STERLING, Va., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc. , a leading provider of essential clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced today that it has deployed five new international domain name (IDN) language scripts in the .BIZ top-level Internet domain.
The new offerings include Spanish, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish; NeuStar has offered .BIZ IDNs in German script since 2004.
"Demand for IDNs is clearly accelerating," said Richard Tindal, vice president of domain name services at NeuStar. "There are an increasing number of businesses worldwide -- particularly home-based, small and mid-sized -- that have expressed strong interest in registering a .BIZ name in their languages of choice."
All IDN names in .BIZ can be registered in one- to 10-year increments, and are available now on a "first come, first served" basis from accredited .BIZ registrars. Further, IDNs in .BIZ work in all major Web browsers including Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Safari.
About NeuStar
NeuStar is a provider of essential clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industry. Visit NeuStar online at http://www.neustar.biz/.
