Afilias
APTLD Meeting, Honaira
August 14, 2007
Desiree Miloshevic (remotely)
Who is Afilias?
 Afilias is an experienced and successful TLD enabler
 Afilias provides “Registration to Resolution” services
 Superior Technology
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World’s largest EPP registry (thick registries)
Multi-homed, Anycast DNS platform provides speed and strong security
WHOIS updates in real time
IDN & IPv6 capable
DNSSEC experience
 Afilias is an experienced and successful TLD enabler
 #2 worldwide – supporting 12 million domains (~10% market share)
gTLDs
sTLDs
ccTLDs
India
Mongolia
Belize
Antigua
Honduras
Seychelles
Peru
St. Vincent &
Grenadines
Gibraltar
About Afilias
 Irish Limited Company since 2000
 Offices In Philadelphia, Dublin (HQ), Toronto, New Delhi,
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Vancouver, London
Profitable, Independent Company
Long Relationships with IBM, Q9, Iron Mountain & UltraDNS
 Fastest Growing Registry Services Provider
 Since 2001, acquired more market share than any other
 Launched most successful new TLD (INFO, now #6)
 Moved customers from compromise to advantage
 Focused on delivering superior Registry Services
 Not distracted by other lines of business (Telecom, Security
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Certificates, etc.)
Now helping to manage 14 domains
 Experienced with the global distribution channel
 Daily interaction with over 375 registrars
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Proven Technology Expertise
 Secure & Stable Architecture
 Five-tier security design
 Strong DDoS Protection
 2005-06 DNS Shield program – embedded at major ISPs, protects
accessibility
 Withstood Oct 2001 Root Server DDoS attack
 No interruption during the North American power blackout of Aug 2003
 Afilias peak capacity design has handled 100x increase in registry
transactions (Most registries only build for 10x)
 Standards Compliant & Flexible Software
 Highest SLA standards in domain industry
 Network and platforms designed for high security and performance
 Pioneer in registry technology: EPP, IDN, Anycast DNS, IDN-over-EPP,
PostgreSQL, IPv6, DNSSEC,
 Afilias has received high rankings by ICANN
 2006 INFO and ORG (for PIR) contracts renewed
 2005 Successful ICANN bids – MOBI, ASIA (both approved)
 2002 ICANN Evaluation: Afilias supported ISOC bid
rated top bidder for .ORG
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Selected For Ability & Experience
 Unmatched Migration and Launch Experience
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.MOBI Launch May 22, 2006 without incident
Seamlessly migrated .ORG registry with 2.7 Million domains
Completely revamped India’s national domain registry in 60 days
Migrated 10 other registries from legacy systems
 Go-To Provider For Serious TLD Contenders
 2002 – .ORG - Partnered with Internet Society (ISOC)
 2004 - .MOBI - Selected by MOBI Founders (Microsoft-Nokia
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Vodafone) over VeriSign & NeuStar
2004 - .ASIA - Preferred partner for registry services
2004 – .XXX - expected high volume & attack target – chose
Afilias
2004 - .IN – India selects Afilias in competitive bid process
2006 – SITA selects Afilias to revitalize and grow the .aero
domain
2006 – Belize (.BZ) selects Afilias as Registry Provider to
transition away from VeriSign
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Afilias Registry Services features
 RFC compliant EPP platform
 Same version of EPP as INFO and ORG
 Stable / secure / fast technology
 Registry benefits
 World class current EPP technology
 No development expense
 Near real-time WHOIS updating keeps TLD registry current
 Fast updates to the DNS—real time updates from registry to the DNS
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speeds global availability
Secure DNS—advanced technology for resisting DDoS, etc
Advanced registry features: IDN, IPv6, DNSSEC
Complete reports and control for TLD registry
 Significant distribution channel benefits: ease for registrars
 One connection to the registry—already in place
 One financial account—already in place
 Enhances distribution reach and domain status
 Policy experience and help
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We support 10 IDN scripts
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DA – Danish
DE – German
ES - Spanish
HU – Hungarian
IS – Icelandic
KO – Korean
LT – Lithuanian
LV – Latvian
PL – Polish
SV – Swedish
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Market is strong
 120M registrations thru 3/07; +32% vs YA
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Source: VeriSign Domain Industry Brief, March 2007
New sales growth is robust
 New sales growing 3% year over year; 23 %
quarter over quarter
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Source: VeriSign Domain Industry Brief, March 2007
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ccTLDs: a growing market
 Over 47 million ccTLDs
 Growing at 31%
 Includes CN and EU growth
Source: VeriSign Domain Industry Brief, March 2007
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Afilias “FlexRegistry” Platform
Registrar Mgmt
Secure Access
Registrar(s)
• support registrars worldwide
•Certificate, Password and
IP Access Control
SRS
Client
Interface
SRS
• Thick Registry
• EPP Protocol
• IDN capability
24x7 NOC
Secure Transactions
Secure Channel :
for DNS and Whois
updates
• SSL
FireWall
TLD’s Registrar
Authentic
ation
OSS
SRS
Shared RegistrySystem
Business
Support
System
Operational
Support
System
• Continuous
monitoring
• Data back-up to
disaster recovery
site
BSS
Domain
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• 24x7
Registrar billing
Whois
PostgreSQL Database for
performance and scale
Database
Zone File
Whois
ICANN-Compliant
WHOIS
UltraDNS Service
• 8 global sites
•Real-time updates
•Risk management
Afilias Support
FireWall
Web Portal
DNS Primary
DNS Secondary1
DNS Secondary2
DNS
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Web Admin
Tool for registrars
and Registry
Authority
Complete (and customized) value
proposition for our customers
 Reporting
 GAAP conformant Deferred Revenue Accounting
 Registration and Trend reporting
 Usage and market-share analysis
 Registrar/Industry Outreach
 Deep connections to major volume movers
 Frequent registrar interaction
 Specialized Customer Service & Technical Support
 Aimed at Registrars
 Trained staffers handle calls, emails, fax etc “private label”
 Rapid Deployment
 120 days from official “start” to “deployed”
 Excellent uptime and reliability
 Standards conformant technology
 Comply with industry standards
 Expert at evolving extensions to standards as needed for
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Marketing & Partnership
 Market to top registrars around the world
 To carry the TLD
 To inform and persuade registrants
 Help TLD build a cadre of local registrars
 Planning / advice / materials
 Supporting collateral materials
 Positioning and strategy
 Sample marketing messages & tools
 Special promotions
 Periodic promotions that fit into registrar plans and cycles
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Afilias complements our partners
 Afilias can assist TLD registries with:
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TLD launch or re-launch process
Proven technology platform, continuously upgraded
Speed of upgrade--systems in place and ready
World-class operations and technology
Compliance with global best practices and technical
standards
A secure implementation capable of withstanding DDoS
Access to global distribution leaders to stimulate growth
New services, including registration of Internationalized
Domain Names (IDNs), IPv6 and DNSSEC
Contacts with international bodies on issues relating to the
development and administration of domain name systems
Reliable and trusted technical support to customers
worldwide
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Contacts:
Desiree Miloshevic
dmiloshevic@afilias.info
Roland La Plante
Rlaplante@afilias.info