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[[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO<br>
 
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[[Krista Papac]], CSO<br>
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[[Jack Simpson]], General Manager - Client Engagement<br>
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[[Jack Simpson]], Sales and Marketing Manager<br>
 
 
[[Tony Kirsch]], Senior Manager, International Business Development<br>
 
[[Tony Kirsch]], Senior Manager, International Business Development<br>
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[[Axia Harrison]], Marketing and Events Coordinator
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'''ARI Registry Services''' was created in October, 2011, when '''AusRegistry International''' rebranded. The move was made to underscore its international focus, its brand expansion, and better appeal to non-Australian [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD]] clients, as the "Aus" prefix caused concerned of making them appear as an Australia-centric company, despite their international offices and existing clients spread across 4 continents.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in US, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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'''ARI Registry Services''' was created in October 2011, when '''AusRegistry International''' rebranded. The move was made to underscore its international focus, its brand expansion, and better appeal to non-Australian [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD]] clients, as the "Aus" prefix caused concerned of making them appear as an Australia-centric company, despite their international offices and existing clients spread across 4 continents.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in US, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
  
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ARI Registry Services is the first registry to offer its clients the choice of a primary location for its registry services: in Australia or the USA. The announcement of this service was timed with its rebranding announcement, and underscores their desire to be seen as a truly international brand. The move required deploying further resources and infrastructure to the USA,<ref>[http://ariservices.com/news-global-rebrand.php News Global Rebrand, ARIServices.com]</ref> though they already had an office in America;<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in US, DomainIncite.com]</ref> it also received attention when it was announced as the services provider for one of the first official gTLD initiatives, GJB Partners' [[.jewelers]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-wins-jewelers-deal/ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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ARI Registry Services is the first registry to offer its clients the choice of a primary location for its registry services: in Australia or the USA. The announcement of this service was timed with its rebranding announcement and underscores their desire to be seen as a truly international brand. The move required deploying further resources and infrastructure to the USA,<ref>[http://ariservices.com/news-global-rebrand.php News Global Rebrand, ARIServices.com]</ref> though they already had an office in America;<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-drops-the-aus-sets-up-in-us/ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in the US, DomainIncite.com]</ref> it also received attention when it was announced as the services provider for one of the first official gTLD initiatives, GJB Partners' [[.jewelers]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-wins-jewelers-deal/ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
  
 
Prior to the rebranding, AusRegistry International had made big moves in integrating itself as an industry power player. It had been chosen by a number of national [[ccTLD]] registries to support their respective services, had become involved in [[IDN]]s, and supported [[ICANN]] and other industry fora as a sponsor.
 
Prior to the rebranding, AusRegistry International had made big moves in integrating itself as an industry power player. It had been chosen by a number of national [[ccTLD]] registries to support their respective services, had become involved in [[IDN]]s, and supported [[ICANN]] and other industry fora as a sponsor.
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In October 2012, ARI announced the launch of a new service to offer [[DNS]] to new gTLD applicants and [[ccTLD]] operators. Their goal is to become the largest provider of TLD DNS services within a year of launching.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121012_ari_registry_services_expands_top_level_dns_services/ ARI Registry Services Expands Top-Level DNS Services With Bold Plans, circleid.com]</ref>
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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===Australian Experience===
 
