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New gTLDs

Sedari partners with Digital Archery Experts to deliver a batch one bullseye

[news release] Top-level domain (TLD) business management company Sedari has partnered with Digital Archery Experts, LLC (DAE) to offer its clients a digital archery service for applicants in the ICANN 2012 round for new TLDs. ICANN has the administrative capacity to process 500 applications at a time but has received over 2000 applicants and requires a system of prioritisation. Under new rules ICANN decided upon a uniquely complex system called digital archery, whereby a split-second variance between a chosen and an actual time will determine priority. DAE offers a technology solution to applicants designed to hit a desired timestamp target within milliseconds.

“This is great news for Sedari to be able to offer the Digital Archery solution to our global clients who we have helped through the application process” said Liz Williams, Sedari CEO. “We know success in qualifying for batch one will require a sophisticated technology solution such as the one DAE has developed and it is our pleasure to partner with Sedari to offer our solution to their clients” commented Peter LaMantia, founding partner of Digital Archery Experts, LLC.

About Digital Archery Experts
Digital Archery Experts was formed for the purpose of deploying a network and software solution to deliver a secondary time stamp batch one bullseye for TLD applicants.  The DAE leadership team of Dirk Bhagat, Colin Campbell and Peter LaMantia are the team that built the world’s leading provider of wholesale web service solutions for telcos and leading communication service providers, and subsequently sold to Deluxe Corp for $124 million in 2008. DAE is affiliated with .CLUB DOMAINS, LLC, the applicant company for the new TLD .CLUB.

About Sedari
Sedari is a consulting and technology company focusing on TLD operations for applicants who want to run their own registry. Sedari guides new TLD applicants through the continuum of ICANN’s application evaluation process including Objection and Contention and, most importantly, provides a robust fully outsourced TLD Business Management Platform to help new registries run their top-level domains over the long term.

New gTLDs

Sedari Signs On For .AFRICA And .MOSCOW gTLDs

Sedari logoA couple of weeks after signing on to assist the applicants for the .MOSCOW generic Top Level Domain, the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID), Sedari has now announced it is cooperating with South Africa’s UniForum SA as the organisation leading a pan-African effort supported by the African Union to apply for the dotAfrica gTLD.

“This is an important step for organisations and individuals interested in acquiring an African online identity, as dotAfrica will give added visibility and identity to operations in the region,” said UniForum SA director, Neil Dundas explaining the rationale behind the gTLD. “We are pleased to be working with Sedari who is providing professional support for the ICANN application.”

“Sedari is delighted to be working on this inspirational domain name,” said Liz Williams, Sedari’s CEO. “This expansion of names is all about opportunity but also about empowerment: here is an opportunity to engage the continent of Africa and to help empower its people to make the web their own.”

The .MOSCOW agreement was the first city gTLD that Sedari is involved in and is one of a number of Internationalised Domain Name applicants they are advising. The Moscow application is for both .MOSCOW and .MOCKBA (in Cyrillic).

“Implementation of any TLD is a complicated project with many issues to resolve” says Dmitry Burkov, FAITID Board Member, “That’s why we’ve chosen Sedari as our strategic international partner for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА. Sedari management has the experience and industry knowledge on ICANN that makes us confident the company is familiar with all the procedures of the corporation, in particular related to new TLDs. Together with Sedari we’ll make the project for Moscow top-level domains successful giving Russian users more choice in the domain name space.”

New gTLDs

Sedari Signs With dot Moscow Bidders

Sedari logo[news release] Sedari has been engaged by the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development (FAITID), a not-for-profit Russian foundation which is preparing applications for the .MOSCOW and .MOCKBA (in Cyrillic) top-level domain names. The implementation of the new top-level domains will make possible websites with addresses such as WWW.COMPANY.MOSCOW and for museums МУЗЕИ.МОСКВА.

“Russia, though cautious in their approach to IDNs in the new TLD program, trusts Sedari with one of their critical national assets – its capital city” said Sedari’s CEO Dr Liz Williams. “This is the first of Sedari’s city domain names to be signed and one of a number of Internationalised Domain Name applicants we are advising. FAITID is a great organization full of enthusiastic and experienced professionals who will offer Muscovites and others exciting opportunities for second-level names in Russia,” Williams continues.

The .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА project is backed by Moscow’s local government and won an impressive showing of support from over 17,000 Internet users in on-line and off-line polls.

“Implementation of any TLD is a complicated project with many issues to resolve” says Dmitry Burkov, FAITID Board Member, “That’s why we’ve chosen Sedari as our strategic international partner for .MOSCOW and .МОСКВА. Sedari management has the experience and industry knowledge on ICANN that makes us confident the company is familiar with all the procedures of the corporation, in particular related to new TLDs. Together with Sedari we’ll make the project for Moscow top-level domains successful giving Russian users more choice in the domain name space.”

FAITID is the Foundation For Assistance For Internet Technologies And Infrastructure Development, a Moscow-based not-for-profit multistakeholder organization. Introduction of the domains for the Russian capital is the initial and key FAITID project. FAITID’s structure involves all interested parties in the process of the TLDs implementation such as local government, the private sector, and Internet community representatives.

Sedari is a consulting and technology company focusing on TLD Business Management. Sedari guides new TLD applicants through the entire continuum of ICANN’s application process and, most importantly, provides robust fully outsourced TLD Business Management to help string owners run their top level domains over the long term.

