Press Releases

Afilias Releases .INFO Domain 2010 Annual Report

hread — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:45:35 +0000

.INFO remains the most successful new TLD ever launched

DUBLIN, IRELAND - 7 December 2010- Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services and registry for the .INFO top-level domain (TLD), has released its 2010 .INFO annual report which recaps .INFO’s growth in 2010.

Iron Mountain and Afilias Create Program for New gTLD Registry Applicants

mwoody — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:30:00 +0000

BOSTON and DUBLIN (Dec. 6, 2010) - Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the information management company, and Afilias Limited, a global provider of Internet domain name registry and Domain Name System (DNS) services, today announced a co-referral program to benefit applicants of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).

dotHOTEL Selects Afilias as new TLD Registry and DNS provider

hread — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Cartagena de Indias, COLOMBIA – 6 December 2010 – At the 39th International Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Afilias announced that it has been selected by dotHOTEL® as the registry services and DNS provider for its application to ICANN for the .hotel new top-level domain (new TLD). dotHOTEL is supported by the International Hotel and Restaurant Association, the world’s largest association of hospitality providers.

Afilias Secures .GI, .MN, and .SC Domains with DNSSEC

hread — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:24:34 +0000

Brings added security to three more countries around the world

DUBLIN, IRELAND - 18 November 2010 - Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for .GI, the country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for Gibraltar, .MN for Mongolia, and .SC for the Seychelles.

Afilias offers domain name registrars integrated registry and DNS solutions for new TLDs

hread — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:15:00 +0000

DUBLIN, IRELAND – 15 November 2010 – Afilias, a global provider of domain name registry and DNS services, announced that it is now offering domain name registrars a full suite of registry and DNS services to ensure that both their proposed new top-level domain (new TLD) applications and registries are successful.

Afilias and DotAsia collaborate on DNSSEC implementation for .ASIA

hread — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:53:17 +0000

.ASIA top-level domain is one of the pioneer domain registries in Asia to enable the secure DNS standard

Beijing, 11 November 2010 – This week, at the 79th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Beijing, China, Afilias and DotAsia jointly announced that Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) has been enabled for the .ASIA top-level domain. The signing of the .ASIA domain enhances global security and reinforces .ASIA’s commitment to become the Internet identity for businesses from Asia as well as those expanding to Asia.

Afilias improves security for .IN Domain with DNSSEC

hread — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:28:59 +0000

Deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions Enhances global security for India

Afilias Announces Winners of the 2010 .INFO Awards

hread — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:11:15 +0000

Greentravelclub.info Takes Top Honor of Best .INFO Web site of 2010

DUBLIN, IRELAND – 8 November 2010 – Today, Afilias announced the winner of its 2010 .INFO Awards Program. The Awards Program highlighted some of the best .INFO sites of 2010 and awarded the top three .INFO sites with cash prizes totaling over US$15,000. First place was awarded to greentravelclub.info, a portal where site visitors can search for eco-friendly hotels while traveling throughout Europe.

Afilias and .JO Registry Bring Native Language E-mail to Arabic Internet Users

hread — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:00:19 +0000

The first demonstration of email transmission using a fully Internationalized address held at the APTLD Members Meeting in Amman, Jordan

Afilias Increases DNS Security in Latin America and the Caribbean with the deployment of DNSSEC

mwoody — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0000

.AG, .BZ, .HN, .LC, and .VC are the next top-level domains to be signed with Domain Name System Security Extensions