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14 Nov 08

Children in Need

Worcester based Internet Services Provider Namesco went Children in Need crazy today helping to raise money for the renowned charity.

As well as donating a pound from every new domain name sale made on their popular website www.names.co.uk, staff at local Perdiswell Park offices participated in a day of activities and challenges to raise money in support of the cause.

Customers calling to place orders with Namesco were also treated to the potential of talking to a famous movie star, as staff took part in themed fancy dress. For a donation managers were happy to make drinks during morning break times and staff took part in fun challenges and activities during lunch breaks, including team races, hockey and a love hearts eating competition.

Midlands based Vamix NV (UK) the award winning food wholesaler; known for their brambly apple turnovers kindly donated delicious cakes for staff to purchase throughout the afternoon, with all proceeds going to the charity.

Gillian Pope from Namesco^s Charity committee said "It's great to see so many staff taking part and helping us to raise a fantastic amount for Children in Need"

24 Oct 08

£1 Broadband Offer

We are excited to announce our limited time £1 Broadband offer in support of the National Get Online Day.

The 24th October 2008 is National Get Online day dedicated to helping people discover the potential of the Internet and making it easy for everyone to Get Online. Visit www.getonlineday.com to find out more.

We are offering our Gold Broadband package for just £1 a month for the first three months including, upto 8mb line speed a Free Wireless Router and Free Setup.

Get Online for Just £1

10 Sep 08

PC Pro award finalist

PC Pro Magazine Best Web Hosts Finalist

Namesco is delighted to have been short listed for PC Pro magazines Best Web Hosts Award 2008.

These awards are entirely reader voted and based upon 15,000 PC Pro readers’ views on customer service and reliability. The PC Pro Reliability & Service Awards are amongst the most prestigious in the IT industry. In each category, readers are asked to rate the reliability of the products they have bought, customer support, and how satisfied they are – in particular, if they would buy from that company again.

This nomination is such a big achievement for us as it proves how many of our customers have had a good experience. We are really excited to have received such positive feedback from our customers and we thank everyone who voted for us.

The winner of each category will be announced on September 17th.

For more information about the awards click here.

03 Sep 08

Names.co.uk on the up

According to research carried out by market research firm Nielsen Online, Names.co.uk was listed as the 8th fastest growing website during the past year.

Societys concerns about the economy are being reflected through the results, as the top ten positions were dominated by money saving websites.

Namesco have seen an increase in broadband usage during the summer months and have attributed this to recent economic challenges and the incremental summer weather. Holidaymakers are choosing UK breaks over foreign destinations as a way of saving money during this time of economic uncertainty. Consumers are searching for the best deals online and are spending more time indoors, which has increased Internet usage.

Nielsen Online commented the potential shake-up of domain name addresses and the huge increases in personalised web pages means consumers are more attuned to creating their own websites. Registration of .Me domain extensions hit 100,000 just two weeks after launch as more people are interested in having a personal connection to the web, using their websites to share personal blogs and photos.

With Namescos free LiteMail product, now free with all domain names, consumers web presence can be even more personal and cost effective. This combined with other website offers has attracted an increase in visitors to the Namesco site.

To register your personal domain with Free Email click here

18 Aug 08

New! Ruby & Python

On Sunday night Namesco successfully completed upgrades to our network storage devices. This maintenance has resulted in improved cluster performance that will pave the way for future enhancements. Namesco perform regular updates to our systems allowing us to make improvements to provide the best possible services to our customers now and in the future.

We are also excited to announce that we now offer two new scripting languages, Python & Ruby. These new languages will be a welcome addition to our packages, ideal for website developers. Ruby enables developers to build robust web applications faster, using less code than other platforms. Python is a powerful, object oriented language that makes code readable and intuitive.

For more information click here

23 Jul 08

Free Webmail accounts!

Namesco is always looking to maximise value for money for its customers, which is why we are proud to launch "LiteMail", a brand new, FREE Email package, available with all domain names.

Having an Email account allows you to turn your domain name into a powerful and flexible service.

LiteMail comes with 100MB of storage space, Webmail access and is POP3 compatible, allowing you to access & download emails using the application of your choice.

To search for a new domain name today click here.

Existing customers can create their LiteMail account free of charge by logging into their online Control Panel.

17 Jul 08

.Me is now live!

Order your very own .Me domain name for only £24.99!

Ealier today .Me officially launched, and for the first time there is a domain specificaly for YOU! .Me has incredible potential for all internet users worldwide and can be used for anything you like, without restriction!

To get your very own .Me simply click here

30 Jun 08

Internet Shake up

ICANN Announces its support for new TLD domain extensions!

On Friday, ICANN, the net's regulator, voted unanimously to relax the strict rules on so-called "top-level" domain names, such as .com or .uk. The decision means that companies could turn brands into web addresses, while individuals could use their names such as .smith or .namesco.

"We are opening up a new world and I think this cannot be underestimated," said Roberto Gaetano, a member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

As one of the UK’s largest registrars for Domain Names, Namesco have welcomed the news!

“Namesco has always been at the very forefront of new domain name extensions. We are all waiting to hear the next steps from ICANN, but nevertheless, despite being early days we’re all very excited about what this means for the internet community as well as for Namesco and its customers.” Jason Smith, Director (Namesco Ltd).

For more information on the ruling please click here

24 Jun 08

Namesco join Ofcom Code of Practice

We are pleased to announce that Namesco has signed up to Ofcoms new voluntary code of practice aimed at building consumer’s trust in the ISP industry.

The new code, announced this month states that ISPs are to provide clear caveats and accurate broadband speed estimates at the point of sale and on their websites.

The code also states that line checkers should always be used where possible before the customer takes up a broadband service.

Click here to establish your estimated line speed

02 Jun 08

75% off new .eu domain names

Throughout June we have slashed the price of all our .eu domain names.

Extend your domain name portfolio and secure your very own .eu for only £3.25, saving you a massive 75%!

To avoid disappointment order your .eu domain today by calling our experienced sales advisors on 0845 363 3632 alternatively please click here

02 Jun 08

PC Pro Awards 2008

PC Pro's Awards are the most comprehensive guide to customer support and product reliability in the UK, but they need YOUR feedback to decide who wins.

Not only will you have your say, you'll also be automatically entered into a prize draw to win some fantastic prizes - worth over £3,000, to vote please click here

14 Apr 08

SohoMail Price Reduction

Whether it's for personal or business use, Namesco's e-mail plans are tailored to suit your every need. After listening to our customers , we have recently reduced the price of our SohoMail Package. When choosing the 2-year SohoMail plan you can now enjoy a £15 saving!

The good news doesn't stop there, we have also increased the storage space on all our email packages by up to 230%!

For more information about our wide range of Email Packages please click here

26 Mar 08

.ASIA is Here!

As of 12noon today .ASIA "Go Live" will be officially open and ready to receive applications!

All .ASIA Domain name applications are processed on a First Come First Served Basis, and with 2 year registrations costing as little as £49.99 it's best to order now to avoid disappointment!

The .ASIA domain name applies to all 73 Asian countries. All applicants for the .ASIA domain name must provide an address that is geographically located in any of the 73 Asian countries. Namesco will provide a local presence fee for only £14.99 should you not meet this requirement.

Namesco's expert sales team are on hand to answer any questions you may have please call 0845 363 3632 to speak to one of our specialist advisors. Alternatively you can secure your .ASIA domain name today by clicking here

17 Mar 08

Namesco voted Best Shared Hosting Provider

Namesco is delighted to announce that we have been awarded 'Best Shared Hosting Provider' in the UK at the national Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) awards which took place on 14th March 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square London.

After beating off some stiff competition Namesco were the clear winners. An ISPA spokesperson said, "The judges decided unanimously that Namesco's range of packages and the availability of up-to-date hosting statistics allowed the flexibility to accommodate a customers' shared hosting needs. They were also pleased to see that the customer support was available seven days a week."

This is tremendous news for all existing and new customers alike as it reaffirms our position in the marketplace and shows our ongoing commitment to further betterment is noticed by the wider community.

Kevin Savage, Namesco's Managing Director said "Ongoing investment in our clustered Shared Hosting technology has driven strong results for us as a business and for our customers alike, ensuring we all have the most reliable web site hosting in the UK"

Full details of all the award winners can be found at the ISPA website by clicking here

08 Mar 08

Pre-register your .ASIA domain today!

.ASIA, the new top level Internet domain for the Asia-Pacific region, is now open for Landrush. Applications must be received by no later than the 12th of March 2008.

Asia-Pacific, which includes Australia and New Zealand, accounts for approximately 60% of the world's population, assuring .ASIA's future as a valuable domain suffix for businesses and individuals alike.

The Landrush period allows anyone, anywhere to apply for any available .ASIA domain name. Rather than being first-come, first-served, however, multiple applications for the same domain name will result in an auction between the applicants. This is your last and best chance to secure those important names, prior to .ASIA's official "Go Live" in March 2008.

Secure your names in this new and exciting TLD. Apply for your .ASIA domain names today! Visit www.names.co.uk/asia-domains.html for more information and to place your Landrush applications.

