Afilias Successfully Transitions .BZ Domain; Afilias to provide state-of-the-art technology to improve speed, reliability and security of .BZ domain names.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Afilias Limited announced that it has expanded its existing agreement with University Management Ltd.(UML) to provide a full suite of advanced registry services to support the .BZ Internet domain for the country of Belize. Previously, Afilias provided Internationalized Domain Name An internationalized domain name (IDN) is an Internet domain name that (potentially) contains non-ASCII characters. Such domain names could contain letters with diacritics, as required by many European languages, or characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or (IDN) resolution services for .BZ. Afilias successfully completed the transition of registry services from .BZ's previous provider - VeriSign Global Registry Services (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VRSN VRSN Verisign, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) VRSN Version Number (NEC) ) on 26 April 2006. "We are pleased to expand our relationship with Afilias to now include an entire suite of reliable, and secure registry services for the operation of the .BZ domain," said Juan Carlos Namis, General Manager of University Management Ltd. "Afilias has been an excellent partner and we believe they will bring excellent registry services to the .BZ domain. Further, Afilias has strong relationships with global registrars, and can help them fully capitalize on BZ's potential as a home for businesses on the Web." Afilias successfully completed the transition of more than 35,000 .BZ domains from UML's existing provider on 26 April 2006 and has assumed responsibilities for all back-office registry services. This includes providing a shared registration system enabling registrars to submit real-time registration requests, a public WHOIS service, and DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the resolution. Afilias will also help .BZ expand its presence in the global domain market, enabling all ICANN-accredited and Afilias-authorized registrars to offer a variety of ccTLD's through a common EPP (1) (Enhanced Parallel Port) See IEEE 1284. (2) (Ethernet Packet Processor) A chip from Kalpana, Inc., Santa Clara, CA that doubles speed of Ethernet transmission to 20Mbits/sec. In 1994, Kalpana was acquired by Cisco. interface. ".BZ is an excellent addition to Afilias' growing family of domains," said Hal Lubsen, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Afilias. ".BZ is a domain that signifies business around the world, and Afilias is pleased to be able to provide this domain and its users with world-class technology to suit the needs of the business community for reliable and secure domains upon which they can build their Internet brand." About .BZ .BZ is the dedicated country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all two-letter top-level domains are ccTLDs. for the country of Belize, a Central American/Caribbean nation. It is an unrestricted domain that is available for anyone to register. .BZ domains are inherently useful for anyone looking to promote their "business" on the Web. The letters "BZ" internationally signify business and therefore make a .BZ address a useful, and affordable solution for individuals, organizations, or other groups to promote their "business" on the Internet. About University Management Ltd. UML is a private commercial registry established to manage Belize's ccTLD "dot.BZ". UML also provides other Internet services such as Web hosting, e-mail, co-location servers and IT training. University Management Ltd. is a joint proprietorship between Wind & Sea Ltd. and the University of Belize The university's colors are purple and gold; its mascot is the "Black Jaguar" and its motto "Education Empowers a Nation". 2006 Statistics
About Afilias Afilias Limited, a leading global provider of domain name registry A domain name registry, also called Network Information Centre (NIC), is part of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet which converts domain names to IP addresses. services, maintains international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto, Canada, administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and operational offices in New Delhi, India. Afilias provides a full range of registry services leveraging proven technology that is fast, reliable and secure. Afilias provides registry services support to the .ORG gTLD (under contract to Public Interest Registry Public Interest Registry is a not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage the .org top-level domain. It took over the operation of the domain from VeriSign on 1 January 2003. Afilias manages the technical operations of the . ), the .INFO gTLD, and several country code and sponsored TLDs. For more information please visit http://www.afilias.info |
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