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Sedo日前正式兼并美国停放商RevenueDirect
2月24日Sedo发出通告，正是兼并美国停放商RevenueDirect.
Sedo Acquires RevenueDirect From Dotster Acquisition of Leading Domain Monetization Provider Significantly Increases Sedo’s Market Share and Establishes Strategic Registrar Partnership with Former Parent Company, Dotster Cambridge, Mass., February 24, 2009 – Sedo, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names, today announced the acquisition of RevenueDirect, a provider of top-tier domain parking services for professional domain investors. The acquisition of RevenueDirect’s substantial customer base significantly increases Sedo’s North American market share. In addition to the acquisition, Sedo has formed a strategic long-term partnership with registrar heavyweight and former RevenueDirect parent company, Dotster. Through the strategic partnership, Sedo will benefit from the company’s large inventory and strong registrar presence, while RevenueDirect customers will gain considerable value from Sedo’s superior monetization engines and access to the world’s largest secondary market for buying and selling domain names. By acquiring RevenueDirect, Sedo aims to leverage some of the features that made RevenueDirect a major player in domain monetization, including its strong customization features, and its innovative templates and landers, while introducing Sedo’s approach to customer care to provide current RevenueDirect users a combination of cutting edge monetization technology with more personalized support. RevenueDirect’s customers will also immediately benefit from the strengths of Sedo’s award-winning marketplace and gain access to Sedo’s market-leading international monetization capabilities. “Securing Dotster as a strategic partner is equally exciting for Sedo. It’s tremendous for Sedo to become Dotster’s preferred domain monetization and sales partner, which will deliver huge advantages to existing RevenueDirect customers while increasing the value of its sizeable domain name portfolio,” said Tim Schumacher, chief executive officer of Sedo. “The great synergies between our two companies make this a strategic move for both organizations, and further demonstrate a core Sedo business strategy, to establish strong partnerships with top-tier registrars. It also illustrates that Sedo continues to expand, despite the global economic downturn, and is poised to become an even stronger competitor within the market.” “Given Sedo’s strong leadership position in the secondary domain market, this acquisition is a perfect fit,” said John Smrekar, general manager of RevenueDirect. “As part of Sedo’s customer base, RevenueDirect users will enjoy the same high-quality monetization services and excellent customer support they’ve received to date. They will also gain more value, as we integrate our two platforms over time. We look forward to joining the Sedo family and becoming part of the industry’s most dominant force in the domain monetization business.” About Sedo Sedo, an acronym for "Search Engine for Domain Offers," is the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and websites. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 800,000 domain professionals. Sedo is majority-owned by AdLINK Group (ISIN DE0005490155 / German WKN: 549015), which is part of the German United Internet AG (ISIN DE0005089031/ WKN 508903). Sedo offers regional versions of its site for the UK (Sedo.co.uk), France (Sedo.fr), Germany (Sedo.de), and Spain (Sedo.com). For additional information, please visit www.sedo.com. About Dotster, Inc. Dotster is a leading full-service provider of essential resources for businesses to get online and grow online. It has helped approximately one million businesses and individuals establish their web presence, build their web sites, and drive revenue. Dotster offers its customers a complete set of services including the ability to get online with a domain name and email address; build a major web presence with web hosting and custom web site design; generate traffic with Search Engine Optimization (SEO), website promotion and social media platforms; and reduce IT costs with Virtual Private Server hosting. For more information, please visit www.dotster.com or call (360) 449-5900. 
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