05 Mar 08

E-mail Plans Upgraded!

After listening to customer feedback, Namesco are pleased to announce that we have increased the storage space by up to 230% on our email packages!

The good news doesn't stop there! These new email storage allocations are available right now at no extra cost - for both new and existing customers!

Starting from just £1.49 per month, they represent excellent value for money considering you get a host of features such as webmail and customer support 7 days a week.

22 Jan 08

Double Award Nominations

Namesco enters the annual ISPA (Internet Service Providers Association) awards each year and the last few years we have received a number of excellent nominations.

The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA UK) has been organising the UK Internet Industry Awards since 1999 to herald the best of the Internet industry and to celebrate innovation and best practice. In 2002 the awards were dubbed The ISPAs.

This year, we have been nominated in 2 categories as follows:

- Best Shared Hosting

- Best Dedicated Hosting

"This is excellent news for Namesco as there is much competition in the UK ISP market place" commented Jason Smith, Operations Director. "To be one of just 5 finalists is testament to our continued investment in our people and infrastructure and we are confident of a win!".

Attended by senior decision makers, Government representatives and the media, The ISPAs are the premiere event for the Internet industry.

The finalists for each category can be found on the individual category pages at http://www.ispaawards.org.uk

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18 Dec 07

New Corporate Identity

Following the buyout of Namesco this summer by Italian Domain, Hosting and Social Networking company Dada.it we have adopted a new logo and corporate identity - which we are really excited about.

It is currently being rolled out across everything we do including communications to customers, advertising and our offices too!

We thought you might like to see how our logo has evolved over the years from when we began in 1996.

14 Nov 07

New! Service Folders

We are pleased to announce a new Control Panel feature called 'Service Folders'.

With continued growth in home & remote working, and web 2.0 applications it is increasingly common for individuals and companies to want to set up and manage multiple broadband connection, hosting & email services for specific social and commercial purposes, as well as for friends and family.

Our unique 'Service Folders' tool responds to this trend by allowing customers to view and organise products and services into named groups. Use of the new feature is optional and totally flexible and gives all Namesco customers unrivalled control over their online activity.

Sign-up and/or Log-in today to see how you can streamline your online services.

30 Oct 07

Customer Focussed Care

Providing Excellent Customer Service has always been at the very heart of Namesco's business strategy and as we continue to grow, this important area will always remain at the very top of our priorities.

Over the coming weeks and months, we will be focussing on seeking your feedback with a view to making changes to further enhance the service we offer to you.

To signify our commitment, we will be renaming our current Customer Service Department to the Namesco 'Customer Care Team' and to underpin this new identity, we will be sharing our 'Care Values' with you soon. These are commitments we will make in all our dealings with you e.g. always giving the best advice, being upfront and honest and so on. Watch this space, and feel free to 'Tell The Boss' if you have any immediate suggestions for improvement - they really do get read!

06 Aug 07

Best Small ISP Award

With the spread in use and knowledge and reliance on Broadband, it is fast becoming regarded a utility much like Gas or Electricity. PC Advisor sought to gather an accurate picture of issues that are important to todays's broadband consumer and we are delighted to have scored highly.

From technical support and customer service to connection speed and reliability, parental controls and security measures, we have it all and provide it with the utmost care and attention.

It's no wonder why we are therefore one of the most popular choices for Broadband in the UK.

Read about the Award here

18 Jul 07

Namesco bought by Dada

Founded in 1996, Namesco is now the fourth largest provider in the UK of domain names and hosting services and among the top 50 worldwide (source: Netcraft Company Analysis, January 2007). Based in Worcester and with offices in London, Namesco employs 60 highly qualified professionals and manages roughly 265,000 domains.

Already a major player in both Italy and Spain in Internet and domain & hosting, Dada is moving forward to strengthen its leadership in the European market with an eye toward continued international expansion.

"Following the acquisition of the Spanish company Nominalia in August 2006, Dada's purchase of Namesco is part of Dada Group's expansion strategy, indicating Dada's priority in strengthening its presence in the professional online services business" commented Paolo Barberis, Chairman of Dada. "The investments in the domain and hosting sector which is represented by the Dada.pro division and already characterized by a solid international customer base, will allow Dada to further expand its offer towards more and more advanced services for companies and professionals online presence in a Web 2.0 perspective".

In the first quarter of 2007 the Dada.pro division (made up of Register.it, nominalia and Namesco) headed by Claudio Corbetta recorded a turnover of 3.9 million euros (equal to 11% of consolidated revenues for the Dada Group), an EBITDA of 1.1 million and an EBIT of 840,000. With the acquisition of Namesco the total number of clients in the Dada.pro division rises to 200,000 while domains grow to over 700,000, of which over 60% are international.

Kevin Savage, Managing Director and Jason Smith, Operations Director will continue to run Namesco - now the UK division of Dada.pro with a view to expansion through increased marketing initiatives and through acquisitions. All operations of Namesco including staffing remain wholly unaffected and it's business as usual.

22 Jun 07

Voted Top for Hosting

Our comprehensive suite of both both Windows and Linux shared hosting plans has been selected as the best performing Shared Web Hosting Provider in the UK in June 2007.

This is tremendous news for all existing and new customers alike as it reaffirms our position in the marketplace and shows our ongoing commitment to further betterment is noticed by the wider community.

Our recent £250,000 enhancements to our infrastructure have delivered significant improvements in performance and resilliance. So much so that customers have been positively commenting in recent months, on the improved speed of their web sites.

We are so confident you will love our feature packed web hosting plans that we are offering the first month of any plan for just £1

So there has never been a better time to take the leap into the online world of web sites, webmail blogs, galleries and much, much more.

20 May 07

£1 Hosting is Back!

We are pleased to announce, that due to popular demand, our £1.00 Hosting offer is back - Bigger and Better with up to £70 worth of Google Adwords vouchers included too.

Trial any of our web hosting plans, including Designer Plans, for just £1 inclusive of VAT! and receive:

Free Pre-sales advice 0845 363 3632
Free Domain Name
Free Instant Set-up
Free Comprehensive Control Panel
Free Blog and Online Photo Gallery
Free Easy to use Webtools
Free eCommerce platform
Free UK support 7 days a week

With Google AdWords you can reach people when they are actively looking for your products and services. That means you receive targeted visitors and customers. Cost-per-click pricing means you only pay when people click on your ad and it is easy to control costs.

The free domain name gives you a unique web address online and allows you to create your very own e-mail addresses which you can keep for life. With our clever spam and virus filters, you can control and customise the sensitivity their sensitivity.

Namesco Web Hosting is one of the most popular choices for a wide variety of customers in the UK and beyond. From individuals who want web-based email and publish their digital photos via our easy online interface, through to busy resellers who demand the flexibility of being able to custom create either Windows or Linux accounts under one package.

Why not give it a go today for just £1.00!

12 Apr 07

Search Engine Submit

Namesco is pleased to announce a revamped and much improved range of Search Engine Submission products. Our HyperSubmit range now boasts 4 powerful submission services and with the basic version starting from just £19.99 it also represents fantastic value for money.

So why not complement your new or existing Web Hosting account with one of our Search Engine Submission and Optimisation products? You can buy now and activate later or any time via your online Control Panel with an easy, step by step process.

The service will submit your site to over 100 search engines helping your site to be found by the millions of people who search for goods or services every day. The advanced products will provide statistical analysis tools
and an account manager.

For more information, visit the HyperSubmit page, or the "Search Engine Tools" section of your Control Panel.

23 Mar 07

Top for service again

In a recent independent study conducted by the consumer price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com Namesco was named as one of the top 4 ISPs for service overall scoring 9 out of 10 marks for Customer Service, Technical Support, speed, billing and reliability!

Moneysupermarket's poll asked the opinions of over 4500 consumers, and concluded that many of the large marketing driven ISPs have been unable to cope with demand for their "free packages" which has negatively affected service levels. As a result, the survey found that broadband users enjoy a better experience with smaller specialist providers such as Namesco.

We have received many positive recognitions of our service levels including winning the 2006 "Best Buy" and "Customer Satisfaction" awards as voted for by readers of PC Advisor. We were also finalists in 4 categories at the 2007 Internet Service Providers Awards.

Continuing with this commitment to service quality, we have recently launched a new web page to display daily performance data from our Customer Service, Technical Support and Sales teams. This page allows you to see data for telephone call, email and online enquiry handling times, showing you exactly how we are performing on a day to day basis. We believe this is an important step in making our business more transparent to our users and in delivering and improving our excellent levels of service. The data can be accessed from this page .

To read the Moneysupermarket.com news story, please click here

07 Feb 07

50% off Web Hosting!

To celebrate our recent nominations for the 2007 ISPA awards we have a great special offer on all Web Hosting packages.

Get 50% off your first payment on any new Hosting account and get a FREE .UK Domain Name too. That means that you can get an entire year's Web Hosting from just £24.99!

This offer is available for a limited time only, so click here here for more details!

