XDnet Web Services is pleased to announce we have increased our domain offering considerably again with the introduction of an additional 83 new TLDs, with this we have also reduced the prices of 26 TLDs considerably.

This brings the total domain extensions/TLDs up to an impressive, 235 extensions total.

New TLDs include:

• .AS
• .CD
• .GD
• .HT
• .MU
• .MY
• .ST
• .TL
• .TO
• .VC
• And many more!

Reduced TLDs include:

• .PRO – Now: £20! (Was: £75)
• .TV Now: £10 (Was: £25)
• .AM – Now: £70 (Was: £85)
• .IO – Now: £50 (Was: £75)
• .JP – Now: £60 (Was: £125)
• .LA – Now: £40 (Was: £45)
• .SH – Now: £55 (Was: £75)
• .SO Now: £20 (Was: £35)
• .TC Now: £20 (Was: £35)
• .TM Now: £100 (Was: £140)
• And many more!

As always, to celebrate the introduction of our new TLDs and price reductions, why not save some more!

Save 20% off ALL TLDs using coupon code: 235TLDS at checkout!

All GlobalSign branded SSL Certificates (excludes AlphaSSL) issued on and after 22nd December 2011 will start benefitting from FREE Malware Monitoring on their websites.

If you have a GlobalSign SSL Certificate from XDnet your site will benefit from daily HackAlert scans which can identify any pages infected by drive-by downloads and provide alarms for “zero-day” malware threats hidden in your websites, protecting you and your users from the damaging effects of malware.

If malware is detected by HackAlert it will instantly email you with details, including the offending code snippet of the malware so you can quickly remove it from your website.

Every day thousands of websites are hacked and used to distribute malware to the websites visitors. Such malware is developed to compromise PCs and spread viruses, hijack computers or steal personal information.

Unless remedied quickly, an infected website will quickly be flagged or blacklisted by Google for hosting malicious content, you can expect traffic to your site to drop significantly when potential customers see worrying warnings about your website potentially harming their computers.

HackAlert acts as an early warning system against zero-day attacks. By passively monitoring your website and identifying breaches quickly – giving you time to remove malicious code before too much damage is caused.

Malware left on your site can cause untold damage to your brand and permanently associate your brand/site with malware and untrusted with users and search engines. Sites found to be hosting malware or malicious code may also be suspended by XDnet Web Services until the offending items are removed.

Today we are pleased to announce that XDnet Web Services is now a GlobalSign Authorised Partner enabling us to directly sell SSL Certificates and other security services at discount prices. This has enabled us to again sell a full range of SSL Certificates  so that our clients can easily add the protection of peace and mind of SSL to their sites.

To celebrate our partnership and relaunch of our SSL Certificates we’re offering everyone an incredible 15% off any certificate using promo code “SSLISBACK” on checkout. Grab your certificate today and save a bundle!

Today (18th November) many will be raising money for Children in Need and enjoying a fantastic evening of entertainment on the BBC. We at XDnet want to do our part, and are pledging to donate 50% of ALL new Web Hosting orders received between the 18th November and 25th November inclusive.

It’s that simple, so why not order your hosting today and help a wonderful cause at the same time?

The amount which will be donated will be 50% of the Web Hosting order, this means if you purchase the Advanced package on monthly basis we will donate £3.50. If you purcase the Advanced package on a yearly basis we will donate £35.00 to Children in Need from your order.

Many Thanks,

Dan Rodgers, XDnet.co.uk

The .UK Registry Nominet has announced today that from 1st May 2012 the registration periods for all .UK domains will change to the more commonly used multi-year periods in the same wayas  .COM.

This means that users will be able to register .UK domains from between 1 year and 10 years enabling users more flexibility in their registrations as they can renew for longer without needing to worry about renewals.

What does this mean for .UK ?

This will have no impact on current registrations, it just means you will have the option to renew domains for up to 10 years come renewal.

XDnet plans to fully support this change in May and will announce pricing details closer to the time.

The Sunrise phase of the new .XXX domain launch came to a close on 28th October, and we will soon be moving onto the next phase of the launch process – Landrush.

Landrush kicks off on 8th November

Landrush provides a limited-time opportunity for those who didn’t qualify for Sunrise A, but still want to grab an awesome .XXX domain before General Availability.

