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dotMobi registrar partners are helping the growing number of businesses and consumers registering for .mobi domains with free tools designed to build .mobi-compliant sites easily and quickly. Developing and delivering mobile content on the Internet in a cost-efficient manner is now within everyone's grasp.

GoDaddy.com, the world's largest domain name registrar, is one of the 121 — and counting — registrars for the .mobi domain. GoDaddy has updated its WebSite Tonight® online program to allow consumers around the world to build a .mobi site in minutes, using a standard Web browser.

"The word is out and the time is now for businesses and individuals to develop .mobi sites easily and cost-effectively," said Bob Parsons, founder and CEO of GoDaddy.com.

Global registrar Hostway offers a special .mobi Webpage Builder to develop an immediate mobile Internet presence with a free one-page "business card" site optimized for mobile phone viewing.

These free tools designed to build .mobi-compliant sites, along with dozens of other incentives being deployed by registrars and developers around the world, demonstrates that dotMobi's open standards make accessing Web sites on a mobile device faster, less expensive and more reliable.

dotMobi offers content that is tailored for the mobile Internet. dotMobi's open standards are built on the recommended open standards model of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Mobile Web Initiative.

"dotMobi is removing the barriers of the 'walled garden' for mobile Internet users," said Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi. "An easy-to-use mobile Internet experience is now available."

Other global companies in the process of creating low-cost dotMobi development tools include Beijing Innovative (China), Dynetic (Germany), Roundpoint (US/UK), Terenci (Germany), HiChina (China) and Nubiq (Ireland).

"The dotMobi initiative is making the mobile Internet experience across the globe affordable and easy to use, from the inception of a .mobi site to the end-user experience," said Zhang Zhanyong, Product Director of HiChina.

"Zinadoo is an obvious choice for easy mobile site creation with a .mobi domain," said Hélène Haughney, CEO of Ireland-based Nubiq. "We are very impressed with the dotMobi Switch On!™ Guides which emphasize good access and usability strategies for mobile Web sites."

dotMobi's Standard General Registration, allowing anyone to purchase a .mobi domain name at standard prices, commences October 11.

The list of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited registrars for dotMobi domain names can be found at: http://dotmobi.mobi/registrar.

For more information on .mobi domains and how to register .mobi domains, visit http://dotmobi.mobi. Visit the dotMobi blog at http://blog.mobi.

About dotMobi

Headquartered in Dublin, dotMobi - a wholly owned subsidiary of Afilias Limited - is a worldwide leader in enabling the development & discovery of quality mobile content through innovative services, in turn helping businesses and individuals reach the world's billions of mobile phone users. dotMobi spurs mobile industry innovation by giving content providers the tools they need to ensure the Web will work on mobile phones with speed, accuracy and relevant content. (Learn More)

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