RegistryPro Launches .Pro Domain

June 2004

Domain registrar RegistryPro, a subsidiary of Web hosting provider Hostway and operator of the .pro top-level domain, announced on Tuesday the launch of the .pro domain, the Internet's first top-level domain since 2002. The .pro extension is only available to licensed doctors, lawyers and accountants who must first submit verification of their professional status before being able to register a .pro domain.

RegistryPro said that each .pro domain comes with a free digital certificate, allowing domain owners to protect confidential client information communicated through email or over the Internet.