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Welcome
to Commercial Connect
Home
of the Original .shop
tld
 Commercial
Connect, Inc.
was formed as a prospective top level domain name registry formed by
a partnership of Computer
Analytical Systems, Inc. and Simon
Property Group, LP with the intent of establishing and
supporting new top level domain (TLD) .shop. Commercial Connect, Inc. seeks ICANN
authorization for this new extension to be worldwide generic top
level domains for the purpose of electronic commerce on the
Internet.
With the
breakup of a government approved monopoly, Computer Analytical
Systems, Inc. dba CASDNS under CORE became one of nine (9) companies
in the United States initially taking registrations for top level
domain names. Of these nine companies, Network Solutions, Inc.
(the previous monopoly) was the only company actively marketing
generic top level domain name services with the established
extensions .com, .net and .org.
 With
the phenomenal and ever increasing growth of the Internet, it has
become clear that the existing generic global top level domain
names will not be sufficient in and of themselves to efficiently
support the naming needs of the rapidly expanding electronic
commerce of the World Wide Web. Commercial Connect, Inc.
supports a hierarchy of generic TLDs to logically classify domain
names according to their purpose and function, and specifically was
formed with the intention of serving as the registry for the top
level domain names of commerce on the web.
While
many companies are struggling to get equipment and software in order
to propose a new registry, Commercial Connect, Inc. is ideally
positioned by virtue of the resources brought by strategic partnerships
in the domain name industry to
implement, support, maintain and market a registry and obtain a
large market share in excess of the 100,000 domain names registered
daily.
Equipment
and staff are already in place to provide these services.
Commercial
Connect, Inc. intends to capture part of the geometric growth
curve of the Internet by offering its customers easy access,
diligent support, quick response and competitive pricing, which can
be achieved by minimizing costs, effective use of technology and
experience in customer support.
Commercial Connect, Inc. has a unique position in that it was
created as a
partnership of two companies that together combined all the elements
necessary to establish and maintain through the long term, a
registry for the top level domain names proposed. Computer
Analytical Systems, Inc., a corporation that is already successfully
established in the field as a domain name registrar as well as an
ISP, owns the infrastructure and Internet connectivity required for
a registry. Simon Property Group, LP is a corporation
with global geographic presence in business and in commerce with
unlimited technical and financial resources, and vast experience in
electronic commerce and aggressive business management. Both
companies brought a firm commitment to the promotion and facilitation
of electronic commerce on the web to create this new endeavor.
The goals of
Commercial Connect, Inc. are quite simple. Commercial
Connect, Inc. is preparing to become one of the largest providers
of domain name registrations in the world. With no physical
boundaries, Commercial Connect, Inc. can market to the entire
world. Commercial Connect, Inc. will be targeting the broader
segment of the market desiring establishment of a long term
relationship with multiple outstanding registrars. Innovative
marketing plans and pricing contracts have been designed to retain
customers and reward them for additional referrals. Commercial
Connect, Inc. hopes to gain the reputation of a service oriented
registry and capture a large share of the Internet domain names
registered for the purpose of commerce. In addition, Commercial
Connect, Inc. wants to be an asset to the Internet, shareholders,
its community and its employees. |
Commercial
Connect, Inc. 
