.Pro - The Internet for Professionals
What is .Pro?
Maintaining a professional image on the Internet is essential in today’s fast-paced electronic world. The .Pro web address presents a new way for you to distinguish yourself or your business online, and indicates that you are serious about electronic security, client privacy and confidentiality.
.Pro is unlike any other domain name extension to date. It is exclusively available to professionals who certify that they meet the requirements of their profession and provide eligibility information with their registration.
.Pro registrants are also issued a digital certificate, which can be downloaded to their computer for use in digitally signing and encrypting email communications.
Who Can Apply for a .Pro?
Originally open only to members of the medical, legal, accounting and Engineering professions who were licensed in the United States, Canada, Germany or the United Kingdom,
.Pro has now been opened up to ALL professionals in ALL countries, following a recent ruling by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Now, all professionals can register 2nd Level name of their choice with no additional restrictions other than those in place to verify their 'professional status'. See our new FAQ.
Why .Pro?
- Professionals spend years in school to further their education, years in training and preparation to pass strict exams and finally achieve a license to practice in their field of specialty. Along with maintaining their image and credibility, a professional must earn the trust of his/her client. This is easier to establish in person than it is over the Internet.
- In the physical world professionals and their clients can have private and confidential discussions, either face to face or by telephone, and to conduct business with propriety, communications and transactions must remain private and secure.
- .Pro offers a way to solve this challenge with a new, proprietary Top Level Domain (TLD) extension and a unique domain name with a bundled professional digital certificate. This provides a common platform that enables Registrants and their clients to benefit from a security-enhanced Internet, and is also designed to help professionals who have heightened confidentiality obligations.
In short, .Pro differentiates you and your clients and assists you in securing online communications and transactions. It creates one of the most prestigious, unique and powerful addresses on the web.
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