Solis Corporation (TM) (http://www.solis.jp), the leading reseller of Internet infrastructure products and services in Japan, today announced a strategic partnership with Tucows Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TCOW), a leading provider of outsourced Internet services and the largest wholesale ICANN-accredited registrar in the world. Through this alliance, Solis will serve as the primary point of distribution and support for Tucows' services in Japan.
Tucows provides wholesale domain name services for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) -- and other Internet services -- to a distribution channel of more than 5,000 Internet service providers (ISPs), web hosting companies and other service providers worldwide. Solis operates the largest domain reseller network in Japan. Working together, both firms are confident that they will create a powerhouse in the world's second largest economy.
"Ideologically, we felt that Solis fit very well with our approach to business. They have developed a very solid partner network built upon a robust delivery mechanism, easy-to-use interfaces and local Japanese partner support," said David Woroch, Vice President of Sales, Tucows Inc. "We felt that Solis' solid reputation and insiders' understanding of the marketplace make it the ideal partner for Tucows as we continue to expand our distribution channel in Japan and around the world."
Japan Registry's President, Darshaun Nadeau, indicated that this partnership with Tucows will help build the company's position as the leading Internet infrastructure provider in Japan. "By combining two already well- established networks of resellers within Japan, we believe the result will not only be strong synergies for our companies, but tremendous advantages for our resellers."
About Solis Corporation (Japan Registry):
Solis (Japan Registry) is a leading accredited registrar of .JP and .CO.JP domains. The company offers Search Engine Optimization Software, URL forwarding and DNS services in addition to a variety of domain extensions, and is the leading overseas provider of .JP registrations to ICANN accredited registrars. Its clients include both the world's largest ICANN accredited registrars and Japan's largest ISPs.
