New Delhi: The DotAsia Organization has announced signups from India for its groundbreaking Celebrity Pioneer Program. The Celebrity Pioneer Program offers Indian celebrities the priority to register their domain name with .Asia.

Early adopters of the program in India include former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev, pop diva Shibani Kashyap, TV star Rakshanda Khan, 'Indian Idol' fame Rahul Vaidya among many others.

Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia Organization, said, "There are more than 450 million online customers in Asia, and the .Asia domain name is a gateway to reach this largest Internet market in the world. While .com ignited the e-commerce boom in the US, .eu was created for Europe. The pioneer domains program focuses on building positive usage of the .Asia domain."

"Yes, I lost out on securing KapilDev.com and KapilDev.in for myself. However, KapilDev.Asia will be my home on the Internet. It is indeed a pleasure to join hands with DotAsia for it is doing commendable work through its Celebrity Pioneers Program," said Kapil Dev.

Pop singer Shibani Kashyap added, "I own ShibaniKashyap.com but I still opted to register ShibaniKashyap.Asia and Shibani.Asia to secure my cyber identity and to reach out to my fans in Asia with a domain that conveys even better relevance to the region."