22 Jan 07

4 ISPA Nominations

We are very proud to announce that we have been nominated as a finalist in 4 categories in the 2007 ISPA awards. The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) is the UK Trade Association for providers of Internet services and organises the annual awards to herald the best of the Internet industry and to celebrate innovation and best practice.

We have been nominated as a finalist in following categories:

* Best Consumer Broadband
* Best Business Broadband
* Best Consumer Email
* Best Business Email

The finalists have been chosen following a period of service monitoring and an assessment of the value for money, features and quality of the product offered by entrants.

These 4 nominations come quickly after recently winning the PC Advisor Magazine "Best Buy" and "Customer Satisfaction" awards, voted for by their readers in the 2006 Broadband survey.

We provide award winning broadband services from just £11.95 per month, and email packages from only £1.49 per month in addition to feature packed Windows and Linux Web Hosting solutions which start at £4.99 per month and include a free Domain Name!

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01 Dec 06

Free High Street Vouchers!

Throughout December, we are giving away up to £25 worth of vouchers from leading high street retailers John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and HMV!

Just signup to any of our hosting accounts and pay yearly or 2 yearly in advance and claim your choice of free voucher. In addition, every single one of our feature packed hosting accounts comes with a free Domain Name too!

With our entry level 'Starter' account available at just £49.99 per year, there's no better time to get your website or next big Internet idea off the ground!


Click here to find out more about this great offer!

26 Oct 06

250,000 domains now under management!

After recently celebrating our 10th year in business, we have just reached another significant milestone.

As of today, we now manage over 250,000 Domain Names on behalf of 160,000 clients around the world!

This phenomenal success is not solely down to our fantastic service and prices, but is also driven by the huge choice of Domain Names we can offer (over 260 types) and the powerful features we provide free of charge with each registration.

As one of the largest and most widely renowned Domain and Hosting companies in the UK, we are making further improvements to our international Domain Name registration service. Soon to be launched will be a dedicated section of our web site, detailing every Domain Name currently available around the world.

Click here to find out more about our great value Domain registration services.

12 Oct 06

.mobi Open Registration

The .mobi Domain Name is now available for open registration on a first come, first served basis. With over 100,000 already registered, now is the perfect time to secure your unique .mobi Domain Name.

Secure your 2 year .mobi registration for just £39.99+VAT!

.mobi is the new domain designed specifically for serving content to mobile devices. Make sure that your important business information can be accessed on demand by registering your .mobi domain.


To find out more visit www.names.co.uk/mobi-domains.html

27 Sep 06

.mobi Landrush begins

The Landrush phase for the .mobi domain has begun, allowing domains to be registered on a first come first serve basis, with no need for trademarks or membership of mobile bodies.

The new .mobi domain is designed specifically for anyone producing content to be accessed from a mobile internet device. As more and more of us use our mobile phones and PDAs to access information on the move, the .mobi domain is a perfect way to ensure your business information can be accessed on demand.

Whether or not you intend to develop mobile content immediately, registering your .mobi Domain Name will help you to protect your online brand from any 'domain squatting'.

Secure your 2 year .mobi registration for just £59.99+VAT! before October 10th 2006

To find out more visit www.names.co.uk/mobi-domains.html

21 Sep 06

Award Winning Broadband!

Our fantastic new range of Broadband packages has recently won PC Advisor's 'Best Buy' and 'Customer Satisfaction' awards. The survey of their readers featured every one of the UK's ISPs and we are extremely proud to have received these accolades.

Our new range has something to suit everyone, from the HomeStart package to HomeMax+, which offers download speeds of up to 8Mbps and a massive 60GB monthly download allowance for only £24.95 per month!

All of our packages now come with a FREE email address and personal web page, plus UK based telephone support 7 days a week. All packages over 2Mbps also include a FREE ZyXEL router!

To find out more visit www.names.co.uk/adsl.html

03 Aug 06

Win an Aston Martin!

Enter our competition to win an Aston Martin DB9!

For the last 10 years we have been providing high quality, great value Internet services to over 200,000 customers, which makes us experts in the business!

To celebrate our Birthday, we will be giving away fantastic prizes everyday throughout August including £50 cash, Champagne and 5 "golden tickets" for the chance to win an Aston Martin DB9!

All you need to do to enter is take part in a simple online game. Visit www.names.co.uk/competition.html

01 Aug 06

Get FREE Broadband!

FREE Broadband with absolutely no strings is here!

That's right, there may be lots of "free" broadband offers available, but the truth is they often require you to take out another service at a higher cost or agree to 18 month contracts. Our offer is different:

• Get the HomeStart broadband package FREE for 12 months
• FREE hardware included
• Only 30 day minimum contract
• Just pay a £60 connection fee
• If you wish to continue after 12 months, just pay £10.95 per month


As you can see, this is a fantastic deal, which will be available until the end of August only, so don't miss out! In addition to this offer, we have launched an exciting new range of broadband packages for both home and business users. Visit www.names.co.uk/adsl.html

20 Jul 06

Webmail v3.0 launches

Today sees the launch of our updated Webmail software, which is packed with new features and enhancements to help you manage your mail more efficiently than ever before.

Great new features:

• Searching functionality
Search for mails stored in your online folders
• Sort functionality
Sort mails for easy viewing
• A 'View all' option
View all your mail on one single page
• Blacklisting multiple emails now available from within a folder
Easily block mail from unwanted senders
• Full subject and senders address are shown in a popup when they are too large to display in email list
• Improved print view to include attachments and CC/BCC information
• When saving a message in sent items, BCC information is now shown

19 Jul 06

Back order registered domains!

We have launched a fantastic new service that allows you to register your interest for a Domain Name that is already registered!

Our FREE, no obligation, back order service allows you to register your interest for a Domain Name that you wish to acquire should it expire or be otherwise deleted.

Every day, tens of thousands of Domain Names expire and are deleted due to non-payment. Many of these are registered by so called 'speculators', who may charge exorbitant amounts to release them. Placing a back order request for a Domain Name with Namesco greatly increases your chances of obtaining it in the event of it becoming available.

How it works:

1. Choose the domain(s) you wish to back order
2. We monitor them and attempt to register them if they become available
3. If we are successful, you will receive an email offering you the domain(s)
4. You choose whether to register them


To back order domains of your choice, with absolutely no obligation to buy, visit www.names.co.uk/order/domains/backorder.php

22 Jun 06

New Web Store launches!

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Web Store.

Our online store has a great range of high quality, competitively priced products from routers to Internet radios, from top manufacturers such as ZyXEL and Acoustic Energy. We have solutions for both home and office applications including a full range of threat management solutions for corporate networks.

All of the products in the store have been selected to help you get the most from your broadband connection. In case you didn't already know, we now offer broadband speeds of up to 8Mbps and packages start from just £10.95 per month!

Over the coming weeks and months we will be adding new and exciting products to the store, so please visit regularly for the latest bargains.

Visit our Web Store today at www.names.co.uk/order/webstore

22 May 06

New! .mobi Domain Name launches

The new .mobi domain has launched today, and is specifically designed for delivering content and services to mobile devices .The .mobi domain will act as an indicator of quality, intended to show that the content is optimised for mobile internet devices.

The .mobi domain will increase the profile and reach of any site aiming to get business, visibility or traffic from the internet. With a .mobi domain you will be able to allow anyone with an Internet enabled mobile device to benefit from a visit to your website.

The registration process for the .mobi domain will be split into separate phases, allowing industry bodies, operators and trademark owners to submit their applications prior to the general availability of the domain.

Applications for .mobi domain registrations are just £225+VAT

The timings for the 3 phases are as follows:

Sunrise
Limited Industry Sunrise - May 22nd to May 29th
Trademark Sunrise - June 12th to August 21st


General Registration
Landrush - August 28th to September 10th
Ongoing - from September 14th


In order for you to secure the best chance of registering your chosen .mobi domain names, we are currently accepting Sunrise applications to be submitted to the registry at the point where the phase opens.

Prices for the general registration phase are yet to be defined, for more information and to check eligibility, please visit www.names.co.uk/mobi-domains.html

28 Apr 06

tvMax Launches

We are delighted to announce the launch of the ultimate digital lifestyle service, tvMax.

tvMax gives you access to over 50 Freeview TV and Radio channels through your TV aerial. It's also Top-up TV compatible so you can add another 11 great channels. With an integrated hard drive you can record and store up to 30 hours of your favourite programmes without the need for tapes or discs. You can even Pause and Rewind live TV with the built in 'timeshift' feature. Add to this a high-speed broadband connection with speeds up to 8Mbps and you really have access to the future, the connected home!

Experience the future of TV

tvMax has been designed with the future in mind and is ready for ipTV, the next generation of TV content. Soon, programmes, music and information will be sent to your TV via broadband and will be accessed on demand.

Our exclusive tvMax services give you a taste of the future now, with access to Podcasts and Email from the tvMax channel, all from the remote control. You can even surf the web as well as access photos, music and movies stored on your home PC and stream them straight to your TV.

Great Value

Your tvMax package gives you everything you need to connect the digital home and includes a high-speed broadband connection up to 8Mbps as standard all for one great value monthly price.

