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.PRO Domains Now Available to All
Nov 17, 2015

Brand Yourself Online Like a Pro

Dublin, Ireland – November 16, 2015 – Global registry leader Afilias plc announced that beginning today, .PRO isan unrestricted Top Level Domain open to all registrants.  That means that everyone is now eligible to register a domain name ending .PRO, such as afilias.pro or yourname.pro. Registration is now available at all .PRO accredited registrars (...

Computerworld Names Afilias' Ram Mohan a Premier 100 Technology Leader
Nov 09, 2015

Honorees to receive award during AGENDA16 Conference

DeviceAtlas Granted Patent on Device Detection Accuracy Method
Jul 08, 2015

Innovation improves accuracy of results from multiple sources of device data

In Celebration of Marriage Equality: Each New .LGBT Name Donates $20 to the It Gets Better Project
Jul 01, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 30, 2015 – .LGBT (dotLGBT) domain registry operator Afilias announced the launch of the .LGBT Pride Program in celebration of two recent victories for LGBT equality: the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the right to marriage equality in the US, and Ireland’s legalization of same-sex civil marriage.

Afilias Adds .PROMO To Its Expanding List of Top Level Domains
Jun 24, 2015

DUBLIN – June 24, 2015 – Global domain registry operator Afilias announced today they are expanding their new top level domain (TLD) portfolio to include dotPROMO (.PROMO), the new home of promotional offers on the web.

SpotXchange Chooses DeviceAtlas to Target Ads to Specific Devices
Jun 16, 2015

Video ad industry platform deploys device detection and intelligence technology

Dublin – June 15, 2015 – Afilias today announced that the SpotXchange video ad platform has chosen DeviceAtlas as its device intelligence provider. DeviceAtlas is now powering all of SpotXchange’s video ad requests ensuring that the right ads are delivered to the right audience, and campaign statistics are available at a device level.

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Welcome to Alabama’s New Voter Web Address: www.Alabama.vote
May 04, 2015

Registering to Vote Made Easy

New and Memorable Web Addresses Launched for Arizona Voters: www.arizona.vote and www.arizona.voto
Apr 27, 2015

PHOENIX – April 27, 2015 – Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan and the .VOTE registry are pleased to announce two new and simple web addresses have been launched  for Arizona voters — www.arizona.vote and www.arizona.voto.  These two new online destinations make it easier for people to locate information related to voter registration and election information.

Deal Yourself In: .POKER Names Now Open to All
Apr 21, 2015

DUBLIN – April 21, 2015 – Global registry services provider and poker fan Afilias announced today that the new “dot POKER” or .POKER top level domain is now open for public registration on a first-come-first-served basis. For the first time, the card game that has fascinated players and transcended cultures around the world has its own dedicated web space!

Afilias Supports the CrypTech Project - The Most Ambitious Hardware Encryption Effort Ever to Protect User Privacy
Mar 26, 2015

Project calls for financial contribution from the industry