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It's for the triple new year celebrations again in Malaysia:-
'Hijrah' New Year just a few weeks ago, 1 Muharam 1432H which fell on Tuesday, Dec 7th, 2010
(Gregorian) New Year just days ahead this Saturday, Jan 1st, 2011
Chinese New Year just a little a month away starting Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2011
{People normally put fireworks picture here, but here's a special one from Katy Perry:}
{Plus, instead of 'firecrackers' and 'dragons' etc, here's a tribute to McDonald's in Malaysia that continues doing its best each time for the past several years with its...}:
And we've got our own TRIPLE OFFERS too this December until next Monday, 3 JAN 2010:-
Over 40% OFF for Unlimited Space Web Hosting with world-class control panels - Cpanel for Linux or Plesk for Windows: Just RM99/year - or less for multiple years, ie. just RM390 for FIVE (5) full years!! That's just 20-30 sen/day...
Over 40% OFF for Unlimited Mailboxes Email Hosting: Just RM36/year - - or less for multiple years, ie. just RM390 for FIVE (5) full years!! That's under 10-sen per day ;D
Brand NEW Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Website Builder (now inclusive of Web & Email Hosting) at Introductory Price of RM20/month (1-year plan) or less for multiple-year plan. Price to increase to 33% afterwards.
Why 1oasis Website Builder you may ask... DIY 1oasis
See how easy it is to build sites using our new Website Builder:
As announced earlier, all new web hosting order now comes with the popular cPanel as its management panel, complete with Fantastico to allow up to quickly install as many as 50+ popular web applications, free - with our UNLIMITED SPACE & DATABASE for each account, you can even try all of them if you must! :D
Scripts being installed by Fantastico De Luxe Following scripts can be autoinstalled using Fantastico De Luxe. Installation procedure takes seconds and can be performed by novices without the need of setting up MySQL databases, importing structure, chmoding files and without the need of other tasks usually associated with installations:
Customer Support: Crafty Syntax Live Help (2.16.8) (website) Help Center Live (2.1.7) (website) osTicket (1.6 RC5) (website) PerlDesk (4.012.2) (Commercial, needs license) (website) PHP Support Tickets (1.9) (website) Support Logic Helpdesk (1.2) (website) Support Services Manager (1.0b) (website)
And we welcome this great addition so much, we'll let you try it at rock bottom rate of just RM8 ~ US$2.49/month - that's nearly 50% off, or as much 80% less than at some other providers. Compare our rates:-
But hurry, this offer lasts just until FRIDAY, 30 APRIL 2010.
Order today to enjoy this UNBELIEVABLE PRICE. And yes, our 30-day money back guarantee still applies so you can test our Web Hosting with a peace of mind - full refunds, no questions asked should you decide that this hosting is not for you.
UPDATE (1 MAY 2010): Offer extended until Monday, 31 MAY 2010, but WILL NOT BE REPEATED throughout this year! :D
It's Monday, 8th of March, and we're (again) bringing you our own #MarchMadness offers:-
If you haven't heard, prices for .com new registration or renewal (also applicable for transfer), at all providers all over the world will increase come July this year, 2010. So, we're letting existing .com owners to save by renewing in advance for up to 10 years of domain validity at justRM30 (~US$8.99) or LESS per year. NO LIMITS!
Watch for our immediate price drop some time today for the 1st year registration of .com at just RM20 (~$5.99)- that's over 60% fee cut. Simply, that's the LOWEST price in the world, even 30% lower than the base fee charged by .com sole registry! Watch for SALE! mark. NO OTHER PURCHASES REQUIRED.
Like the number "3"? Enjoy 33% IMMEDIATE PRICE SLASH for our Unlimited Account Email Hosting or 1-page Website Builder package to now just RM3.33 (~$1) or less per month. ALSO, ZERO SETUP FEESFOR THESE and NO LIMITS!
All offers above will end on 30 MARCH 2010. Read on on why you need a .com domain name...
A .com domain name gives your business an online advantage.
Competitiveness - A .com domain name is one of the most popular across many geographies and industries.
Reputation - Many of the biggest and best corporations around the world use and promote their Web sites with a .com extension.
Creates a positive perception - A .com domain name suggests that you are serious about doing business and lends credibility.
Establishes longevity - .com is one of the oldest extensions and suggests a well-established presence on the Internet.
Quite simply, a .com domain name offers you the best option because it provides instant recognition, visibility and credibility for your brand online, both in Malaysia and globally. A .com is appropriate for businesses of all sizes and it is the most widely used domain name extension around the world.
You can also use the domain name to create a customized and professional electronic mail address (yourname@yourcompany.com). Don't forget that 1oasis offersFREE email forwarding!
Do I need a .com domain if I already have another local domain?
