc.

                                                                                                                                 
Onamae.com Tops 5 Million Total Domain Name Registrations
 

Tokyo – December 11, 2012 – GMO Internet announces Onamae.com, its ICANN-accredited domain registrar today exceeded 5 million domain name registrations.
 
Onamae.com was launched in 1999, becoming the first ICANN-accredited registrar in Asia. At the time only three Top Level Domains (.com/.net/.org) were available for registration. Today, as Japan’s largest domain registrar, Onamae.com handles 172 TLDs and has registered over 5 million names. Consistently achieving among the highest growth rates in the industry, Onamae.com was ranked number one in the webhosting.info Fastest Growing ICANN Registrars – Worldwide ranking of 887 registrars for the period of October to November 2012.
 
* “Total domain name registrations” (5 million) is the cumulative total number of domain names registered.
 
Onamae.com Services
- Registration in 172 TLDs including .com, .net and .info.
- Over 1.9 million high-demand, premium domains
- VPS/Shared hosting (VPS 1GB/from 833 yen per month/Shared 100GB/from 1,365 yen per month)
 
About Onamae.com
- The first ICANN accredited domain registrar in Asia (since 1999), and one of the largest registrars in Japan. Over 5 million domains registered
- Convenient admin tool Domain Navi, enables automatic registration, renewal, domain mapping and other services
 
About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group is a comprehensive provider of industry-leading Internet solutions including domain name registration, cloud-based and traditional hosting, ecommerce, security, and payment processing services that each hold the top share of their respective markets in Japan. Other key business areas for the Group include online securities/FX trading, Internet advertising, search engine marketing and online research, and smartphone game development and publishing. GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE: 9449) is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.  
 
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GMO Internet Inc.
 Company Name
 GMO Internet (TSE1: 9449) http://www.gmo.jp/en
 Location
 Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
 CEO
 Masatoshi Kumagai
 Business Description
 - Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce - Internet Media
 - Internet Securities - Social Media & Smartphone Platform
 Capital
 3 billion yen
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