The winners of the Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas are in.

As the countdown for the ICANN gTLD program ticks away its final 100 days, potential dot Brand applicants have to make important decisions in a short space of time: whether to apply for a new TLD, how to best leverage a new top-level domain, and which gTLD partner to choose.

Free global event features business, branding, and Internet experts focusing on the strategic questions surrounding new TLDs for brands

"Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" represents first-of-its-kind competition for defining new domain concepts

DUBLIN -- October 3, 2011 -- Afilias Limited, a leading Internet registry services provider, today announced a rapid-fire contest to generate ideas for new top-level domains (new TLDs). As organizations consider whether or not to invest in new TLDs under the forthcoming ICANN New TLD program, they may not consider all the possibilities for new TLDs. The "Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" is designed to address that issue.

The second .nxt conference on new generic top-level domains recently concluded, and there was one thing that participants in the three days of passionate and informative discussions agreed on: time is running out for applicants.

Join us at HostingCon 2012, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. The best and brightest from the industry will be in attendance to learn about the latest news, ideas and technology affecting their businesses.

Afilias is a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming ICANN Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Afilias will be hosting the Music Night event!

.NXT is the place where important debates and ideas about the future of domain names and the Internet itself will be heard. The conference will provide a comprehensive overview of the historic expansion of the domain name system and offer the inside track on how to make the process a success for you and your company.

Afilias, a leading global registry services provider, is advising organizations that they have only until March 29, 2012, to complete their ICANN registration to manage and run their own 'dot Brand' Top Level Domains (TLD). After March 29, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) -- the Internet governing body -- will no longer accept registrations. Final proposals from registered applicants must be submitted to ICANN no later than April 12, 2012. In short, applicants must start today if they hope to complete the multi-step application process.

Eine aktuelle Afilias-Umfrage zeigt, dass 54 Prozent der großen Unternehmen eine dotBrand-Domain beantragen wollen, jedoch sind sich nur wenige der begrenzten Bewerbungsfrist bewusst