Afilias Limited is the operator of the .info and .org generic top-level domains (gTLD), and a provider of domain name registry services for seven countries around the world, including India's .in domain. .info is a generic top-level domain intended for informative websites, although its use is not restricted. ... See the Wikpedia page . ... Jump to: navigation, search A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name; that is, the letters which follow the final dot of any URL. For example, in the domain name wikipedia. ... A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. ... Jump to: navigation, search .in is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for India. ...

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 gTLD domain supported by EPP and based on a "thick" registry model. .info remains the most successful new gTLD launched since .com. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in September, 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search ICANN (pronounced I can) is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in November, 2000. ...

Afilias launched its registry service in July 2001 with its inaugural product, .info which is the most successful of the seven new top-level domains (TLDs) selected by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Today, Afilias currently supports over 6.5 million domain names. 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: July 3 - Mordecai Richler July 23 - Eudora Welty July 31 - Poul Anderson Films: July 4 - Cats and Dogs July 6 - Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li July 18 - Jurassic Park III July 27 - Planet of...

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. Jump to: navigation, search Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada location. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Afilias Management

• Afilias CEO: Henry A. Lubsen
• CTO & VP Business Operations: Ram Mohan
• CMO: Roland A. Laplante
• General Counsel: M. Scott Hemphill

Ram Mohan is the company's primary participant in industry technical involvement, and is a member of many ICANN and Internet technology committees. The company's Chairman Philipp Grabensee is involved in Internet Governance Issues. Roland LaPlante is the company's primary spokesperson.

See also

• Generic top-level domain
• .info domain
• .org domain
• .in domain

A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. ...

External links

• Afilias web site
• Parody of early version of their site at time of .info launch