About Penny Hearn Penny studied Business Studies at The London Guildhall University and her professional background is in product marketing. Throughout the last twenty five years, she has been involved in brand development, marketing communications and, as a director of an IT marketing consultancy, client care, project management and project delivery.
23
Jun

New gTLD .shop launch

By Penny Hearn • In Brand protection, New gTLDs, Registry services • Comments Off on New gTLD .shop launch

Demys are pleased to announce the launch of a new top level domain which we perceive to be one of the first to have widespread appeal and importance (as opposed to more typical niche interest) to most of our client base. .shop will begin their Sunrise registration phase from 30

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17
Dec

Christmas message 2015

By Penny Hearn • In Demys • Comments Off on Christmas message 2015

As Christmas approaches and 2016 beckons, it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months as well as focus on the year ahead. Much has happened at Demys not least the promotion of Graeme McGregor to the position of Delivery Team Manager and the appointment of David Krizanic to the

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28
Oct

Domain name phishing warning

By Penny Hearn • In Brand protection, Security • Comments Off on Domain name phishing warning

We have become aware of bogus abuse notifications being sent to our clients by email, with the subject line “Domain Suspension Notice”. These messages are not being sent from Demys and should be disregarded. A typical email that was passed to us is copied below: Dear Sir/Madam, The following domain

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22
Apr

Tim Brown appointed to .uk policy stakeholder committee

By Penny Hearn • In Policy & governance • Comments Off on Tim Brown appointed to .uk policy stakeholder committee

Demys is pleased to announce that Tim Brown – Director of Brand Protection – has been appointed to Nominet’s .uk policy stakeholder committee. The committee was created by Nominet to support and enable the policy process in the .uk domain name space. Members of the committee bring a wide range of

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13
Jan

The headlines tonight

By Penny Hearn • In Demys • Comments Off on The headlines tonight

Demys are delighted to announce that they have been appointed by STV Group plc to manage their domain name portfolio. STV Group plc is Scotland’s digital media company and pre-eminent media brand, incorporating broadcaster STV; production companies STV Productions and Ginger Productions; and digital businesses including STV Jobs and website,

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23
Jan

Tim Brown appointed Nominet DRS Expert

By Penny Hearn • In Brand protection, Demys • Comments Off on Tim Brown appointed Nominet DRS Expert

Demys is pleased to announce that Tim Brown has been appointed as an independent expert for the .uk naming authority’s Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). Nominet’s DRS is designed to offer an efficient and transparent method of resolving disputes in the .uk Top Level Domain and is a quick and inexpensive

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