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PIR Releases Results of 2H Half 2010 Bi-Annual Domain Name Report, “The Dashboard”

RESTON, Va. (February 14, 2011) – .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the monumental growth of the world’s third largest generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD). According to the report, the .ORG domain grew by 10.3 percent in 2010 – a 1.4 percent increase from 2009. As a result, .ORG now boasts over 8.8 million domains under management, thanks in large part to a net gain of 824,559 .ORG registrations in 2010. Other key findings from the latest “Dashboard” report reveal the following: In five years, .ORG’s domains under management have more than doubled, increasing from 3.9 million in 2005 to over 8.8 million in 2010. .ORG experienced a growth rate of 3.9 percent in the second half of 2010. In the second half of 2010, new .ORG registrations (new creates) increased by 14.4 percent while the average rate

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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Names Brian Cute as Chief Executive Officer

RESTON, Va. (January 14, 2011) — .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) – manager of the world’s third largest generic top-level domain  – today appointed Mr. Brian Cute as chief executive officer.  With more than 12 years of experience in the Internet and communications industry, Mr. Cute will assume his leadership position on February 1, 2011. Prior to joining PIR, Mr. Cute served as vice president of discovery services for Afilias, the world’s leading provider of Internet infrastructure solutions that connect people to their data and registry systems provider to PIR for the .ORG domain.  His experience within the domain name system (DNS) runs deep, having had management positions in both a leading domain name registrar, Network Solutions, as director of policy, and a leading registry, Verisign, as vice president of government relations until 2003. He has led initiatives on wait-list service, private domain registrations, the elimination of Bulk WHOIS,

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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Hires Don Blumenthal as Senior Policy Advisor

RESTON, VA (December 2, 2010) – .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) – manager of the world’s third largest generic top-level domain – announced today the hiring of Don Blumenthal as Senior Policy Advisor.  An esteemed attorney, Blumenthal brings a unique combination of technology, policy, law and law enforcement experience to the PIR policy team.  Prior to joining PIR, Mr. Blumenthal created and then directed the Federal Trade Commission’s Internet Lab, a pioneering effort in the development of facilities dedicated to the collection and development of evidence needed to prosecute illegal online activity. That role provided extensive experience in phishing, spam and malware detection – areas of utmost importance to PIR. Mr. Blumenthal also was involved in electronic data seizure operations while a member of the FTC’s central IT division. In that capacity and in his role with the Internet Lab, he often worked in conjunction with the Federal Bureau

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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Hosts “.ORG in Real Time With David Meerman Scott: Web Strategy, Domain Names, and Building Your Brand”

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – November 16, 2010) – What’s in a domain name? With over 8.5 million registrants, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR), manager of the world’s third largest generic top-level domain, held an intimate breakfast and discussion today with acclaimed marketing specialist David Meerman Scott to impart answers to this fundamental question. The 90-minute session titled, “.ORG in Real Time with David Meerman Scott: Web Strategy, Domain Names, and Building Your Brand,” is part of a series of informative events hosted by .ORG’s WhyIChose.ORG campaign — a newly launched initiative that aims to educate marketing and communications executives about the positive impacts various domain names can have on online branding and marketing. Joined by Lauren Price of .ORG and nearly 50 New York-based marketing professionals, Mr. Scott discussed a variety of real-time strategies and tactics to help address challenging questions often encountered or posed when developing web-based marketing

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WHO’S HITTING YOUR SERVER? .ORG PROVIDES INSIGHTS WITH ‘PRACTICE SAFE DNS’ CAMPAIGN

RESTON, Va. (October 19, 2010) – With the goal of promoting security and curbing growing abuse of the Domain Name Systems (DNS), .ORG, The Public Interest Registry is launching the “Practice Safe DNS” campaign – a new initiative that will serve as a key resource for domain holders, registrars, web developers and IT professionals to learn how they can respectively play a increasingly relevant role in providing a safer and more secure Internet. .ORG, The Public Interest Registry has long-stood as a leader in Internet security by promoting and implementing best practices against attacks such as pharming, cache poisoning, DNS redirection, and domain hijacking. Starting today, when visitors log-on to www.practicesafedns.org, they will find a social and educational hub where Internet heavyweights Vint Cerf of Google (the “Father” of the Internet), Steve Crocker of Shinkuro, Inc. (Internet pioneer), Jim Galvin of Afilias (DNSSEC expert), Dan Kaminsky of Recursion Ventures (discoverer

