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Life keeps coursing on endlessly in the interminable stream of time, seasons come and go and blur together as they come to more and more resemble each other not in just what we are doing but in how they look. And that last part is not such a good bit of news. Where's the snow? That should have been one of the questions asked at COP21 in Paris. To save the planet we're all doing our parts, however small. This month, we are proud to present you this newsletter printed on recycled electrons (in a chemical sense), containing 0% heavy metals, 30% natural blood, sweat and tears and just a whole bundle of promotions on domain names. All to bring you as much information we have arbitrarily deemed useful to you, dear Gandi users: we decided this month to take the opportunity to give you some extra information on premium domains, recently approved TLDs, a reminder about .net prices going up, the new gTLD release calendar for December and of course the moment you've all been waiting for, our promo roundup for December. The year is ending and so are a lot of promos, so read carefully.

1. What's a Premium Domain?
«Premium,» we all know, is one of those words people use to make «expensive» sound better. You may have also come across this term or at least the concept in the realm of domain names too. Essentially, regstries reserve the right to charge more than is standard for certain domain names they have deemed to be especially high-value of high-demand. You see, when they started releasing new gTLDs, registries learned from the wild gold rush days of domain name speculators that cool domain names can be sold for much higher than your run-of-the-mill domain name. So many registries of new gTLDs, both to try to restrict the inevitable panic of the rush on these highly desirable domain names as well as to make their pricing more responsive to demand, sat down and thought of what they expected to be the highest demand domains in their TLD and priced them differently for resale to registrars like us. So that's why when you try to register a cool domain name in a hot new TLD you might get a little sticker shock when you proceed to checkout. But don't get too down about it. Look at it this way: your domain name will be even cooler if you can think of one nobody thought to make premium.

2. Recently Approved TLDs
A quick look at recently added strings on ICANN's list of strings recently added to the root (see newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings) reveals, first of all, a lot of Brand TLDs. Putting aside those TLDs, two stuck out in particular: .med and .insurance. Medistry LLC, which is the parent of the Cleveland Clinic, an actual hospital in Cleveland, won out in its application against Google. As for, .insurance, it was fTLD, the joint project between American Bankers Association and the technology policy arm of the Financial Services Roundtable (BITS) who beat out Donuts, whose application was withdrawn to do an objection filed by none other than the Financial Services Roundtable. So it looks like lately it's been wins for the professions your mother always wanted you to go into.

3. Reminder: .net prices go up in February
Just a quick reminder to owners of .net domains, or those who may be thinking about bringing a .net into their lives soon, that there will be a small rise in .net prices starting February 1, 2016. So once again, we'd just like to encourage all of you looking to keep your .net domains for at least one more year to renew them before that magic date of February 1 rolls around. You can renew your domains for up to ten years so if you want to take most advantage of current prices, renew up to that limit and you'll be set for a decade.

4. New gTLD release Calendar for December
Here is this month's calendar of new gTLDs coming out this month:

Wednesday December 9:
.auto (Sunrise)
.car (Sunrise)
.cars (Sunrise)
.xn--tckwe (.com in Japanese) (Sunrise)

Monday December 14:
.theatre (Sunrise)

Thursday December 17:
.protection (Sunrise)
.security (Sunrise)

5. December Promo Roundup
It's your last chance for a lot of promos we've been running for a while now.
Here's a roundup of promos in the month of December:

Until December 31, .TOP costs less than a post stamp, and you'll be able to send much more than one letter, as every domain includes 5 mailboxes and 1000 forwarding addresses:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-12-01/6254-top_of_the_.top_at_fifty_cents_a_pop/

Get a .club for half the price until December 31, that's only 5,16€ for one year!
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-12-01/6245-get_a_.club_for_half_the_price/

.io or .tech? You don't have to chose between these 2 tech savvy TLDs: if you buy a .io domain name, you will get a coupon to register a .tech for free. Be quick, it ends on December 25:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-20/6017-a_.tech_for_every_.io/

Our funniest promo is ending on December 31, last days to get a .lol for 3,45€:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-14/5174-u_can_has_.lol_nao_90-off/

