Easyspace Launches .XXX Sunrise Period

GLASGOW, September 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

Web hosting and domain name company Easyspace opens

applications for adult TLD

Leading UK web hosting and domain name company Easyspace has announced
that the Sunrise period for the highly anticipated .XXX domain name
extension was successfully launched on Wednesday 7 September at 5pm GMT. It
will remain open until 28 October 2011.

Sarah Haran, Managing Director at Easyspace, said: “We are very excited
about this launch and believe the .XXX domain name extension is a great
addition to the domain name [http://www.easyspace.com/domain_names ]
portfolio. Offering this new domain extension will enable our customers to
protect their brands.”

Last month Glasgow headquartered Easyspace revealed that 8 out 10
registrations of interest in the new .XXX domain name extension had been
from businesses outside the adult industry.

The ICM Registry has introduced two Sunrise periods to allow applicants
to secure their .XXX domain names before General Availability opens in
December.

During the Sunrise A period, owners of registered Trademarks who operate
within the adult online entertainment industry and applicants from the
Sponsored Community who already own and operate an existing exact matching
domain name in another gTLD or ccTLD are invited to secure their .XXX
domain.

Sunrise B period is specifically designed for non-adult Intellectual
Property holders who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community with
verifiable trademark rights who want to block .XXX web addresses
corresponding with their registered Trademark.

Multiple qualifying applications submitted during Sunrise B will result
in the domain name being reserved in exactly the same way as if there were
only a single applicant. However, registered Trademark owners within the
Sponsored Community will have priority over the owner of an identical
Trademark not operating within the adult entertainment industry. In the
event of competing Sunrise Phase A applications, the domain name will be
auctioned amongst qualified applicants.

Landrush opens on 8 November and closes on 25 November 2011. In this
period applications will only be accepted from Sponsored Community members
without specific requirements such as Trademarks or pre-ownership rights
requirements. Any .XXX domain that has not been registered during Sunrise A
and B period will be eligible for Landrush registration. General
Availability opens on 6 December 2011.

To find out more about the .XXX Sunrise launch and the other phases for
registration please visit Easyspace .XXX domain name
[http://www.easyspace.com/domain_names/xxx-prereg ] pages or call 0370 755
5088.

Easyspace is a subsidiary of iomart Group plc which was named Scottish
Digital IT Company of the Year 2011 and is ranked as one of the top 25 cloud
services providers in the world by Talkin’ Cloud 50.

Notes for editors:

About Easyspace

Founded in 1997, Easyspace has gained a reputation for offering high
quality and innovative products backed by excellent customer service.
Easyspace has grown to become the UK’s largest ICANN accredited domain name
registrar and one of the largest web hosting companies in the country. The
company now serves over 350,000 consumer and SOHO customers with an
extensive portfolio of hosting and ecommerce solutions, ranging from
dedicated servers through to professional web design.Easyspace is a
subsidiary of AIM Listed iomart Group plc.

For more information about Easyspace visit http://www.easyspace.com

About iomart Group plc:

iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) is one of the UK’s leading providers of
managed hosting and cloud computing services. From a single server through
to private cloud networks, iomart specialises in the delivery and management
of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the
costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and
online applications.

iomart Group operates in its chosen markets through a number of
subsidiaries: iomart Hosting, RapidSwitch, Titan Internet, Easyspace and
Westcoastcloud. The group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange’s
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) since April 2000.

For more information about iomart Group plc visit

http://www.iomart.com

News release issued on behalf of Easyspace by Jane Robertson, Head of PR
for iomart Group plc. For more information please email
jane.robertson@iomart.com or call +44-(0)141-931-6474 (dir),
+44-(0)141-931-6400 or 07827948993 (mob).

SOURCE Easyspace