Dotster Wins Domain Pioneer Award

Domain registrar recognized as one of the top Internet innovators

Vancouver, WA (PRWEB) May 28, 2010

Dotster, Inc., a globally recognized brand headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., today received a prestigious Domain Pioneer Award from industry icon, VeriSign®. The award, presented at the 25 Years of .com Gala in San Francisco on May 26 and hosted by celebrity Dana Carvey, recognizes Dotster as a key contributor to the explosive growth of .com domain names.

“We are honored to receive this award as an enabler of Internet based business,” said Dotster President and CEO, Clint Page. “For the past 10 years, Dotster has helped millions of individuals and businesses to create their own success on the Web.”

All of the Domain Pioneer Award recipients have been essential in providing the access to more than 86 million .com domain names registered today.

The Gala also celebrated the “.com 25” by honoring 25 remarkable people and companies whose contributions shaped the modern Internet. A list of 75 honorees was selected by a distinguished panel of Silicon Valley experts who recognized the final “.com 25” at the event. The honorees in consideration included top innovators like Al Gore, Facebook®/Mark Zuckerberg, eBay®, and Apple®/Steve Jobs.

In 2009, Dotster was named one of Washington’s Top 100 privately-held businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. The company was also awarded the “Users' Choice Award” by Name Intelligence and “Privately Held Company of the Year” by The Tech Awards. In addition, Dotster was a finalist for the “Oregon Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” award.

About Dotster, Inc.
Dotster makes it easy for small businesses and individuals to establish themselves online. It has helped more than one million people build a web presence. Dotster, an ICANN accredited registrar since 2000, offers its customers a complete set of services including domain registration, website hosting, email, custom website design, and online marketing.

For more information, please visit http://www.dotster.com or call (360) 449-5900.

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