Hostway (www.hostway.co.uk), a provider of Web hosting services, announced on April 4 UK availability of .pro (www.hostway.co.uk/dotpro), a domain name extension aimed exclusively at those working in the medical, legal, accounting and engineering sectors, which will enable individuals and businesses in any of these professions to create a unique and secure address on the Web. Licensed professionals can sign up for distinctive, profession-specific Third Level names such as johnsmith.med.pro, johnsmith.law.pro and ultimately obtain a Second Level name like johnsmith.pro if they already own two Third Level names.
Rob Lovell, CEO of Hostway UK, said that .pro offers qualified professionals both a distinctive and secure Internet presence for their websites, email traffic and confidential transactions, that this new domain helps professional organizations market their services and makes it easier for their clients to identify validated professionals, that a bundled Digital Certificate also allows both parties to communicate sensitive information with confidence, that communicating electronically with certain professions such as doctors and lawyers is a sensitive issue for many people, and that the .pro domain ensures confidentiality at all times.
