While the announcement sounds the start of competition in this market, it raises a serious question for users: If ISPs offer domain name registration as an add-on to Webservices, then who owns the domain?
It also expanded its footprint in China by acquiring a controlling interest in HiChina Web Solutions, a provider of Internet services such as domain registration and Web hosting.
SnapNames is offering domain name monitoring services targeted toward large corporations, Web site design shops and law firms specializing in intellectual property practices.
The BCM7445 also features webdomain security, an industry leading hardware security oversight to separate Internet services from premium broadcast content.