Press Releases
2010
RegistryPro Allocates Two- and Three-Character Names and Signs Two New Registrars
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16, 2010 — Ultra-premium names and a simplified product attract innovative ideas, valuable partnerships
RegistryPro Renews Registry Operator Agreement and Announces Sponsorship of ICANN No.38
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 2, 2010 — Simplified names, adding new registrars will be the focus for the Meeting in Brussels
RegistryPro Announces Official Sponsorship of 37th ICANN International Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 8, 2010 — Industry veteran Jon Nevett to join Advisory Board for 2010
.PRO Announces Release Plans for One- Two- and Three-Character .PRO Names
CHICAGO, Illinois, February 10, 2010 — Industry turns its focus to .PRO as demand for ultra-premium Internet real estate swells
2009
RegistryPro Announces Official Sponsorship of 36th ICANN International Meeting in Seoul, South Korea
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 20, 2009
RegistryPro to Release One-, Two- and Three-Character .PRO Names
CHICAGO, Illinois, August 11, 2009 — Highly Sought After Domains Coming to .PRO in Q4 of 2009
.PRO Announces Official Sponsorship of 35th ICANN International Meeting in Sydney, Australia
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 19, 2009 — .PRO registry announced today it will serve as an official sponsor of the 35th ICANN International meeting in Sydney Australia, June 21-26, 2009.
.PRO Announces The Best of .PRO Contest
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21, 2009 — .PRO registry promotes increase in the use of .PRO and exceptional professional content with a contest to crown the best .PRO Web site on the Internet.
RegistryPro Elevates the .PRO Experience with New Corporate Web Site
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1, 2009 — Bold new layout and improved Web site features reflect the new .PRO.
.PRO Registrations Grow Five-Fold in Five Months
CHICAGO, Illinois, January 27, 2009 — RegistryPro has seen registrations of .PRO soar since the company relaunched the top-level domain name (TLD) under expanded registration guidelines from ICANN.
2008
RegistryPro Confirms Melbourne IT to Join .PRO TLD Relaunch
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21, 2008 — RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today that Melbourne IT, one of the top 15 global domain name registrars, has agreed to participate in the highly-anticipated .PRO TLD (Top Level Domain) relaunch on September 8, 2008.
RegistryPro to Open Pre-Registration on July 21 and Announces Firm Relaunch Date for .PRO TLD on September 8, 2008
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16, 2008 — RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-reservations for .PRO domain names from new registrants from July 21 through August 31, 2008. This Pre-Registration Period is the second phase of the registry’s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters. Originally scheduled for July, the new relaunch date for .PRO has now been confirmed for September 8, 2008.
RegistryPro Announces “Third Level Transition” Initiative
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12, 2008 — RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-orders for second-level domains from current .PRO registrants who use any of the registry’s 11 profession-specific third-level designations. The pre-orders are being accepted as the first step in the registry’s highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters, slated for July 14, 2008.
ICANN Unanimously Approves RegistryPro Proposal to Expand the .PRO TLD
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14, 2008 — RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top level domain (TLD) on the Internet, has received approval from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to greatly expand the scope and availability of the .PRO TLD. The newly ratified terms of service increases the number of professionals who are eligible for the TLD, extends the availability globally, and streamlines the registration process.
RegistryPro/NCC Group Partnership Ensures Continued Security of .PRO Top-Level Domain
CHICAGO, Illinois, February 25, 2008 — RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain (TLD), announced today it has entered a new data escrow partnership with NCC Group, Inc. to secure critical .PRO registration information.
2007
Hostway Appoints New President for RegistryPro
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE) — Hostway Corporation, a global leader in Web hosting and hosted services delivered over the Internet, today announced that Catherine Sigmar has been appointed President of RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .PRO top level domain (TLD) for professionals.
2005
In Celebration of Engineers Week, .Eng.pro Domain Name Launches for Engineers Only: Engineers. We Built It, It's Our Domain.
CHICAGO - February 8, 2005 — In acknowledgement of Engineers Week (Feb. 20-26) across the U.S., RegistryPro today announces the upcoming launch of the .eng.pro domain name.
2004
RegistryPro Doubles Service to Professionals
CHICAGO - October 27, 2004 — .PRO Domain Expands to Provide Secure and Confidential Internet Communication to Experts Who Seek the Highest Assurance in a Registry.
.pro Internet Registry Open to German Professionals
BERLIN - September 29, 2004 — The newest space on the Internet, the .PRO top-level domain (TLD), will expand on October 11 to serve qualified professionals in German.
.pro Internet Registry Open to UK Professionals
LONDON - September 22, 2004 — The newest space on the Internet, the .PRO top-level domain (TLD), will expand on October 4 to serve qualified professionals in the UK.
.pro Internet Registry Open to Canadian Professionals
CHICAGO - September 15, 2004 — The newest space on the Internet, the .PRO top-level domain (TLD), will expand on September 27 to serve qualified professionals in Canada.
RegistryPro Announces Additional Professional Eligibility to .PRO Internet Registry
CHICAGO - September 9, 2004 — Dentist, architects and engineers are among several groups of professionals and organizations who soon will be able to register .PRO top-level domains (TLD) on the Internet.
RegistryPro Opens 'Second-Level' .PRO Domain Name Registrations
CHICAGO - August 2, 2004 — Qualified professionals and their organizations may now register "second-level" .PRO Internet domain names that provide simpler, more direct Internet addresses for doctors, lawyers and accountants.
First New Internet Domain Since 2002 Validates Professionals' Identities, Facilitates Confidential Communications and Transactions
CHICAGO - June 1, 2004 — Consumers will find a new measure of security and confidentiality in communicating online with their doctors, lawyers and accountants following today's launch of the .PRO domain.
New .PRO Internet Registry Now Accepting Defensive Registrations for Trademarks and Brand Names
CHICAGO - April 5, 2004 — Trademark and service mark owners have six weeks, starting today, to register domain names with the new .PRO top-level Internet domain (TLD), during a special pre-launch "sunrise" registration campaign announced by .PRO registry operator RegistryPro.
Hostway to Acquire .PRO Registry
CHICAGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Hostway Corporation, a global leader in Web hosting and managed services, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Registry Services Corporation, will become the registry operator for the .PRO top-level Internet domain for professionals, after it acquires the core assets of RegistryPro, a subsidiary of Register.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCOM - News).
2003
RegistryPro, Inc. Joins the Liberty Alliance
Atlanta, GA - July 16, 2003 — RegistryPro, Inc., (www.registrypro.pro), the exclusive operator of the .PRO top-level domain, today announced its associate membership in the Liberty Alliance Project. The Liberty Alliance is developing a network and standards to allow identity information to be securely stored and shared among member organizations.
RegistryPro Partners with ChoicePoint® to Authenticate Professional Eligibility of .PRO Registrants
Atlanta, Ga. - May 21, 2003 — RegistryPro Inc. (www.registrypro.pro), the exclusive operator of the .PRO top level domain (TLD), has chosen ChoicePoint (NYSE: CPS), one of the nation's leading providers of identification and credential verification services, to authenticate identity and professional eligibility information submitted by doctors, lawyers and certified public accountants (CPAs) registering for domain names with the .PRO extension.