Make it personal with a .me domain, and do it quick as promo's ending soon (9,60€ instead of 16,00€):
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-12/4094-promo_.me_at_40_off/

Promo on .irish is also ending on December 31, hurry up and get yours at only 14,00€:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-05/5780-.irish_are_on_sale_this_fall_extended/

Ending January 15, .press and .host are on sale at 20,00€ and 18,00€ (instead of 69,20€ and 91,04€):
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5678-another_great_promotion_for_.press_and_.host/

.news and .eu promos are ending on December 31:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-03/5360-extra_.news_takes_50_off_registrations/
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-02/5981-promotion_on_.eu/

While .cm continues until the end of January:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-01/5936-promotion_for_.cm_until_the_end_of_january/

Also, as Christmas is just around the corner, some flash sales might peep out. We suggest you keep an eye on our promo page to be sure not to miss them:
www.gandi.net/news/tag/en/promos_tld

Well that's all for this month. We hope it's been interesting? Exciting? Educational? Everything you've ever wanted? Let us know, you can reach us at:

• Twitter [https://twitter.com/gandibar],
• Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gandibar],
• Google+ [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GandiNetUS/posts]
• and on the #gandi channel on Freenode. \o/

All the best, The Gandi Team

1. status.gandi.net is now open source
As many of you may be aware, we are committed to the idea of open source. As such, when we need a new tool, we first turn to the Open Source community to see if one already exists. In some cases, though, we can't find exactly what we need. This was the case with the status page on our site (status.gandi.net), which we needed to be able to keep you all informed in all possible channels of the status of our services.

So when we found we couldn't accomplish this with any existing Open Source solutions, we developed our own. We called our little sapling Baobab.

And now that it's up and has been working how we want it to work for awhile now, we decided it's about time to set it free so that it can grow into the kind of majestic, old tree it's named for (Baobab, image search it if you don't know). Check out our GitHub repo (and fork it, if you're interested) here:
github.com/Gandi/baobab

2. Bitcoin payments are live
This past month we joined a growing number of merchants, in meatspace as well as cyber space, who have embraced Bitcoin.

It's been exciting to hear the positive reactions so far and we're hoping that as more of your domains expire and need renewed that an increasing number of those renewals make use of our Bitcoin payment option.

Bitcoin payment with Gandi works like any other payment method. Just select Bitcoin for your payment method next time you check out. You pay in the currency of your account and the conversion is made by our Bitcoin provider. Find out more on this page:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-21/5885-now_accepting_bitcoin/
Or, even better, by making a payment via Bitcoin.

3. High Price of Cheap
If you're reading this, you probably already know we're not really into buying up billboard space and plastering ourselves all over busstops. It's just not our style. We rely on having a product that works how people want it to and of course has a low tolerance for bullshit. And that's where you come in; we do all our promotion via word-of-mouth.

But when you talk us up, and we hope we've gained your trust enough that you do recommend us, maybe you've heard something along the lines of «Gandi is great but so-and-so is cheaper.» The thing is, when you look into the details, it's just not true. There's a high price of cheap. And that's why we put together this guide to some of the tricks out there as well as the value of a Gandi domain.

Check it out on this page:
www.gandibar.net/post/The-High-Price-of-Cheap

So next time you come across someone waffling between Gandi or a «cheap» domain, feel free to pass on the link.

4. A .tech for every .io
And before we get into this month's new gTLDs and our other promos we have planned, we wanted to highlight one in particular that's close to our hearts. This month (until December 10th) when you buy a .io domain, you'll get a code for a .tech domain from us by email. With the holidays approaching, a .io or a .tech domain would make great virtual stocking stuffers.

Find out more here:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-11-10/6017-a_.tech_for_every_.io/

1. Gandi at Web Summit 2015

One of tech's biggest get-togethers is happening next month in Dublin and we are super excited, not least of all because Gandi will be there! Web Summit 2015 promises to be at least as awesome as in years past. We're looking forward to the impressively comprehensive roster of speakers (check out Web Summit's site for the list) and of course the pub crawls.

