BOSTON & MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct 26, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the information management
company, and AusRegistry
International, a leading provider of global Domain Name
Registry Services, today announced a co-referral program to benefit
applicants for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Under the terms of
this referral program, Iron Mountain will refer prospective gTLD
Registry Operators to AusRegistry International for Domain Name Registry
Services, and AusRegistry International will refer prospective Registry
Operators to Iron Mountain for data escrow services.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),
the non-profit organization that oversees the Internet's domain name
system, is expected to publish the final version of the Draft Applicant
Guidebook for new gTLDs in the fourth quarter of 2010. If this occurs,
ICANN is expected to open the application process in early 2011. A
top-level domain is what Internet users are accustomed to seeing on the
right-most side of a domain name, for example, .com, .net and .org.
Currently, there are 21 gTLDs in use on the Internet.
The new gTLD program will potentially pave the way for innovations
across a range of market segments such as generic TLDs (e.g. .web or
.music), geographic TLDs (e.g. .nyc or .london) or brand specific TLDs
(e.g. .ironmountain or .ausregistry).
Iron Mountain currently provides escrow services for the majority of the
currently active gTLDs and will offer its Registry
Data Escrow services for the new gTLDs as well. Escrow services are
a vital and mandatory component of the new gTLD application process and
help provide registry continuity for these gTLDs.
AusRegistry International CEO, Adrian Kinderis said, "Over the last
decade we have focused on creating Domain Name Registry Services
offerings that are world class and provide reliable and secure platforms
for the needs of our clients. Critical to the achievement of this
strategy is the formation of strong partnerships with the highest
quality technical providers across the globe. Confirmation of our data
escrow program with Iron Mountain, who is a worldwide leader in
intellectual property management and data escrow services, further
enhances our strategy and provides our new gTLD customers across the
globe with further evidence of our commitment to providing best of breed
Domain Name Registry Services."
"We continue to be amazed with the global interest in the new gTLD
program and are seeing strong evidence to support the notion that the
internet is about to undergo one of the most dramatic changes in its
short history. We are extremely proud to be working with Iron Mountain
to provide world class solutions to support this exciting revolution,"
Mr. Kinderis continued.
John Boruvka, vice president of intellectual property management at Iron
Mountain Digital, added, "AusRegistry International has many years of
experience in the domain name industry and uses this knowledge to
provide customized registry solutions and services to the international
marketplace. We look forward to working with AusRegistry International
to help new gTLD applicants navigate the strategy, implementation, and
protection of their new domains, and are pleased that they recognize
Iron Mountain's expertise and market leadership in providing registry
data escrow services."
As the new gTLDs are created, their registries will be required to
comply with data escrow requirements similar to those that ICANN
maintains for existing gTLDs. This is to ensure the continuity of Domain
Name System operations in the event of a physical, technical or business
failure of a registry. Iron Mountain was the first company to protect
domain name registry data via escrow agreements in 2001. Today, Iron
Mountain's global leadership in information management translates into
the most comprehensive and trusted Domain
Name Registry Data Escrow Services available.
To help the Internet community further understand the impact of new
gTLDs, Iron Mountain has developed a white paper on the topic, titled What's
Next for the New gTLDs?
About AusRegistry International
AusRegistry International is a subsidiary of AusRegistry, the Registry
Operator of the .au ccTLD and a world-class Domain Name Registry
Services provider that has dedicated almost a decade to the innovation
and the expansion of the internet through the delivery of feature-rich
Domain Name Registry technologies and sophisticated consulting
methodologies. AusRegistry International is a provider of Domain Name
Registry Services including consulting and Domain Name Registry
assistance to a number of current ccTLD clients including:
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.ae and the recently introduced .emarat (ØÙ...ØرØØ ) IDN ccTLD for the
United Arab Emirates
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.qa and soon to be launched .qatar (ÙeØ-ر.) IDN ccTLD for Qatar
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.za ccTLD for South Africa.
With millions of active domain names under management and a track record
of unparalleled Domain Name Registry performance, AusRegistry
International is a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Services for
new gTLD applicants and ccTLD managers across the globe.
For more information, visit www.ausregistry.com.
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of information
management services for data protection and recovery, archiving,
eDiscovery and intellectual property management. The technology arm of
Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to
thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a
worldwide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in
Southborough, Mass. For more information on Iron Mountain Digital's
Intellectual Property Management services, visit www.ironmountain.com/ipm.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides information management
services that help organizations lower the costs, risks and
inefficiencies of managing their physical and digital data. The
company's solutions enable customers to protect and better use their
information--regardless of its format, location or lifecycle stage--so
they can optimize their business and ensure proper recovery, compliance
and discovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of
information assets, including business records, electronic files,
medical data, emails and more for organizations around the world. Visit www.ironmountain.com
or follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/IronMountainInc
for more information.
SOURCE: Iron Mountain Incorporated
Public Relations for Iron Mountain
Maria Doyle, +1-781-964-3536
maria@doylestratcomm.com
or
AusRegistry International Pty Ltd
Jack Simpson, +61 3 9866 3710
Marketing and Communications Manager
jack.simpson@ausregistry.com