In 1994, brothers Richard and Peter Forman founded the internet services company Forman Interactive, and five years later the name was changed to Register.com. In 2006 the Formans sold Register.com to the San Francisco-based private equity firm Vector Capital Corporation for around $200 million.

Company and Services
The headquarters of Register.com are in New York City, with further key offices being in Baltimore Maryland; Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and London, UK. Register.com reported an annual turnover of $62.4 million in 2007. The company has a workforce of around 500, with more than half working in sales and support.

As its name implies, Register.com was originally purely a domain name registrar. Through the years its products and services have expanded to meet demand in related areas.

Today, Register.com provides pretty much everything you need to start and run a website including, domain name registration, hosting and website design (with either do-it-yourself or custom options available). It also provides e-commerce solutions and website marketing tools to back up the core offering. Register.com’s applications are designed so that even those with little or no technical know-how should be able to build and manage an online presence.

Register.com offers three shared web hosting packages which vary in disk space from 5GB to unlimited, while monthly data transfer spans 250GB to unlimited. All hosting plans come with at least one free domain name and one free email account. The uptime guarantee is an unbeatable 100%.

Register.com also offers three types of reseller plans for those considering adding hosting to their services portfolio. With its wide range of hosting solutions and stated commitment to reliability, Register.com should have a plan to fit most budgets and technical requirements.

Register.com says it is proud of its technical support staff - the “web service consultants” as they are known. The company has a good record for response times with most support calls supposedly being answered in less than 60 seconds. Support is available 24/7 by toll free phone or online.

Related Links
Learning center: http://www.register.com/learning_center/