If you're already longing for the Emerald Isle, register a .irish domain before you come to Dublin next month; they're avaiable for just 14.00€ per year until November 10th.

In any case, this is one of the tech events of the year. It's a time not just for fun and meeting up, but a time to think about the future of the web, and to learn about the innovation on the net happening every single day. So, if you're going to Web Summit next month, come look us up and have a drink. If not, why not?! Sign up now!

2. Changes to invoices

Speaking of innovation, we have a couple of our own to announce this month. The first is that we have reinvented our invoicing. Okay, so maybe it doesn't qualify as «disruptive,» more like «way convenient,» in that you'll soon be able to group invoices by month; choose, in your notifications settings, who the invoice should be sent to (like your accounts payable for example), and furthermore, you'll no longer need to be logged on Gandi when following the link to the invoice (again, great for if your accounts payable need that invoice but don't necessarily need access to your domains). Maybe not **The Revolution** in invoicing, but a small revolution nonetheless.

3. Now accepting Bitcoin

And more exciting in the stereotypically dry area of accounting, we wanted to also let you know that Gandi will this week be accepting — in addition to credit cards, wire transfers and PayPal—Bitcoin. Bitcoin is, of course, the cryptocurrency we've been watching for a while now, waiting for the right moment to integrate into our payment system. Now we're happy and proud to say we finally can.

4. Register your credit card with Gandi?

Of course, if your assets are all tied up in traditional, fiat currency, for better or for worse, one of the easiest ways to pay your Gandi orders is with a credit card. Normally, Gandi does not store your card on file and so for every order paid by credit card, you would need to re-enter your card information. But we're here to tell you: there's something else.

Namely, you can register your credit card with Gandi to make automatic payments to your prepaid account. This automatic payment is triggered by any order in progress that cannot be paid from your prepaid account. By default, the amount due will be debited, but you can also set your card to be debited a certain amount. You can also set a security threshold, and if your prepaid account drops below that amount, we can debit your card as well.

You can register a card for this service in the “Billing” section, under “Prepaid account.” From this page, just click on the “Credit” tab, then scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says “Automatic crediting from your credit/debit card”.

5. October New gTLD Calendar

Friday October 2nd:
.miami (GoLive)

Tuesday October 6th:
.film (GoLive)

Thursday October 8th:
.corsica (Landrush)

Wednesday October 14th:
.study (GoLive)

Thursday October 15th:
.broker (sunrise)
.forex (sunrise)

Friday October 16th:
.law (Landrush)
.abogado (Landrush)

Monday October 19th:
.law (GoLive)
.abogado (GoLive)

Sunday October 25th:
.live (3-day Landrush)
.studio (3-day Landrush)

Monday October 26th:
.srl (GoLive)

Tuesday October 27th:
.healthy in Chinese (or .xn--nyqy26a in punycode) (GoLive)

Wednesday October 28th:
.live (GoLive)
.studio (GoLive)

October Promo Round-up

.xyz
If you missed out on the .xyz promo that just ended, we've got good
news: a promo has now started for .xyz domains until December 31st,
2015, during which you can register a new .xyz for one year for just
5,00€.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5744-five-dollar_promotion_on_.xyz/

.press
A TLD specifically for the news media, .press is on sale as of October
1st until January 15th, 2016 for just 20,00€ at A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5678-another_great_promotion_for_.press_and_.host/

.host
Just like the .press promotion, domains in this extension is also on
sale from October 1st until January 15th, but for an even more enticing
price of 18,00€.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5678-another_great_promotion_for_.press_and_.host/

.site
Starting October 1st until October 31st, .site domains are available for
just 2,00€ per year.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-01/5681-on-sale_this_october_.site/

.irish
Just in time for Web Summit, .irish is now on sale for 14,00€ per year
until November 10th.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-10-05/5780-.irish_are_on_sale_this_fall/

.co.com
If .com is a big crowded city with people packed into ludicrously tiny
matchbox apartments, .co.com is the 'burbs, where the air is a little
fresher and there's a little more space to breath. Until October 31st at
4:59 PM PDT, .co.com domains, the namespace just a little less crowded,
will be available for 14,99€ per year.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-31/4943-huge_promotion_on_single-year_or_multi-year_registrations_in_.co.com/