===Australian Experience===
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It seems that its affiliate, [[AusRegistry]], focuses mainly on work inside Australia especially pertaining to the management of the [[.au]] [[ccTLD]]. It has renewed this domestic contract with the national authoirty, [[auDA]], a number of times.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014, auDA.org]</ref> However, AusRegistry International notes some initatives it has taken in the domestic realm as well, such as building the [[ENUM]] registry for the Australia Communications and Media Authority.<ref>[http://ariservices.com/enum.php ENUM, ARIServices.com]</ref>
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It seems that its affiliate, [[AusRegistry]], focuses mainly on work inside Australia especially pertaining to the management of the [[.au]] [[ccTLD]]. It has renewed this domestic contract with the national authority, [[auDA]], a number of times.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-26022009/ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014, auDA.org]</ref> However, AusRegistry International notes some initiatives it has taken in the domestic realm as well, such as building the [[ENUM]] registry for the Australia Communications and Media Authority.<ref>[http://ariservices.com/enum.php ENUM, ARIServices.com]</ref>
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In October 2012, [[APTLD]] submitted a comment to [[AuDA]] in support of keeping the longstanding [[.au]] [[ccTLD]] contract with AusRegistry. [[CoCCA]] withdrew from APTLD after the submission of this proposal, asserting that APTLD backed AusRegistry on the basis of AusRegistry being one of its largest donors. Despite CoCCA's complaints, however, CoCCOA Director [[Garth Miller]]'s view seems to be the minority view. Under the consultation of [[AuDA]], numerous other registrars have supported the recommendation for AusRegistry to keep the contract.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10803-cocca-withdraws-from-aptld-over-support-for-ausregistry-monopoly CoCCA withdraws from APTLD over support for AusRegistry “monopoly”]. Domain Incite. Published 2012 October 24. Retrieved November 13.</ref>
  
 
===Involvement Outside Australia===
 
===Involvement Outside Australia===
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They have become the domain managers for smaller nations in the Asia Pacific region,<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref> such as the small island nation of Nauru. These deals are necessitated by the lack of formal infrastructure to provide national management of ones own [[ccTLD]]. The Solomon Islands relied on AusRegistry to develop their registration process from 2004-2007. Nauru, like the Solomon Islands before it, hopes that their current deal with AusRegistry will eventually result in a national infrastructure that is able to take over management of the [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.inquisitr.com/43950/ausregistry-international-to-provide-domain-name-registry-services-for-nr/ Inquistir.com]</ref>
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They have become the domain managers for smaller nations in the Asia Pacific region,<ref>[http://www.ausregistry.com.au/corporate.php Ausregistry.com]</ref> such as the small island nation of Nauru. These deals are necessitated by the lack of formal infrastructure to provide national management of one's own [[ccTLD]]. The Solomon Islands relied on AusRegistry to develop their registration process from 2004-2007. Nauru, like the Solomon Islands before it, hopes that their current deal with AusRegistry will eventually result in a national infrastructure that is able to take over management of the [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.inquisitr.com/43950/ausregistry-international-to-provide-domain-name-registry-services-for-nr/ Inquistir.com]</ref>
  
 
They also provide consultations for the operation of South Africa's [[.za]] [[ccTLD]], which is the largest ccTLD in Africa.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/ausregistry-international-wins-another-lucrative-middle-east-internet-contract.html DomainNews.com]</ref> They were responsible for consolidating the disparate registries for .za [[SLD]]s into one, central registry.<ref>[http://www.ecommercereport.com.au/?p=907 eCommerceReport]</ref>
 
They also provide consultations for the operation of South Africa's [[.za]] [[ccTLD]], which is the largest ccTLD in Africa.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/ausregistry-international-wins-another-lucrative-middle-east-internet-contract.html DomainNews.com]</ref> They were responsible for consolidating the disparate registries for .za [[SLD]]s into one, central registry.<ref>[http://www.ecommercereport.com.au/?p=907 eCommerceReport]</ref>
  
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In May, 2012, the successful relaunch of Oman's ccTLD, [[.om]], was announced. ARI Registry Services had supported the [[TRA|Telecommunications Regulatory Authority]] (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman in this project. Their partnership began in March, 2011. This project also includes the launch of [[عمان.]], Oman's Arabic [[IDN]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-oman_relaunches_om_with_ari.php Oman Relaunches OM with ARI]</ref>
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In May 2012, the successful relaunch of Oman's ccTLD, [[.om]], was announced. ARI Registry Services had supported the [[TRA|Telecommunications Regulatory Authority]] (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman in this project. Their partnership began in March 2011. This project also includes the launch of [[عمان.]], Oman's Arabic [[IDN]] [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-oman_relaunches_om_with_ari.php Oman Relaunches OM with ARI]</ref>
  
