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'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, having launched [[.info]] domains in 2001. Afilias has also been the registry operator for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]] since February, 2010.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref>
'''Afilias''' is one of the major [[gTLD]] registries in existence today, having launched [[.info]] domains in 2001. Afilias has also been the registry operator for the [[.mobi]] mobile phone [[TLD]] since February, 2010.<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/mobi+acquisition Afilias Limited Acquires .Mobi Domain Registry and Expands Market Leadership]</ref>
==History ==
==Background ==
As an acknowledgement of the need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name [[:Category:Registrars|registrars]] created Afilias in September, 2000. Just two months later Afilias was selected by [[ICANN]] to launch the [[.info]] [[gTLD]], which is often conisdered the most successful new [[gTLD]] after the launch of [[.com]].
As an acknowledgement of the need for more competition at the registry level of the domain name industry, a number of important domain name [[:Category:Registrars|registrars]] created Afilias in September, 2000. Just two months later Afilias was selected by [[ICANN]] to launch the [[.info]] [[gTLD]], which is often conisdered the most successful new [[gTLD]] after the launch of [[.com]].
Afilias is the second largest domain services provider after [[Verisign]], supporting over 14 million domain names, as of January 2008.<ref>[http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/1142/1093 Osbr.ca]</ref>
Afilias is the second largest domain services provider after [[Verisign]], supporting over 14 million domain names, as of January 2008.<ref>[http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/1142/1093 Osbr.ca]</ref>
Afilias was the first registry to provide [[IDN]] capable email to its customers. All of its servers are [[DNSSEC]] and [[IPv6]] capable.<ref>[http://www.idnnews.com/?p=9963 IDNnews.com]</ref>
===.info 10 year Anniversary===
===.info 10 year Anniversary===