Netfirms
Launches $9.95 .ca Domain Names; Aggressive New Pricing
on Entire Canadian Web Hosting Product Line
[April 19, 2005]
TORONTO,
Apr 19, 2005 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Netfirms, Inc.,
a leading web hosting solutions provider, today announced
the lowest price ever for full-featured .ca (dot-ca)
domain names. Canadian businesses and individuals can
establish a professional online presence for only CAD
$9.95 per year. Additionally, Netfirms has announced
aggressive new pricing on their entire hosting product
line in an effort to make web hosting, e-commerce and
e-marketing accessible to all Canadians.
Growing Canadian Marketplace
Netfirms is rolling out its new .ca
domain pricing at a time of unprecedented growth in
the market. March 2005 marked the 500,000th .ca domain
name registration in Canada according to CIRA. *
"Canadians highly value .ca domain
names and the market is expected to expand by over 20
percent this year. Netfirms is addressing this growing
marketplace by setting a new standard for .ca domain
pricing. Canadians can now enjoy the low costs typically
only associated with the competitive .com pricing found
south of the border" said Jason Matheson, Product
Manager, Netfirms.
$9.95 .ca Domain Names
To address this growing market Netfirms
is launching a domain product for only CAD $9.95 per
year. In addition to the domain name, customers receive:
-- 24/7 technical support
-- Complete web-based DNS management
-- Basic web hosting
-- Web-based email
Domain name registrations at $9.95 per
year are available at: http://www.netfirms.ca/domain-names
Industry Leading Web Hosting
Netfirms continues to set the industry
standard by offering powerful business web hosting solutions
at remarkable prices. From CAD $6.95 to $19.95 per month,
Netfirms business web hosting bundles include up to:
-- 5 free .ca or .com domain names for
life
-- 3GB of storage space and 150GB monthly
data transfer
-- $35 worth Google AdWords search engine
marketing
As with all Netfirms web hosting products,
customers also receive:
-- Business-class email and webmail
-- Photo sharing, e-commerce and file
sharing capabilities
-- Free web design software
Specific Google AdWords details are
available at: http://www.netfirms.ca/google
Specific Netfirms web hosting plans
and details are available at: http://www.netfirms.ca
About
Netfirms
Netfirms,
Inc., founded in 1998, is the premier provider of web
hosting solutions and technology to successful small
and medium-sized businesses, home office, entrepreneurs
and individuals worldwide. Netfirms hosts over 1,200,000
websites, delivering trust, quality, and reliability
each and every day. With headquarters in Toronto, Ontario,
Netfirms is one of the largest web hosting companies
in the world.
Google is a trademark of Google Technology
Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks
of the respective companies with which they are associated.
More information is available online
at www.netfirms.ca
* CIRA dot-ca press release, March 2005
Netfirms, Inc.
Jason Matheson, 416-661-2100
email: prnews@netfirms.ca |
