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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

.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

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

.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

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

.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

.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

.ORG Inserts DNSSEC Key Into The Root Zone

Domain Cements Leadership Role in Widespread DNSSEC Adoption RESTON, Va. (July 26, 2010) – .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced it has inserted its Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) key into the Internet root zone, joining the top of the Internet’s “chain of trust.” As the first generic top-level domain (TLD) to offer full DNSSEC deployment, the news dovetails .ORG’s June announcement that the third largest top-level domain is now signing second-level delegations. The protocol benefits top-level domain (TLD) managers and end-users alike by enabling the publication and location of trust anchors in the root zone and providing a consistent and convenient entry point to DNS security. “Today is a historic day for DNSSEC and the Internet at large,” said Alexa Raad, chief executive officer of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. “Now, over 8 million .ORG users – as well as their Internet service providers – can

Go Daddy, Dyndns.com and NamesBeyond Support DNSSEC-Signed .ORG Domain Names

Reston, Va. (July 20, 2010) – .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that three leading registrars – Go Daddy, DynDNS.com and NamesBeyond – now support Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for .ORG domain names, adding an extra layer of security of all .ORG domain name holders. The news comes on the heels of .ORG’s announcement at ICANN Brussels on June 23 that the world’s third largest generic top-level domain (gTLD) is now offering full DNSSEC deployment. By supporting DNSSEC, Go Daddy, DynDNS.com and NamesBeyond offer added security protection to their customers by enabling .ORG website owners to sign his or her domain name with DNSSEC validation keys. Registrants will benefit from the added ability to thwart the increased predominance of attacks like pharming, cache poisoning, DNS redirection and domain hijacking – all of which have been used to commit fraud, distribute malware, and identity theft. Additionally, DNSSEC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.ORG Inserts DNSSEC Key Into The Root Zone

Go Daddy, Dyndns.com and NamesBeyond Support DNSSEC-Signed .ORG Domain Names