 
===Expansion into IDNs===
 
===Expansion into IDNs===
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ARI Registry serves has recently been solidifying their reputation as an international registry, domain manager, and software developer. They have secured deals with Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to provide software support for their respective registry services. It is the first company in the world to provide the support necessary to carry these countries' Arabic-based [[IDN]] services live, and facilitate the use of Arabic as a primary Internet language. Given these solid partnerships, AusRegistry is poised to continue to grow throughout the region and become a power-player in [[IDN]]s. The Omani Telecommunications regulatory body commented that “AusRegistry International met the evaluation criteria and were the highest ranked respondents to the tender issued by the [Telecommunications Ministry] for the provision of a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman. As such, [we have] chosen to partner with AusRegistry International to establish a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman that will provide benefits to the Omani community for many years to come".<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/03/08/ausregistry-international-spreads-registry-wings-to-include-oman/ DomainPulse.com]</ref>
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ARI Registry serves has recently been solidifying its reputation as an international registry, domain manager, and software developer. They have secured deals with Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to provide software support for their respective registry services. It is the first company in the world to provide the support necessary to carry these countries' Arabic-based [[IDN]] services live and facilitate the use of Arabic as a primary Internet language. Given these solid partnerships, AusRegistry is poised to continue to grow throughout the region and become a power-player in [[IDN]]s. The Omani Telecommunications regulatory body commented that “AusRegistry International met the evaluation criteria and were the highest-ranked respondents to the tender issued by the [Telecommunications Ministry] for the provision of a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman. As such, [we have] chosen to partner with AusRegistry International to establish a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman that will provide benefits to the Omani community for many years to come".<ref>[http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/03/08/ausregistry-international-spreads-registry-wings-to-include-oman/ DomainPulse.com]</ref>
  
 
==New gTLD Services==
 
==New gTLD Services==
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AusRegistry became heavily involved in the promotion of new [[gTLD]]s in 2011, and they have focused their marketing efforts on promoting their registry back-end services. In September, 2011, one of the first public gTLD applicants, GJB Partners, announced that they would be contracting with AusRegistry for the back-end of their proposed [[.jewelers]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-wins-jewelers-deal/ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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AusRegistry became heavily involved in the promotion of new [[gTLD]]s in 2011, and they have focused their marketing efforts on promoting their registry back-end services. In September 2011, one of the first public gTLD applicants, GJB Partners, announced that they would be contracting with AusRegistry for the back-end of their proposed [[.jewelers]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/ausregistry-wins-jewelers-deal/ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
  
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In November, 2011, the results of an ARI commissioned study on potential new gTLDs affect on SMBs in Singapore showed that 57% of them would be interested in branding with a new TLD, even at a higher price. However, it also found that only 18% of such businesses were aware of the forthcoming opportunity.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com.sg/resource/internet/more-business-breaks-seen-from-new-web-addresses/?page=1 More Business Breaks Seen From New Web Addresses, ComputerWorld.com]</ref>
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In November 2011, the results of an ARI-commissioned study on potential new gTLDs' effect on SMBs in Singapore showed that 57% of them would be interested in branding with a new TLD, even at a higher price. However, it also found that only 18% of such businesses were aware of the forthcoming opportunity.<ref>[http://www.computerworld.com.sg/resource/internet/more-business-breaks-seen-from-new-web-addresses/?page=1 More Business Breaks Seen From New Web Addresses, ComputerWorld.com]</ref>
  
