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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Results of Bi-Annual Domain Name Report

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard," detailing the robust growth of .ORG during the second half of 2011. more

.ORG COO Discusses Priorities With DailyVista, Pursuit of .NGO Domain

Nancy Gofus recently joined PIR as its chief operating officer to oversee marketing, sales, product and strategy functions, and work with Chief Executive Officer Brian Cute to expand PIR's global presence and further grow the .ORG domain in existing and new markets. more

StarHub to Acquire ‘.starhub’ New Top-Level Domain

StarHub has partnered with technical registry provider ARI Registry Services and digital brand management services provider Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services (DBS) to help it apply for and operate its '.brand' domain name. more

ARI Registry Services Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of New TLD Applications

ARI Registry Services today announced it signed contracts to provide technical registry services for 21 new Top-Level Domains within the first week of applications opening. "Critics of the program have suggested there is little demand for new domains. However, from the results we have seen in the first week of applications, we can clearly see strong demand exists." more

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Welcomes Nancy Gofus As Chief Operating Officer

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today named Nancy Gofus as chief operating officer. Currently, Ms. Gofus serves as board chair of the national board for Volunteers of America -- a national non-profit dedicated to helping those in need live healthy, safe and productive lives. more

The New Domain For Japan, JP.NET, Launches With Exclusive Invitation to Trademark Owners

The new domain for Japan launched today with an invitation for trademark owners to secure the domains matching their trademarks ending .JP.NET, in English and Japanese.  more

Being a .PRO When Choosing a Registry Services Partner

We're excited to bring a new top-level domain into the Afilias family and help grow the use of it. I also think it shows that the top-level domain business is a unique one -- and it's not one to be entered into lightly. more

UK Cabinet Office Looks to BlueCat Networks’ Expertise and Best Practices for Securing PSN

The Public Sector Network (PSN) is a CIO Council initiative designed to create the effect of a single network across government. more

Afilias Acquires Registry Services Corporation, .PRO

This brings to 17 the number of top-level domains that Afilias supports, including seven generic TLDs (gTLD) operating under ICANN contracts and seven new TLDs launched since 2001. more

Thoughts on Applying for a Generic Top-Level Domain

The ICANN Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) application window opened on January 12th and I was glad to be part of one of the first teams to apply. That's right, Neustar is applying for .neustar - our own brand. more

dot Brand Makes Its Debut: Afilias Advises Companies to Act Now for Successful TLD Applications

Following the application window opening today for businesses to manage and run their own top-level domain (TLD), global registry services provider Afilias is advising companies to make an informed decision as soon as possible about whether to apply for their own dot Brand domain from ICANN. more

BlueCat Networks Helps Organizations Transition to IPv6 with HP

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence company, today announced that its IP Address Management (IPAM) technology will be used as a component of HP Network Consulting for IPv6 services to help enterprises and governments worldwide simplify the transition to IPv6. more