Special offer: From just £25.95 per month (Usual price £29.95 - offer ends 31st July 2006)

tvMax includes all of these fabulous features:

*Access to Digital Freeview channels
Over 50 of the best digital TV & radio channels through your TV aerial
*Pause & Rewind Live TV
You're in control - Never miss a thing using the timeshift feature
*Up to 8Mbps Broadband
Connect your entire home with high-speed broadband
*Digital Video Recorder
Record and store up to 30 hours of your favourite programmes
*Home Media Centre
Access photos, music and movies from your home PC
*tvMax services
News, email and more
*Podcasts
Access and subscribe to over 30,000 podcasts
*Catch-up TV Ready
Coming soon - watch programmes you have missed
*Future proof entertainment
Designed for the future, ready for ipTV, the future of television.

To see if tvMax is available in your area, please see our tvMax pages.

07 Apr 06

.EU Landrush begins!

The long awaited Landrush phase for the .EU domain has begun. The registry, EurID, has reported receiving 702 684 applications within 4 hours of opening, emphasising the popularity of this long anticipated domain name.

The first domain to be registered was dekoration.eu

Great Britain leads the way with registration volumes with Germany and The Netherlands close behind.

The .EU domain is specifically for use by organisations and individuals operating or residing within the European Union and is available to register now. Don¹t miss out on your unique .EU domain, simply check your eligibility by performing a domain search and then register your choice for just £24.99!

04 Apr 06

Up to 8Mb BroadbandMax Now Available!

We are pleased to announce that our up to 8Mb BroadbandMax service is now available nationwide at over 99% of BT exchanges.

With download speeds up to 140 times faster than dialup, the up to 8Mb service opens up a whole new world of possibilities allowing you to download, share and stream Music, videos, Podcasts, emails and files faster than ever before.

Our HomeMax and OfficeMax up to 8Mb products are available from only £24.95 per month with no setup fee or minimum contract and include:

• Free USB modem
• 12 month's free web hosting
• Free .uk Domain Name
• 24 Hour UK based telephone support

To find out more about this fantastic service, please visit our broadband pages.

26 Mar 06

NEW! tvMax - Your complete 'Digital Lifestyle'

We are proud to announce the forthcoming launch of tvMax - the ultimate entertainment experience direct to your living room.

tvMax is a revolutionary concept, which combines a high-speed broadband connection with the iPlayer home media centre to deliver these fantastic features direct to your TV:

•Access to FREEVIEW channels
Access to over 50 Freeview TV and radio channels through your TV aerial* Add another 11 great channels; top-up TV compatible.

•Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
One touch recording, schedule programmes using the 8-day EPG (electronic programme guide). Store up to 30 hours of programming - no need for tapes or disks

•Pause, Forward & Rewind Live TV
You're now in control, never miss the action to take that phone call or rewind to view it again.

•Up to 8Mb broadband
With access speeds of up to 8Mb you can connect the entire family home.

•Media Centre
The tvMax iPlayer can be networked, so there's no need to crowd round the computer in the bedroom anymore. Stream photos, movies and MP3's from your home pc direct to the living room for easier viewing and listening.

•Catch-up TV Ready
Soon you'll be able to watch shows shown in the previous week via tvMax catch-up TV service and the best part, it will be free.*

•tvMax services
Now you can get your email, view online galleries, check the weather and much more without leaving the sofa.

•Podcasts
Listen to over 30,000 podcast channels with more being added daily.

•Future Proof Entertainment
Designed with the future in mind the tvMax iPlayer will deliver the very best of emerging technology.


The tvMax service will be available from 28th April 2006 and prices will start at just £25.95 per month including all the hardware you need to get started.

Following the announcement of the service at the IPTV world forum, we have received a significant volume of subscription enquiries and have therefore decided to accept pre-registrations for the service to ensure that all initial demand is met without delay.

To register your interest for the service, with absolutely no obligation, please complete the online registration form at www.tvmax.co.uk



* Subject to broadcaster service requirements.

06 Mar 06

Up to 8Mb BroadbandMax to roll out nationwide!

BT have recently announced that they are to upgrade over 5300 exchanges nationwide to enable up to 8Mb broadband connectivity. The upgrade is planned for the first week of April 2006 and will extend to all but 150 of BT's exchanges.

Our HomeMax and OfficeMax up to 8Mb products will be immediately available at any upgraded exchange, giving super high-speed broadband coverage from just £24.95 per month, including a free modem, no set up fee ,12 month's free web hosting plus a 2 year UK Domain Name registration.

What's more, if you signup for one of our BroadbandMax packages today, we will upgrade you free of charge (normal upgrade fee £24.99) to the HomeMax or OfficeMax product as soon as it is available at your exchange!

08 Feb 06

New! SurfGuard Home Edition - Surf Safely at Home

We are proud to announce the arrival of SurfGuard: The Internet security solution that protects up to 3 household PC's from the major Internet threats.

SurfGuard is a desktop based product, which allows you to completely configure the way the Internet is accessed from your home computer. With its easy to use interface, you can automatically block adult, gambling, gaming and hate sites as well as monitor MSN chat conversations and even configure a "buddy" list so you always know who your children are chatting to.

SurfGuard also contains powerful virus and spam prevention, which protects up to 3 PCs and includes virus updates which are automatically applied at no extra charge.

In addition to blocking external threats, SurfGuard also allows you to set privileges allowing Internet access only at certain times, generate reports on usage and sites visited, giving you complete peace of mind and control of all web activity that takes place under your roof.

You can fully protect up to 3 household PCs with SurfGuard for only £4.99 per month including VAT!

We like to talk about our great products and services, but don't just take are word for it; try it for yourself absolutely FREE for 14 days!

08 Feb 06

Selected Web Hosting Packages upgraded!

That's right. Our great value, feature packed StartupHost and StartupHost+ accounts just got even better with more storage space included. The StartupHost account now comes with an extra 50MB, making the total 250MB and The StartupHost+ now has an extra 100MB, giving 500MB of storage space!

As part of the upgrade, we have renamed both packages to StarterHost and StarterHost+.

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22 Nov 05

.EU submissions now available

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting submission applications for .EU domain names. The registration process will take place across three phases between December 7th 2005 and April 7th 2006 - we are now accepting applications to be submitted to the queue for each phase; Sunrise 1, Sunrise 2 and Landrush. We will hold your application and it will be submitted to the appropriate queue, the moment the registry phase opens.

The fee for Sunrise applications is £129.99+VAT, which includes administration and registry fees for the first year of registration; successfully registered domains will renew annually at only £34.99+VAT. Landrush applications are charged at £1+VAT, with successful registrations being charged at £24.99+VAT for the first year.

By submitting your application to us now, you stand a better chance of securing your valuable .EU domain name; all three phases of registration are regulated by the registry and we would advise that you check your eligibility before submitting your application.

30 Sep 05

Try any hosting account for just £1!

We are convinced that once you experience the unique and powerful features, such as the website creation tool and online control panel, you will amazed at how easy it is to put your site online.

Our packages offer a range of features including full POP3 email, virus and spam filtering, visitor statistics, and with our Host+ accounts: Online Photo Album, ecommerce software, content management system, guest books and much more.

In addition to being feature packed, our award winning hosting is highly reliable and backed by first class telephone support and online visual users guides to help you have a trouble free hosting experience.

This offer is available on all new hosting accounts purchased before October 31st 2005, simply choose your package.

26 Sep 05

Deregulation of .ES domain by Spanish registry

.ES is the official domain extension for Spain. Previously subject to restrictions, the Spanish registry has decided to de-regulate the domain in 2 phases:

The first phase, the sunrise period, commences on the 6th September; Namesco has opened a queue for those who qualify under the Sunrise rules:

Phase 1: Sunrise for trademark holders and companies registered in Spain

• Owners or licensees of commercial names and registered trademarks

(Spanish trademarks, Community trademarks and International trademarks valid in Spain), denominations of origin and other industrial rights protected in Spain can apply for the corresponding .es domain names.

• Foundations, associations, companies established according to Spanish Law and first branches duly registered at the Spanish Trade Register of foreign companies can apply for the following domain names:

• The complete name of the organization as it is included in the document of constitution. (The type of organization or its abbreviation can be omitted).

• An abbreviation of the complete name of the organization that unmistakably identifies the organization. (Applications for abbreviated names, which do not reasonably and according to intuition correspond with the complete name of the organization will be failed by the registry).

The Sunrise queue will close on 19th October 2005

Phase 2: the Landrush period.

The Landrush period is for general registration on a first come, first served basis. A registrant can apply for as many names as he/she wishes. A local presence for the admin contact will be required but we are able to offer this.

Timescales:

6th September - 21st October 2005

Sunrise 2 for trademark holders. All sunrise queue orders are submitted to the registry.

19th Oct. 2005

The .es sunrise queue closes.

4th Nov. 2005

The land rush queue closes.

8th Nov. 2005

Submission of the land rush queue to the registry. General availability of 2nd level .es domain names on a first-come-first-served basis.