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In January, 2012, ARI announced that they had signed contracts with 21 clients in the first week of the opening of the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]'s application window. The majority of these were said to be [[Brand gTLD]] clients.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_signs_21_contracts_in_the_first_week_of_applications.php News ARI Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of Applications, ARIServices.com]</ref>
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In January 2012, ARI announced that they had signed contracts with 21 clients in the first week of the opening of the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]'s application window. The majority of these were said to be [[Brand gTLD]] clients.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_signs_21_contracts_in_the_first_week_of_applications.php News ARI Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of Applications, ARIServices.com]</ref>
  
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In February, 2012, one of the first public [[Brand gTLD]] ventures, [[StarHub]]'s proposed [[.starhub]], announced that they had partnered with ARI to provide their back-end registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/exclusive-starhub-confirms-dot-brand-gtld-bid/ Exclusive StarHub Confirms Dot Brand gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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In February 2012, one of the first public [[Brand gTLD]] ventures, [[StarHub]]'s proposed [[.starhub]], announced that they had partnered with ARI to provide their back-end registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/exclusive-starhub-confirms-dot-brand-gtld-bid/ Exclusive StarHub Confirms Dot Brand gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
  
 
The company also secured the contract to provide back-end registry solutions for the [[.melbourne]], .sydney and .victoria [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] <ref>
 
The company also secured the contract to provide back-end registry solutions for the [[.melbourne]], .sydney and .victoria [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] <ref>
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[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Registry Services wins tender for .melbourne and .sydney domains]</ref> and the brand gTLDs [[.afl]] and [.iinet]] being applied for by the [[Australian Football League]] and [[iiNet]], the second largest DSL Internet in Australia respectively. <ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-afl_to_apply_for_dot_afl.php Australian Football League to apply for 'Dot AFL' Internet Domain]</ref> <ref>  
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[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Registry Services wins tender for .melbourne and .sydney domains]</ref> and the brand gTLDs [[.afl]] and [[.iinet]] being applied for by the [[Australian Football League]] and [[iiNet]], the second largest DSL Internet in Australia respectively. <ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-afl_to_apply_for_dot_afl.php Australian Football League to apply for 'Dot AFL' Internet Domain]</ref> <ref>  
 
[http://www.ariservices.com/news-iinet_embraces_the_internet.php iiNet embraces the future of the Internet with .brand application]</ref>
 
[http://www.ariservices.com/news-iinet_embraces_the_internet.php iiNet embraces the future of the Internet with .brand application]</ref>
  
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In March, 2012, It was announced that [[Directi]], a 300+ million dollars group of businesses that develop various Web Products, was launching a new gTLD entity. That new company, [[Radix]], is to apply for many new gTLDs, and while the extensions sought remain unclear, it was announced that [[ARI Registry Services]] would be providing the technical registry services for all gTLD that are delegated to Radix.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php News Directi Group Launches Radix, ARIservices.com]</ref>  
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In March 2012, It was announced that [[Directi]], a 300+ million dollar group of businesses that develop various Web Products, was launching a new gTLD entity. That new company, [[Radix]], applied for 30 new gTLDs, using ARI as its backend services provider.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php News Directi Group Launches Radix, ARIservices.com]</ref>
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On May 31, 2012, ARI Registry Services confirmed that it was able to secure a total of 161 contracts to provide back-end registry services to new gTLD applicants. Out of its 161 clients, 85 are being applied for as generic, 70 are brand and 6 are geographic TLDs.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New TLD application window concludes after six years of development. ARI Registry Services reveals its outcomes]</ref> In a statement, [[Adrian Kinderis]], CEO of ARI Registry Services said, "When applications opened in January, our target was to secure around 100 TLDs, so to reach 161 has far exceeded our expectations. Our goal was never to become the biggest, but we did want to be the best. I believe the results of our efforts and the caliber of our clients demonstrates that we are well on the way to becoming a force to be reckoned with." Kinderis said that his company is providing registry solutions for global brands and high-profile entrepreneurs within the electronics, media, telecommunications, automotive and banking industries.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New Top-Level Domain applications close today - ARI Registry Services to support 161 TLDs]</ref>
  
