Qualified professionals and their organizations may now register “second-level” .Pro Internet domain names that provide simpler, more direct Internet addresses for doctors, lawyers and accountants, registrypro.com reported. RegistryPro, the .Pro registry has received approval of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to begin offering second-level .Pro domain names immediately.
The newly available second-level domain names enable professionals to use the simple “johndoe.pro” domain name format. When the .Pro Top-Level Domain (TLD) was launched earlier this year, registrants could only sign up for so-called “third-level” domain names – for example, johnsmith.law.pro for lawyers, johndoe.med.pro for doctors or johnjones.cpa.pro for public accountants.
.Pro domain names are only available to licensed MDs, lawyers and CPAs in the United States.
Prospective registrants may visit www.registrypro.pro for links to participating registrars and for more information on registering .Pro domain names.
The .Pro domain offers qualified professionals several important benefits, including both a distinctive and secure Internet presence for their Web site, email traffic and confidential transactions. Each .Pro domain registration includes a digital certificate for authenticating email communications or Web site-based transactions.
The .Pro TLD is owned and operated by RegistryPro, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Hostway Corp., a global leader in Web-hosting and other managed services