.tech
The sale on .tech domains has been extended until the end of the year,
so you can continue to enjoy these domains at 9,99€ per year until
December 31st.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-14/5495-.tech_sale_extended/

.news
Only some days left to take advantage of the 50%-off first-year creation
promotion on .news domains, ending October 31st.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-03/5360-extra_.news_takes_50_off_registrations/

Improvements to NodeJS platform on Simple Hosting

To start off with, we have some good news for NodeJS users who have a Simple Hosting instance that runs NodeJS applications. We are currently phasing in an upgrade to the NodeJS Simple Hosting platform which will allow running start scripts (in other words, there will no longer be any need boot your NodeJS applications using a 'server.js' file on the root of your project.

Now you can use a package.json file to control the way your application starts. Specifically, this allows the use of start scripts. For more information on this improvement, please see the following post: www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-07/5435-node.js_start_script_options_es6_and_process_management/

Come try out Version 7 of Gandi Site

For those of you who may have opted for the more beginner-friendly Gandi Site platform for hosting with Gandi, you may have noticed that we recently upgraded the underlying Basekit software behind Gandi Site from version 6 to version 7. The upgrade was a major overhaul of the underlying software as well as the templates which, notably, now creates a responsive version of your page for desktop, tablet, and smartphone.

We wanted to give our customers a fair chance to try out this new version at their leisure without having to worry about effecting their live site, so this month we are offering you all the opportunity to try out the new Gandi Site for just 1.00 € for a month. This promo lasts until September 30, though, so if you want to take advantage of it, be sure to do so as soon as possible: www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-01/5276-create_a_website_for_the_price_of_a_slice_of_pizza_for_the_first_month/

.SEX on sale: first-come, first-served (no pun intended)
Well, it's time for the obligatory .sex plug… err… sorry that came out weird. What we're trying to say is that since September 1st, a new gTLD, .sex, has been available for registration in the Sunrise phase (i.e. limited to those with TMCH claims) on a first-come, first-served basis. As you may know, we like to pride ourselves on being a class act, but this gTLD has been just har--difficult to promote without it seeming dirty. A whole world of double-entendre has opened up to us since this extension entered Sunrise and we've been trying our best to navigate that minefield with as few slip-ups as possible but it can be tough. www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-01/5270-you_can_now_purchase_.sex_from_gandi._wait_that_came_out_wrong_.../

Featured promo: .PW, .SPACE, .WEBSITE, and .SITE

Yes, we know, we have promos every month (or just about), but these four seem to go together in that they all relate to building web sites. Why is that especially important? Well, see the item on Gandi Site version 7 for that. Just know that you have choices when you get domains, and a lot of the time it's important to let people know where they are online: your site! www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-09-02/5330-.pw_.space_.website_.site/

.LOL is a great domain

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This ROFLcopter is here not just as the ghost of Internet memes past (we got tired of lolcats) but also to deliver an important reminder that a great promotion is currently going on for .lol domains. While this promotion seems like a joke, it's totally not (we swear): instead of $41.41 per year (at A rates), .lol domains are available until the end of the year for just $4.14. Find out more about this great promo here: www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-18/5174-u_can_has_.lol_nao_90-off/

An update to Gandi Site
We took the opportunity this month to do some long-needed updates to our
Gandi Site platform.

You will find lower prices for the personal and professional packs, and
overall, we've found this new version is better than the previous one,
so the upgrade was not just an aesthetic change, but a real improvement.

Here's our news article about this, with more information:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-06/5048-gandi_site_update_to_version_7/

Free disk space on Simple Hosting
There are a couple of great Simple Hosting promotions we
just couldn't help but share with you this month!

First, to get an extra 10GB free on a new Simple Hosting instance with a
one-year commitment, you can use the code 10GFREE. You can even combine
this with one of our 50% Simple Hosting coupons for a domain creation,
if you want.

And as an added bonus, we have decided to offer an additional 50% off
additional disk space on an existing instances of up to 10GB with the
code 10G50P.

