Earthlink selects Melbourne IT as domain registrar

April 24th, 2003
By WHIR

EarthLink announced on Wednesday that it has selected Melbourne IT as its new provider of domain name registration services. Utlizing Melbourne IT's technology, EarthLink subscribers will be able to conduct domain name availability searches in real time and register .com, .org, .net, .biz, .info and .us domains directly from the EarthLink Web site.

"EarthLink is committed to providing our Web hosting customers with the widest array of products and highest level of quality service, and working with a provider like Melbourne IT can help us achieve that goal," said Erika Jolly, vice president, strategic brand management, EarthLink. "As our customers look to expand their online presence, it is important to provide them with reliable domain name registration and management capabilities that are seamlessly integrated into our own suite of services."

Melbourne IT brings to the table over six years of experience as a domain name provider. "We are very pleased to be working with EarthLink," said Melbourne IT's CEO, Theo Hnarakis. "We believe that Melbourne IT's high quality systems and domain name registration services are a perfect fit for EarthLink with its commitment to providing its customers with superior Internet services."

With headquarters in Atlanta, EarthLink is a provider of Internet services for the small business market, including Web hosting, e-commerce services and business Internet access. Melbourne IT is an Australian-based supplier of domain names and related services to the global market.