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On May 31, 2012, ARI Registry Services confirmed that it was able to secure a total of 161 contracts to provide back-end registry services to new gTLD applicants. Out of its 161 clients, 85 are being applied for as generic, 70 are brand and 6 are geographic TLDs.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New TLD application window concludes after six years of development. ARI Registry Services reveals its outcomes]</ref> In a statement, Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services said, "When applications opened in January, our target was to secure around 100 TLDs, so to reach 161 has far exceeded our expectations. Our goal was never to become the biggest, but we did want to be the best. I believe the results of our efforts and the caliber of our clients demonstrates that we are well on the way to becoming a force to be reckoned with." Furthermore Kinderis said that his company is providing registry solutions for global brands and high profile entrepreneurs within the electronics, media, telecommunications, automotive and banking industries.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New Top-Level Domain applications close today - ARI Registry Services to support 161 TLDs]</ref>
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===Managed DNS Services===
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ARI Registry Services officially launched its managed [[DNS]] services at [[ICANN 45]] in Toronto.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/dns_services.php Services, ARIservices.com]</ref>
  
 
==Comments Against Digital Archery==
 
==Comments Against Digital Archery==
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In June 2012, Kinderis expressed its opposition to the implementation of ICANN's digital archery and he wants  the internet governing body to get rid of its entire batching mechanism. According to him, digital archery is a solution to a problem that is uncertain. Kinderis suggested for ICANN to include all gTLD applications in a single batch and go through the initial evaluation phase, which would take between 10-12 months instead. According to him, the idea is supported by some of the large registry service providers. He said, ''"We’ve talked to some of the big registries and they’re waiting for us to put this out so they can come to the party and support it.If they extended initial evaluation to 12 months, I think that would have the support of the ICANN community"'' <ref>[http://domainincite.com/9239-revolt-brewing-over-digital-archery Revolt brewing over digital archery]</ref>
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In June 2012, Kinderis expressed ARI's opposition to the implementation of ICANN's [[Digital Archery|digital archery program]], and called on ICANN to abandon it entirely as a solution to [[batching]]. According to him, digital archery is a solution to a problem that is uncertain. Kinderis suggested that ICANN include all gTLD applications in a single batch and go through the initial evaluation phase in one 12 month period. He said that his idea is supported by some of the large registry service providers, saying ''"We’ve talked to some of the big registries and they’re waiting for us to put this out so they can come to the party and support it. If they extended initial evaluation to 12 months, I think that would have the support of the ICANN community"'' <ref>[http://domainincite.com/9239-revolt-brewing-over-digital-archery Revolt brewing over digital archery]</ref>
  
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In a letter to ICANN, the company expressed its support to [[Melbourne IT]]'s position against the digital archery and requested ICANN to reconsider its proposed batching timeline and to examine the alternative solutions presented by the ICANN community during the ICANN meeting in Prague. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/ARI-Letter-to-ICANN-Board-New-gTLD-Program-2012-06-01.pdf ARI Registry Services Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes]</ref>
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In a letter to ICANN, the company expressed its support of [[Melbourne IT]]'s position against digital archery and requested ICANN to reconsider its proposed batching timeline and to examine alternative solutions presented by the ICANN community during the ICANN meeting in Prague.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/ARI-Letter-to-ICANN-Board-New-gTLD-Program-2012-06-01.pdf ARI Registry Services Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes]</ref>
  