For more information please see our news at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-10/5072-free_disk_space_for_your_instances

.TECH Golive + promo
What, there's a .TECH? And it's available for a promotional price?
Yes there is! .tech has been in GoLive since August 5th.

More information at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-05/4946-a_gtld_for_techies_.tech_is_entering_the_golive_phase/

Get a .CO.COM for half price
It's a landrush of a different color! Get in the virtual real estate
boom in Gandiville, with .co.com domains going for just €14.99 for one
year registrations!
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-31/4943-huge_promotion_on_single-year_or_multi-year_registrations_in_.co.com/

Promo on 11 new gTLDs at once
Starting now, through the end of the year, there's a great promo on 11
new gTLDs.

Register new domains in these gTLDs at Gandi for one to 10 years, and
pay only the following excl. VAT per year:

• .BEER for €19.17
• .COOKING for €14.00
• .FASHION for €19.17
• .FISHING for €14.00
• .FIT for €19.17
• .GARDEN for €10.00
• .HORSE for €14.00
• .RODEO for €10.00
• .SURF for €19.17
• .VODKA for €10.00
• .YOGA for €19.17

For more information, see:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-22/4889-our_pairing_guide_for_50-75_off_domains_until_the_end_of_the_year/

Some €1 domains
Yes, it's true. The .faith .date & .review domains are up for just 1
euro/pound
for new registrations, now until October 13th.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-08-06/5051-only_1.00_for_a_.date_.faith_or_.review_domain/

and also, just to top it off, .TOP is €1.99.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-07/4760-now_on_sale_.top_creations_and_renewals/

.Promo roundup
Here is a summary of other domain name promos still underway:

A rainbow of promos on .wedding .sexy and .photo:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-03/4715-a_rainbow_of_promos/

.CLUB at 20% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/2996-promo_.club_at_20_off/

.COUNTRY at 75% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/3004-promo_.country_at_75_off/

.LOL at 90% off:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-10/4745-a_new_gtld_is_entering_golive_and_will_be_90_off_lol/

50% off .photo, .sexy until September 15th:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-22/4463-the_summer_of_you_50_off_.photo_.sexy/

.TOP creations and renewals:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-07-07/4760-now_on_sale_.top_creations_and_renewals/

50% off on .cat until September 1st:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-11/4433-i_can_haz_50_off_on_.cat/

.INFO at 40% off until the end of the year:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-15/4460-fyi_40_off_.info/

.ME at 40% off until the end of the year:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-12/4094-promo_.me_at_40_off/

Welcome to June, the month when days grow longer towards midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere of our small, blue planet. Not only are the days growing, but so is our Taipei team, which is now ready to take on the Asian market.

It is also a big month for new gTLDs, and we will give you a little summary of what to expect, both the good and the bad. There are also some updates to ccTLDs that you should know about.

1. Looking East to Gandi Asia

Gandi Asia is open for business! While we've been offering support
services in the Asian time zone for some time, we are now expanding, in
order to offer Asian customers a far more convenient way to buy domains
and hosting from Gandi. For one thing, the Gandi website is now
available in Chinese and simplified Chinese, and you can pay in several
Asian currencies. We have also strengthened our DNS services in Asia,
and even trained a team to offer Corporate services to Asian companies.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-06-05/4379-launching_gandi_asia_and_the_.tw_too/

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This is a month of contrasts, where the liberty of the Press is honoured, while at the same time the French government is working to pass a bill that goes against the notion of liberty, but is doing so in its name. Though some may see us as alarmist, many are those that, like ourselves, are worried about the consequences that this law might have if it is declared constitutional.Aside from all this, life goes on, and promos abound at the end of this newsletter, including great promos on popular French extensions. You will also find our usual calendar of new gTLD releases.

1. World Press Freedom Day

There are celebration days for just about everything now. However there
are some that are more important than others. May 3rd was World Press
Freedom Day. This year, it took on a particular importance, since the
word «freedom» has been on everyone's lips recently and is the subject of
many debates that are capital to us, and which call into question
fundamental rights in this period of the opening up of the world thanks
to the internet.

