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Revision as of 14:07, 8 May 2012
Afilias Limited is the registry operator of the .info and .mobi Top-level domain, and the service provider of the .org generic top-level domain (gTLD), .asia TLD catering to the Asia, Australia, and Pacific regions, .aero Airline and Aviation Industry TLD, and a provider of domain name registry services for several countries around the world, including .MN (Mongolia), .AG (Antigua and Barbuda), .BZ (Belize), .GI (Gibraltar), .HN (Honduras), .IN (India), .ME (Montenegro), .SC (the Seychelles), and .VC (St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Afilias also provides ancillary support to other domains, including .SG (Singapore).
History
Afilias was formed in September 2000 by a group of industry-leading domain name registrars in recognition of the need for increased competition in the domain name industry at the registry level. Afilias was selected by ICANN in November 2000 to launch .info, the first new generic Top Level Domain supported by EPP and based on a "thick" registry model. .info remains the most successful new generic Top Level Domain launched since .com.[1]
As of January 2008, Afilias supports over 14 million domain names, making it the second largest registry service provider in the world.[2][3]
In February 2010 Afilias acquired mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd., the sponsoring organization and registry operator for the .mobi top-level domain (known publicly as dotMobi). While dotMobi continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, Afilias is now the registered Registry Operator for the .mobi domain.
Afilias is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with US offices near Philadelphia, sales offices in London, UK, an operations center in Toronto, Canada, and operational offices in New Delhi, India.
Management
- Afilias CEO: Hal Lubsen
- Executive Vice President & CTO: Ram Mohan
- SVP & CMO: Roland A. LaPlante
- General Counsel: M. Scott Hemphill
- .ME Account Manager: Michael Flanagan
Hal Lubsen is a veteran in the domain name industry. Ram Mohan, the company's senior officer, is the company's primary participant in industry technical and policy involvement, and is involved with defining several Internet industry policies and technology initiatives. Roland LaPlante is the company's primary spokesperson and is a member of the domain name industry. The company's Chairman, Philipp Grabensee, is involved in Internet governance issues.
Domains
Afilias is a DNS registry, and provides DNS service to several domains, listed below.
Registry Operator
Registry Service Provider
See also
References
- ^ "North America Leads .INFO Distribution". Afilias.
- ^ "ICANN Registries". Dot and Co.
- ^ "Plumbing the Internet with PostgreSQL: An Open Source Case Study". Open Source Business Resource.