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Kinderis sent a follow-up letter to ICANN regarding the issue and reiterated that it is not supported by applicants and batching will only "increase the likelihood of confusion, frustration and uncertainty" for them. He pointed out that applicants want a level playing field for everyone to move forward at an equal rate and he is positive that the ICANN community will support an extension of the initial evaluation process for a reasonable time (12 months) instead of the proposed 5-7 months initial evaluation per batch. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/ARI-Letter-to-ICANN-Board-New-gTLD-Program-2012-06-06.pdf Second Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes]</ref>
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Mr. Kinderis sent a follow-up letter to ICANN regarding the issue and reiterated that it is not supported by applicants and that batching will only "increase the likelihood of confusion, frustration and uncertainty" for them. He pointed out that applicants want a level playing field for everyone to move forward at an equal rate and he is positive that the ICANN community will support an extension of the initial evaluation process for a reasonable time (12 months) instead of the proposed 5-7 months initial evaluation per batch.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/ARI-Letter-to-ICANN-Board-New-gTLD-Program-2012-06-06.pdf Second Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes]</ref>
  
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==Other==
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ICANN CSO, [[Kurt Pritz]], had his resignation was announced on November 15, 2012, by CEO [[Fadi Chehadé]], with an undisclosed conflict of interest cited as the reason.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11024-breaking-kurt-pritz-quits-icann-over-conflict-of-interest Breaking Kurt Pritz Quits ICANN Over Conflict of Interest] DomainIncite.com. Published & Retrieved 15 November 2012.</ref> The conflict in question was later reported as being a personal issue with [[ARI Registry Services]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11037-pritzs-conflict-of-interest-was-with-ari Pritz Conflict of Interest Was With ARI, DomainIncite.com] Retrieved 23 November 2012</ref>
 
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Revision as of 18:01, 10 March 2021

ARIRegistryServicesLogo.png
Type: Private
Industry: Registry Services
Ownership: AusRegistry Group
Headquarters: Level 8, 10 Queens Road

Melbourne, Victoria 3004

Country: Australia
Employees: 80+
Website: ARIServices.com
LinkedIn: [1]
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png@@ausregistryint
Key People
Adrian Kinderis, CEO

Jack Simpson, General Manager - Client Engagement
Tony Kirsch, Senior Manager, International Business Development
Axia Harrison, Account Executive

ARI Registry Services was created in October 2011, when AusRegistry International rebranded. The move was made to underscore its international focus, its brand expansion, and better appeal to non-Australian new gTLD clients, as the "Aus" prefix caused concerned of making them appear as an Australia-centric company, despite their international offices and existing clients spread across 4 continents.[1]

ARI Registry Services is the first registry to offer its clients the choice of a primary location for its registry services: in Australia or the USA. The announcement of this service was timed with its rebranding announcement and underscores their desire to be seen as a truly international brand. The move required deploying further resources and infrastructure to the USA,[2] though they already had an office in America;[3] it also received attention when it was announced as the services provider for one of the first official gTLD initiatives, GJB Partners' .jewelers.[4]

Prior to the rebranding, AusRegistry International had made big moves in integrating itself as an industry power player. It had been chosen by a number of national ccTLD registries to support their respective services, had become involved in IDNs, and supported ICANN and other industry fora as a sponsor.

In October 2012, ARI announced the launch of a new service to offer DNS to new gTLD applicants and ccTLD operators. Their goal is to become the largest provider of TLD DNS services within a year of launching.[5]

Background

The following developments took place before October, 2011, when ARI Registry Services was known as AusRegistry International.

Australian Experience

It seems that its affiliate, AusRegistry, focuses mainly on work inside Australia especially pertaining to the management of the .au ccTLD. It has renewed this domestic contract with the national authority, auDA, a number of times.[6] However, AusRegistry International notes some initiatives it has taken in the domestic realm as well, such as building the ENUM registry for the Australia Communications and Media Authority.[7]

In October 2012, APTLD submitted a comment to AuDA in support of keeping the longstanding .au ccTLD contract with AusRegistry. CoCCA withdrew from APTLD after the submission of this proposal, asserting that APTLD backed AusRegistry on the basis of AusRegistry being one of its largest donors. Despite CoCCA's complaints, however, CoCCOA Director Garth Miller's view seems to be the minority view. Under the consultation of AuDA, numerous other registrars have supported the recommendation for AusRegistry to keep the contract.[8]

