CentralNic Group plc to receive a bulk transfer of 679,840 domain names

CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), the internet platform business that derives subscription revenue from the worldwide sale of domain names and associated web services, announces that it has been selected by the internet regulator, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) for the bulk transfer of 679,840 domain names from a former registrar that is no …

CentralNic signs new contract deal to support 14 Top-Level Domains

CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) a London-based AIM-listed company which provides registry back end solution for numerous new gTLD registries including DCA Trust the applicant for .Africa, has agreed with Germany’s KSregistry GmbH (or “KSregistry”) to provide its market leading services for 14 Top-Level Domain (“TLD”) extensions currently managed by Open Registry, which KSregistry acquired from Group …

CentralNic, DCA Trust’s Registry Partner Profit Triples in FY 2015; Revenue Hikes by 70%

Financial results from CentralNic Group Plc (LON:CNIC) show the web domains group continues to add scale to is business, something that will be further boosted by the recent acquisition of Instra Group in January. CentralNic which is the back-end provider for many new gTLD extensions including .africa, applied for by DotConnectAfrica, .xyz which has the …

CentralNIC Acquires Instra Group for A$33m

CentralNic (LON:CNIC) which is a back-end registry provider for several new gTLD applicants including DCA Trust is acquiring the privately-owned domain name registrar, Instra Group, in a deal worth A$33 million. According to the press release “the purchase will extend CentralNic’s capabilities and “significantly increase” its retail offering.” Instra Group supplies companies in Australia, New …

CentralNic reports doubled profits in the first half of 2015

CentralNic, which is a technical partner for some of the top level domain applicants including DotConnectAfrica and a wholesale distributor for web domains, has reported in a latest press release that the company saw a 213% rise in bookings to £7.9mln in the six months to June 30, compared with £2.5mln in the corresponding period …

CentralNic says the introduction of the .BANK domain name will help fight online fraud

Internet domain name specialist CentralNic (LON:CNIC) says the introduction of the  .BANK domain name will help combat online fraud. Today, the  firm which is also a registry partner for .Africa new gTLD applicant DCA Trust revealed that the .BANK domain names are now available through its London-based division CentralNic FinTech; this new end-part to Internet …

Dotafrica TV features DotConnectAfrica Registry Partner and Internet Pioneer CentralNic CEO, Ben Crawford

DotAfrica TV Features CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford, as he talks on history of CentralNic, Domain Name, New gTLDs and changes to the Internet Domain Name and his Company’s Strategy for Emerging Markets  which includes Africa. CentralNIC is the Registry Partner for DotConnectAfrica’s .Africa registry. DotAfrica TV brings Views, Opinions of  Business, Internet & Technology to …

CentralNIC the DotConnectAfrica registry partner to invest US$1.5 in a new gTLD Company, Issues Interim revenue results

CentralNIC who are the registry partner for the .africa applicant DotConnectAfrica is set to invest US$1.5 in a new gTLD Company. CentralNIC announced in the press statement below Notice of Intention to Invest CentralNic plc (AIM:CNIC), the internet platform business which derives revenues from the global sale of domain names, today announces that the Group …