ARI Registry Services

ARI Registry Services

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ARI Registry Services is driving innovation and the expansion of the Internet through the delivery of world-class domain name registry services. With over 10 years of experience, ARI Registry Services is a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Infrastructure Services and DNS Services for generic Top-Level Domain applicants and country code Registry Operators. We help governments, major brands and entrepreneurs across the globe realise the full potential of the Internet by providing expertise, security and reliability in operating a core piece of Internet infrastructure.

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Company Updates

.film to Provide New Home Online for the Film Industry

The way feature films are promoted online to viewers across the world and the delivery of video and motion picture content on the web is set to change in a dramatic way, with the imminent introduction of the .film new Top-Level Domain (TLD). more

ICANN’s Registry Audits Begin Next Week. Are You Prepared?

New Top-Level Domain (TLD) operators should be on alert next Monday 23 March when ICANN will formally notify the Registries it has selected to form part of this year's contractual compliance audit program. more

.study & .courses to Launch with Support of ARI Registry Services

ARI Registry Services has signed a 10 year agreement with Open Universities Australia, the owner for the .study and .courses new Top-Level Domains (TLDs), for strategic consultancy and operational management of the two namespaces. more

ARI Registry Services Expands Middle East & Africa Operations

ARI Registry Services announces the opening of a new office in Dubai to reaffirm the company's position as the region's premier provider of Internet infrastructure and consulting services. more

NSW Government Launches .sydney Domain

The New South Wales Government, ARI Registry Services and a selection of Sydney's most recognised businesses today joined forces to officially launch .sydney web addresses as the city's new home online. more

.sydney Domain Names Now Available in Pre-Release

Sydney’s most highly prized online real estate assets have today been released to the market as Australia’s most iconic city inherits a truly iconic web address with the launch of .sydney domain names for pre-release applications. more

Victorian Government and City of Melbourne Launch .melbourne Web Addresses

The Victorian Government and City of Melbourne today joined a host of Melbourne business leaders and the cast of the multi award-winning musical ONCE to officially launch .melbourne web addresses as the city's new home online. more

Victorian Government & ARI Agree to Long-Term .melbourne Partnership

The announcement follows the formal signing of the Registry Agreement by the Victorian Government with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which signifies the first step in the launch process of the .melbourne namespace. more

ARI Registry Services Facilitates Delegation of Another .brand TLD

ARI Registry Services facilitated the delegation of its second .brand Top-Level Domain (TLD) client to the web when the World Trade Center's .wtc TLD was switched on live during the week. more

Building and Construction Industry Focused .BUILD Domain Names Are Now Available

Contractors and those associated with the industry around the world will now be able to more accurately represent themselves online with a .BUILD web address and email. more

Adrian Kinderis Appointed as Chair of Domain Name Association

ARI Registry Services is pleased to announce that CEO Adrian Kinderis has this week been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Domain Name Association (DNA), the domain name industry's global trade body. more

Tony Kirsch Announced As Head of Global Consulting of ARI Registry Services

ARI Registry Services today announced the appointment of Tony Kirsch to the role of Head of Global Consulting in light of his significant contribution to the New Top-Level Domain (TLD) Program, and to signify the organisation's commitment to providing world-class consultancy services. more

.BUILD Enters Landrush with Support of ARI Registry Services

The .BUILD Top-Level Domain entered Landrush this week which provides interested registrants their first opportunity to stake claim over the most highly sought after .BUILD domain names. more

ARI Registry Services Supports .luxury to Delegation

The .luxury Top-Level Domain to offer registrants a digital platform catering solely for the opulent and premium market, offering a dedicated digital platform for all things luxury. This provides product manufacturers, service providers, retailers and consumers a central place to engage, transact and celebrate a luxury-oriented lifestyle. more

.Build Constructs Niche Presence Online With ARI Registry Services

.build joined the likes of .com, .net and .org live on the Internet when web infrastructure specialists ARI Registry Services facilitated the delegation of the new namespace yesterday. The .build Top-Level Domain is designed specifically for the online needs of the building industry and beyond. From toys to towers, .build will be the Internet hub for builders of every kind. more

ARI Registry Services Adds World’s First .Brand to the Internet

Monash University has trumped the likes of Google, Amazon, Apple and over 600 other major brands around the world to become the first ever globally recognised organisation to have its own Top-Level Domain added to the Internet. more