.es domains are available from only £129.99 per year.

19 Sep 05

Namesco voted UK's Number 1 Shared Hosting provider for the second time!

We are very proud to announce that we have been voted the UK's number 1 Shared Hosting Provider for the second time by users of Webhostdir.com

Winning this award for the second time firmly underlines our status as a true leading provider, providing highly reliable, easy to use and great value products from web hosting to broadband.

In addition to this award, Namesco is now ranked as the 6th largest provider in the UK, in terms of domains hosted, which now tops 260,000.

We have grown steadily and consistently over a period of almost 10 years; weathering the market downturn of the late 90s that sunk many of our competitors. Now, in 2005, We are the first choice provider for over 150,000 satisfied customers, with thousands more joining each month.

We plan to continue this growth with 3 major product launches planned for Q4 2005.

29 Jul 05

Namesco Broadband gets Boosted!

Namesco are proud to announce the arrival of our new 2Mbps Broadband accounts for Home and Business users from only £19.95 per month inc VAT.

The new packages, available from today, offer high-speed, ultra reliable Broadband at unbelievably low prices; with 2Mbps connections starting from just £19.95 per month inc VAT including free setup and free technical support.

Namesco will use it's newly acquired NDO network to deliver a faster and more reliable service; with customers benefiting from the technical resolution speeds that can only be offered by owning our own connectivity infrastructure.

In addition to what is clearly one of the best value offerings on the market, Namesco's award winning hosting is bundled free of charge with each connection. Every account provides at least 100MB of web space, 5 pop accounts, a free domain name, webmail plus virus and spam filtering.

If you already have a Broadband connection, but wish to take advantage of one of our great deals, migration from your existing provider is simple and free. Click here for more details.

21 Jun 05

Namesco Acquires NDO.com Limited

Namesco Limited is delighted to announce its acquisition of NDO Limited - a profitable company focussed on Award Winning ADSL provision.

The NDO.com brand will continue, though the merging of the back-office will deliver significant financial and operational benefits which will translate into improved products and customer service.

The new group brings together two of the UK's major players in both connectivity and hosting provision, the combined knowledge built up by both companies over the past decade establishes a new leading light in the ISP industry strengthening both companies positions and services to offer the widest possible range of solutions for both businesses and consumers with a strong focus on providing the highest level of Customer care.

The most noticeable change will be the improved and expanded range and pricing on ADSL products on the Namesco web sites which will now be provisioned via the specialised NDO Network and the expansion of Domain and Hosting services offered at NDO.com provisioned by Namesco's Multi Award Winning Hosting infrastructure.

Kevin Savage, Chief Executive of Namesco Limited commented "Following our other recent acquisitions, this one stands out, as it gives us a ten fold increase in the number of active ADSL accounts we manage, which we have recognised, for some time, as a growth area with huge potential. Now we have our own specialised ADSL and Connectivity Network, we are now not only a true ISP, but one that can now both enhance and reinforce the Internet services offered to both businesses and consumers."

Sam Hill, Development Director at NDO commented: "This is an extremely exciting time for NDO and our existing customers should be positive about this development. The combining of NDO with Namesco Limited offers a combined platform from which we can develop all the latest Internet technology solutions. Both NDO and Namesco share the same fundamentals of business with the emphasis on providing quality, reliable solutions with the best levels of customer support and I am proud that the merger announced today of the two businesses gives us the option to further blossom within the UK ISP market place."

Notes to Editor:

Namesco originated as two separate Internet start-ups in 1996 and 1997 trading as Names.co Internet Services Limited and Webcall.com Limited. Both businesses came together in December 2000 during which time the name was changed to Names.co Internet plc and traded on the London Stock Exchange More recently in January 2004, Namesco became a private company and in September acquired Simply.com Limited. Namesco Limited are now proud to be the 7th largest domain name and hosting provider within the UK Domain and Hosting sector and among the top 50 world-wide.

NDO was originally established in 1995 as NetDirect and over the last 10 years has grown to be one of the UK's leading ISPs specialising in connectivity and hosting solutions for business and consumer users, including numerous awards, and were finalists as Best Hosting Provider for the past two years and Best Business ISP at the prestigious ISPA's, the Industry ISP Awards.

The new group will continue to trade under both the Namesco and NDO brands with the focus on providing value for money solutions with Customer satisfaction a priority, going forwards as one of the UK's top independent Internet Solution Providers.

Financial details of the acquisition will not be released.

16 May 05

Namesco Moves!

We are proud to announce that, today, we have completed the move to our brand new premises situated in idyllic surroundings on the outskirts of Worcester City centre in the Midlands, England.

Our new address is:

Namesco Limited
Acton House
Perdiswell Park
Worcester
WR3 7GD

Our contact numbers remain the same and are:

Main Line: 0870 120 8888
Main Fax: 0870 120 8008
Technical Support: 0870 162 4950

The custom built and configured headquarters provide Namesco with the modern office space required by a fast developing IT business including custom configured and a much improved Customer Services and Support environment.

Future expansion needs have been central to the design and layout and now meet the criteria required to extend opening hours in the next few months in response to customer demand.

We look forward to continuing to provide our high standards of support and customer service in all areas and to build on Namesco's ongoing success
with our customers at the centre of this vision.

17 Apr 05

BroadbandMax 8Mbps extended to another 28 BT exchanges

We are pleased to announce that another 28 exchanges across the UK can now receive BroadbandMax speeds of up to 8Mbps, bringing the list of total exchanges to 54. Users connected to these exchanges can take advantage of our BroadbandMax products for Home or Office, which can deliver speeds of up to 8Mbps and start at just £24.95 per month including free setup and modem. Our BroadbandMax service up to 2Mb continues to be available at standard broadband enabled BT exchanges, with prices starting at just £10.95 per month, including a free setup.

11 Apr 05

Earth.com sells for $800,000

Use and protect your own online digital identity with a unique domain name.

2005 saw a return of six figure domain name sales, with some domains, such as earth.com which sold for $800,000, fetching astronomical amounts of money. In 2006 and beyond, many are predicting a huge growth in the demand for domain names, with even Bill Gates stating that "Domains have and will continue to go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to a man."

The growth of the domain market is being driven forward by the growing possibilities of content, with more and more people wanting to share their photos, files, blogs and information on the Internet. A unique domain name is far more memorable than a URL given for free by your ISP, for example:www.myname.myisp.com/users/pages/user12345 , making it easier to share your digital lifestyle on the web. With over 260 types of domain name available, there are still plenty of memorable addresses to register, especially with the .EU domain name, which is specifically for individuals and organisations within the European Community.

As the growth of the digital lifestyle continues, owning your own unique location on the web will become increasingly important; so much so, we are now seeing trends whereby domains are being registered as gifts for significant events such as Christmas, Weddings, New babies and birthdays.

10 Mar 05

Namesco Acquires Net2

Namesco is pleased to announce the acquisition of Net2. Net2 manage 15,000 domain names and over 1,000 web hosting accounts and trade via the web site www.net2.co.uk

Net2 has been trading profitably since 2001 and is a perfect fit with Namesco as it has an uncomplicated suite of domain and hosting products and services which fit comfortably with those of Namesco's. The strategy over the next week and coming months is to migrate the Net2 customers to Namesco so they can take advantage of Award Winning Web Hosting, e-mail services, Broadband to name a few and Namesco's powerful and fully featured online Control Panel.

28 Feb 05

IMPROVED Email Security

Namesco takes security and privacy very seriously, and so we are pleased to announce an upgrade to our hosted e-mail service. The introduction of encrypted SSL e-mail will allow you to connect to our mail servers using a secure connection that is easily configurable in your e-mail program.

This security improvement stops any unscrupulous third parties gaining access to the information contained in messages that you send or collect from Namesco's secure mail platform.

For further information, please log-in to your online Control Panel and visit the FAQ's section.

21 Jan 05

NEW Designer Hosting Branding Options

Namesco has taken Control Panel branding to the next level with the launch of customisable branding options, exclusive to the Designer hosting packages.

Chose from unbranded and brandable options, all from within the Designer Control Panel, and all in real time! Provide your customers with the ultimate in personalised hosting and email services by rebranding the Control Panel and Webmail interface with your own company logo and colour scheme. You can even link directly to your website to give your customers a totally integrated service.

Visit the Designer Control Panel Tour for more information.

10 Jan 05

Control Panel Version 2.3 launched

Namesco is pleased to announce the launch of version 2.3 of the Control Panel, bringing customers a range of great new features.

The Control Panel is the crucial online resource for Namesco's 60,000 active customers allowing them to manage their internet services portfolio including domain names, web hosting, broadband, designer packages and e-commerce to name a few.

Advanced, yet simple to use tools allow customers to comprehensively manage billing information such as renewal cycles and payments, access extensive technical support including real-time support tracking, modify account settings, access advanced DNS control, install powerful web tools and scripts and much, much more. Beginners and experienced users alike will find all the tools, and information they need to take complete control of their internet services.

Visit the Control Panel Tour for an in depth look at the full range of features offered.

