It's the second Australian domain registrar acquisition in two years for Web.com. Domain name company Web.com is acquiring Webcentral Group (ASX:WCG) for AUS $12.2 million. Webcentral has about 330,000 customers and focuses on the Australian ... Continue Reading2 Comments
CentralNic completes Melbourne IT acquisition, should close Hexonet next week
· Domain RegistrarsCompany integrated two domain businesses funded by bond sale. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has completed its acquisition of what was left of the former Melbourne IT's reseller business. Called TPP Wholesale, the division includes a strong reseller base in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CentralNic buys rest of Melbourne IT’s reseller business for AUD $24 million
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic bulks up in Australia by acquiring carveout of what used to be Melbourne IT. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is acquiring TPP Wholesale from ARQ Group Limited (ASX: ARQ), formerly known as Melbourne IT. The company will pay ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tucows expects $2 million gross margin per year from Melbourne IT acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsCompany acquired international accounts for $6.0 million on April 1. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) expects its acquisition of reseller accounts from Melbourne IT to generate $2 million in gross margin per year, the company revealed yesterday. The company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows acquires part of Melbourne IT’s domain reseller channel for AUD $8.1 million
· Domain RegistrarsCompany gives its domain business a shot in the arm with 1.6 million more domains under management. [Updated with transaction price] Domain name registrar and mobile access company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it is acquiring the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CSC buys Melbourne IT DBS for A$152.5 million
· Domain RegistrarsA 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Doh! Melbourne IT accidentally shut down Twitter’s t.co link shortener
· Domain RegistrarsCompany placed domain status on hold thanks to phishing complaint. Yesterday Twitter's t.co link shortener, which it wraps all outgoing links in, went down. Was the culprit some self-proclaimed anonymous user? Or a DDoS? Nope. Domain name ... Continue Reading4 Comments
How to Buy Expired Domains at Afternic
· Expired DomainsAfternic's new expired domain service provides opportunity to get expired domains without much competition. Expired domain catchers that are tired of bidding wars at SnapNames and NameJet may want to check out Afternic's expired domain auctions. I ... Continue Reading3 Comments