It seems there may be more than one applicant for .bayern. One entity, [[Bayern Connect]], is backed by the state government and has already announced that they are partnering with [[Minds + Machines]] to apply for the extension and run the possible registry. [[Minds + Machines]]' parent company, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], also has a majority holding of Bayern Connect.<ref>[http://htl.li/1gPHZr Minds + Machines works with .bayern, CircleID.com]</ref> It has been noted that Bayern Connect is one of the world's first companies to announce that it is applying for its own state-centric TLD, and the first to announce an official technical partnership to create that extension.<ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/2012/01/hhha/ BayernConnect.com]</ref> | It seems there may be more than one applicant for .bayern. One entity, [[Bayern Connect]], is backed by the state government and has already announced that they are partnering with [[Minds + Machines]] to apply for the extension and run the possible registry. [[Minds + Machines]]' parent company, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], also has a majority holding of Bayern Connect.<ref>[http://htl.li/1gPHZr Minds + Machines works with .bayern, CircleID.com]</ref> It has been noted that Bayern Connect is one of the world's first companies to announce that it is applying for its own state-centric TLD, and the first to announce an official technical partnership to create that extension.<ref>[http://www.bayernconnect.com/2012/01/hhha/ BayernConnect.com]</ref> |