Digitrad, a new entrant in the business of registars is leveraging the underlying capabilities of that new extension. All existing domain name extensions map names to IP addresses. .tel domains make the link between a name and contact informations. Micha Benoliel, company’s Chief Executive of Digitrad, the Paris-based voice-over-Internet communications software company is using .tel domains to channel different forms of communication into a single interface.
Digitrad just launched a demo-link to demonstrate one of the various possible usage of the .tel domain. US elections : http://USelection.vip.tel is a voting application published thanks to the .tel domain which stores all type of contact info.
Telnic, the registry sponsoring the .tel domain name is aiming to become the Google of online address books in competition with traditional yellow and white pages. The London-based startup has developed technology that lets anyone store the full range of their contact details online and then give chosen people access to it.
The .tel is available for registration at http://digitrad.com for the Sunrise period. Only owners and licensees of trademarks registered with national effect may apply. Trademarks must have been applied for prior to 30 May 2008 and registered prior to the date the Sunrise application is submitted.
