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Mutt · 10-20-2004, 10:05 AM

i remember the day clear as a bell, MikeAI said to me 'I want to do something in mainstream'. He wanted to open up mini putt courses but I told him that I thought the domain registration biz was going to boom and was better than mini putt courses.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041020/daw019_1.html

Press Release Source: Intercosmos Media Group, Inc.

Intercosmos Hits No. 50 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500; Only Company Named From Louisiana
Wednesday October 20, 11:00 am ET

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orleans Internet domain seller Intercosmos Media Group, Inc. just hit another high-tech milestone.
The company was ranked No. 50 in the national Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a prestigious annual listing of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America.

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"The recognition just re-affirms that we didn't survive the dot com bust out of luck," said CEO Sigmund Solares, an entrepreneurial attorney with a master's degree in business administration. "Our company has grown more than 5,000 percent because we've managed our growth well and we listen to our customers' needs."

Intercosmos saddled its first wave of success in early 2000 with the creation of the popular directNIC.com domain name registration portal.

The Deloitte rankings, which include Google.com at No. 1 followed by the likes of Therasense, now part of Abbot Laboratories and other domain registrars including GoDaddy.com, Register.com, and Verisign, are based on percentage revenue growth over five years.

Notably, Intercosmos is the only Louisiana company to make the 500-strong list.

"Since most of our clients are national and a significant portion are international, many people in Louisiana don't realize directNIC.com is located in downtown New Orleans -- not exactly Silicon Valley," Solares said. "In fact, our sister company, Zipa.com, purchased the local assets of Enron Broadband when they went under, and directNIC.com now is hosted in a massive, secure datacenter near the French Quarter."

Intercosmos' directNIC.com has become one of the Top 10 largest domain name registration sites in the world.

"We started directNIC to be the first domain name registrar to offer low- cost domain names coupled with powerful, free webmastering tools like free hosting," CEO Sigmund Solares said. "Our competition when we started was overpriced and their domain management platforms were clunky. Not much has changed in some regards, but we like to think we spawned many of the low cost alternatives in the industry."

While the company may have helped start the price drop on domain names, it has held firm to its $15 registration price set in early 2000. "We've done this by constantly striving to increase the reliability and value of our services," Solares said.

"It's been a good model for Intercosmos," Solares said. "Our next frontier is the paid hosting market."

For information, visit http://www.intercosmos.com or http://www.directnic.com , or email [email protected] .

boneprone · 10-20-2004, 10:16 AM

Wow Congrats.

Quite an accomplishment.

Always used and loved Direct NIC.

xclusive · 10-20-2004, 10:19 AM

congrats on the accomplishment, It was earned...

kmanrox · 10-20-2004, 10:20 AM

holy shit i didnt know directnic was MikeAI

nice!

Vitasoy · 10-20-2004, 10:21 AM

Congrats! I use Directnic for my main domains. :D

Tala · 10-20-2004, 10:23 AM

NICE!

Congrats Mike!

Manowar · 10-20-2004, 10:28 AM

Awesome

Scherfi · 10-20-2004, 10:29 AM

congrats, well done. keep it coming

Sosa · 10-20-2004, 11:00 AM

Congrats

pradaboy · 10-20-2004, 11:11 AM

that's awesome! Congrats man

Shap · 10-20-2004, 11:14 AM

Great Job Mike!

JFK · 10-20-2004, 11:17 AM

Congrats

Turner · 10-20-2004, 11:20 AM

Congrats to Mike, Sig and the rest of the gang...

Rich · 10-20-2004, 11:50 AM

MikeAI owns directnic? Sweet shit I had no idea. Best domain registar by far, always has been.

Hank_Heartland · 10-20-2004, 11:56 AM

Hey Mike,

Congrats and have a bowl of gumbo on me

punker barbie · 10-20-2004, 12:21 PM

WoW, thats fucking awesome! Congrats Mike you rawk!!!

XPays · 10-20-2004, 12:27 PM

No surprise in that news release at all- Directnic is a great resource with a great user interface and tools for managing domains. Directnic is a streamlined company and getting answers is very easy. Kudos and looking forward to hearing they are the world's #1 registrar next

XxXotic · 10-20-2004, 12:31 PM

awesome! congrats mike!

10-20-2004, 10:16 AM	#2
boneprone Hall Of Fame Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Portland Oregon USA Posts: 34,415	Wow Congrats. Quite an accomplishment. Always used and loved Direct NIC. __________________ Industry Hall Of Fame Legend Mike Jones Bow to the Power - Still BP4L http://gfyawards.com/hall-of-fame Learn about it kids.

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10-20-2004, 10:20 AM	#4
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10-20-2004, 10:05 AM	#1
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Congrats To MikeAI and Directnic - Ranked 50th Fastest Growing Tech Company! i remember the day clear as a bell, MikeAI said to me 'I want to do something in mainstream'. He wanted to open up mini putt courses but I told him that I thought the domain registration biz was going to boom and was better than mini putt courses. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041020/daw019_1.html Press Release Source: Intercosmos Media Group, Inc. Intercosmos Hits No. 50 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500; Only Company Named From Louisiana Wednesday October 20, 11:00 am ET NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orleans Internet domain seller Intercosmos Media Group, Inc. just hit another high-tech milestone. The company was ranked No. 50 in the national Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a prestigious annual listing of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. ADVERTISEMENT "The recognition just re-affirms that we didn't survive the dot com bust out of luck," said CEO Sigmund Solares, an entrepreneurial attorney with a master's degree in business administration. "Our company has grown more than 5,000 percent because we've managed our growth well and we listen to our customers' needs." Intercosmos saddled its first wave of success in early 2000 with the creation of the popular directNIC.com domain name registration portal. The Deloitte rankings, which include Google.com at No. 1 followed by the likes of Therasense, now part of Abbot Laboratories and other domain registrars including GoDaddy.com, Register.com, and Verisign, are based on percentage revenue growth over five years. Notably, Intercosmos is the only Louisiana company to make the 500-strong list. "Since most of our clients are national and a significant portion are international, many people in Louisiana don't realize directNIC.com is located in downtown New Orleans -- not exactly Silicon Valley," Solares said. "In fact, our sister company, Zipa.com, purchased the local assets of Enron Broadband when they went under, and directNIC.com now is hosted in a massive, secure datacenter near the French Quarter." Intercosmos' directNIC.com has become one of the Top 10 largest domain name registration sites in the world. "We started directNIC to be the first domain name registrar to offer low- cost domain names coupled with powerful, free webmastering tools like free hosting," CEO Sigmund Solares said. "Our competition when we started was overpriced and their domain management platforms were clunky. Not much has changed in some regards, but we like to think we spawned many of the low cost alternatives in the industry." While the company may have helped start the price drop on domain names, it has held firm to its $15 registration price set in early 2000. "We've done this by constantly striving to increase the reliability and value of our services," Solares said. "It's been a good model for Intercosmos," Solares said. "Our next frontier is the paid hosting market." For information, visit http://www.intercosmos.com or http://www.directnic.com , or email [email protected] . __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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10-20-2004, 11:14 AM	#11
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10-20-2004, 11:50 AM	#14
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