Articles - Press Releases en-us http://www.netregistry.com.au/news N/A http://www.netregistry.com.au/news brf@netregistry.com 20 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/530/1/Netregistry--Online-Growth-Solutions-acquires-stake-in-TPP-Internet/Page1.html 19 October 2009 - Netregistry and Online Growth Solutions Ltd (OGS) have acquired a controlling interest in TPP Internet by buying out one of the Founding partners. This increases the Group's lead in market share of the .au domain sector under control to over 31%. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/524/1/Netregistry--Online-Growth-Solutions-acquires-MD-Web-Hosting/Page1.html 3 August 2009 - MD Web Hosting is now part of the Online Growth Solutions Ltd group of companies, alongside Netregistry, PlanetDomain, NETT Magazine and Hostess. Announcing the acquisition today, Larry Bloch said "We are thrilled to acquire MD Web Hosting. As an accredited auDA Registrar, MD strengthens our strategic position in the Australian domain name market – establishing Online Growth Solutions as the number 1 player in .AU ahead of Melbourne IT. In addition, MD's large web hosting customer base brings us closer to the number 1 position in the web hosting market – our next strategic goal." jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/521/1/Naughty-Netregistry-responds-to-CeBIT-trade-show-nurse-controversy/Page1.html The annual Cebit trade show, Darling Harbour, has become the home of a heated debate, after Netregistry's Web Clinic caused a few vocal social commentators to find a new way to get their names in the press. Now dubbed by media as the "naughty nurses", the stand's use of two sales girls in nurse uniforms has been dubbed sexist and offensive by up to six or seven people, across IT and mainstream media – it is believed up to half of these seven people have actually visited the stand. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/518/1/auDA-recklessness-damages-Australian-domain-industry/Page1.html 20 April 2009 - The Supreme Court's decision to grant a temporary injunction against the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) on behalf of Bottle Domains has thrown the domain industry into a week of instability and chaos. There is now the possibility that - if Bottle Domains wins its case - auDA may be subject to severe damages for loss of business, potentially bankrupting the tightly budgeted administrator. "Chris Disspain of auDA has acted as judge, jury and executioner by cancelling Bottle Domains' accreditation so suddenly, and this action is now proving to be grossly negligent," says Larry Bloch, CEO and co-founder of Netregistry. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/517/1/auDAs-actions-against-Bottle-Domains-too-extreme/Page1.html 15 April 2009 - "auDA has acted as judge, jury and executioner by cancelling Bottle Domains' accreditation so suddenly," says Larry Bloch, CEO and co-founder of Netregistry. The domain industry was shocked today after the surprise announcement of auDA's action against Bottle Domains, the Melbourne based domain registrar owned by Australian Style. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/514/1/Survey-Shows-Online-Business-Set-to-Boom-During-the-Bust/Page1.html 10 February 2009 - "There is no better time to launch into online business. If our customers are anything to go by, online business owners are more confident, more profitable, more likely to be planning business growth, and are performing better than the general business community. Fact!” says Larry Bloch, CEO of Netregistry – Australia’s favourite provider of domains and associated services. A recent survey compared Netregistry customers, primarily consisting of online businesses, against a sampling of non-Netregistry small to medium enterprises (SMEs). The results revealed some stark differences between the two groups in their reactions to the world economic downturn. “The online sector promises strong and steady growth in these times of economic uncertainty.” jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/511/1/Netregistry-acquires-50-of-Netfleet---Joins-Australian-Domain-Name-Aftermarket-Industry/Page1.html 16 January 2009 - Netregistry, Australia's leading domain name provider, has acquired 50% of Netfleet to deliver a cutting edge domain aftermarket website for the .au domain market. This initiative has the potential to create a vibrant and profitable market, trading domains for their actual worth - sometimes hundreds or thousands of dollars. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/505/1/Netregistry--nab-ICS-Deal-Shows-Online-Business-is-Still-Strong/Page1.html 1 December 2008 Netregistry secures $18m from nab ICS to fund growth and expand market share.Online Growth Solutions Ltd (OGS), the unlisted parent company of Netregistry, PlanetDomain and NETT Magazine, has partnered with National Australia Bank in a deal that promises to shake up the domain name and associated services industry in Australia. The $18 million deal is a combination of debt and quasiequity, giving nab ICS an implied 13.6% stake in the online brand while providing OGS strong funding for further acquisitions and growth. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/506/1/Marketers-Triumph-at-Publishing-Awards-Bell-Awards-2008/Page1.html 21 November 2008 Nett Magazine made a splash at the Bell Awards by winning the Best Business to Business Magazine Launch category. Published by Netregistry as part of a bold new marketing approach, Nett represents a growing trend for marketers to fund and create editorial content that can result in strong and commercially successful publications. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/507/1/The-Governments-Internet-Filter-Could-Damage-the-Online-Economy/Page1.html 11 November 2008 - The recent proposals for two tiers of internet filtering in Australia could be damaging to small business at a time of economic instability, says Larry Bloch, CEO of Netregistry. So far, the debate surrounding the proposed filters has failed to discuss the potential business and economic impacts. Yet, as the world economy slows and more businesses look to the internet as a possible source of stability, the new filters add new challenges that could further limit the ability of Australian business to compete on the world stage. jonathan.crossfield@netregistry.com.au (Jonathan Crossfield) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100