Involvement Outside Australia

They have become the domain managers for smaller nations in the Asia Pacific region,[9] such as the small island nation of Nauru. These deals are necessitated by the lack of formal infrastructure to provide national management of one's own ccTLD. The Solomon Islands relied on AusRegistry to develop their registration process from 2004-2007. Nauru, like the Solomon Islands before it, hopes that their current deal with AusRegistry will eventually result in a national infrastructure that is able to take over management of the ccTLD.[10]

They also provide consultations for the operation of South Africa's .za ccTLD, which is the largest ccTLD in Africa.[11] They were responsible for consolidating the disparate registries for .za SLDs into one, central registry.[12]

In May 2012, the successful relaunch of Oman's ccTLD, .om, was announced. ARI Registry Services had supported the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman in this project. Their partnership began in March 2011. This project also includes the launch of عمان., Oman's Arabic IDN ccTLD.[13]

Expansion into IDNs

ARI Registry serves has recently been solidifying its reputation as an international registry, domain manager, and software developer. They have secured deals with Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to provide software support for their respective registry services. It is the first company in the world to provide the support necessary to carry these countries' Arabic-based IDN services live and facilitate the use of Arabic as a primary Internet language. Given these solid partnerships, AusRegistry is poised to continue to grow throughout the region and become a power-player in IDNs. The Omani Telecommunications regulatory body commented that “AusRegistry International met the evaluation criteria and were the highest-ranked respondents to the tender issued by the [Telecommunications Ministry] for the provision of a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman. As such, [we have] chosen to partner with AusRegistry International to establish a new Domain Name Registry System for Oman that will provide benefits to the Omani community for many years to come".[14]

New gTLD Services

AusRegistry became heavily involved in the promotion of new gTLDs in 2011, and they have focused their marketing efforts on promoting their registry back-end services. In September 2011, one of the first public gTLD applicants, GJB Partners, announced that they would be contracting with AusRegistry for the back-end of their proposed .jewelers domain.[15]

In November 2011, the results of an ARI-commissioned study on potential new gTLDs' effect on SMBs in Singapore showed that 57% of them would be interested in branding with a new TLD, even at a higher price. However, it also found that only 18% of such businesses were aware of the forthcoming opportunity.[16]

In January 2012, ARI announced that they had signed contracts with 21 clients in the first week of the opening of the new gTLD program's application window. The majority of these were said to be Brand gTLD clients.[17]

In February 2012, one of the first public Brand gTLD ventures, StarHub's proposed .starhub, announced that they had partnered with ARI to provide their back-end registry services.[18]

The company also secured the contract to provide back-end registry solutions for the .melbourne, .sydney and .victoria geographical TLDs [19] and the brand gTLDs .afl and .iinet being applied for by the Australian Football League and iiNet, the second largest DSL Internet in Australia respectively. [20] [21]

In March 2012, It was announced that Directi, a 300+ million dollar group of businesses that develop various Web Products, was launching a new gTLD entity. That new company, Radix, applied for 30 new gTLDs, using ARI as its backend services provider.[22]

On May 31, 2012, ARI Registry Services confirmed that it was able to secure a total of 161 contracts to provide back-end registry services to new gTLD applicants. Out of its 161 clients, 85 are being applied for as generic, 70 are brand and 6 are geographic TLDs.[23] In a statement, Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services said, "When applications opened in January, our target was to secure around 100 TLDs, so to reach 161 has far exceeded our expectations. Our goal was never to become the biggest, but we did want to be the best. I believe the results of our efforts and the caliber of our clients demonstrates that we are well on the way to becoming a force to be reckoned with." Kinderis said that his company is providing registry solutions for global brands and high-profile entrepreneurs within the electronics, media, telecommunications, automotive and banking industries.[24]