The .com domain complements your local domain for a complete strategy on the Web, as it directs traffic to your web site and can be used to place the mark or name of your company on the Internet.
Whether you plan to establish relationships with local, regional or international companies, the .com domain can help with your visibility in all of these areas.
And yes, 1oasis offers FREE URL forwarding to your other existing site, including to your custom Facebook page, blog page or other social networking page. With 1oasis FREE DNS, you can also map your blogspot (Google Blogger) site with this custom domain.
By the way, we've also further dropped prices for our Thawte SSL Digital Certificates making them among the lowest in the world, and as much as 73% less than original retail prices. With 1oasis, you can save as much as RM1,000 (~$300) per certificate order.
Take advantage of strong Ringgit Malaysiacurrency value today by registering or renewing your SSL certificates for a two-year period, and save even more with our instant discounts from RM30 to RM600 with that one additional year.
We value our loyal customers: The more you buy, the less you'll pay for each item, both new and renewal orders!!
We like our UNLIMITED HOSTING packages so much, we're going to reward our customers this entire month of March until 30 MAR 2010:-
1. Buy a Web Hosting package, and get a FREE Domain Name for the duration of the prepaid Hosting package worth up to RM50/year! NO LIMITS. (Save up to RM500 per domain instantly!)*
OR:
2. Register any new domain for a period of at least two years, or renew any domain for for at least two years, and get FREE Email Hosting worth RM60/year for the duration of your prepaid Domain Registration. Applicable only for domains without pre-existing Email Hosting. ALSO APPLICABLE FOR DOMAIN NAMES CURRENTLY ON SALE, EXCEPT .MOBI and .COM! NO LIMITS (Save up to RM600 per domain instantly!)
* FREE domain credit only applies for Web Hosting package not cancelled for refund within 30-day guarantee period. Otherwise, domain registration fees will be deducted from such refund if applicable.
It's our 5th anniversary today, 23 FEB 2010, for "1Oasis" and we're celebrating it by bring LOWEST PRICES on new registration for all our favorite domain names: .COM, .net, .org, .biz, .mobi, .info and even .EU for RM29.50 or LOWER. (LESS than 10-sen/day!)
Take advantage of this practically the CHEAPEST RATE for domain names in Malaysia today, throughout the rest of the month until Sunday, 28 FEB 2010:
With our FREE DNS, Free Domain Forwarding and Free Email Forwarding, use your domain to point to your Facebook Page, Twitter Page, Blogspot Website, and as your own CUSTOM Email Address. Free Privacy Protection too, so, save while continue securing your contact information from privy eyes.
BTW, our .IN is still just RM12 - that's only RM1/month this year...
More good news and promotions coming soon: DO TALK TO US... We'd love to hear your suggestions or comments.
date.me, love.me, hug.me... insure.me, fix.me, treat.me... aren't these just aweso.me?
But, without tens of thousands of dollars, you're a bit too late as over quarter of a million of these new .me domains have been snapped away in less than eighteen months since this this new top-level domain was opened to public registration.
But, there are many other names up to hundreds of thousands more out there for you to find and treasure. (note that there have been tens of millions registrations for the other TLDs like .com, .net, .info, .de, .uk, .cn etc.).
We have a special offer for you to welcome 2010... Read on until the end!
What can you do with ?
.Me is a true phenomenon among TLDs. With its unforgettable meaning and limitless word combination possibilities, .Me gives a truly personal tone to your domain name. If you are looking for a name that speaks for itself .Me is your best choice. Let .Me speak for your online business or personal blog.
.Me potential is enormous and it simply asks for you to be creative and coin the name that suits you best. If you have a great, original idea for a domain name, register .Me before it’s taken.
Why .ME
Introduction
Because .ME is about YOU! .ME has incredible potential for Internet users world-wide. Think about it. With a .ME domain, the Internet will, quite simply, be all about YOU. For the first time in Internet history, domain names are essentially personal.
.ME is expected to be utilized as both a personalized Web address and as a catchy business marketing tool around the world, initially in English followed by localized and standards compliant International Domain Names in, for example, Spanish, Italian, and Montenegrin.
.ME domains, with their universal appeal, are expected to be in high demand. So some “premium” names – including verb-oriented domains, such as “Contact.ME,” “Drive.ME” or “Fly.ME,” – will be held back for auction after Open Registration. We will have more information available on premium auctions in the months to come.
