123-reg announces the addition of domain name as part of its expansion into Europe and Asia- just in time for Chinese New Year.

February 11, 2008 - (TopHosts News Brief) –UK domain registrar 123-reg announced the addition of the .cn domain name extension. As part of its expansion into Europe and Asia, this new domain comes just in time for Chinese New Year. Having surpassed .UK last year, the well-known domain extension is now the fourth largest top level domain.

The .CN domain extension is priced from £14.99, excluding VAT, per month. In addition to this new domain, 123-reg has also added .ES (Spain) and .BE (Belgium) domains to their new range for the same price. Customers can expect .DK (Denmark), .IT (Italy), .AT (Austria) and .CH (Switzerland) to follow shortly. These domain extensions are essential to businesses that have a presence in these specific countries as their online search ranking is increased with a local domain.

An InstantSite homepage that creates a professional website in minutes, as well as email forwarding, Web forwarding and free images from iStockphoto are also included with all 123-reg domains. Customers can purchase these domains from the 123-reg control panel and DNS settings can be altered to individual specifications to give users total control and flexibility with their domain name.

“With our new range of domains, businesses can now gain online exposure globally,” states Mark Beyer, sales and marketing director at 123-reg in a news release. “The lucrative .CN market is increasing at such a rapid pace, that our new .cn domains provide access to a huge online population of potential customers. Having a local domain also helps boost online search rankings — perfect for businesses developing an international presence.”

Last month, 123-reg announced that it has partnered with Clickstream Technologies to automate implementation of Google Analytics service for its Web hosting customers.

For more information, visit: www.123-reg.co.uk