Doteasy
Encyclopedia
Doteasy Technology Inc. (Doteasy) is a privately held web hosting service
and domain name
registration provider based in Burnaby, British Columbia
, Canada
. Doteasy is the sister company of In2Net Network. Doteasy began hosting customers’ websites in May 2000 and currently provides services for over 160,000 website owners.
As of Q1 2003, Doteasy has reached the 100,000 customers served milestone and was nominated as one of the 100 best Website and Domain Hosting Services.
hosting services. on Windows and Linux
platforms.
Doteasy participated in the ORBIS
Pull For Sight fundraising event at the Vancouver International Airport in both 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Doteasy was awarded as the Top Team Fundraiser.
– gunman James Lee’s domain, SavethePlanetProtest.com
was registered and hosted by Doteasy.com. Staff at Doteasy.com were interviewed by authorities and the media.
After the event, Doteasy released a statement their official blog on September 3, 2010 regarding private domain registration and service discontinuation.
Web hosting service
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet...
and domain name
Domain name
A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System ....
registration provider based in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Doteasy is the sister company of In2Net Network. Doteasy began hosting customers’ websites in May 2000 and currently provides services for over 160,000 website owners.
History
Doteasy started in 2000, at the time when banner-free free domain-based business web hosting was non-existent. Doteasy’s business model was based on the sale of domain name registrations and the bundling of professional banner-free web hosting and email services with domain name registration – for a single price.As of Q1 2003, Doteasy has reached the 100,000 customers served milestone and was nominated as one of the 100 best Website and Domain Hosting Services.
Services and Support
In common with many other domain registrars, Doteasy offers websiteWebsite
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
hosting services. on Windows and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
platforms.
Community Events
Doteasy joined the province-wide British Columbia’s 150th anniversary celebration by sponsoring the WeLoveBC.ca photo contest in August 2008.Doteasy participated in the ORBIS
Orbis
Orbis may refer to:* Orbis , a Doctor Who audio play, starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith* Orbis , a quarterly journal of international affairs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute...
Pull For Sight fundraising event at the Vancouver International Airport in both 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Doteasy was awarded as the Top Team Fundraiser.
Controversies
Doteasy was put under the spotlight during the hostage incident at the Washington headquarters of the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis
The Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis occurred on September 1, 2010 at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, when 43-year-old James Lee, armed with two starter pistols and an explosive device, took three people hostage in the...
– gunman James Lee’s domain, SavethePlanetProtest.com
Savetheplanetprotest.com
According to WHOIS record, SaveThePlanetProtest.com was first registered on January 7, 2008 under registrant James Lee. The domain was registered with a private registration service, which hid the registrant’s information...
was registered and hosted by Doteasy.com. Staff at Doteasy.com were interviewed by authorities and the media.
After the event, Doteasy released a statement their official blog on September 3, 2010 regarding private domain registration and service discontinuation.