New gTLDs

Sedari and NCC launch programme to assist new registry operators

Sedari logo[news release] NCC Group, the world’s largest software and data escrow company, and Sedari, a consulting and technology company focusing on top-level domains, today announce a programme to assist prospective Registry Operators with the application and management of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Under the terms of this agreement, NCC Group will refer prospective registry operators to Sedari for consulting, and Sedari will refer prospective operators to NCC for data escrow and IT assurance services.

As part of ICANN’s new domain name process, applicants must demonstrate how they will satisfy many different accreditation criteria. One critical requirement is to establish daily transfers of domain registration data to a reputable data escrow agent such as NCC Group. Data escrow is one of the five critical functions necessary to ensure continuity of operation in the event of a physical, technical, or business failure.

Liz Williams, CEO at Sedari said, “ICANN’s data escrow requirement means that prospective registries have to find a provider with quality and reliability. We were therefore delighted to partner with NCC Group, as they presented a good combination of operational flexibility, technical expertise, and an easy to understand fee schedule. What we really liked was that their professional and pragmatic approach mirrors ours.”

Tom Scopazzi, registry services manager at NCC Group, added, “Sedari is a great source of new clients for us. In a short time Sedari has shown themselves to be fleet of foot in establishing a global client base. Their current client list encompasses blue-chip corporates, city names and enticing generic names.”

About the ICANN new domain name process
Since 1998, ICANN has helped to control and manage the Internet’s naming system. A part of ICANN’s mission is to foster innovation, and this led to the expansion of the original seven TLD registries to the 22 that are currently available. Most recently, ICANN has announced a new unlimited round starting 12 January 2012. This innovative programme is expecting to lead to hundreds of new registries.

About Sedari
Sedari is a consulting and technology company focusing on TLD operations for applicants who want to run their own registry. Sedari guides new TLD applicants through the entire continuum of ICANN’s application process and, most importantly, provides a robust fully outsourced Registry Services Management Platform to help string owners run their top-level domains over the long term.

About NCC GROUP
NCC Group provides 45,000 organizations worldwide with IT assurance through escrow, verification, security & software testing, audit and website performance solutions. NCC Group is the only data escrow provider able to draw on market-leading technical expertise and ensure that Registry Data Escrow is stored under the highest levels of security at all times. Through these services NCC Group gives customers the confidence that their business critical information, systems, networks, websites & software are protected, secure, compliant and effective. The group has major operations in Europe and North America.

New gTLDs

Sedari And CoCCA Form Joint Venture For dot Sydney and dot Melbourne bids

Sedari, a consultancy for new gTLD applicants, registry operator Council of Country Code Administrators (CoCCA) along with Sydney-based Cloud Registry have formed a joint venture to bid for the contract to apply for four new top level domain applications for the New South Wales and Victorian Governments.

The four gTLDs that the NSW and Victorian governments have announced they are interested in applying for are .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE, .NSW and .VICTORIA.

“This is a formidable team that not only answers the immediate project management aspects of the RFP but sets up a robust organization for the long term operation of these impressive new domain names,” said Sedari’s CEO Dr. Liz Williams.

Dr. Williams has been involved in the .AU space since the early days of the formation of the auDA as an elected Board Director and active participant in policy working groups to introduce competition into Australia’s internet.

“This is the next exciting step for the expansion of the domain name system in Australia using the best technology, the most innovative business models and the intellectual capacity of a global team of recognized experts,” commented Williams.

“We approached the Sedari team to complement our technical expertise with strong project management skills and detailed ICANN knowledge. Together, we will work with the stakeholders and governments to pave the way for a flourishing digital economy,” added Andrew Douglas, the consortium’s project manager and Chief Operations Officer at Cloud Registry.  Cloud Registry has a strong foothold in the Asia Pacific new gTLD market, and has worked with Sedari on all the technical aspects of the ICANN requirements.

CoCCA’s CEO Garth Miller provided the important name distribution and long term operational experience for the consortium.

“CoCCA’s experience working with governments, public administrations and country code administrators is invaluable to the consortium, said Miller. “CoCCA has developed, over more than a decade of operations, robust systems that work all over the world.”

New gTLDs

Sedari engages intellectual property & public affairs expert

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[news release] Sedari is delighted to announce the engagement of Philip Sheppard as Director Policy Governance and Public Affairs.

Philip has extensive experience in all policy aspects of domain names and trademark protection. He will be providing expert advice to Sedariʼs clients who are submitting applications for new top-level domains during the ICANN upcoming application process.

ʻIt is an enormously positive step for us to have attracted someone of Philipʼs calibre to our expanding team. He is widely respected by his colleagues and his work within the ICANN world, over the last decade, is stellar.” said Sedariʼs CEO Dr. Liz Williams.

Philip was previously the Director of Public Affairs for AIM – the European Brands Association based in Brussels.

Philip is a former global President and a current Board member of the International Public Relations Association and a Board member of the Society of European Affairs Professionals. He is a freeman of the City of London.

Sedari is a consulting and technology company focusing on the business of Top Level Domains (TLDs). Sedari guides new TLD applicants through the entire continuum of ICANNʼs application process and, most importantly, provides a robust fully outsourced Registry Services Management Platform to help string owners run their top level domains over the long term.