ARI Registry Services Supports .menu to Delegation

.menu offers a new, intuitive and targeted namespace which will allow restaurateurs and food service industry professionals to expand their web presence beyond .com to a more relevant corner of the Internet. more

ARI Registry Services Drives New TLD Applicants to Activate Launch Strategy

The new Top-Level Domain (TLD) program entered the critical delegation phase today as the first batch of what will eventually be around 1400 strings were added to the root servers of the Internet and applicants began executing their launch strategies. more

ARI Registry Services Supports One of the First New TLDs to Pass Pre-Delegation Testing

ARI Registry Services has become one of the first back-end registry services providers to pass the rigorous pre-delegation testing regime for new Top-Level Domain applicants following official notification from ICANN today that ????. has passed. more

ARI Registry Services Powers First New Top-Level Domain

Melbourne-based technology company ARI Registry Services is set to power the world's first new Top-Level Domain after its client, dotShabaka Registry, today signed a Registry Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the ????. Top-Level Domain. more

ARI Registry Services Develops New Community Test Environment to Assist New gTLD Program

ARI Registry Services has launched a test environment to allow Registrars to simulate their interactions with Registries and the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to support ICANN and the wider community to prepare for the launch of new Top-Level Domains (TLD) in the coming months. more

Religion, Tech and Automotive Sectors Get the Luck of the Draw in New Top-Level Domain Program

The global governing body for the Internet (ICANN) held a Prioritisation Draw on Monday to determine the order in which evaluation results will be released for the 1930 new Top-Level Domain (TLD) program applicants. more

ARI Registry Services Expands Top-Level DNS Services With Bold Plans

ARI Registry Services is today formally announcing the public launch of a service to offer Top-Level Domain (TLD) DNS services for new TLD applicants and country code TLD operators. more

ARI Completes TAS Latency Report

Following the announcement of the details regarding Digital Archery, ARI Registry Services (ARI) commenced an investigation to determine whether the described method offered an equitable opportunity for all applicants. more

ARI Registry Asks ICANN to Delay Digital Archery and Batching Processes

ARI Registry has submitted a letter to ICANN today requesting its Board and staff to delay the launch of the digital archery batching mechanism and review of the new gTLD program for further review. "Batching was included in ICANN’s thinking because there were an unknown number of applications for new gTLDs... We suggest that, given the data that is publically available, these two objectives can be met without batching and without a significant or unreasonable impact on timelines." more

New Top-Level Domain Applications Close Today - ARI Registry Services to Support 161 TLDs

ARI Registry Services can today confirm it has signed contracts to provide back-end domain name registry services for 161 new Top-Level Domains (TLD) as part of ICANN's global program to expand the Internet's address system. more

Oman Relaunches .om with the Support of ARI Registry Services

ARI Registry Services was selected by the TRA in March 2011 to provide domain name registry software and supporting services to revitalise the .om ccTLD. The project will also include the launch of ????. (.oman), the Arabic script IDN ccTLD for Oman. more

Australian ISP iiNet selects ARI Registry Services to Help It Apply for and Operate .iinet TLD

iiNet, Australia's second largest DSL Internet provider, is embracing the next generation of online communication by applying for its own .brand Top-Level Domain, reinforcing its position as the leading challenger in the Australian telecommunications market. more

Directi Group Launches Radix and Appoints ARI Registry Services for New TLD Project

ARI Registry Services has announced it has been appointed as the exclusive registry services provider for Radix, a new entity within the Directi Group, that will be focussed on obtaining and running new generic TLDs. Under the arrangement, Radix will aim to secure Top-Level Domains, under ICANN's program to expand the Internet's addressing system. more

ARI Registry Services Wins Tender for .melbourne and .sydney Domains

ARI Registry Services has been selected as the preferred respondent for the Request for Proposal for appointment of a registry operator to assist in obtaining and operating multiple generic Top-Level Domains. The Top-Level Domains (TLDs) include the .melbourne, .sydney and .victoria new TLDs. more

StarHub to Acquire ‘.starhub’ New Top-Level Domain

StarHub has partnered with technical registry provider ARI Registry Services and digital brand management services provider Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services (DBS) to help it apply for and operate its '.brand' domain name. more

