New Top-Level Domains - Are you ready for the next big .thing?

Free new gTLD pre-registrations available now. With the upcoming introduction of new regional and generic TLDs in 2012 as planned by ICANN, the landscape of the internet will change. It is estimated that up to 1000 or more new top-level domains will become available.

While some new top-level domain strings may not be open to the public (e.g. .BRAND TLDs for internal company usage), there will be a large number of nTLDs that you can register.

Tell us already now, which new top-level domain extensions are interesting for you by pre-ordering your desired domains. Check it out! We will constantly enlarge the list of available new gTLDs.

Search for your desired domain name under new top-level domain extensions such as:
.bayern*, .berlin*, .nyc*, .paris*, .saarland* or .music*, .shop*, .sport*, .food*, .car* and many more.

New gTLD Program: Timeline

ICANN published a new timeline for the adoption of new gTLDs:

June 20th, 2011

Guidebook approved

Comms period begins

January 12th, 2012

Launch program

Application window opens

April 12th, 2012

Application window closes

Applications published +15 days

November 2012

Planned

Publish initial evaluation results

The KeyDrive S.A. group members Key-Systems, Moniker, AZ.pl and Thomsen Tramedach are offering "pre-orders" for new gTLDs to be launched in 2013 and beyond. The "pre-orders" are free of charge and without obligation. By the time the new gTLDs are available, the KeyDrive provider of your choice will contact you with further information and the detailed conditions for registration, such as price and possible restrictions.

As most initiatives for new generic top-level domains and the respective registration policies are not yet known, the KeyDrive members cannot offer binding "pre-registrations" at this time. However, they will inform their customers when domain names that they are interested in become available to allow them to place their order. Please subscribe to the information service by entering all domain names with their TLD (secondlevel.toplevel) that you consider to order to be informed in time when the string becomes available for registration.

Please note that the KeyDrive companies are unable to guarantee that any domain names you "pre-order" will become available for registration. At this time, they also cannot offer any queue positions for registrations in any new gTLD. It is also possible that some of the generic TLDs may not be approved in the ICANN application process.

Resellers can be assured that the KeyDrive companes will provide them with access to the most requested new gTLDs in an all-round solution including the possibility to place "pre-registrations". Our member company Key-Systems also provides technical registry back-end services including the operation of new gTLDs through their global partner channel. Should you be interested in applying for your own generic TLD or a .BRAND, please contact sales@key-systems.net to learn more about how Key-Systems can assist you in the application process and the technical operation of your registry service.

KeyDrive S.A. is an internet solutions holding company located in Luxembourg. Its subsidiaries offer different internet related services. Among the core business areas are domain registration, monetization and aftermarket services. The holding company includes the Key-Systems group (St. Ingbert, Germany), the NameDrive group (Wasserbillig, Luxembourg) as well as Moniker and SnapNames (Florida and Oregon/USA) with more than 160 employees. With the takeover of Moniker in January 2012 KeyDrive has more than 6 million domains under management. Chairman of the KeyDrive S.A. is Alexander Siffrin, CEO and founder of Key-Systems™.

* While all these strings have been proposed, it is not certain that they also will be approved and/or become available for public registration.

New Top-Level Domains

A new world to explore - Pre-order your new domain names now