EuroDNS sun rises….

Never converted to the metric system? CM are the new metre of measure in the EuroDNS world. The launch of .CM has successfully started with a significant number of trademark names registered during the Sunrise period at www.eurodns.com.

The hefty .CM price is a two-fer, as the domain extension .CM is not only the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Cameroon, but also corresponds to the .COM typo. That’s a free typo with purchase.

Common practices the world over when typing a .COM domain name, people often forget to type in the ‘o’. The Cameroon real estate can guard against a loss of traffic and also lead to association hijacking/squatting.   The .CM sunrise conditions allow all trademark owners to register at the earliest stage,  running until July 15th.

The expansion launch of Cameroon’s domain universe is mounted as a economic stimulus to both e-commerce development and Internet growth in the African territory. The .CM registry will issue  percentage of fees toward the “Flowers in the Desert”foundation.

“Flowers in the Desert” will help cobat African poverty with a certain percentage for each domain name sold. The structure is 10% from the landrush auction and registration during sunrise and open registration Euro  2.5 per domain and (annual) year (sold)”.

Cameroon’s launch minimum registration period is 2 years and applicants must hold a valid and issued trademark at the time of application. If there is more than one valid Sunrise application for the same domain name, the name will be awarded to the registrant with the oldest registered trademark. Each domain application costs 360 EUR with a non-refundable fee of 60 EUR, including a two years term.

The registry will then open the Landrush period from July 15th, 2009, 0:00:01 UTC until July 31st, 2009, 0:00:01 UTC, during which all applications will be subjected to a premium fee and an auction system, with a minimum registration time of 2 years. Indeed, in case there is more than one application per domain, the domain will go into an auction system that will be held shortly after the end of the Landrush period. The price for each domain name application will be 260 EUR, including a two years term.

The Go Live will begin on August 1st, 2009 at 0:00:01 UTC. At this point .CM domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis. The minimum registration term is 1 year and the price will be announced soon. The price for the each Go Live registration is 80 EUR.

To have more information and register your .CM now, just go to: www.eurodns.com, and stay tuned