Scottsdale, Arizona – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – August 1, 2008 – Web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy, has officially announced its entry into the Canadian market with its new subsidiary, Go Daddy Domains Canada, Inc.

While Go Daddy already counts some of its more than 5.5 million customers in Canada, it’s working to serve even more by introducing .CA to its line-up. Getting a .CA domain name through Go Daddy Domains Canada affords customers competitive prices, world-class 24×7 customer support as well as additional products and services at no additional charge, including an easy-to-use blog builder, online photo album and free email. As part of the Canada expansion, Go Daddy Domains Canada recently opened its office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Parsons, Founder and CEO of Go Daddy remarked, ”Offering .CA lets our Canadian customers have all their domain names in one place. This gives Canadians the benefits of our low prices, unmatched customer service and support for all of their domains.”

Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) commented, ”Canada is one of the world’s most wired nations. With more than 1 million .CA domain name registrations and a 20% annual growth rate, we are pleased to welcome Go Daddy Domains Canada as one of our certified registrars. We are confident that having a registrar like Go Daddy offer .CA services in Canada will benefit the Canadian customers and will foster the Canadian Internet presence.”

Go Daddy is making news in Canada on the sponsorship side too. Saturday, Canadian Ron Fellows drives the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet in Montreal, during the NASCAR NAPA Auto Parts 200.

The .CA extension is available to Canadian residents and others who meet the Canadian Presence Requirements.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

GoDaddy.com has also been honored by various industry organizations and publications as Best Registrar and Best Hosting Company already this year. In 2007, Go Daddy was named Arizona’s Most Innovative Company and Business Leader of the Year.

To find information on how to register a .CA domain, please visit: www.GoDaddy.ca.

For more information about the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, please visit: www.CIRA.ca.

To learn more about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

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