Managed DNS Services

ARI Registry Services officially launched its managed DNS services at ICANN 45 in Toronto.[25]

Comments Against Digital Archery

In June 2012, Kinderis expressed ARI's opposition to the implementation of ICANN's digital archery program, and called on ICANN to abandon it entirely as a solution to batching. According to him, digital archery is a solution to a problem that is uncertain. Kinderis suggested that ICANN include all gTLD applications in a single batch and go through the initial evaluation phase in one 12 month period. He said that his idea is supported by some of the large registry service providers, saying "We’ve talked to some of the big registries and they’re waiting for us to put this out so they can come to the party and support it. If they extended initial evaluation to 12 months, I think that would have the support of the ICANN community" [26]

In a letter to ICANN, the company expressed its support of Melbourne IT's position against digital archery and requested ICANN to reconsider its proposed batching timeline and to examine alternative solutions presented by the ICANN community during the ICANN meeting in Prague.[27]

Mr. Kinderis sent a follow-up letter to ICANN regarding the issue and reiterated that it is not supported by applicants and that batching will only "increase the likelihood of confusion, frustration and uncertainty" for them. He pointed out that applicants want a level playing field for everyone to move forward at an equal rate and he is positive that the ICANN community will support an extension of the initial evaluation process for a reasonable time (12 months) instead of the proposed 5-7 months initial evaluation per batch.[28]

Other

ICANN CSO, Kurt Pritz, had his resignation was announced on November 15, 2012, by CEO Fadi Chehadé, with an undisclosed conflict of interest cited as the reason.[29] The conflict in question was later reported as being a personal issue with ARI Registry Services.[30]

References

  1. ↑ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in US, DomainIncite.com
  2. ↑ News Global Rebrand, ARIServices.com
  3. ↑ AusRegistry drops the Aus sets up in the US, DomainIncite.com
  4. ↑ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com
  5. ↑ ARI Registry Services Expands Top-Level DNS Services With Bold Plans, circleid.com
  6. ↑ auDA extends AusRegistry's .au registry term to 2014, auDA.org
  7. ↑ ENUM, ARIServices.com
  8. ↑ CoCCA withdraws from APTLD over support for AusRegistry “monopoly”. Domain Incite. Published 2012 October 24. Retrieved November 13.
  9. ↑ Ausregistry.com
  10. ↑ Inquistir.com
  11. ↑ DomainNews.com
  12. ↑ eCommerceReport
  13. ↑ Oman Relaunches OM with ARI
  14. ↑ DomainPulse.com
  15. ↑ AusRegistry Wins Jewelers Deal, DomainIncite.com
  16. ↑ More Business Breaks Seen From New Web Addresses, ComputerWorld.com
  17. ↑ News ARI Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of Applications, ARIServices.com
  18. ↑ Exclusive StarHub Confirms Dot Brand gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com
  19. ↑ ARI Registry Services wins tender for .melbourne and .sydney domains
  20. ↑ Australian Football League to apply for 'Dot AFL' Internet Domain
  21. ↑ iiNet embraces the future of the Internet with .brand application
  22. ↑ News Directi Group Launches Radix, ARIservices.com
  23. ↑ New TLD application window concludes after six years of development. ARI Registry Services reveals its outcomes
  24. ↑ New Top-Level Domain applications close today - ARI Registry Services to support 161 TLDs
  25. ↑ Services, ARIservices.com
  26. ↑ Revolt brewing over digital archery
  27. ↑ ARI Registry Services Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes
  28. ↑ Second Letter to ICANN on Digital Archery and Batching Processes
  29. ↑ Breaking Kurt Pritz Quits ICANN Over Conflict of Interest DomainIncite.com. Published & Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  30. ↑ Pritz Conflict of Interest Was With ARI, DomainIncite.com Retrieved 23 November 2012
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