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QINETICS AND DOTASIA LAUNCH .ASIA DOMAIN NAME IN MALAYSIA

Kuala Lumpur – South East Asia's leading ICANN-accredited registrar Qinetics Solutions Berhad (Qinetics) and DotAsia Organization (DotAsia) today officially launched the .Asia sponsored generic top-level domain (gTLD). Earlier this month, Qinetics had been appointed as an exclusive registrar for .Asia domain names.

“The launch ushers in a new wave of opportunity for businesses and individuals to establish their identities in the ever unique Asian market space” says TK Tan, CEO of Qinetics. “With this move, Qinetics will expand its already impressive domain name portfolio to complete its wholesale domain and digital brand management services.”

“The beauty of .Asia is that it provides value that goes well beyond a simple domain extension. The term ‘Asia’ is versatile in its usage, and can be used equally well to signify both where an entity comes from, as well as to identify its intended audience,” states Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. "Today, there are already 400 million Internet users in Asia accounting for only 10% of the region's total population. With a rapidly growing Asian economy, we believe that the introduction of .Asia will help fuel the continued growth of the Internet in the region and drive more opportunity for both business and individuals.”

From now until the end of August (July 11 – August 31, 2007), the DotAsia Organisation, via its Pioneer Domains Program is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for entrepreneurs, businesses and social enterprises to own some of the most valuable domain names in Asia.

“We want to reward the first-movers and those who are truly committed to the region and the Asian community by offering them a part to play in creating Internet history.” states Tan.

The Pioneer Domains Program entrusts prime Internet real estate such as “Business.asia”, “Music.asia” and “Property.asia” to those who show genuine commitment to the Asian community. The objective of the program is to immediately create active and relevant content on .Asia domains for the benefit of Internet users around the world. Through the Pioneer Domains Program, tens of millions of dollars worth of domain names will be awarded to deserving applicants.

Applicants are invited to submit a brief proposal for the domain of their choice. The quality of the ideas for utilizing the domain name will be the basis of the allocation of the domain. The best proposal wins the right to operate the best .Asia domains.

All applications for the Pioneer Domains Program will be screened by Qinetics before submission to DotAsia. For applicants who wish to participate but do not have the required know-how, Qinetics provides value-added services such as proposal writing assistance and submission.

Proposals should be e-mailed to sales@qinetics.net with the subject line ‘Application to Participate in .Asia Pioneer Domains Program’. For more information about the .Asia Premium Domains Program, members of the public are encouraged to call (60)3 89966788 (Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm daily).