Dot TK Taps Key-Systems GmbH as First Worldwide Registration Services Partner
Flagship Registrar Offers Instant Access to Network of 200 Resellers
Taloha, Inc. (Dot TK), the exclusive domain registry agent for the domains of Tokelau, a small group of islands in the South Pacific, has initiated its first global Registration Partnership with Key-Systems GmbH, one of Europes premier Internet Domain Name Registrars. This partnership offers Key-Systems and its network of 200 Resellers the opportunity to immediately begin selling and servicing Dot TK (.TK) domains.
Amsterdam, Netherlands -- March 10, 2003. Taloha, Inc. (Dot TK), the exclusive domain registry agent for the domains of Tokelau, a small group of islands in the South Pacific, today announced a partnership with Key-Systems GmbH, one of Europes premier Internet Domain Name Registrars.
The partnership enables Key-Systems to offer a broad range of registration services for Dot TK (.TK) domain names to its extensive European customer base. By leveraging the power of the Dot TK brand and the promotional capabilities of Key-Systems, this partnership dramatically extends Dot TKs reach into the European market.
With over 400,000 Dot TK domain names already in use around the world and demand accelerating rapidly, Key-Systems is positioned to capture a large segment of the global market, while offering its customers the affordable Dot TK domains accompanied by an impressive variety of value-added services.
"We elected to launch our Registrars Program, with Key-Systems as our flagship partner because of their experience as a Top-Level-Domain Registry, their notable stature in the European marketplace, as well as their understanding of and commitment to the fundamental principles of the Tokelau Internet Project," said Cathy Josey, Dot TKs Executive Vice President.
One of Dot TKs primary objectives is to continue to build its user base of individuals and small businesses interested in Tokelau, its customs, its culture and its beauty. The goal of the Tokelau Internet Project is to provide the communications, medical and educational technologies needed on the island.
In addition to the end-consumer market www.domaindiscount24.com, Key-Systems has established a network of more than 200 Resellers worldwide (www.RRPproxy.net), who will now have the capability of marketing and registering Dot TK domains. Through this partnership, Dot TK will offer wholesale pricing to Key-Systems creating an attractive retail opportunity for both the company and its Resellers.
"We are proud to be the first world-wide accredited registrar of Dot TK domains and look forward to establishing a long-term business relationship with Taloha Inc. In the Internet market we predict a high potential for such a Top-Level-Domain, as it is affordable, it can be registered within seconds and resolves on the Internet within a short period of time. This is what our customers demand from us as a registrar." said Jens Wagner, the CTO of Key-Systems GmbH.
About Dot TK
Dot TK is a joint venture of the Government of Tokelau, it's communication company Teletok and Taloha, Inc., a privately held company. The Government of Tokelau has appointed Taloha, Inc. as the exclusive registration entity. Taloha is privately funded and has offices in San Francisco, USA and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With its management team, an experienced staff and multi-redundant backbones in both countries Taloha can handle millions of registrations.
About Key-Systems GmbH
The company Key-Systems GmbH (www.key-systems.net), founded in 1998, has positioned itself beneath the top Registrars in Europe offering domain registration for generic and numerous country code Top-Level-Domains as well as web hosting packages. Furthermore, Key-Systems maintains a real-time registry system for a separate country code Top-Level-Domain. The success of Key-Systems has resulted from the high technical know-how within the company as well as the commitment of the team to offer its customers the service and support they expect.
More information about Dot TK and the Islands of Tokelau can be found on http://www.dot.tk.
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Cathy Josey
Tel: +1 954-791-0281
Fax: +1 954-584-7208
cj@dot.tk
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