Domain name registry NetNames Inc has won an exclusive deal with America Online Inc’s and Bertelsmann AG’s CompuServe Corp unit to create a co-branded domain name registration service. The service will initially be available in the UK only this autumn, but if successful, could spread to other countries in which CompuServe operates, said NetNames. AOL and Bertelsmann jointly run what is know as Bertelsmann Online Europa GmbH, which owns the AOL and CompuServe brands in Europe.