To celebrate this day, and in association with the .PRESS registry, we
are having a promo on the new .PRESS extension, at €14 excl. VAT under A
rates, for every 1-year creation (instead of €69.20 excl. VAT), until
the end of the month of May.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-03/3977-press_freedom_day/

2. In contrast, the new French surveillance law

On May 5th, the French National Assembly moved forward on the new French
surveillance law project — something that we have been actively working
against since the beginning of April. This bill excludes the
surveillance procedures from judicial oversight and therefore creates a
real breach in the fundamental principles of democracy.

The text will, at present, be sent to the Senate, where it will be
examined in June before being submitted to the Joint Committee of the
Two Chambers. It is only following this negotiation that it will be
presented to the Constitutional Council and subsequently voted on, when
it would take effect.

We will continue working side-by-side with the association «La
Quadrature du Net» and the #nipigeonsniespions movement on this topic,
to try and get the bill modified so that it better respects fundamental
liberties. Internally, we will continue to look for technical solutions
that will provide you with the ability to chose le geographic location
where your data is stored.
www.laquadrature.net/en/french-national-assembly-approves-mass-surveillance-of-french-citizens

3. May new gTLD release calendar

Here's our calendar of expected domain releases for the month of May, 2015.
As usual, it is not exhaustive, and is subject to change as we receive
additional information from the registries:

Tuesday, May 12:
.design (GoLive)

Sunday, May 17:
.bingo (3-day Landrush)
.chat (3-day Landrush)
.style (3-day Landrush)
.tennis (3-day Landrush)

Monday, May 18:
.bank (Sunrise)

Tuesday, May 19:
.jewelry (Sunrise)
.show (Sunrise)
.team (Sunrise)

Wednesday, May 20:
.bingo (GoLive)
.chat (GoLive)
.style (GoLive)
.tennis (GoLive)

Thursday, May 21:
.irish (Landrush)

Sunday, May 24:
.apartments (Landrush 3 jours)

Wednesday, May 27:
.apartments (GoLive)

Sunday, May 31:
.casino (3-day Landrush)
.football (3-day Landrush)
.school (3-day Landrush)

4. Multi-year promo for .FR (and other AFNIC-managed domains)

With highly-awaited arrival of the ability to register .FR domains for
more than one year at a time, we have decided to put in place a promo
for the entire month of May for every .FR created for 5 years or more,
with a price of €9 excl. VAT per year instead of the usual €12 excl. VAT
under A rates. We are also providing a rebate of 10% (via the promo
code: FR5PLUS) on refunds for 5-years or more for existing .FR domains.
More details on this promo are available at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-11/4040-multi-year_.fr_domain_promo/

6. -50% on .AT domains for May and June

The official extension of Australia is being offered at half-price for
all 1-year creations during the month of May and June 2015, in all price
rates.
More information is available at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-11/4043-.at_at_half_price/

7. Promo roundup

Here is a reminder of domain name promos that are currently under way:

.MX domains will be on promo at -66% for all creations for one year and
in all price rates through May 16.
More on this at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-11/4046-.mx_at_66_off_until_mid-may/

The .CO.COM is having a promo of 60% off all price rates, for all
creations (1 to 10 years) through June 30. The price of a CO.COM during
this period is €11.76 excl. VAT per year instead of €29.39 excl. VAT
under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-04-10/3764-promo_on_.co.com/

The .XYZ is currently in promotion for new 1-year creations at the very
affordable price of €4 excl VAT under A rates, instead of €10.48 excl.
VAT through June 30th.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-11/4049-.xyz_domains_at_4_excl_vat/

The .ME is on sale until the end of the year, at 40% off the normal price
for one-year creations. This means a .ME for €9.60 excl. VAT instead of €16
under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-05-12/4094-promo_.me_at_40_off/

The .SCIENCE promo has been prolonged until May 24th, and you therefore
have a bit more time to benefit from this extension at only €3 excl. VAT
for 1-year creations.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-23/3420-golivepromo_.science/

