NeuStar Announces Registration of Two Millionth .BIZ Domain Name Success of 'Business-Centric' Domain Demonstrates Company's Position as

Partner of Choice for Upcoming Round of New TLDs

    PARIS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICANN 32nd International
 Public Meeting - NeuStar (NYSE:   NSR) today announced that two million
 domain names have been officially registered within the .BIZ Internet
 domain. NeuStar is the operator and administrator of the .BIZ top-level
 domain (TLD) registry, and was awarded the contract by the Internet
 Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
 
     (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080310/NEUSTARLOGO )
 
     ".BIZ is a powerful Internet platform for businesses of all sizes and
 industry classifications," said Tim Switzer, vice president of registry
 services at NeuStar. "In an increasingly cluttered and competitive digital
 world, .BIZ gives businesses everywhere the opportunity to distinguish
 themselves, innovate, and succeed in an environment dedicated to commerce.
 I am proud of NeuStar's prudent, disciplined, and organic approach to
 developing the .BIZ TLD."
 
     NeuStar has played an active role in the consistent growth and usage of
 .BIZ over the past several years. In particular, NeuStar has driven
 international adoption of .BIZ by offering Internationalized Domain Names
 (IDNs) in 15 different languages.
 
     This registration milestone coincides with ICANN's announcement that it
 will begin accepting applications for new TLDs next year. NeuStar is
 already working closely with prospective new TLD applicants who demand a
 technically superior registry solution, extremely competitive and flexible
 pricing, marketing incentives, and a streamlined start-up process that will
 speed time- to-market. Having been successful in each of the previous
 selection rounds for new TLDs both directly and as a back-end technical
 registry partner, and as an active participant in the new TLD policy
 process at ICANN, NeuStar is uniquely qualified to assist prospective
 applicants with navigating ICANN's application process.
 
     "TLD usage is ubiquitous, and I anticipate that this upcoming round of
 TLD applications will have a significant impact on Internet utilization,"
 added Switzer. "As the Internet becomes increasingly diverse and
 innovative, NeuStar looks forward to leveraging our technical, marketing,
 operational, and policy expertise with TLDs to ensure that our partners
 achieve success."
 
     About NeuStar, Inc.
 
     NeuStar is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the
 global communications and Internet industry. Visit NeuStar online at
 www.NeuStar.biz.
 
 
 

SOURCE NeuStar