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17 Nov 04

NEW Designer Plans

Namesco is pleased to announce the launch of two new Designer hosting packages aimed squarely at web designers, resellers, developers and businesses with more than one web site to manage.

The new Designer and Designer+ packages complement our existing hosting solutions allowing you to individually tailor and host multiple domains on one account, giving you the opportunity to resell web space to your clients or manage multiple sites under one account and billing cycle.

Managing your Designer account is simple via the comprehensive online control panel from which you can add multiple domains, configure web space and bandwidth allowances, full control of email accounts along with all the current advanced features of the Control Panel.

Both packages offer outstanding value and benefit from all the great features associated with Namesco hosting packages, such as free technical support, 1 free domain name, free instant set up and finally, Namesco's award winning clustered, fully redundant and monitored network.

For more information about our new Designer packages from just £19.99+VAT click here or contact us here.

21 Sep 04

Simply.com Acquired!

The board of directors of Namesco Limited are delighted to announce that the company has today acquired the entire issued share capital of Simply.com Limited for a total cash consideration of £2.15 million pounds.

Simply.com has been continuously trading since 1998 as a domain registration, web hosting and server rental business and now has 32,000 active customers, 91,000 domain names and some 9,600 hosted accounts.

Simply.com, based in Malvern, Worcestershire is just 10 miles from Namesco's offices in the City of Worcester. A swift operational consolidation to Worcester will deliver immediate efficiencies and strengthen the combined business.

Both businesses are highly complimentary but each has significant cross sell opportunities such as Broadband, Reseller Hosting, Server Rental, European Domain Registration, E-commerce and Web Design Solutions to name a few.

Simply.com Limited has placed a big focus on customer service, much like Namesco and the combined UK workforce of over 30 will ensure customer enquiries are dealt with quickly and comprehensively.

This acquisition instantly doubles the size of Namesco Limited and will now manage over 160,000 domain names. This safely places Namesco within the top of the domain registration and hosting sector in the United Kingdom.

14 Sep 04

Namesco Wins Award

Namesco Limited have just been voted the Best Budget Hosting Provider in the UK for the month of August by Web Host Directory.

Web Host Directory is a site that tracks hosting companies worldwide giving this award particular significance.

Internet users and judges regarded Namesco's £4.99 per month StartupHost web hosting package as great value for money following the recent doubling of Web Space and Bandwidth not just for this package but across the whole hosting range.

On receiving the award, Kevin Savage, Chief Executive of Namesco Limited commented,
"This award is not only testament to our significant investment in our Data Centre and Hosting infrastructure but also to the careful gauging of customer requirements".

07 Sep 04

FREE e-commerce

Simple. Secure. Powerful. Free with all Plus+ Hosting
Namesco is delighted to announce the launch of e-comCarts our in-house developed e-commerce facility.

e-comCarts is an extremely simple, yet powerful and secure e-commerce software system, that provides e-commerce functionality for your web site and is absolutely FREE with all our Plus Hosting Plans. With a Pay Pal or Merchant Bank Account and a simple link from your site, you could be trading in minutes. It's easier than you might think!

e-comCarts has been designed to integrate seamlessly with our hosting network to offer the greatest level of security, efficiency and ease of use, a major advantage in hosting your e-commerce website with Namesco. Simply set-upand configure in real-time via your Namesco Control Panel.

With e-comCarts and the 128-bit SSL security native to all our Plus Hosting Plans, it is now easier and safer than ever for your business, whatever it's size, to sell over the Internet.

More info..

06 Sep 04

New Web Tools...

... and FREE Scripts!

Add that professional touch to your web site without any programming knowledge, a Guest Book, a Counter, a Photo Gallery or even Shopping Cart facilities with the simplicity of point and click installation!

This great suite of Tools and Scripts are FREE with every Plus+ hosting plan.

More info...

18 Aug 04

Webmail Improved!

Due to increasing demand our leading webmail service, Namesco is pleased to announce the launch of a faster, second generation webmail client.

Webmail 2.1 has been completely re-coded by the in-house development team for optimum performance on Namesco's hosting network, providing faster access to your email services from anywhere in the world.

As always, customer feedback has formed a vital part of the development process. Many new features have been introduced and existing features improved to better suit the way you work. Examples include:

• Great new interface for easier navigation
• Faster loading of message data
• HTML emails now displayed inline
• Full support for Cyrillic character sets
• Support for named email addresses such as "Your Name"
• New, improved quick addresses facility
• Advanced spell check for easier word replacement
• Simplified attachments facility
• Next message and previous message links
• Ability to mark message as read/unread
• Facilities for viewing message headers and downloading source code
• Printer-friendly viewing option
• Webmail comes as standard with any of Namesco's email only or hosting packages from just £1.49pcm

14 Aug 04

International Domain Commitment!

CheapNames has been working hard in the past weeks forging business relationships and agreements with registries to begin offering registration of a number of International Top Level Domains (TLD's).

The first to be offered shortly will be .cc (Cocos Islands) and .to (Tonga). The reasons for this choise is that recently, beauty.cc sold for £1,000,000 and so is proving to be a valuable domain name suffix and .to is interesting in that you can create some unique domain names such as teachyourself.to

11 Aug 04

NEW! .gr .se .cn

.GR Greece, .SE Sweden and .CN China are all now available for registration via our web site with up to £10.00 off initial registrations. This brings the total number of European countries for which we offer domain registration to 23.

The Greek .GR is now easier to register and without requirements. The same applies for Sweden's .SE and China's .CN

• No documentation requirements
• No local presence requirements
• No limits on number of registered domains per registrant

12 Jul 04

<strong>Namesweb Acquired</strong>

Namesco Limited is delighted to announce that is has acquired Namesweb Limited, an Internet Services company specialising in Domain Name Registration and Web Hosting.

This acquisition further strengthens Namesco's position as one of the top domain name and hosting providers in the UK and offers excellent cross-sell opportunities. Many services Namesco offer such as Broadband, Search Engine Submission, E-commerce and web Development have not traditionally be provided by Namesweb.

Namesweb's 6,300 Domain Names will be added to Namesco's portfolio of 70,200 currently under management and take over management of Namesweb's hosted clients.

The benefits for new and existing Namesweb clients include a powerful online control panel for management of all aspects of their account from domain renewals to access of web-based e-mail and a multitude of configuration options.

The Namesweb.co.uk web site has now been switched to a branded Namesco version but which now sells 5 times as may domain types including many European suffixes, 6 powerful hosting solutions, e-mail plans, search engine submission services, ecommerce and web design solutions. These are all now available for immediate purchase and come with our excellent pre sales and after sales service on 0870 120 8888.

25 Jun 04

Improved Protection

New! Advanced Email Protection

Finally, for those customers who have virus and spam protection, Our developers have now created a 'slider' to give you, the customer, greater control over the level of spam protection you have. Previously, everyone has had the same pre-defined level of protection, but now each customer can choose the level that best suits their needs.



Our new advanced mail protection is available to all users with our plus hosting packages or our standalone email packages. Simply log into your control panel, select your domain name and click the "email protection" link in the menu on the left.

18 Jun 04

Bandwidth Doubled!

Up to 150% More Web Hosting Bandwidth

In line with our various upgrades, we have today increased the Bandwidth, or Data Transfer allowances for each Web Hosting package. This means you can have increased visitors viewing and downloading more content from your site at no additional cost.

With web sites becoming more sophisticated, featuring larger graphics, downloadable files and high end multi-media content, this huge upgrade will be of immense benefit to many of our customers, old and new alike.

07 Jun 04

Webspace Doubled!

New Powerful Web Hosting Platform
+ Double Web Space for everyone

Namesco is delighted to announce that installation of our new storage device and network upgrades have now been completed at our facility within Telehouse in London's Docklands. Web site viewing and e-mail (including web-mail) delivery speeds have been significantly enhanced along with overall network redundancy and security.

To celebrate and share this great news we have now doubled the amount of web space allocated for all web hosting packages completely free of charge.

Web Hosting Solutions StartUp StartUp+ Business Business+ Enterprise Enterprise+ Old Webspace MB 50 100 250 350 500 750 New Webspace MB 100 200 500 700 1000 1500 per month £4.99 £7.99 £13.99 £16.99 £21.99 £24.99 per year £49.99 £89.99 £149.99 £189.99 £249.99 £289.99 per 2 years SAVE up to 10% £89.99 £159.99 £274.99 £349.99 £459.99 £529.99

So, what are the upgrades?

5 weeks ago, we announced the significant purchase of a new, top-end storage device; the highest performing NAS (Network Attached Storage) in its class. It was required due to the increasing demand for Namesco's hosting services and increasing mail usage particularly from the Namesco e-mail only packages and web-mail facility.

This significant upgrade installation has also further improved the redundancy and reliability of all elements and possible points of failure in our network infrastructure from mail servers, domain name servers (DNS) and switches to name a few.

03 Jun 04

System upgrades

FTP and webmail will be offline temporarily this evening while important upgrades are being performed. This should only take a few hours, and will result in some added benefits for customers.

