Afilias USA exits its position in new top level domain company. Domain name registry Afilias has sold its stake in top level domain name company MMX (London AIM: MMX), also known as Minds + Machines. The company exited its 3.16% position in the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afilias gets patent for managing domain name bundles
· UncategorizedPatent describes way to manage multiple domain names at once. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,599,632 (pdf) to registry operator Afilias for "Domain name registration and management." The patent describes the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
PIR (.Org) slashes registry fee to Afilias in half to $18 million
· UncategorizedNon-profit's renegotiated contract includes steep reduction in fees. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org top level domain name, cut the fee it pays its backend technical registry provider by half in ... Continue Reading8 Comments
PIR (.org) releases annual report, shows impact from new Afilias deal
· ServicesMargins are up thanks to renegotiated contract with Afilias. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that operates the .org top level domain, released its 2018 annual report today. The report includes data for 2018 and gives the first ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afilias to offer Registry Lock service
· Services28 more top level domains can be locked at the registry level. Afilias is the latest domain name registry to offer a Registry Lock service for websites that need added protection against hijacking and nameserver changes. Registry Lock is very ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Afilias acquires .Global top level domain name
· ServicesAfilias adds another top level domain to its portfolio. Domain name registry Afilias is acquiring the .Global top level domain, the company announced today. Afilias already provides the backend registry services for the domain, so this should have ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN proposes lifting price controls on .Org, .Info domains
· UncategorizedYou might have to pay a lot more for your .org and .info domains in the future. Domain name overseer ICANN has proposed new contracts for the .Org and .Info registries that would eliminate price caps on the domain names. Under the terms of the new ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Keith Lubsen elevated to Chief Business Operator of Afilias
· UncategorizedKeith Lubsen and Ram Mohan are taking over most of the CEO's responsibilities. Domain name registry company Afilias has promoted Keith Lubsen to a new position of Chief Business Officer. He will oversee finance, mergers and acquisitions, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Ram Mohan named Afilias COO
· UncategorizedLong-time employee takes on a new role at Afilias. Apparently it's a big week for executive appointments. Afilias has named Ram Mohan as Chief Operating Officer of the company. This is a new position and it appears it will take over a lot of the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN responds to Afilias’ .Web emergency stay request
· Policy & LawNon-profit domain overseer argues that an emergency stay isn't required. ICANN has responded to a request by Afilias to stay any ICANN actions that would further the delegation of the .Web top level domain while the International Centre for Dispute ... Continue Reading3 Comments