Between 8th November and 25th November 2011 members of the adult Sponsored Community may apply for .XXX domains of their choice.

Unlike Sunrise there are no trademark or pre-ownership requirements for registrations made during landrush, however applicants must be part of the adult Sponsored Community to qualify.

Not first come, first served.

Unlike General Availability if there are multiple applications for the same domain during Landrush, the domain then goes into an auction process where applicants can bid against each other for the domain.

If you’d like to submit an application for a .XXX domain during Landrush please get in touch with XDnet support who can help you with this process and help you get an awesome new domain.

We’ve been busy working hard to provide the best domain deals, and we are pleased to announce massive price drops on 14 TLDs as well as awesome promotions we’re currently running on top TLDs too!

Promotions:

• .ME for £10.00 – Grab your slice of the web with a .Me domain for just £10!! That’s a £15 saving!
• .IN for £3.50 – We have managed to secure the incredible .In pricing again for a limited time – get In and grab a bargain with all .IN domains now just £3.50!
• .EU for £5.00 – We have extended our .EU promotion so you can still get your .EU domains at half price for just a fiver!
• .CO for £19.00 (2nd Level) – Save £6 on .CO domains and grab great global domain! (You can also save £6 on 3rd level .CO domains such as .net.co for just £14!)

Price Drops:

.AC – Was: £95 – Now: £75

.AG – Was: £120 – Now: £110

.AM – Was: £110 – Now: £85

.CM – Was: £200 – Now: £120

.FM – Was: £110 – Now: £75

.GS – Was: £95 – Now: £35

.COM.HN – Was: £110 – Now: £45

.IE – Was: £50 – Now: £45

.IO – Was: £95 – Now: £75

.ME – Was: £25 – Now: £20

.MS – Was: £95 – Now: £45

.SH – Was: £110 – Now: £75

.TC – Was: £95 – Now: £35

.VG – Was: £95 – Now: £45

Get your perfect domain today!

Don’t forget to check out our Offers page and Follow @xdnet on Twitter for the latest offers and discounts and save a bundle!

Wednesday 7th September, 16:00 GMT marks the start of the Sunrise A (Adult Trademark & Domain) and Sunrise B (Blocking) phases of the launch of the new .XXX domain extension – Learn more about the .XXX launch phases.

You can now submit your .XXX applications with XDnet.

Please note that in the Sunrise phase orders are NOT processed on a first-come, first-served basis as with most domains, so there is no queuing or pre-ordering required.

Don’t forget that all orders in Sunrise AT and Sunrise B require documentation to be provided as only trademark holders and owners of existing exact match domains in other TLD extensions can apply for .XXX in Sunrise.

Sunrise AD orders also carry additional requirements to prove ownership/control of the matching domain in question, for further details please get in touch with Sales.

Valid & successful Sunrise AT/AD orders will result in a resolving domain being awarded to the registrant, unsuccessful AT/AD orders will be applicable for a partial (£45) refund.

Valid & successful Sunrise B orders will result in the domain being blocked from registration.

If you have any questions about .XXX, why you might want to consider protecting your brand from Adult association please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Sales [at] xdnet.co.uk.

Please place sunrise orders via the standard domain order page - http://xdnet.co.uk/domain-names/

Please note support will get in touch once you have placed a .XXX order & made payment to organize the documentation required for your application.

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The XDnet .IN Domain hack competition closed last night and we have now selected our winners!

The winning entries were selected because they were considered to be the most interesting, amusing & awesome .IN domain hacks.

• Lewis (@lewymd) – RickRoll.in
• Bilal (@BilalBM) – ibetripp.in
• Gareth (@GamerGaz) – damageb.in
• Peter – bignight.in
• Simon – shutupandget.in

Domain hacks are great fun and a great way to use the huge variety of TLDs XDnet offers to have an interesting and unique domain name.

What is a “domain hack” you might ask, domain hacks are when you make a full name using tlds, some examples of this include YouTu.be, del.icio.us, think.in & bridgetjon.es.

XDnet are offering the chance to win a FREE .IN domain for the top 5 domain hacks using the .IN tld.

The Rules are simple:

• Domain must be a .IN domain
• Domain must be available to register
• Entrants must be in by 28th August 2011