ARI Registry Services Signs 21 Contracts in the First Week of New TLD Applications

ARI Registry Services today announced it signed contracts to provide technical registry services for 21 new Top-Level Domains within the first week of applications opening. "Critics of the program have suggested there is little demand for new domains. However, from the results we have seen in the first week of applications, we can clearly see strong demand exists." more

Technology and Finance Industries to Dominate New gTLD Applications

A third of all applicants participating in ICANN's new Top-Level Domain program will come from the IT and financial services industries, according to figures released by ARI Registry Services today as the application window opens tomorrow. ARI Registry Services is predicting more than 1000 applications will be submitted between 12 January and the 12 April 2012 deadline. more

1 Month Until Applications Open for the DotAnything Internet Revolution

With only one month until applications open for ICANN's new Top-Level Domain program, ARI Registry Services (ARI) is today urging potential applicants to act now before the opening of the 90 day application window on 12 January 2012. more

Research Reveals Commercial Potential of the New Top-Level Domain Program

The findings identified significant revenue potential for entrepreneurs to own industry-specific Top-Level Domains such as .shop, .law or .hotel and commercialise them by on-selling second-level domains to relevant businesses (e.g. retailername.shop or lawfirm.law). more

ARI Launches 5 Point Value Proposition, Challenges New TLD Applicants to Find Better Offer

ARI Registry Services (ARI) today threw down the gauntlet to prospective new Top-Level Domain (TLD) applicants, challenging them to find a better TLD Registry Services offering across five key criteria: Technology, Expertise, Application Services, Flexibility and Price. more

AusRegistry International Enhances Global Offering and Rebrands

In a landmark announcement, AusRegistry International today unveiled a new corporate strategy which will see it deploy TLD registry infrastructure and resources in the United States to become the first ever provider to offer the choice between two 'primary' locations for the operation of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) registry. more

AusRegistry International to Support .jewelers New Top-Level Domain

GJB Partners, a US leader in business and brand management, today appointed AusRegistry International as the Domain Name Registry Services provider for its bid to operate the .jewelers new Top-Level Domain to provide Jewelers within North America with a distinct and authoritative home on the Internet. more

AusRegistry International Sponsors US Conference on new Top-Level Domains

AusRegistry International today announced it will sponsor the upcoming .nxt conference on new Top-Level Domains in San Francisco from 24 to 26 August 2011 in a bid to assist applicants gain a better understanding of the program and the opportunities available. more

AusRegistry International Introduces New Top-Level Domain Education Portal: BeyondDotCom.info

AusRegistry International today officially launched a new online information portal for the new Top-Level Domain program with the aim of educating potential applicants and Internet users around the world about the important changes that will take place to the Internet over the next two years. more

Celebrity Marketing Guru Jeffrey Hayzlett to Promote New TLDs for AusRegistry International

Mr Hayzlett will be tasked with generating greater awareness of the new Top-Level Domain (TLD) program within the most elite circles of the world's leading corporations, while also providing AusRegistry International's clients with strategic marketing services to complement its industry leading new TLD technology and consulting offering. more

AusRegistry International Appoints Former ICANN Manager Donna Austin

AusRegistry International announced today it has appointed Donna Austin to the role of Senior Domain Name Industry Consultant, in a move that reinforces the organisation's mission to establish an industry-leading position as a provider of Domain Name Registry Services. more

AusRegistry International Appoints Robin Schmitt as Chief Operating Officer

AusRegistry International announced today it has appointed Robin Schmitt to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), in a move that reinforces the organisation's mission to establish an industry-leading position as a provider of Domain Name Registry Services. more

AusRegistry Int. and Crowell & Moring Join Forces to Support New Top-Level Domain Applicants

AusRegistry International, a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Services, today announced the establishment of a strategic relationship with Crowell & Moring, a leading international law firm recognised for its expertise in a number of areas including the domain name industry, to offer a range of consulting and technical registry services to new Top-Level Domain (TLD) applicants. more

AusRegistry International to Support Internet Expansion in Oman

AusRegistry International, a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Services, was today contracted by the Telecommuniccations Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman to provide Domain Name Registry Software and supporting services for the establishment of a new Domain Name Registry System. more