.ME is:
great for personalized domains, such as: “John.me”, “Bob.me”, “Mary.me”. These could, for example, be used for your own blog or other personal website
fantastic for a call-to-action domain: e.g. “lookat.me”, “WillYouDate.me”, “Insure.me”, “Shopfor.me”, “ChatWith.ME”, etc.
perfect for social networking: e.g. “TheWorldof.ME”
.ME in the News
Everyone Wants A Piece Of Me
21.10.2009
Catchy ccTLD Sells for Big Bucks and Makes Bold Branding Statements
PODGORICA, Montenegro – Oct. 21, 2009 – The .ME Registry is celebrating significant success in its most recent online auction. NameJet® auctioned off 15 premium .ME domains between Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. The results certainly suggest .ME is a popular and valuable commodity in the world of domain extensions. Among the biggest sellers, Friend.Me sold for $21,000 and Host.Me sold for $15,200.
The popularity and increasing value of the .ME extension is not surprising when you take a closer look at how people and businesses around the world are using this ccTLD to send a message on the Web.
WhyHire.Me is a Web site, launched in North America, to help students and graduates get noticed by potential employers. A college professor and two software professionals developed the site. Now, several universities are using the portal and curriculum to teach students about new media and online personal branding.
“As an educator and brand marketer, I seek out the clearest possible message,” says Patti Church, one of the co-founders of WhyHire.Me. "No one can dispute the value and clarity of what our brand name communicates or what dot-ME offers our students and subscribers who use it to build their own online brand."
Read more at http://www.domain.me/news.php?news=180
If previous years have been about .YU and the others - .COM, .ORG, .INFO, .BIZ, .TV, .MOBI, .US etc., 2010 is about .ME, .ME, and ME!
The dot-ME top level domain replaced the dot-YU (Yugoslavia) domain previously used by Serbia and Montenegro. In addition to declaring .me independent of .yu, a new .rs domain is to be deployed for Serbian use. (Wikipedia, 2009)
1oasis is kickstarting 2010 with our 3-month promotion on .ME:
instant price drop of at least one-third (over 35%), or up to 50% compared to elsewhere, to just RM65 or US$18.99 for your full entry year.
And we have a special deal for you to welcome 2010:
Pay for any order - new, transfer and renewal by or before Thursday, 31 DEC 2009, and get up to 10% back credited to your account for future purchases/transactions.
This offer applies to products NOT already on SALE (marked "JUALAN" or "SALE" on our website). Limited to RM20 per product. eg. get up to 10% back for each of separate products of domain name, web hosting, email hosting and SSL certificate (up to RM80 back in total).
Our latest promo for .IN is NOW LIVE: Just RM12 for 12 monts of validity for .IN top-level domain names. That's just RM1 a month - only at 1oasis.net!
As with China, India is one of the fastest growing market in the world today both online and offline. So, .IN presents your best opportunity to secure your audience from this billion-plus population country. Besides, .IN just sounds cool, and it's open to anyone, everyone, globally... Are you in??
ie. Other markets to watch: .EU for Europe, .MOBI for mobile and .TV for that mainstream media/infomercial channel. And .INFO is one of our constant favorites for anything and everything - Information really do sell well on the Internet today!
And if you're always busy/on the go like some of us, try .BZ! ;)
Enjoy great holiday season everyone! (and good food too, at those kenduris, weddings & company dinners)
But we'll let our prices do the talking: see right or refer our Domain Transfer page for rock-bottom prices on major top-level domains - 1-year validity extension is included in the transfer fees.
SAVE up to 50% with us TODAY.
Offer valid for maximum number of years allowed for each domain and ends for completed payment by or before 30 NOV 2009.
Besides our SALE prices on .INFO, .EU, .TV, .BZ and *.IN continues... (as low as RM20 per domain, per year each). Our prices for .ASIA and .CN is also among the lowest in the WORLD!
As blogged at BizMalaysia.com's "Another new Era of e-Commerce in Malaysia, powered by Paypal (in RMs!)", you can now use Paypal to submit payment for purchases at 1oasis.net in Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) -- this offers supposedly some savings as both sides of senders and receivers can skip foreign exchange transaction fees:
Just complete any order as usual at http://1oasis.net and upon receiving an invoice via email (as well as printable from our control panel at http://cp.1oasis.net/customer, just log in to your Paypal account and "send money" for the billed amount to "webbilling@1oasis.net". You order will be processed once we received instantaneous notification email from Paypal.
.COM & Storewide PROMOTION
By the way, our lowest-priced offer for .COM domains will end in just ten days, by 31 OCT 2009. Be sure to register and complete payment by or before then to save as much as 40%, instantly.
All other products are also applicable for 10% rebate (up to RM100) all during this tenth month of the year, until 31/10/2009 too.
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
For entrepreneurs or entrepeneurship-aspirants out there, join us for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, from 16 until 22 NOVEMBER during this 2nd year of campaign. 1oasis.net was a sponsor for events in Penang last year, and will once again sponsor more activities - register at http://gewmalaysia.com for more details and meet us in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009/Utara Facebook Group too.
.INFO has been reflected with minor price increase, but still just RM28.
.EU (Europe) domains are now just RM20, throughout the rest of the year, until 30 DEC 2009.