Asia is in in the spotlight for the first half of 2015 thanks to a -50%
promo on .ASIA and .IN until July 1st, with creations for .ASIA at €9
excl. VAT instead of €18 excl. VAT and .IN at €6.25 excl. VAT instead of
€12.50 under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/3000-promo_.asia_and_.in_at_half_price/

.CLUB is offering an incredible promo until the end of 2015, at €8.26
excl. VAT instead of €10.33 under A rates:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/2996-promo_.club_at_20_off/

Uniregistry is offering 50% off on .gift, .hiphop, .hosting, .link,
.pics and .property through the end of June:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-04-10/3758-6_promos_including_.link/

The RightSide registry is offering a discount of 25% off the price of a
one-year creation on TLDs in the following list: .ACTOR, .AUCTION,
.CONSULTING, .DANCE, .HAUS, .IMMOBILIEN, .KAUFEN, .MODA, .PUB, .REVIEWS,
.SOCIAL until the end of June:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-04/3255-promo_.auction_.immobilien_.dance_.reviews_.kaufen_.social_.actor_.consulting_.haus_.pub_.moda/

15 лет Gandi.

As we announced in our last newsletter, we're celebrating our 15th
Anniversary. To thank you for being such amazing customers, we're giving
away 1000 gifts an hour from March 30 to April 3, starting at 12:00am
(UTC) and ending at 2:00am (UTC) every day (that's like, 15,000 prizes a
day!).

To try your luck, head over to 15.gandi.net today, login with
your handle and wait for the next hourly window for the next
drawing.

Have fun!

The Gandi Team.

• 1. Price increase on 43 extensions
• 2. New phase on 1- and 2-character .FR domains
• 3. Private networks on our Cloud infrastructure
• 4. February new gTLD Release Calendar
• 5. Many promos on the new extensions
• 6. Promo round-up

This year is starting out hard for European companies that purchase
their «primary material» in US Dollars. Due to its historic high with
regard to the Euro, our profit margin is being eroded, and we find
ourselves selling some extensions at a loss in certain price rates.
French law and common sense therefore require that we take action with
regard to this exceptional situation; this unfortunately means that we
need to raise the price of 43 extensions (out of the 572 that we sell).
Simultaneously, however, we are able to have promos on other extensions,
and even if it is not much of a consolation, some of you will find some
excellent opportunities among the 15 new promos this month.
We will also discuss the upcoming phase for 1- and 2-charactar .FR
domains: the «Landrush», with a digressive price system.
With regards to hosting, we will mention changes made since the
launching last year of our private Cloud-based virtual network.
Finally, you will discover the nGTLD release schedule and a reminder of
promos under way.

1. Price increase on 43 extensions

This is always a difficult announcement for us, and never pleasant for
our customers we know. Nevertheless, not acting today with regard to
the imponderables of the financial market will put ourselves in a
delicate position in a couple of months, something that we want to
avoid. It is therefore 43 extensions (including 9 that are reserved to
corporate customers) that will have their price increased. For more
information on this, please see our news article at:
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-10/3275-price_increase_on_43_extensions/

2. New phase on 1- and 2-character .FR domains

If you have followed .FR domain news, and notably the upcoming opening
of more than 3000 1-and 2-character .FR domains (on March 17th, at 15:00
CET), you are certainly aware that there is an upcoming «Landrush»
phase. This phase starts on February 16th at 15:00 CET and ends upon the
general opening on March 17. The particularity of this Landrush is that
it is composed of a price system that is staggered out over 4 weeks (one
set price per week), that digresses until the opening. You can expect to
spend 18,300 (excl. VAT) to purchase one of these domains during the
first week, or wait until the last week for the more affordable price of
190 (excl. VAT) if it is still available…
For more information on this phase, as well as rates, please see:

www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-10/3279-1-_and_2-character_.fr_domains/

3. Private networks on our Cloud infrastructure

Our private VLAN system has recently been improved, notably with regard
to the simplification of usage: by adding the possibility of
automatically configuring your servers on it, by either going through
the admin interface, or by command line (Gandi CLI). Everything is
explained here, including two tutorials for you:

www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-30/3223-pvlan_a_private_network_for_your_stack_now_faster_and_easier/

