Keralanext.com (www.keralanext.com) announced on October 27 that the search engine giant Google (www.google.com) has launched a Swahili language service to be accessed through the .ke domain name. The hyperlink http://google.co.ke has become the 103rd country-specific domain name to be acquired by Google Inc.
Michuki Mwangi, systems manager at the Kenya Network Information Center (www.kenic.or.ke), said that the use of Swahili and the .ke domain in such a reputable search engine will boost the Kenyan identity.
Success of local domain name registration is evident also in South Africa, which has witnessed a tremendous growth in the .za name space. As a result, the development of the local content in South Africa has increased immensely, lowering the cost of Internet services.
