Weekly Launch Guide August 14, 2017

SPOTLIGHT:

A Security Toolkit To Fend Off Cyber Criminals

  • The WannaCry ransomware―which has wreaked havoc across the internet on global scale―has now been reported in 99 countries, including Russia and China. The National Health Service (NHS) was hit hardest in England and Scotland, where operations at many medical facilities
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Secure Your .Boston Domain Before It’s Gone

  • .Boston is offering a 30 day Sunrise Phase ending on August 31, 2017, for trademark holders during the launch of this TLD.  Geographic TLDs can be extremely popular once they hit General Availability, especially when there are no trademark or local address requirements, such as .Boston.  So, be sure to register your .Boston domains before the TLD is made available to the general public.  For more information, contact your client service partner.

Launches within 30 days (bold indicates where dates fall within time frame)

Extension Start Date Order Entry Deadline First-come First-served (FCFS) Registry
 Sunrise 
 .basketball 19-Jun-2017 17-Aug-2017 No Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
 .radio 23-Aug-2017 27-Oct-2017 No European Broadcasting Union 
 .boston 1-Aug-2017 29-Aug-2017 Yes Boston TLD Management, LLC
 Landrush
 .radio 23-Aug-2017 27-Oct-2017 No European Broadcasting Union 
 Limited
 .basketball (Limited 1 of 3) 22-Aug-2017 18-Oct-2017 No Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
 .radio 23-Aug-2017 27-Oct-2017 No European Broadcasting Union 
 Premium/Reserved Release 
 .abogado 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .bayern 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .casa 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .cooking 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .fishing 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .garden 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .horse 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .law 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .rodeo 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .surf 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .vip 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)
 .vodka 22-Aug-2017 N/A Yes MMX (Minds + Machines)

The information provided is intended for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.