5 Million Domains for .ORG Registry

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), managers of the .ORG registry announced today that 5,000,000 .ORG domains have now been registered worldwide. The growth of .ORG was boosted in July of 2005 by PIR"S decision to offer .ORG registrars discounts targeting developing regions of the world, including South America, Asia, and Africa. The promotions have resulted in a 50 percent increase in .ORG domain registrations in the targeted regions. In India, growth has reached a 93 percent annual increase.

"This is a significant milestone for the .ORG registry and we are excited that the number of .ORG registrations worldwide has increased by over 25 percent in less than 1 year," said Edward G. Viltz, President and CEO of PIR. "PIR is especially pleased that the global noncommercial community has an expanding online presence to support their organizational objectives. In addition, commensurate with this growth, the PIR Team is committed to continue expanding our support of the .ORG community on relevant Internet issues and to ensure community interests are represented within the domain name space."

Public Interest Registry is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) to manage the .ORG domain.

  Posted by RichM September 13, 2006 | Permalink | Newsletter

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