Archive for February, 2007
Google is reportedly trying to buy gmail.cn, a close resemblance of their free email service gmail.com. The owner however refused to sell.
It would be interesting to see the outcome of this episode.
If you are doing business in China, it is a good idea to register your domain name under .cn and .com.cn as well. Both are top country-level domain name (or ccTLD) for China.
The .cn domain is one of the most registered country level domain according to CNNIC. It ranks 4th with 1.8 million names.
Just like many things in China, the domain name industry has its own perculiar China bend to it. I hope to share more of my encounters and experiences in this blog from time to time.
February 28th, 2007
For those that are in China, I hope you have a great Chinese New Year holiday. It look like not many people took our China hosting survey over the holiday period.
So if you haven’t, head over and give us your thoughts on how we can be the hosting company that you want to do business with. Do let your friends in China know about us too.
Technically we are operational, however the holiday season delayed our work somewhat. Frankly we underestimated the holiday disruption. So it will take a little longer to test and get ready.
But if you have any hosting requirement right now, please give me a buzz. (021) 54243435 or email sales (at) 59box dot com. I will help get your website up and running.
February 27th, 2007
Before we officially launch (after the Chinese New Year), here’s a little survey about hosting in China.
Let us know your thoughts about hosting in China. Leave a comment here if the survey is inadequate to express yourself.
Getting and maintaining a hosting in China can be challenge. For those that had experience with hosting outside of China, it is just not “what you know it to be“.
Let us know what your concerns, hopes and wishes are for China hosting. Our pleasures are in getting those solved.
February 15th, 2007
沪B2-20070010. That’s our newly minted permit as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Shanghai China. This string of code is a must, according to China’s regulation, for company providing ISP (or hosting) service. Look for it if you are looking for hosting in China.
So what does the number means to you? For the start it is an indication of our focus on providing a legitimate hosting service that meets the expectation of customers and the society that we operate in.
Our services include web hosting, domain name registration, managed server, server co-location and related web services - services to help companies launch and maintain their web presence, specifically in China.
Having used many hosting providers in China over the years for our own hosting needs, we have had enough of endless issues and decided to take things into our own hand. After going through the channels, we finally got ourselves approved as an ISP.
We are probably the first hosting company in China to launch in English and with a company blog. Hopefully this brings some familiarity to customers accustomed to the language and to open communication channels.
If you are new to this market or you had been going around in circles looking for the right hosting partner in China, we might just be THE ONE that you are praying for.
Thank you for dropping by our blog. We are expecting to start business after Chinese New Year. So in the meantime, leave us your comments and we look forward to serve you!
February 11th, 2007