Google is partnering with a new Internet registrar that will let Apps customers choose Internet domains with a country code(CC)suffix.
Google has worked with registrars for years to offer companies signing up for the Apps suite the option of also buying a domain as part of the transaction.
However,its partners haven't offered CC domains,which,unlike generic domains like.com and.net,tie the Internet address to a specific country,like.jp for Japan and.es for Spain.
Now,Google has struck a deal with DomainDiscount24.com,a domain registrar that can offer CC domains for a variety of countries.
This is one of the most requested features for Google Apps,the cloud-based email and collaboration suite for companies,schools and government agencies,Google said on Thursday.
Now,as part of the Apps sign-up process,Google can offer customers not only generic domains,including.com,.info and.org,but also a variety of country-specific domains including for Mexico,Japan,Spain,Germany and the Netherlands.Domain registration prices start at$8 per year.
"We hope this gives new Google Apps customers more flexibility in their domain registration to help boost their local presence on the web,"wrote Hugues Vincent,a Google Apps team official,in the blog post.
