Vanderbilt has adopted a new policy for registering, renewing and transferring domain names.  Visit http://its.vanderbilt.edu/domain_name_policy to read the policy. 

Vanderbilt’s goal in this effort is to:

• Provide the university and medical center with an efficient domain registration, renewal and transfer process.
• Centrally track all domains used by the university and medical center.
• Ensure a domain is not tied to an individual person’s credit card or login and the domain will be accessible by Vanderbilt should that person leave or be unavailable.
• Use Vanderbilt’s trademarks properly.
• Minimize domain name registration, renewal and transfer costs for the enterprise.

ITS has negotiated a contract with Network Solutions, a domain name registrar, for providing Vanderbilt with discounted pricing for registering, renewing and transferring domain names.  The new service is available through the Vanderbilt Software Store. The following table summarizes the costs for registering, renewing, and transferring .COM, .NET, .ORG, and .INFO domains. 

The Vanderbilt Software Store (http://vanderbilt.onthehub.com) will:
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• Search for the domain name you need to make sure it is available for purchase.
• Help you transfer your domain into Vanderbilt’s domain name account.
• Provide discounted pricing for domain name registration, transfer and renewal fees.
• Use VandyContracs (a contract management program) to track and automatically send domain name registration renewal alerts to the primary contact for the domain.

Vanderbilt must own all rights in the Internet domain names used by all departments, organizations and units within the university and medical center. Therefore all faculty, staff and students must cooperate with Vanderbilt in acquiring new or transferring ownership for current domain names and websites used for all official Vanderbilt purposes and activities.

The deadline for transferring existing domains to Vanderbilt’s new Network Solutions account is July 1, 2012. 

Please contact the Vanderbilt Software Store at 343-3919 if you have questions.