Registry Internet Safety Group Formed to Develop Best Practices and Enhance Overall Internet User Security

RESTON, VA - October 17, 2008 - The Registry Internet Safety Group ("RISG") is a global group of responsible Internet related companies whose mission is to work collaboratively to combat Internet identity theft; even though RISG is uniquely Registry focused, it includes both gTLD (global Top Level Domain) and ccTLD (country code Top Level Domain) members.

In addition to .INFO, Afilias currently supports the following generic TLDs:

Largest Domain Redelegation in the History of the Internet Commences

Reston, VA - January 2, 2003 - The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that it has assumed the role of registry operator for the .ORG top-level domain in a smooth handoff from former operator VeriSign Global Registry Services. This historic transition, which commenced yesterday when PIR officially assumed control of registry operations, marks the beginning of the largest transfer of data from one registry to another in the history of the Internet.

Reston, Virginia - October 14, 2002 - Today, the Internet Society (ISOC) announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected its proposal to operate the .ORG registry. ISOC has established a new not-for-profit organization -- the Public Interest Registry (PIR) -- which will succeed VeriSign Global Registry Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) as the registry operator for .ORG when its contract with ICANN expires on December 31, 2002.

Reston, Virginia 14. Oktober, 2002 - Die Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hat die von der Internet Society (ISOC) abgegebene Bewerbung für die Verwaltung der .org-Domain ausgewählt. Eine gemeinnützige, von der ISOC gegründete Organisation, die Public Interest Registry (PIR), wird ab dem 1. Januar 2003 die Top Level Domain .org verwalten, der ICANN Vertrag mit der derzeitigen Registry VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) endet am 31. Dezember.

Announces Bid to Succeed VeriSign GRS as Registry Operator for .ORG

Angebot zur Nachfolge von VeriSign GRS als Registry von .org abgegeben

Washington, D.C., USA - 19. Juni 2002 - Die Internet Society (ISOC) hat der Internet Corporation for Associated Names and Numbers (ICANN) ein Angebot vorgelegt, um die Aufgaben von VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) als Registry für die Top Level Domain .org zu übernehmen. Die ICANN ist gegenwärtig auf der Suche nach einem Nachfolger von VeriSign, deren Vertrag mit der ICANN zum 31. Dezember 2002 ausläuft.