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Here's a selection of recent press articles about Afilias...

English

• December 14, 2001: Users Snap Up New Top-level Domains, Computer Weekly 360
• December 14, 2001: The 411 on Dot-INFO Disputes, Wired News
• December 13, 2001: AU Domain Prices to Fall, Australian IT
• December 13, 2001: auDA Awards Registry Tender to Registrars Asia, Australia.Internet.com
• December 13, 2001: AusRegistry touts need for domain name education, ZDNet Australia
• December 6, 2001: Domain Group Tries to End Name Fraud, The New York Times (registration required)
• December 6, 2001: '.Info' Domain Tightens Trademark Rules, Reuters
• December 3, 2001: Afilias Strengthens .Info Registration Policy , Web Host Industry Review
• November 7, 2001: New Domains Taking Hold, BBC News
• October 29, 2001: .INFO May Become The Most Popular Domain, ZDNet Japan
• October 24, 2001: More than 500,000 .INFO Domain Names Registered in First 90 days of Operation, Web Host Directory
• October 23, 2001: Domain Name Registration Soars, The New York Times (registration required)
• October 3, 2001: Afilias Announces .INFO Opening Day, Web Host Industry Review
• September 25, 2001: .INFO Domain Gets Launched, Associated Press on MSNBC
• September 25, 2001: Net Expansion Adds Domain Names, San Francisco Chronicle
• September 19, 2001: New Internet Domain Deadlines Extended Following Attack, BizReport
• September 12, 2001: Afilias Opens .INFO On Schedule, Washington Post Newsbytes
• August 24, 2001: .INFO Targets Australian Trademark Holders, ZDNet Australia
• August 23, 2001: Companies Move To Register .INFO Domains, INTERNET.COM
• August 23, 2001: As '.com' Gets Company, a Rush For Addresses, The Washington Post
• August 16, 2001: Afilias To Challenge ".info" Cybersquatters, InformationWeek
• August 15, 2001: Dot-Info Ferrets Out the Phonies, Wired News
• August 11, 2001: Public Fears Drought of Good Names for Domains, Associated Press
• July 30, 2001: Domain Land Rush: Registries for .INFO and .biz Accepting Applications, San Francisco Chronicle
• July 25, 2001: Dot-Info: The Race Is On, Wired News
• May 3, 2001: Afilias Enlists WIPO's Help to Settle .INFO Disputes, Internet.com

German

• December 13, 2001: Riesen-Andrang auf die neuen Top-Level-Domains (Enormous Run on New Top-Level Domains), PC Welt (PC World)
• December 6, 2001: Neue Strategie gegen Domaingrabber, Yahoo Deutschland
• November 5, 2001: Neue Selbstdarstellung für Unternehmen im Internet (New Identities for Companies on the Internet), Markt und Mittelstand
• October 24, 2001: .info Domains sind Renner in Deutschland (.INFO Domains Are Fast Sellers in Germany), Onlinekosten.de
• October 20, 2001: Verkauf von .info-Registrierungen aus der Sunrise Period gesperrt (Selling of .info Registrations from Sunrise Period Blocked), Heise News-Ticker
• September 28, 2001: .INFO-Adressen Online (.INFO Addresses Online), NZZ Online
• September 26, 2001: Computer und Cyberspace Die ersten .info-Adressen gehen online (First .INFO Addresses Go Online), WEB.DE
• August 9, 2001: Dot.INFO Names Wanted Worldwide, Silicon.de (German-language)
• July 25, 2001: New Top Level Domains Offer Advantages to Mid-sized Businesses, Markt und Mittelstand
• July 25, 2001: Das Rennen um ".info" hat begonnen (Race for .info-Domains Has Started), Der Spiegel