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In February, 2012, one of the first public [[Brand gTLD]] ventures, [[StarHub]]'s proposed [[.starhub]], announced that they had partnered with ARI to provide their back-end registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/exclusive-starhub-confirms-dot-brand-gtld-bid/ Exclusive StarHub Confirms Dot Brand gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In February, 2012, one of the first public [[Brand gTLD]] ventures, [[StarHub]]'s proposed [[.starhub]], announced that they had partnered with ARI to provide their back-end registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/exclusive-starhub-confirms-dot-brand-gtld-bid/ Exclusive StarHub Confirms Dot Brand gTLD Bid, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In March, 2012, It was announced that [[Directi]], a 300+ million dollars group of businesses that develop various Web Products, was launching a new gTLD entity. That new company, Radix, is to apply for many new gTLDs, and while the extensions sought remain unclear, it was announced that [[ARI Registry Services]] would be providing the technical registry services for all gTLD that are delegated to Radix.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php News Directi Group Launches Radix, ARIservices.com]</ref>
The company also secured the contract to provide back-end registry solutions for the [[.melbourne]], .sydney and .victoria [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] <ref>
[http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_wins_tender_for_melbourne_and_sydney.php ARI Registry Services wins tender for .melbourne and .sydney domains]</ref> and the brand gTLDs [[.afl]] and [.iinet]] being applied for by the [[Australian Football League]] and [[iiNet]], the second largest DSL Internet in Australia respectively. <ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-afl_to_apply_for_dot_afl.php Australian Football League to apply for 'Dot AFL' Internet Domain]</ref> <ref>
[http://www.ariservices.com/news-iinet_embraces_the_internet.php iiNet embraces the future of the Internet with .brand application]</ref>
In March, 2012, It was announced that [[Directi]], a 300+ million dollars group of businesses that develop various Web Products, was launching a new gTLD entity. That new company, [[Radix]], is to apply for many new gTLDs, and while the extensions sought remain unclear, it was announced that [[ARI Registry Services]] would be providing the technical registry services for all gTLD that are delegated to Radix.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-directi_group_launches_radix.php News Directi Group Launches Radix, ARIservices.com]</ref>
On May 31, 2012, ARI Registry Services confirmed that it was able to secure a total of 161 contracts to provide back-end registry services to new gTLD applicants. Out of its 161 clients, 85 are being applied for as generic, 70 are brand and 6 are geographic TLDs.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New TLD application window concludes after six years of development. ARI Registry Services reveals its outcomes]</ref> In a statement, Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services said, ''"When applications opened in January, our target was to secure around 100 TLDs, so to reach 161 has far exceeded our expectations. Our goal was never to become the biggest, but we did want to be the best. I believe the results of our efforts and the caliber of our clients demonstrates that we are well on the way to becoming a force to be reckoned with."'' Furthermore Kinderis said that his company is providing registry solutions for global brands and high profile entrepreneurs within the electronics, media, telecommunications, automotive and banking industries.<ref>[http://www.ariservices.com/news-new_tld_applications_close_today.php New Top-Level Domain applications close today - ARI Registry Services to support 161 TLDs]</ref>
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