CommonName News - CommonName Launches 3G Web Addressing For Internet Users

10th April 2001- CommonName, a global Internet company, today launches the third generation web addressing service for personal users. The free service replaces complicated URLs and hard to remember email addresses with simple names and words, which are chosen by users. For the first time, personal users can establish unique, Internet identities, never having to worry about keeping friends and colleagues abreast of changes to their email or website address.

Yurong Lin, founder and CEO of CommonName says: "We have come a long way from the days when we used IP addresses to locate resources on the Internet. We view CommonName as being a natural progression in the Internet's evolution. As more and more non-technical people begin using the Internet, they are demanding simple, user-friendly interfaces. With CommonName, users no longer have to concern themselves with confusing technical idioms, such as 'http://', 'www', '@' and '.com'. We view this as a great step forward, one which we believe will revolutionise web use."

To send an email, instead of typing john.smith@hotmail.com, users simply type the CommonName 'John Smith' into an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook. Similarly, users can type 'Yahoo' into their browser's address bar, and they will be taken to their local Yahoo website. CommonName works with all major browsers and email clients, including Outlook, Outlook Express and Eudora and can be downloaded free from the CommonName website - www.commonname.com. 

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