ATLANTA, March 4, 1997 /PRNewswire/
-- Iperdome, Inc.(http//www.iperdome.com), a new startup formed
specifically to offer personal domain names under the new Top Level Domain
(TLD) of ".per" today announced a free trial offer for Internet
users. Until recently, TLDs were limited to business (.com),
government (.gov), and other organization based categories. With
yesterday's approval of the eDNS Charter in Atlanta, individuals on the
Internet can now have their own personal domain names under the
".per" TLD.
"Having your own personal domain name is like having a permanent
home on the internet -- it stays the same regardless of whether you change
jobs, Internet service providers, or email addresses," noted Jay
Fenello, Iperdome president. "In addition, we are planning some
new, state-of-the-art services that can only be provided from a Top Level
Domain."
Fenello hosted the eDNS meeting in Atlanta, and was very pleased with
its outcome. "Ever since we had the idea for '.per,' our major
obstacle has been the current state of affairs in the TLD enhancement
circles. Thanks in large part to Karl Denninger's leadership (eDNS
founder and president of ISP MCSNet), we now have a solid framework that
has received broad based support from the Internet community."
eDNS is an Enhanced version of the current Domain Name System. It
includes the current IANA TLDs, ISO country codes, non-conflicting IAHC
TLDs, and Alternic TLDs.
The offer is part of a marketing campaign designed to generate awareness
and trial of eDNS services. It features 90 days of free eDNS
resolution services.
Another goal of the offer is to enroll additional Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) to use eDNS servers. "When the Internet users
discover that there is an entire world of name space available to them,
market forces will encourage even more ISPs to jump on the eDNS
bandwagon." Iperdome will help this process by providing free
hot links on its homepage (http//www.iperdome.com) to any ISP that supports
eDNS. "What will really be interesting is whether Microsoft or
Netscape will be first to support eDNS in their browser."
For more information, contact Jay Fenello at 404-250-3242, or visit the
Iperdome homepage at http//www.iperdome.com.
