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Afilias, founded by a consortium of 18 global registrars, offers next-generation registry services, providing complete solutions from registration to resolution. With a multinational headquarters in Ireland and offices in Germany, the UK, and the US, Afilias manages over 4 million domain names, including the INFO and ORG top-level domains. The company is committed to expanding the internet's reach by supporting various registrants, including businesses, charities, and individuals, while embracing innovations like internationalized domain names. Join us to learn more about our commitment to the APTLD market and community development.
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Afilias – intro/update Presented by: Desiree Miloshevic, Advisor, International Affairs and Policy Development February 26, 2004, APTLD meeting, APRICOT Kuala Lumpur
Introduction to Afilias • Founded by consortium of 18 Registrars World-Wide • Next generation registry services provider • Complete services: registration thru resolution • Fast / Stable /Secure • Multinational • HQ in Ireland; sales offices in Germany, UK, US; technical operations in Canada • Over 4 million domain names in management • INFO registry • ORG back office provider • ccTLDs back office
.INFO Top Level Domain • .INFO – first new completely unrestricted TLD after .COM • Recognizing/leveraging a new space • Attracted wide variety of registrants- • Countries, charities, businesses, individual users, leisure industry • Example: great country fit – spain.info • Helped expand online communities: • Bloggers, directory services • Example: alac.info
Global .INFO Growth is Steady • Fast build pressured system to keep up 1,200,000 Registrations
New Developments • Faster Standard for DNS • Registration to resolution in <2 minutes globally • E-num technology test- Convergence of telephone and DNS industry • Internationalized Domain names:Afilias will enable local character sets in .INFO, e.g. www.österiche.info • Initial launch for German script umlaut characters ä, ö, ü
Afilias and APTLD • APTLD market has a significant potential and we are committed to its development • Afilias would like to work with the community for the exchange of information and its registry expertise and explore opportunities
Thank You ! C U @ ccTLD lunch in Rome, sponsored by Afilias, Tuesday, March 2nd Contact: Desiree Miloshevic T: +44 20 7602-9695 E: dmiloshevic(@)afilias.info