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==New gTLDs==
==New gTLDs==
In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In November, 2011, Afilias announced that it was going to apply for both simplified and traditional chinese [[IDN]]s for the translation of its [[.info]] domain under [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. This followed an announcement by their competitor [[Verisign]] that they intended to pursue translations of their own [[.com]] domain.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/afilias-to-apply-for-chinese-info/ Afilias to Apply for Chinese .info, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In June 12, 2012, the company confirmed its application for a total of 305 new gTLDs; 170 of the applications fall under the [[Brand gTLD]] category, 18 [[IDN]]s, 4 [[Community gTLD]]s, 4 [[GeoTLD|geographical TLDs]] and the remaining are domain name strings are [[gTLD|Generic]] intended to help users search for various contents in the internet easily. Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and CMO said that the company's gTLD applications is more concentrated on European strings since the company is based in the region. Most of the string applications also represent the North America and Asia-Pacific regions. <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120612_afilias_bringing_hundreds_of_new_top_level_domains_to_the_internet/ Afilias Bringing Hundreds of New Top-Level Domains to the Internet]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==