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Afilias has managed to implement [[DNSSEC]] for many of its [[ccTLD]]s and [[gTLD]]s. Its [[.org]] [[TLD]] was secured with DNSSEC in 2009, making it the first open TLD to implement these important security measures.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060209_Afilias_Secures_org_TLD_with_DNSSEC The Whir]</ref>  On October 5th, 2010 it initiated the new security measures for [[.VC]] (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), [[.LC]] (St. Lucia), [[.HN]] (Honduras), [[.BZ]] (Belize) and [[.AG]] (Antigua and Barbuda).<ref>[http://www.myhostnews.com/2010/10/afilias-increases-dns-security-with-dnssec/ Afilias Increases DNS Security with DNSSEC]</ref> It has continued to transition to DNSSEC secured TLDs.

Afilias has managed to implement [[DNSSEC]] for many of its [[ccTLD]]s and [[gTLD]]s. Its [[.org]] [[TLD]] was secured with DNSSEC in 2009, making it the first open TLD to implement these important security measures.<ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/060209_Afilias_Secures_org_TLD_with_DNSSEC The Whir]</ref>  On October 5th, 2010 it initiated the new security measures for [[.VC]] (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), [[.LC]] (St. Lucia), [[.HN]] (Honduras), [[.BZ]] (Belize) and [[.AG]] (Antigua and Barbuda).<ref>[http://www.myhostnews.com/2010/10/afilias-increases-dns-security-with-dnssec/ Afilias Increases DNS Security with DNSSEC]</ref> It has continued to transition to DNSSEC secured TLDs.

==New gTLDs==

==New gTLDs==

In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue IDN translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

In June 12, 2012, the company confirmed its application for a total of 305 new gTLDs; 170 of the applications fall under the [[Brand gTLD]] category, 18 [[IDN]]s, 4 [[Community gTLD]]s, 4 [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] and the remaining domain name strings were applied for as [[gTLD|Generic TLDs]] intended to help users search for various contents in the internet easily. [[Roland LaPlante]], Afilias Senior Vice President and CMO said that the company's gTLD applications is more concentrated on European strings since the company is based in the region. Most of the string applications also represent the North America  and Asia-Pacific regions. <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains to the Internet]</ref>

On June 12, 2012, the company confirmed its application for a total of 305 new gTLDs; 170 of the applications are [[Brand TLD]]s, 18 [[IDN]]s, 4 [[Community gTLD]]s, 4 [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]], and the remaining 211 TLDs were applied for as [[gTLD|Generic TLDs]]. [[Roland LaPlante]], Afilias Senior Vice President and CMO, said that the company's gTLD applications are more concentrated on European strings since the company is based in the region.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains to the Internet]</ref>

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