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.ORG Kicks-Off the “Why I Chose” Campaign to Educate Marketers About Value of Domain Names

RESTON, VA–(Marketwire – September 28, 2010) – What’s in a name? With nearly 200 million registered domain names worldwide, an increasing number of organizations, companies and individuals are fine-tuning their online marketing campaigns and selecting domain names that will enhance brand value. In fact, with over 8.5 million registrants, .ORG — the world’s third largest generic top-level domain — is quickly becoming the venue of choice for not just non-profits and associations but also for consumer marketing campaigns, education initiatives, corporate giving and corporate crisis communications. Therefore, as part of .ORG’s ongoing efforts to educate users about how choosing the domain name can affect your overall brand, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) will kick-off the “WhyIChose.ORG” campaign — an integrated combination of online resources, social media and events. At the core of the campaign is WhyIChose.ORG — an educational hub for corporations, marketing agencies and associations, aiming to illustrate

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PIR Becomes The First gTLD Registry to Offer an Automated Registrar Accreditation System (ARAS)

RESTON, Va. (September 24, 2010) – .ORG, the Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced today the production launch of the Automated Registrar Accreditation System (ARAS) for new registrars seeking to sell .ORG.  The goal of ARAS is to reduce the time and effort involved for ICANN accredited registrars to sell .ORG domains, by enabling all the steps to be done very quickly and safely in a secure online environment. The introduction of ARAS demonstrates PIR’s commitment to serve and advance the development of the domain industry in the public interest. “From an operational standpoint, the traditional process for a registrar to get accredited with any registry is tedious and very paper intensive, which could be prone to human error and extended delays from traditional transmission methods and downtime,” explained Michelle Coon, lead project manager for ARAS and Compliance and Operations Manager for PIR, “So, we’ve come up with a way to

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.ORG the Public Interest Registry Announced Today That Alexa Raad Has Resigned As President And CEO

The Board of Directors of .ORG the Public Interest Registry announced today that Alexa Raad, the President and Chief Executive Officer of PIR, has decided to resign from her positions with the company effective on September 24th, 2010.  Her resignation concludes 3 1/2 years of service and leadership at PIR. Under Ms. Raad’s leadership, PIR’s  .ORG base grew  by 42%, from 5.5 million to over 8.5 million registrations of .ORG domains.   As a result of that growth, .ORG now also leads the industry in terms of the numbers of users that retain .ORG domains after the first and subsequent years.  Moreover, during Ms. Raad’s tenure, PIR pioneered efforts in internet security, such as PIR’s  launch of DNSSEC.ORG and initiated and led industry collaboration efforts such as the DNSSEC Coalition and Registry Infrastructure Security Group (www.RISGGROUP.org) to make the domain name space a safer and more secure place. “I have been

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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Results Of Bi-Annual Domain Name Report, “The Dashboard”

Key Findings Show that 2010 .ORG Registrations Grew 7.6 Percent during First Six Months – Total .ORG Domains Reaches 8.5 Million RESTON, Va. (August 17, 2010) – .ORG, The Public Interest Registry today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the continued unparalleled growth of the world’s third largest generic Top Level Domain (gTLD). In the first six months of 2010, the .ORG domain grew by 7.6 percent—more than doubling last year’s first half gain of 3.2 percent. This increase in registrations has brought .ORG’s total domains under management to an astounding 8.5 million. The “Dashboard” also reveals other key findings illustrating the increasing strength of the .ORG domain: .ORG surpassed the growth of the two largest gTLDs – .COM and .NET – by posting a growth rate of 7.6 percent. 77.1 percent of organizations renewed .ORG domains for 1 to 3years—an increase of 4

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