(pressebox) (Koeln, 02.05.2009) Recently the 900,000th .be domain name was registered.

The 900,000th domain name is artchaud.be, owned by a Belgian artist creating lithographs and silk-screen prints for expositions.

At the turn of the year, there were 860,000 domain names registered, a net growth of more than 16,7%. The 900,000th domain clearly demonstrates that the financial crisis does not withhold the Belgians from registering be-domains. From all the holders of a .be website 70% is effectively situated in Belgium. Meaning that hundreds of thousands of Belgians are clearly familiar with be-domains.


If a be-domain is deleted by the owner or the provider of the owner, it is not longer active, but stays restorable. The status of the deleted be-domains are in "quarantine". The owner or provider of the owner can restore the be-domains.

If the be-domain is not restored within 40 days, the domain is definetly deleted.

ICANN Registrar Secura is able to register be-domains in quarantine in the moment of their final deletion. This is a service for domain owners, who have lost their be-domains by negligence or for interested parties seeking an interesting be-domain.

Hans-Peter Oswald

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