AfiliasAfilias

APTLD Meeting, Honaira

August 14, 2007

Desiree Miloshevic (remotely)

Who is Afilias?

gTLDs

India Belize

HondurasMongolia

Antigua

Seychelles

Peru

St. Vincent &Grenadines Gibraltar

sTLDs ccTLDs

Afilias is an experienced and successful TLD enabler

Afilias provides “Registration to Resolution” services

Superior Technology 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)

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About Afilias

Irish Limited Company since 2000 Offices In Philadelphia, Dublin (HQ), Toronto, New Delhi,

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

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 .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-

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

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

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

Source: VeriSign Domain Industry Brief, March 2007

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New sales growth is robust

New sales growing 3% year over year; 23 % quarter over quarter

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

FireWall

SRS Shared Registry System

Database

Domain Whois

Zone File Whois

FireWall

DNS Primary

Secure Channel : for DNS and Whois updates

SRS Client Interface

OSS Operational Support System

BSS Business Support System

Web Portal

Registrar(s)

Authentication

DNS Secondary1

DNS Secondary2

DNS SecondaryN

TLD’s Registrar

SRS • Thick Registry• EPP Protocol• IDN capability

UltraDNS Service• 8 global sites •Real-time updates•Risk management

Secure Access•Certificate, Password and IP Access ControlSecure Transactions • SSL

Web AdminTool for registrars and Registry Authority

ICANN-Compliant WHOIS

PostgreSQL Database for performance and scale

24x7 NOC• Continuous monitoring• Data back-up to disaster recovery site

Afilias Support• 24x7Registrar billing

Registrar Mgmt• support registrars worldwide

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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 specialized

purposes

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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: 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

Contacts:Contacts: Desiree Miloshevic

dmiloshevic@afilias.info

Roland La PlanteRlaplante@afilias.info