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==New gTLDs==

==New gTLDs==

On June 11, 2012, [[Alex Berry]], Senior Vice President for Enterprise Services of Neustar announced that the company secured 358 contracts with gTLD applicants to serve as their back-end registry provider. It was previously reported that the company announced its willingness to accept multiple applications from the same strings, which may have positively influenced its high number of applications. Its largest competitor, [[Verisign]] secured 220 contracts.<ref>

On June 11, 2012, [[Alex Berry]], Senior Vice President for Enterprise Services, announced that the company secured 358 contracts with gTLD applicants to serve as their back-end registry provider. It was previously reported that the company announced its willingness to accept multiple applications for the same strings, which may have positively influenced its high number of applications. Its largest competitor, [[Verisign]] secured 220 contracts.<ref>

[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/11/neustar-racks-up-358-applications-including-nyc-how-did-they-beat-verisign-we-know/ Neustar Racks Up 358 Applications Including .NYC; How Did They Beat Verisign? We Know]</ref>

[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/11/neustar-racks-up-358-applications-including-nyc-how-did-they-beat-verisign-we-know/ Neustar Racks Up 358 Applications Including .NYC; How Did They Beat Verisign? We Know]</ref>

===.neustar Brand gTLD===

===.neustar Brand gTLD===

Neustar is one of the largest registries involved in New gTLD registry and consultancy services, but in June, 2011 it became the only one that was publicly pursuing its own [[Brand gTLD]], that is, [[.neustar]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-eats-own-dog-food-plans-neustar-bid/ Neustar Eats own Dog Food, DomainIncite.com]</ref> According to Mark Pilipczuk, Neustar's vice president of Corporate Marketing & Communications, the .neustar gTLD will increase consumer awareness regarding the company as premier provider of real-time information and analytics. He also said that the company will probably create service-specific domains name such as dns.neustar or siteprotect.neustar.<ref>[http://ht.ly/8sL2S Thoughts on Applying for a Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>

Neustar is one of the largest registries involved in New gTLD registry and consultancy services, but in June, 2011 it became the only one that was publicly pursuing its own [[Brand TLD]], that is, [[.neustar]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-eats-own-dog-food-plans-neustar-bid/ Neustar Eats own Dog Food, DomainIncite.com]</ref> According to Mark Pilipczuk, VP of Corporate Marketing & Communications, the .neustar TLD will increase consumer awareness of the company as a premier provider of real-time information and analytics. He also said that the company will probably create service-specific domains name such as dns.neustar or siteprotect.neustar.<ref>[http://ht.ly/8sL2S Thoughts on Applying for a Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>

===.green gTLD===

===.green gTLD===

===.site gTLD===

===.site gTLD===

The company was also partnered with [[UrbanBrain]], a Japanese gTLD consultancy and policy development firm and a subsidiary of [[Interlink|Interlink Co., Ltd]] to provide back-end registry solutions and to submit applications for major Japanese companies interested in operating their own Brand gTLDs. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-wins-urbanbrain-brand-contract/ NeuStar wins UrbanBrain .brand contract]</ref>  The first gTLD being applied for under the partnership with was [[.site]], an alternative domain name string for internet users worldwide. <ref>  

Neustar partnered with [[UrbanBrain]], a Japanese gTLD consultancy and policy development firm and a subsidiary of [[Interlink|Interlink Co., Ltd]], to provide backend registry solutions and to submit applications for major Japanese companies interested in operating their own Brand gTLDs. <ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-wins-urbanbrain-brand-contract/ NeuStar wins UrbanBrain .brand contract]</ref>  The first announced gTLD to be announced from the partnership was [[.site]].<ref>  

[http://dotsite.org/about/releases/urbanbrain-selects-neustar-for-dotsite/ UrbanBrain Inc. Selects Neustar to Provide Registry Services for the .SITE Top Level Domain]</ref>

[http://dotsite.org/about/releases/urbanbrain-selects-neustar-for-dotsite/ UrbanBrain Inc. Selects Neustar to Provide Registry Services for the .SITE Top Level Domain]</ref>

===.gay Community gTLD===

===.gay Community gTLD===

[[dotgay LLC]] selected Neustar to provide back-end registry services for the proposed [[.gay]] [[Community gTLD]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-wins-gay-contract/ Neustar Wins .Gay Contract]</ref>

[[dotgay LLC]] selected Neustar to provide back-end registry services for the proposed [[.gay]] [[Community TLD]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/neustar-wins-gay-contract/ Neustar Wins .Gay Contract]</ref>

===Partnership with TLDH===

===Partnership with TLDH===

===.health gTLD===

===.health gTLD===

[[DotHealth, LLC]] confirmed that Neustar will provide the back-end registry solutions for the [[.health]] TLD. It will also use the  Neustars threat mitigation and compliance monitoring services to prevent distributed-denial-of-service ([[DDoS]]) attacks to ensure safety and security of the .health domain name space. <ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dothealth-llc-applies-for-health-new-generic-top-level-domain-2012-06-12 DotHealth, LLC Applies for .Health New Generic Top Level Domain]</ref>

[[DotHealth, LLC]] confirmed that Neustar will provide the back-end registry solutions for the [[.health]] TLD. It will also use the  Neustars threat mitigation and compliance monitoring services to prevent [[DDoS|distributed-denial-of-service]] (DDoS) attacks to ensure safety and security of the .health domain name space.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dothealth-llc-applies-for-health-new-generic-top-level-domain-2012-06-12 DotHealth, LLC Applies for .Health New Generic Top Level Domain]</ref>

==Reaction on Batching Process (Digital Archery)==

==Reaction on Batching Process (Digital Archery)==