DMS - Detailed Specifications
PortfolioManager
Specification
NameAlert Specification
BrandAudit Specification
Portfolio Manager Specification
Overview:
Portfolio Manager has been
designed to offer the user the ability to centralise their domain name portfolio
in one central location and view associated whois and technical details independent
of ISP or Registrar.
Portfolio Manger has been
designed to automatically populate information relating to each domain name
within Portfolio Manager and update this information on a regular basis. Portfolio Manager's Name Watch feature has also been designed to automatically notify
a user via email when any part of the domain name information changes.
Domain names can be added
directly into Portfolio Manager via the account manager or transferred directly
from a Name Alert web report or a Brand Audit report.
Domain names not owned by
the user are also able to be added into Portfolio Manager. This enables the
user to view associated information relating to potential infringements from
cybersquatters and/or competitor domain names. The Name Watch feature is also
able to be utilised for these domain names.
Portfolio Manager allows
the user to sort data, export data as a text file, and group domain names into
separate sections within their Portfolio . The user is also able to remove domain
names from Portfolio Manager and notify their account manager of any domain
names which they do not wish to renew using the auto renew feature.
Detailed specification:
- Central location for
user's domain name portfolio
- Web-based application
with no need for third party plugins
- Compatible with Internet
Explorer and Netscape browsers version 5 and above
- Suggested screen resolution
1024x800
- Suggested internet connection
speed 112kb per second or above
- Domain names are able
to be stored within separate groups in Portfolio Manager called portfolio
sections.
- Domain names within portfolio
sections can either be added directly in Portfolio Manager by an account manager
or transferred from a Brand Audit report or Name Alert web report
- System automatically
updates name servers, web and email records for each domain name stored within
a portfolio section every 24 hrs for all gTLDs and all ccTLDs
- System automatically
updates registrant details and address for each domain stored within a portfolio
section once a week for current gTLDs (after the initial propagation) except
when data has been entered manually
- System will not automatically
update registrant details and address for each ccTLD domain stored within
a portfolio section.
- System will automatically
notify users using the Name Watch feature of any changes relating to their
domain name from automatic updates
- Allows comments to be
directly added to each domain name and stored
- System does not enable
a customer to renew the domain name. The automatic renewal feature is a notification
of intent feature.
- System allows the user
to export a portfolio section as a text file in order to import information
into supporting packages such as Microsoft Excel.
- Email notifications sent
to account manager and client when any PM actions are carried out (e.g. adding
domain name, removing domain name, setting a watch)
Name
Alert Specification
Overview:
Name Alert has been designed
to monitor the internet for new domain name registrations which either contain
the client's chosen keywords within the domain name or within the registration
details of the domain name.
Name Match
- Domain names which contain
keywords in the domain name
- Coverage: 100% gTLDs
and UK ccTLDs. 100% exact match coverage for all other available ccTLDs
The user is able to specify
the location of their keyword within the domain name. For example, at the start,
middle or end or any variations of their keyword.
Legal Owner Match
- Domain names which contain
keywords in the registrant of the domain name's whois record
- Coverage: 65% gTLDs
and UK ccTLDs
Name Alert provides a report once a week of registrations over the past week
which meet their criterion. This is provided by an initial email report which
contains a summary of registrations and a more detailed interactive password
protected web-based report which is accessed directly from a link within their
email report and is stored within their Name Alert account.
The web-based report allows
the user to view associated whois information for each domain name, export information
as a text file in order to import information into supporting packages such
as Microsoft Excel, and transfer selected domain names into a portfolio section
within their Portfolio Manager (feature only enabled if the user has Portfolio Manager activated on their account.)
Name Alert stores the web
reports and allows the user to view previous Name Alert web reports by logging
into their account and viewing the Name Alert history section.
Detailed specification:
- Web-based application
with no need for third party plugins
- Compatible with Internet
Explorer and Netscape browsers version 5 and above
- Suggested screen resolution
1024x800
- Suggested internet connection
speed 112kb per second or above
- Name Alerts are setup
by a NetNames account manager based on user's chosen keywords
- Monitors the internet
for new domain names registered which contain chosen keywords in the domain
name in specific locations. Name Match
- Location: start,
middle, end, anywhere, variations on spelling.
- Monitors the internet
for new domain names registered which contain chosen keywords in the registrant
of the domain name. Legal Owner Match
- Coverage of Name Match
(keywords contained within a domain name)
- Coverage: 100% gTLDs
and UK ccTLDs. 100% exact match coverage for all other available ccTLDs
- Coverage of Legal Owner
Match (keywords contained within the registrant of the domain name's whois
record)
- Coverage: 65% gTLDs
and UK ccTLDs
- Notifications are sent
once a week via an email with a link to a detailed password protected web-based
report.
- Web-based report allows
the user to view whois information for each domain name
- Web-based report allows
the user to view if a website is attached to a newly registered domain name.
- Web-based report allows
the user to export information as a text file in order to import information
into supporting packages such as Microsoft Excel.
- Web-based report allows
the user to transfer selected domain names into a portfolio section within
their Portfolio Manager. (This feature is only enabled if Portfolio Manager
is active on the account.)
- Name Alert stores web
reports in a history section within the client's account.
Brand
Audit Specification
Overview:
Brand Audit - Legal Owner
Search and Competitor Search has been designed to search the internet for domain
names which have been registered which contain pre-defined keywords within the
registrant field of gTLDs and UK ccTLDs whois information.
Brand Audit - Brand Search
has been designed to search the internet for domain names which have been registered
which contain pre-defined keywords within a domain name. The Brand Search report
is able to specify the location of a keyword when searching. This includes,
start only, middle only, end only, anywhere and exact match only.
Brand Audit - Availability
Search has been designed to search the internet for domain names which are available
based on pre-defined keywords for all gTLDs and ccTLDs. The Availability search
is also able to make suggestions on variations of keywords using hyphens, typos
and associated keywords.
Detailed specification:
- Reports are provided
in a paper format or can be sent as an Adobe PDF.
- Reports contain the domain
names with associated contact information from the domain name's whois record.
The report also contains technical information relating to each domain name
including name servers, mx records, A records, C Names.
- The Legal Owner Search,
Brand Search and Competitor Searches are able to be directly transferred within
a portfolio section of a client's Portfolio Manager.
- Coverage.
- Legal Owner Search
and Competitor Search: 31% gTLDs and 100% UK ccTLDs
- Brand Search: 100%
gTLDs and 100% UK ccTLD. 100% exact match coverage for all other available
ccTLDs
- Availability Search:
all gTLDs and ccTLDs