4. February new gTLD Release Calendar

Here's our calendar of expected domain releases this month. As usual,
things can change depending on what information the registries provide
us with, but here is what we have at present:

Tuesday 10:
.casa (general opening)
.lgbt (general opening)
.work (general opening)

Wednesday 11:
.energy (general opening)
.delivery (general opening)

Tuesday 17:
.vote (general opening)
.voto (general opening)
.yoga (general opening)

Wednesday 18:
.fit (Sunrise)
.sydney (general opening)

Tuesday 24:
.sale (Sunrise)
.video (Sunrise)

5. Many promos on the new extensions

Even if it does not necessarily compensate for a rise in rates, it would
be a pity to forgo a few attractive promos this month:

.CM domains are having a promo for 1-year creations, with a low price of
20 excl. VAT instead of 75 excl. VAT until March 31st. You can also
benefit from a promo concerning renewals of domains in this extension,
which are going from 75 excl. VAT to 40 excl. VAT until February 28th.

The Indian registry, Radix, is letting us provide you with some great
promos on its popular extensions this month, with:

.WEBSITE for 1-year creations, at 3.50 instead of 22.09 through April
15th.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-22/3116-massive_promo_.website_at_80_off/

.PRESS at 27 excl. VAT instead of 69.20 for every 1-year domain name
creation, through February 28.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-01/3164-promo_.press/

.HOST at 29.17 excl. VAT for one year, instead of 91.04 excl. VAT
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-23/3124-promo_.host/

Rightside, a registry that was born with the new extensions, is letting
us have a reduction of 25% off the price of new 1-year creations for 11
of their extensions: .ACTOR, .AUCTION, .CONSULTING, .DANCE, .HAUS,
.IMMOBILIEN, .KAUFEN, .MODA, .PUB,
.REVIEWS, .SOCIAL. This promo is valid until the end of june. For more
information and prices see
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-02-04/3255-promo_.auction_.immobilien_.dance_.reviews_.kaufen_.social_.actor_.consulting_.haus_.pub_.moda/

6. Promo round-up

Here is a reminder of domain name promos currently under way:

Asia takes centre stage for the first half of 2015 thanks to a promo of
50% off .ASIA and .IN until July 1st, with creations for .ASIA at 9
excl. VAT instead of 18, and .IN at 6.25 excl. VAT instead of 12.50
excl. VAT, under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/3000-promo_.asia_and_.in_at_half_price/

.COUNTRY is also having a promo until the end of May, with a price of
6.99 excl. VAT per year versus the usual 27.94
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/3004-promo_.country_at_75_off/

.ME will be on promotion until April, with -40% for all creations for
one year. This means .ME at 9.60 instead of 16.00 under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-01/2964-promo_.me_at_40_off/

The .CLUB is giving us an incredible promo, until the end of the year
2015, with 8.26 excl. VAT for every 1-year creation instead of 10.33
under A rates.
www.gandi.net/news/en/2015-01-05/2996-promo_.club_at_20_off/

Finally, and as usual, please feel free to give us your feedback at
newsletter-en@gandi.net

Sincerely,
Nicolas Lhuillery
Director
Gandi SAS
www.gandi.net

SUMMARY: AT A GLANCE

• 1. New VAT rules to take effect in January, 2015
• 2. Operation Twitter LoveBattle, powered by .xyz
• 3. December new gTLD release calendar
• 4. More detailed hosting statistics
• 5. New promos of the month: .CHRISTMAS, .TRADE et .WEBCAM
• 6. Promo Roundup

This month sees the release of some highly-awaited extensions, and
notably .PARIS, which has seen a flurry of activity with our French
customers, and everyone with a connection to Ile de France that would
like to protect their name in that extension. In addition to our usual
nGTLD list of anticipated release dates, we are pleased to announce that
we have finally added .COLOGNE and .KOELN to our line-up of extensions.

Christmas, gifts, and a quick presentation of our new hosting statistics
will be introduced here, as well. However, we will start with an
important note to inform you of the new EU VAT rules that will be taking
effect next month.

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