Australia’s .au Internet Domain Celebrates 2 Million Registrations

Australia's Internet community celebrated a significant milestone last night with the registration of the two millionth .au domain name. The milestone follows strong growth in registrations over the past 10 years and places .au in the top 10 largest country codes in the world. more

AusRegistry International Sponsors ICANN San Fran. Conference in Support of New Top-Level Domains

AusRegistry International will send its largest ever team of new Top-Level Domain (TLD) experts to the conference and will host an exhibit booth as an official sponsor. A major topic of discussion at the conference will be the upcoming implementation of ICANN's new TLD program, which is expected to commence later this year. more

Iron Mountain and AusRegistry International Create Program to Support New gTLD Registry Applicants

Iron Mountain Incorporated, the information management company, and AusRegistry International, a leading provider of global Domain Name Registry Services, today announced a co-referral program to benefit applicants for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). more

AusRegistry International Appoints Krista Papac as Chief Strategy Officer

AusRegistry International today announced that it has appointed Krista Papac to the role of Chief Strategy Officer, in a move that reinforces the organisation's commitment to becoming an industry-leading provider of Domain Name Registry Services. more

Internationalised Domain Names Set to Take Off with Approval of IDNA 2008 Protocol

The body responsible for the development and promotion of Internet Standards (the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF), has approved IDNA 2008 as the official Internet protocol for Internationalised Domain Names by publishing the Internet Drafts as official RFCs. more

AusRegistry International Expands Into Africa

AusRegistry International, a leading international provider of Domain Name Registry Services, has been selected by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) to provide consultancy services to support a new Domain Name Registry System for South Africa's .za country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

AusRegistry International to provide assistance in launching Arabic Internationalised Domain Names

AusRegistry International has today announced that it has been selected by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates to provide expert assistance and advice in support of the implementation of the Arabic ??????. (.emarat) Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

AusRegistry International Celebrates the First .emarat Domain Name

AusRegistry International is pleased to announce the entry of the .emarat IDN ccTLD into the DNS Root Zone and the achievement of a major project milestone for the organisation. more

AusRegistry International Partners with Japanese Corporate Registrar, Brights Consulting

In a major coup for Domain Name Registry Services operator AusRegistry International, it was today announced that they have been selected by leading Japanese corporate Domain Name and trademark organisation Brights Consulting, to provide backend Domain Name Registry Services for corporate clients seeking to obtain their own .brand TLD in ICANN's upcoming release of new Top Level Domains (TLD). more

City TLDs: First Things First

More and more geographic locations or cities are seeing merit in new gTLDs -- and it's not just the leading cities of the world who are applying. So far, a combination of 34 continents (Africa -.africa), regions (Venetia - .vtn), countries (Scotland - .sco), territories (Yorkshire - .yks), provinces (Leon - .lli), states (Bavaria - .bayern) and cities (London - .london) have announced their intention to bid when ICANN opens its applications. more

Geographical TLDs: Your Place Online

The popularity of geographical TLDs, often referred to as 'cityTLDs' or 'geoTLDs', certainly appears to be gaining momentum. Various countries and territories have announced their intentions to bid for their own TLD when ICANN's application period opens in mid 2010. more

AusRegistry International to Provide Domain Name Registry Services for .nr

AusRegistry International, a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Solutions for Top Level Domains (TLDs), has reached agreement with the Government of Nauru to provide Domain Name Registry Services for the .nr country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

AusRegistry International Selected as Registry Services Provider for .qa - Qatar’s Top Level Domain

AusRegistry International, a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Solutions for Top Level Domains (TLDs), has entered into a contract with the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to provide Domain Name Registry Software and consulting services for establishing a new administrative body to manage the .qa country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

AusRegistry International Announces Implementation of Industry-Leading IDN Registry System

The introduction of Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) represents one of the most significant advancements in the history of the internet. A majority of internet users today have a first language other than English and many languages utilise characters not currently available within the DNS. IDNs provide these users with the capability to navigate the internet using their native language scripts. more

auDA Extends AusRegistry’s au Registry Term to 2014

auDA today announced that it has extended its au Registry Licence Agreement with AusRegistry. AusRegistry will now continue as Registry Operator and wholesale provider for all commercial domain names including .com.au and .net.au and non-commercial domain names, .gov.au and .edu.au until 2014. more