26 Apr 04

Network Upgrades

Planning ahead is routine here at Namesco Limited not least for our Senior Network Managers. As we continue to grow at pace, we must upgrade and expand our Hosting Network Infrastructure.

Back in Autumn 2003, predictions showed that by the beginning of May 2004, we would require a significant upgrade to our master storage device (which holds web site data and backups) and our mail servers (so they can process and deliver more mail, more quickly).

Therefore, over the last 6 months, we have been carefully investigating and more recently testing new top-end Storage Hardware. A solution was purchased from one of the industry leaders in Storage Devices in March 2004 for £83,000 and is the highest performing NAS (Network Attached Storage) system in its class.

It is due to be integrated into our hosting Infrastructure in Telehouse London over the next 2 weeks and will significantly improve web site access speeds and mail delivery speeds.

There are 2 important points to make regarding this investment:

1) The new storage device and our resultant enhanced network infrastructure puts us in a powerful position and many steps ahead of most other companies providing similar web services. It allows us to further enhance and develop our hosting and e-mail offerings while at the same time delivering vastly improved access times and mail delivery transmission speeds.

2) The £83,000 spent on this new hardware was paid for out of Namesco's own cash reserves. This is crucial in your decision to become a new customer or to remain as one as it is stands testament to our sound business, ongoing sustainability and investment to improve all-round customer services.

Once the upgrades are complete, we will make a full announcement.

Thank you,

Kevin Savage
Chief Executive

21 Apr 04

Extended Tel. Support

Namesco Limited is pleased to inform you that following the doubling in size of our Support Department, We have now extended the opening hours of our Support Line by an extra 2 hours per day.

This is in-line with our ongoing expansion plans and efforts to further improve upon our customer service and support. Part of those plans for the future is to introduce telephone support outside of normal office hours which we are sure will be very helpful to some of our customers. We will keep you posted.

Also, if you have had reason to call or e-mail us in the last few months, hopefully you will have found that we are responding faster to e-mail enquiries and taking your calls far quicker with the introduction of new administrative staff and streamlined e-mail tracking systems.

The Technical Support Line is now open from:

9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday

0870 162 4950

This number is National Rate only

Please note that your new online Control Panel (available to every customer) has a growing number of visual tutorials, help files, downloads and utilities to help you get the best results from the services we provide.

To access your Control panel, simply go to www.names.co.uk and click on the control panel link at the top of the screen. Enter your e-mail address (the same one we have sent this e-mail to) and your password. If you have forgotten your password, simply click 'Password Reminder'.

18 Feb 04

Misleading renewal letters

There are an increasing number of misleading renewal reminder letters and e-mails being sent to Namesco customers' that are causing confusion to some. They are primarily from 'EU Registry Services' and 'Domain Registry of America'.

Please be aware that you should not renew with these companies. Your domain names are managed by Namesco Limited and the only way to renew them is to do so directly with us. If you pay another provider, you could well lose your
domain name as they will not be able to renew it on your behalf.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact us on our main line number 0870 120 8888 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

19 Jan 04

Namesco Evolves

Names.co Internet plc announces today, that following a management buyout by the current Directors, the business is to be renamed Namesco Limited.

This move is a step forward for Namesco Limited as the fees associated with being a listed company on the Exchange were prohibitively high. Namesco limited now has more resources and agility in this competitive marketplace.

Namesco Limited remains trading from the same web sites, with the same management and staff. Our office address, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses remain unaffected.

Names.co Internet plc today changes its name to Triple Plate Junction plc and is to remain listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Further information regarding Triple Plate Junction plc can be found here.

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23 Oct 03

New 2 Year Hosting

Due to increasing customer requests Names.co Internet plc are pleased to announce that we now offer the option of buying any of our hosting packages for 2 years.

This is great news for customers for 2 reasons:

1. The renewal of a domain name and web hosting can now run in tandem every two years therefore reducing administration,
2. Save up to 10% on any of our hosting packages by buying a 2 year plan.

Ordering is simple. Just add a hosting package to your cart and choose the payment option from Monthly, Annual or 2 year Hosting.

	1 Yr	2Yr	Saving
StartupHost	£49.99	£89.99	£9.99
StartupHost+	£89.99	£159.99	£19.99
BusinessHost	£149.99	£274.99	£24.99
BusinessHost+	£189.99	£349.99	£29.99
EnterpriseHost	£249.99	£459.99	£39.99
EnterpriseHost+	£289.99	£529.99	£49.99

We hope that this new option helps you get the best from the web effortlessly. We would like to hear any feedback on this or any of our services.

Simply fill in the feedback form at the end of the buying process next time you buy or renew a product with us.

Order your 2 year hosting plan here...

23 Jul 03

New! Website Creator!

Your own FREE web page with every* domain name you register or renew with us.

*All parked domains now come with FirstPage - a simple way to create a great first impression for your visitors. The online page editor gives full control over the look and feel and content on your page. Features include:

Fully editable page text and contact information
Choose from 4 basic page layouts
Pick your own colour scheme
Upload your own graphic, logo or photograph
Search engine compatible - enter page title, keywords and description.

19 Jun 03

Pay by American Express

Names.co Internet plc is pleased to confirm that we now accept payment with American Express credit cards. This follows increasing demand by clients in the UK and overseas.

The only exception is for any of our monthly services where only VISA, VISA Delta and Mastercard may be used.

19 Apr 03

Virus & Spam Protection

Virus Protection

Protect your computer against malicious viruses, worms and trojans with our advanced virus protection system. This new service has now been made available within customers' online Control Panel but is set to 'Off' as default. This gives customers the flexibility to turn it on and off as required.

Once activated, all incoming email messages are individually scanned for suspicious content. Disguised, encoded and even compressed attachments are extracted in full and compared to a comprehensive database of known viruses.

This database is updated every 2 hours to ensure rapid response when a new threat emerges.

Virus protection is bundled for free with hosting accounts from StartUpHost+ and above and all 4 e-mail packages.

Spam Filtering

Automated, advanced protection from unsolicited junk mail.

Illegal spammers use a wide range of tricks to circumvent standard email verification. But there are a number of tell-tale signs that can still be used to identify the vast majority. The Names.co spam filter uses a database of thousands of common spam emails and email addresses, plus additional algorithms to block almost all unsolicited mail.

Spam filtering can be activated from your online control panel and is bundled for free with all email packages and hosting accounts from StartUpHost+ and above.

19 Apr 03

Extra Strength Hosting

We are always listening to our customers comments and have now decided that our '+' shared hosting packages should come with more web space. We have delivered by adding up to 250 Mb to 'existing' and new + packages for FREE whilst at the same time increasing POP3 Mailbox allocations and Bandwidth.

To order a Web Hosting Package with a new or existing domain - Click Here.

Don't forget, every new hosting package comes with a free .co.uk - call to order yours now on 0870 120 8888

19 Apr 03

Spread the Cost

Names.co Internet plc is delighted to announce that we now accept monthly credit card billing for a variety of our services including Web Hosting and E-mail Accounts. What's more, when your services come up for renewal you can, if you wish, change from paying annually to monthly with ease.

Monthly payments can be made using Visa credit cards, Visa debit cards and Mastercard

02 Apr 03

Names.co Acquisition

Names.co Internet plc is pleased to announce that on the 1st of April 2003, we completed the acquisition of SmartChoice Internet trading at www.smartchoicenet.com.

SmartChoice is a complimentary business also selling domain name registrations and shared web hosting. Kevin Savage, Chief Technical Officer commented

"This acquisition represents a generous increase in our managed domains and particularly shared hosting. Integration of data and systems has been relatively smooth with every SmartChoice customer having online access, for the first time, to their domain names and services via our control panel.

I am confident that customers will view this acquisition as a positive move forward with one of the top domain regsitration and hosting companies in the United Kingdom".

10 Mar 03

Support Comic Relief

It's that time of year again! That's right, the nations favourite comic geniuses are once again getting together to raise funds for charity.

Names.co Internet plc are supporting Comic Relief by donating £1 from every .com sale made through our sites over the next week.

Have you been holding off on purchasing that extra domain for your website? Thinking of setting up a new site in the next few weeks? Then why not register your .com domain now and help support Comic Relief at the same time!

28 Feb 03

Free, Fast Dial-up ...

Having trouble with your ISP?

Forget your problems and get surfing quickly and easily with our NEW FreeConnect service. Simply enter the details given on registration and connect for FREE. You only pay the local telephone call charges. We really couldn't make it any easier, you can use FreeConnect at any time, all the time or not at all - it's up to you.

Register Now & Connect Today!

We can enable users to access the Internet with a faster more reliable service than they are currently getting. Home users will benefit from a more enjoyable surfing experience and faster data transfer speeds. While business users will have the same reliability and quality of service traditionally associated with leased lines!

We do not charge any monthly subscription fee, or penalise customers for high usage. Our simple pricing policy means you only pay for the calls you make and by using our 0845 number you will only ever pay for the cost of a local call.


Please see Internet Access for more details.

05 Feb 03

FREE Domain Names!

