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		<title>PIR &#45; CircleID</title>
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		<dc:date>2010-03-17T17:25:00-08:00</dc:date>
		

		
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			<title> .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Celebrates Its 25th Year With 8 Million Registrations (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With a growth of 8.4 percent in 2009, the domain has officially cemented its place as the world's third largest generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), according to the organization's bi-annual "Dashboard" report. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100317_org_domain_celebrates_25th_year_with_8_million_registrations">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-03-17T17:25:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG: Introducing Fully Internationalized Domain Names (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ICANN is on a path to introduce new top level domains. At .ORG, The Public Interest Registry, we are considering this an opportunity to introduce fully internationalized domain names (IDN), bringing our long-standing best practices of managing the .ORG registry to advance the use of the Internet across the globe. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100311_org_introducing_fully_internationalized_domain_names">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-03-11T19:32:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG to Fully Deploy DNSSEC in June (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) announces plans to complete the final step to realizing full DNSSEC deployment in the .ORG registry by accepting second level signed .ORG zones beginning in June of 2010. This positions .ORG as the first generic top-level domain (TLD) to offer full DNSSEC deployment. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100311_org_to_fully_deploy_dnssec_in_june">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-03-11T10:16:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG Registrations in 2009 Grew 8.4 Percent Over Previous Year (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[.ORG, The Public Interest Registry today released the results of its second bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard"; by the close of the year, the total number of domains under management was almost 8 million - an increase of 8.4 percent since 2008. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100218_org_registrations_in_2009_grew_84_percent_over_previous_year">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-02-18T16:41:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> ICANN and Cybersecurity: Hot Topics at The First Ever .ORG Forum (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_and_cybersecurity_hot_topics_at_the_first_ever_org_forum</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As we head into 2010, it's no secret that the issues of security and the prevention of internet identity theft in all its forms are of critical importance. .ORG, the Public Interest Registry, was honored to host the First .ORG Forum in Washington, D.C. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_and_cybersecurity_hot_topics_at_the_first_ever_org_forum">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-01-31T10:10:01-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Using .ORG Directory to Find Haiti Relief Organizations (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100114_org_directory_to_find_haiti_relief_organizations</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For those of you looking to donate to or find information on a particular charity or organization, we urge you to visit our .ORG community website directory and enter "Haiti earthquake" into the search box. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100114_org_directory_to_find_haiti_relief_organizations">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2010-01-14T13:43:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Registry Stakeholder Group Comments on Latest ICANN Policies (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/registry_stakeholder_group_comments_on_latest_icann_policies</link>
			<description><![CDATA[During the past week, PIR has actively participated in several of the most important current policy proceedings at ICANN, and has joined in the comments filed by the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG). A brief summary of the issues, the comments, and the URLs for the full text, follows. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/registry_stakeholder_group_comments_on_latest_icann_policies">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-12-08T08:21:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG Highlighted for Success in Fighting Phishing (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091029_org_highlighted_for_success_in_fighting_phishing</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has released its Global Phishing trends study for the first half of 2009 and .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR), was highlighted for its leadership in significantly reducing online fraud. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091029_org_highlighted_for_success_in_fighting_phishing">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-10-29T13:16:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG Wins WebAward for Website Redesign and Selected as a Finalist for the NonProfit PR Awards (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091020_org_wins_webaward_for_website_redesign_pr_awards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PIR has been recognized for its marketing communication campaign for the Rollout of DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions), which included promotion, education and awareness of the need for an upgraded Internet infrastructure with the implementation of DNSSEC. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091020_org_wins_webaward_for_website_redesign_pr_awards">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-10-20T10:57:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG Meets the SedoPro Partner Forum (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/org_meets_the_sedopro_partner_forum</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I participated in a discussion panel entitled The DNA of TLDs, where DNA represents the inherent value that the end users can immediately recognize and experience in a TLD, making it more valuable than simply a mere alternative to .com. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/org_meets_the_sedopro_partner_forum">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-10-14T11:33:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Vertical Integration: A View from the Bottom Up (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/vertical_integration_a_view_from_the_bottom_up</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An interesting thing happened on the way to ICANN's new Affirmation of Commitments. ICANN staff has consistently recommended a reversal of its longstanding policy that prohibits a registry from acting as a registrar in its own top level domain ("TLD"). We see two good reasons why this anti-consumer proposal is unacceptable. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/vertical_integration_a_view_from_the_bottom_up">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-10-08T14:05:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Its First Ever Domain Name Report, "The Dashboard" (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091007_org_public_interest_registry_releases_domain_name_report</link>
			<description><![CDATA[.ORG, The Public Interest Registry announces today the release of their first bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard." Among other industry data, report reveals registrations for .ORG grew 11%, up to 7.69 million total registrations in the first half of 2009, compared to a year ago. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20091007_org_public_interest_registry_releases_domain_name_report">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-10-07T09:20:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> Registry/Registrar Vertical Integration: The Registrant Pays the Check (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090910_registry_registrar_vertical_integration</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a joint document, Afilias, NeuStar, and PIR discuss the salient issues facing the ICANN Board regarding a proposal for registry/registrar vertical integration in the newTLD round.  The paper identifies some of the risks associated with the ICANN Staff proposal while at the same time proposing a path forward that does not jeopardize any further delay in the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) launch process. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090910_registry_registrar_vertical_integration">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-09-10T16:09:01-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> DNSSEC: Bolstering Internet Security (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<link>http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_bolstering_internet_security</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Alexa Raad, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry and Ram Mohan, CTO and EVP of Afilias provide a brief video statement on the need for Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the community and their dedication to widespread adoption and deployment within the Domain Name industry. <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_bolstering_internet_security">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-07-22T09:46:00-08:00</dc:date>
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			<title> .ORG, The Public Interest Registry Advances and Makes Strides With Domain Name Security Extensions (Featured Blog)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The .ORG Registry continues its commitment to bolstering the future of Internet security; announces today the achievement of key milestones with Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC). <a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090722_org_public_interest_registry_advances_dnssec">More...</a>]]></description>
			<dc:date>2009-07-22T09:40:00-08:00</dc:date>
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