.IN & *.IN sales continue, also until 30 OCT 2009.
.BZ price cut for at least 25%.
To SPICE UP our exciting .COM sale, we're offering 20% same-day rebate for WEB and/or EMAIL HOSTING, i.e. pay just RM192/year (SAVE RM48) and RM48 (SAVE RM12) respectively, ALSO throughout all of OCTOBER!
BTW, our Thawte SSL Certificates are still among the cheapest in the nation, and most competitive globally too.
We are glad to announce the launch of .CN - the most popular and fastest growing ccTLD in the world.
The .CN Domain extension has seen an exemplary growth since its launch throughout the world. Earlier this year, .CN crossed over 13 million registrations to become the second most registered Domain extension after .COM. (ahead of .NET!).
You can begin registering your desired .CN Domains from 18th August 2009 onwards. Furthermore, these domain extensions will be available at a special introductory price of RM50 on Registrations, Renewals as well as Transfer-Ins - compared to RM100-120 (more than TWICE) elsewhere!
*Prices checked as of 13 AUG 2009.
If you're wondering if .CN domains are being actively traded at all, here are a few recent aftermarket sales in a recent week (July 27 - Aug 2, 2009) - data from Sedo (see more news below):-
Mascus.cn$4,830
weinimport.cn$1,440
bitdefender.cn$1,440
In the case of "bitdefender.cn", likely in reference to a popular antivirus software, it seems to be not bad at all for a less than 2-year domain domain to fetch nearly 100 times its original registration cost.
So, start planning now for that domain to take advantage of lucrative, fast-growing China market - world's most populous nation, with biggest number of Internet users to-date! While one may not be interested in doing business in China now, it could be wise to protect one's brand today, and SAVE, should the decision to expand/enter into China arise several years from now. DOUBLE BONUS: Get 20% rebate (maximum RM52) for .CN domains and all other products throughout 1oasis.net store (for items not marked on sale), during Merdeka Mega Sale Month until 31 AUG 2009.
Also, in addition to recently made available Free DNS, Domain FORWARDING is also now FREE, so you can start using all domains immediately.
BTW, domains for other highly populous nations, .IN and .UK, as well as .MOBI and .INFO are still on sale - from just RM20!
In conjunction with National ICT Month (NIM) co-organised by PIKOM and MOSTI and also in conjunction with The Merdeka Day celebration, .my domain registrations and renewal are applicable for 50% instant discount*. Promotion starts from 20 July – 4 September 2009.
*Terms and conditions apply.
Terms and Conditions
1. Valid for all domain name categories
2. Valid for new domain name registration during promotion period
3. Valid for renewal of current domain names
- Domain names expiring on 20th July 2009 to 31st December 2009
- Only 1 year renewal is allowed during promotion period
- No advance payment allowed
4. All registrations and renewals must be done during this promotion period to qualify
5. Payment made is non refundable, non transferable
Based on the tremendous response that we received to our previous .MOBI Promo, we have decided to re-launch it and offer you great discounts once again. Offer starts on 2 JUNE 2009.
What’s more, you can get a .MOBI Sitebuilder and the recently launched Instant Mobilizer, Free with every .MOBI Domain! You can find more details on how you can use the Instant Mobilizer and mobilize your websites in our KnowledgeBase.
Promo Details:
This Promo is applicable for the first year of Registration only. Hence a two year .MOBI Registration will be billed as Promo Pricing + Regular Pricing for 1 year.
Renewals and Transfer-Ins will not attract this Promo Pricing.
There are no restrictions on the number of Domains that can be Registered during this Promo.
Based on popular demand, our .TV Promo that ended on 29th May has been restarted on 2nd June at 12:30 UTC (20:30 MYT)
Promo Details:
This Promo is applicable for the first year of Registration only. Hence a two year .TV Registration will be billed as Promo Pricing + Regular Pricing for 1 year.
Renewals and Transfer-Ins will not attract this Promo Pricing.
There are no restrictions on the number of Domains that can be Registered during this Promo.
We are proud to announce that you can now add MX records and configure email on .TEL Domains. Simply click on the 'Manage MX Records' button in the Domain Management Console and add the relevant records to get mail@yourdomain.tel. For more information on this new feature, please refer our KnowledgeBase.
As you may already know, the .BIZ Registry has hiked the pricing for .BIZ Domain. We would like to inform you that 1oasis.net will not be increasing its pricing for .BIZ Domains and you will continue to enjoy the current low pricing.
Get your names @ 1OaSiS, now, while they are still available! (Over 111,111 new domain names are being registered every 24 hours! That's nearly 5,000 per hour ~ 77 per minute ~ AT LEAST ONE EVERY SECOND adding to the pool of well over 111-million active domains today !!)
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