Sedo Acquisition of 'domain.co.uk' Energises UK Market!

Sedo Acquisition of 'domain.co.uk' Energises UK Market!

COLOGNE, Germany, November 30/PRNewswire/ --

- Sedo, the world's largest domain marketplace, today announced
its purchase of the domain 'domain.co.uk'.



The co.uk market, only behind .com and .de in terms of size,
is on the threshold of massive growth and Sedo is delighted to provide the
market with much-needed impetus by acquiring what is without doubt the best
name for a .co.uk domain platform.



Tim Schumacher, Sedo's CEO commented, "The .co.uk market's
potential is only just starting to be realised and this acquisition not only
consolidates our position as the world's leading domain marketplace, but also
shows our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible service for our
UK clients."



A market on the move



Nominet.org.uk, the government licensed registrar in charge of
all .co.uk domains, predicts strong growth future growth for the UK domain
name market and recently released data that shows that 2004 has been a bumper
year for .co.uk registrations, with over 80,000 domains registered every
month. The secondary market is also showing excellent growth with 2004 seeing
the first-ever public 5-figure .co.uk sales. Since research shows that tens
of thousands of UK residents interested in buying domains enter the address
'domain.co.uk' into their browsers every month, Sedo's acquisition was the
prefect step towards solidifying its leading international and UK market
position. Most importantly, domain.co.uk provides Sedo a platform from which
to use its expertise and superior service to energize the .co.uk market and
allow it to finally realise its huge potential.



About Sedo



Sedo is the world's largest domain marketplace, completing
several hundred domain transactions worldwide every month. As well as having
a database of more than 2 million domains, Sedo offers additional services
such as domain appraisals, domain marketing and the extremely popular paid
parking program.



You can find out more about Sedo and its services at
www.sedo.co.uk



Or you can contact our PR department at press@sedo.co.uk.




Contact:
Sedo GmbH
Friesenwall 5-7
50672 Cologne
Tel: +49-221-420758-294
Fax: +49-221-420758-291
Emil: info@sedo.de
Web: http://www.sedo.com



Source: Sedo GmbH

Contact: Sedo GmbH, Friesenwall 5-7, 50672 Cologne, Tel: +49-221-420758-294 Fax: +49-221-420758-291 Emil: info@sedo.de Web: http://www.sedo.com


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