ITunes Connect: application name with special characters (German umlaut)

Question

Today I wanted to introduce a new German application with the name umlaut in the name of the application: Börse. There are many applications in the AppStore with special symbols "Diät, Führerschein", etc.

When I enter the application name, the JavaScript onBlur event sends the name to the server, and then all special characters are deleted.

Can anyone confirm this problem? I tested it under OS X Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Chrome, Safari, Firefox. I also turned off JavaScript, but still no luck.

Screenshots:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2213241/Bildschirmfoto%202011-09-26%20um%2016.11.31.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2213241/Bildschirmfoto%202011-09-26%20um%2016.11.16.png

Who has a desktop for this? I also created an Apple support ticket.

Answer 1

In the past, I kept the product name alphanumeric, but used the Bundle display name in the Info.plist file to use extra / different characters.

I encountered a similar problem some time ago with the + symbol - I could not sign any applications with a symbol in the package name. So, I changed the name from Xxx + to XxxPlus and set the Bundle display name to Xxx +. Looks like I wanted it to be in the GUI and the signature worked fine.