Names.co is pleased to announce our FREE .CO.UK Promotion.

That's right - free, zilch, nowt, zip, nothing to pay at all!

Any new hosting account purchased will come with a completely free
..co.uk of your choice saving you £9.99.

This is a limited time offer and will end soon, so don't miss out on
this amazing deal!

Search for your FREE .CO.UK domain HERE

01 Feb 03

&pound;2000 worth of prizes!

The second, monthly competition in 2003 is here and with a fantastic range of prizes worth £2000, there's even more reason for you to enter!

Digital Camera's are really taking off and our new, bigger web space accounts can accommodate large numbers of high resolution photos or literally thousands of lower res versions.

This month, you can win one of 3 small but mighty digital cameras and once you've taken some pictures, upload them to the web for all to see via one of our great value web hosting packages!

This month's prizes:

	3 Winners will receive a Canon PowerShot A200 Digital Camera
	10 Runners-Up will receive one of our BusinessHost Web Hosting Accounts for one year - free!

That means we're giving away prizes worth more than £2000!

Enter our February competition by answering one simple question - it couldn't be simpler.

And while you're entering, we're off to see what we can come up with for next month.

Best of luck!

Names.co Sales Team

27 Jan 03

Internet Attack - Latest

The weekend saw a malicious attack on key Internet servers causing email and web traffic to slow dramatically.

Although not directly affected, this has had an impact on our services to our customers and we are pleased to say that the situation is beginning to improve.

To find out more please visit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2697517.stm

Names.co Support Team

03 Jan 03

10% Off Web Hosting

We've knocked 10% off all new Web Hosting Deals for the Month of January - that's a saving of up to £25.00 per year.

So it's never been cheaper to get your web site online. Call our friendly customer services staff if you have any questions about our hosting plans or indeed which one would best suit you - they can talk you through the ordering and set-up process too.

Call 0870 120 8888 or click here for the Sale Prices.

Names.co Sales Team

01 Jan 03

Win, Win, Win!

The first month of the year and our first monthly competition!

The prize for January is a Sony 'Picot' DVD Player . But to increase your chances even more, we're not giving away just one, we're giving away THREE of these trendy players, worth £500!

Click through and answer the simple question to enter the prize draw.

Remember, every month we'll be running a new competition with a fantastic new prize, so make a link to the site and visit us again soon.

Good luck!

Names.co Sales Team

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20 Dec 02

POP3 Mailbox Add-Ons

Names.co Internet plc are pleased to announce that you can now now purchase additional POP3 mailboxes; either when you order a new Web Hosting account or at any time if you already host with us.

What's more, this could save you money as you will not need to upgrade to a larger, more expensive package!

They are available in increments of 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 with prices starting at just £9.99 + VAT for one year.

So if you have growing numbers of staff or simply require extra e-mail facilities, simply log in to your control panel and order them with ease. Alternatively, call us to order over the phone or to discuss your requirements on 0870 120 8888.

Names.co Sales Team

12 Nov 02

New Site & Services

Names.co Internet plc launched brand new web sites today, offering many new benefits and features.

As well as the many new features listed below, we are pleased to launch a brand new email service. With our Email Packages you can use your domain name for email, even if you do not have web hosting.

New Features:

* Improved security
* Extended control panel
* Easier ordering
* Extra bandwidth and web space on all new hosting accounts
* Multiyear domain name renewals

11 Oct 02

Affiliates Program Grows

The affiliates program allows you to earn commission on sales from online leads you refer to us. This is done by placing a link, banner or logo on your web page or site. The more places you put our link the more chances you will have of generating higher commissions.

Commissions begin from 50p and rise to GDP 50.00 and its even FREE to sign-up. Simply click here and follow the instructions to sign up.

It really is that easy and we payout monthly - so start earning extra income from your web site today.

Best wishes and happy earning

Names.co Sales Team

10 Oct 02

New Web-based Email

Names.co Internet plc is pleased to announce that web-based e-mail is now available to every customer currently hosted on our new systems in Telehouse, London and every new web hosting account ordered from now on. Just access - yourdomain.com/webmail

It includes powerful features such as:

* Secure, password protected
* View, reply to or forward messages to multiple recipients
* View plain text, html and multi-part messages
* Download attachments
* Delete emails
* See the size of email attachments before downloading
* Send attachments
* Change reply address
* Spell Checker
* Customisable Signatures
* Store contacts (access from anywhere in the world!!)
* Add/Remove/Modify contacts
* Create and manage custom folders
* Move messages from one folder to another

Your web-based e-mail can take up as much disk storage as you are paying for in your web hosting package.

i.e. if you have a 50mb Economy Package, your site might take up 10mb, e-mail in POP3 Boxes may take up to 20mb frequently, leaving you with 20mb available for use with your web- based e-mail.

Regards

Names.co Development Team

30 Jul 02

New Web Bundle

The ultimate web bundle offer has now closed. However, You may still read the news article below:


We are pleased to introduce our new 'Ultimate Web Bundle' of Internet services designed to get your Net presence up and running as cost effectively as possible. So if you are setting up a web site, or plan to in the near future, now is the time to take advantage of this great offer. You get a hosting account, any 1 optional extra such as the popular Frontpage extensions 2000 and 3 domain names each with forwarding back to your web site.

What you get for just £99 (normal cost £153.97)
1 x 50Mb Web Hosting Account with 10 POP3 Boxes (more info)
1 x FP2000, SSL, MYSQL, PHP or ASP (more info)
1 x .com .net or .org domain Free Forwarding
1 x .biz or .info domain Free Forwarding
1 x .co.uk or .org.uk domain Free Forwarding

For more information on this fantastic offer, click here.

To place your order, follow these simple steps:
a) Search for and add your chosen domains to your cart at www.names.co.uk
b) Log into your account and choose the domain name you want to be hosted
c) Call our sales team on 01905 732865 so they will give you the discount.

It's easy to order and easy to save money but hurry, offer is for a limited period only.

Best Regards
Names.co Sales Department
All prices exclude UK VAT

29 Jul 02

Domain After-Market Still Strong

Names123.com has seen many successful domain name sales over the last several months - worth in excess of £12,000 The after market for domains is as active as ever - contrary to many reports.

If you have a domain name you think is worth money, we can value it for just £9.99 You can then add it onto our auction and let us direct quality traffic to your domain name sale.

More importantly, if you have domain names coming due for renewal, make sure you renew them quick before they expire and someone else registers them!

Recent sales at http://auction.names123.com:

mp3easy.com
Currently selling for £1,500
Sale completed March 2002

paslode.co.uk
Currently selling for £100
Sale completed February 2002

webcarhire.com and web-carhire.com
Sold for £1,000
Sale completed August 2001

expresshr.com
Sold for £2,500
Sale completed June 2001

xirrus.com and .net and .co.uk
Sold for £6,750
Sale completed April 2001

stoford.com
Sold for £1,000
Sale completed April 2001

29 Jul 02

Enhanced Forwarding

Do you currently utilise our free web and e-mail forwarding service? Why not upgrade to Standard or Advanced forwarding from just £5 per year. Not only will this remove the banner advertisement from the page but it will now also allow you to hide or keep in view the address you are forwarding to.

Advanced Forwarding also offers the following benefits:

Completely customisable meta-tags to suit your site (including title, description, keywords and 5 custom fields) for effective search engine listings

Up to 5 different e-mail aliases and a catchall e-mail alias for maximum e-mail forwarding.

Upgrades can be activated instantly by logging into your online account and clicking 'purchase upgrade' against the relevant domain(s).

Upgrade your domain now at any of our sites.

Regards

Names.co Sales Team

08 Mar 02

NEW! Multi-Year Registrations

In continuing development of our systems and due to popular demand, we are now pleased to offer multi-year registration in the following suffixes:

.com
.net
.org
.biz
.info

Registrations can be made in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years.

10 year registration provides an excellent saving when compared to registering and renewing a domain every 2 years. The full length of the registration period will always be shown live on the domains' WHOIS Lookup.

We will not be offering multi year registration on any of the other suffixes, as most registries will not allow you to register for more than 2 years at a time. For example, beware of companies that offer to register a .co.uk for more than 2 years as this cannot be done direct with Nominet.

Names.co Internet plc

15 Jan 02

Lurid .me.uk applications

Full story can be seen here:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_495752.html

11 Jan 02

.ME.UK LAUNCHED!!

It is the first new SLD to be introduced since Nominet started operating the .uk Registry in 1996.

Details of how the SLD was approved can be found in the voting results here:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/meuk/voting.html.

.me.uk will work exactly the same way on the Internet as a .co.uk or .ltd.uk

The me.uk Second Level Domain is intended for personal use. Domain Name registrations made under .uk are expected to be made for 'natural persons', such as Mr John Doe registering johndoe.me.uk.

Registrations will be made on a first-come, first served basis but Names.co Internet are please to offer a pre-registration system.

By pre-regsitering your desired names for just £2.00 VAT each, we will submit your aplication(s) the minute the registry goes live to give you the best chance of acquiring your .me.uk domain(s)