.asia anyone… The new domain suffix for Asia has been launched with many big companies expected to snap up addresses…

To protect registered trademarks and well known names from being hijacked the .asia name with be rolled out in several phases called “Sunrises”.

Sunrise 1 (SR1) is for Governmental  Reserved Names, and Sunrise 2 (SR2) provides priority for registered trademarks and service marks holders to register their corresponding domains, in which the process is further broken down into SR2a, SR2b and SR2c.  Sunrise 3 (SR3) allows companies in the region to protect and use their name with the .Asia domain.

SR2b, SR2c and SR3 will commence on November 13, 2007, and close on January 15,
2008.  Priorities for each phase will be maintained.

hitechsquad.asia anyone?