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Afilias Releases .INFO Domain 2009 Annual Report
Dec 21, 2009

.INFO remains the market leader for new TLDs

DUBLIN, IRELAND - December 21, 2009 - Afilias, a global provider of internet infrastructure services and registry for the .INFO domain, has released the 2009 .INFO Annual Report illustrating .INFO's rise over the past eight years. .INFO currently ranks seventh among all 270+ Top Level Domains (TLD's) worldwide...

Afilias Announces Winners of the 2009 .INFO Awards
Nov 09, 2009

Thueringen.info Takes Top Honor of Best .INFO Web site of 2009

DUBLIN, IRELAND - 9 November 2009 - Today, Afilias announced the results of its 2009 .INFO Awards program which rewards the best .INFO Web sites around the globe. First place was awarded to thueringen.info, a travel information portal in the Thuringia area of Germany. Second place was awarded to gps-tour....

Vote for the Best .INFO Web site of 2009
Nov 02, 2009
Public Voting for the 2009 .INFO Awards Opens now through November 6 DUBLIN, IRELAND - 2 November 2009 - Now the public has a voice in whose INFO they like best. Today, Afilias, the registry operator for the .INFO domain, opened its 2009 .INFO Awards to public voting. Anyone around the world can now vote for their favorite of the top 10 .INFO Web sites selected by a panel of judges.

"The .INFO domain is the global home...

Afilias' Matt Pounsett Elected Director-at-Large for DNS - OARC
Oct 29, 2009

Dublin, Ireland - 29 October 2009 - Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that Matt Pounsett, a lead member of the Afilias Content Propagation and Resolution Services team, has been selected as a board member of the DNS Operations, Analysis, and Research Center (OARC).

eCrime Web site Longevity Drops As Internet Providers and Security Professionals Take Aim
Oct 22, 2009

Avalanche eCrime Gang Driving Increasingly Larger Share of Phishing Scams

APWG

TACOMA, Wash. Oct 21, 2009 – A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the longevity of phishing Web sites dropped by 25 percent over the last year.

Afilias gibt Juroren-Gremium für den .INFO-Award bekannt
Oct 21, 2009
Top-Experten aus der Industrie unterstützen bei der Wahl zur besten .INFO-Website

Dublin, 20. Oktober 2009 - Die Mitglieder der Jury für den .INFO-Award 2009 stehen fest. Afilias veröffentlicht heute die Liste der Juroren, die dieses Jahr die Wahl zur besten .INFO-Website unterstützen. Der offizielle Start der Ausschreibung des Awards war vergangene Woche. Prämiert werden die weltweit besten professionell gestalteten .INFO-Sites.

Afilias Announces 2009 .INFO Award Judges Panel
Oct 20, 2009

Top industry experts will help select the best .INFO Web sites of 2009   DUBLIN, IRELAND - 20 October 2009 - Today, Afilias has released the names of its panel of judges for the 2009 .INFO Awards.  The Awards, officially opened last week, will reward the best professionally created .INFO Web sites from around the world. Top industry experts will help select the best .INFO Web sites of 2009 DUBLIN, IRELAND - 20 October 2009 - Today,...

Afilias Opens 2009 Awards for the Best .INFO Web sites
Oct 07, 2009

Afilias recognizes the best .INFO Sites and offers over US$15,000 in rewards to the winners

DUBLIN, IRELAND – October 7, 2009 – Today, Afilias announced the opening of the 2009 .INFO Awards. The awards, first created in 2006, rewards the best professionally created .INFO Web sites from around the world. .INFO Site owners are able to submit their .INFO site for consideration until 11:59 p.m. on October 23, 2009.

Afilias statement on ICANN Affirmation of Commitments with US Department of Commerce
Oct 06, 2009

DUBLIN, IRELAND – 6 October 2009 – Today Afilias President & CEO Hal Lubsen released the following statement concerning ICANN's new Affirmation of Commitments with the US Department of Commerce:

Afilias announces new ".INFO Site Rater" Allowing Users to Rate Their Favorite .INFO Domains
Sep 29, 2009

DUBLIN, IRELAND – 29 September 2009 - Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services and registry for the .INFO domain, today announced that is has added a new service that allows visitors to its .INFO Web site directory to rate their favorite .INFO Web sites.