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DOMAIN NAMES WILL BE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 3;
.travel Internet Domain Readies for Limited
Launch KUALA
LAMPUR, Malaysia– (September 29, 2005) –
An important travel industry benchmark, the limited
launch of the .travel Internet
domain, is set for Monday, October 3, according
to Ron Andruff, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Tralliance Corporation, New York. The
limited launch of .travel precedes
the official launch,which is planned for January
2006. “The
limited launch is a significant step in the creation
of an industry-wide infrastructure that will empower
the broad spectrum of the industry – from
the smallest to the largest players – to
promote their products and services within a universal
framework on the Internet,” said Andruff,
at a press conference at the 2005 PATA Travel
Mart. “The limited launch will serve as
a preview of the influential role .travel
can be expected to play as a key influencer of
future travel consumer behavior.”
The debut of .travel
web addresses on the Internet by thousands
of pre-authenticated industry leaders will mark
a defining moment in the history of the travel
industry. The limited
launch will be conducted for ninety days to confirm
and demonstrate that all .travel
systems are operating and functioning as planned.
The limited launch phase is a requirement of the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN), an internationally organized, non-profit
corporation that maintains oversight responsibility
for the Internet. Since
July 1, 2005 .travel pre-authentication
has been taking place through more than 30 leading
travel trade associations around the world, and
more recently through Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).
“The response
to .travel continues to increase
in volume and enthusiasm,” Andruff said
“Thousands of .travel registrants,
representing virtually all components of the travel
industry, from entire nations to individually-owned
travel service providers, have already been authenticated
and will be able to apply for their .travel
domain names as of October 3.”
More information:
Ron Andruff, Tralliance Corporation,
tel: +1 212-481-2820, [email protected]
Rod Caborn, YPB&R Public Relations, tel: +1
407-838-1799,
[email protected] About
Tralliance Corporation, www.tralliance.travel
Tralliance
Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of theglobe.com
(otcbb:tglo) that, as the .travel Registry, develops
products and services to promote the efficiencies
and convenience of e-commerce for travel and tourism
companies on the Internet.
Designed to serve the global travel and
tourism community, the major aims of the
.travel sponsored Top Level Domain (sTLD)
are improved Internet identity, creation of advanced
distribution channels, and the establishment of
a strong trust factor between the industry and
its customers.
Safe Harbor This
press release includes forward-looking statements
related to theglobe.com, inc. that involve risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited
to, risks and uncertainties relating to integration
of newly acquired businesses and assets, product
delivery, product launch dates, risks relating
to the Internet, development and protection of
technology, the availability of financing or other
capital to fund its plans and operations, the
management of growth, market acceptance of our
products, our ability to compete successfully
against established competitors with greater resources,
the uncertainty of future governmental regulation
(particularly as it pertains to the Internet)
and other risks. These forward-looking statements
are made in reliance on the " Safe Harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. For further information about
these and other factors that could affect theglobe.com's
future results and business plans, please see
the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including in particular our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and our quarterly report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2005. Copies of these filings are available online
at http://www.sec.gov.
Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of performance.
Actual results may differ materially and adversely
from management expectations.
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