Tag: ARI

CentralNic, also a registry partner to the .africa applicant DotConnectAfrica Kicks-out ARI Registry Services as back-end for four new Radix gTLDs

By James Barnley   Posted in Uncategorized
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CentralNic Group PLC has exclusively signed a Registry Service Provision contract with Radix Registry (“Radix”), for its four uncontested new gTLD’s; .website, .press, .host or .space. ARI  Registry had the contract for these four string before this announcement.  ARI Registry is also the technical provider for ZACR registry, the other .africa applicant.  DotConnectAfrica Trust and …

Mike Silber and Chris Disspain Fried: Update their conflicts profile after .africa complaint

By James Barnley   Posted in Governance gTLD's ICANN
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ICANN directors Mike Silber and Chris Disspain have updated their official statements of interest — used to identify potential conflicts on the board — after a complaint from a .africa applicant. The new SOI statement more clearly specifies the relationship between South African ccTLD policymaker ZADNA — for which Silber acts as treasurer — and …