May 5, 2010 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) –
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), and
Central Registry Solutions (CRS), a provider of consulting, domain registration, and back-end registry services, today announced a co-referral program to benefit applicants for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on the Internet.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has initiated a new opportunity for businesses and communities to define and acquire their own gTLDs - that is choosing their own unique character string for the right-most position in a domain name, rather than merely choosing a subdomain under an existing gTLD such as .com or .net. The organization is preparing to accept new gTLD applications in 2010, when potentially hundreds of new gTLDs will be introduced to supplement the current 21 gTLDs in existence.
“ICANN is creating an unprecedented opportunity for corporations, organizations, special interest groups, and communities to create their own domain ending, opening up Internet-based identity and branding to all interested parties,” said Bill Gore, Chairman of the Board for Central Registry Solutions. “While CRS’s services will guide new gTLD applicants through the complexities of creating and running a new top-level domain, our program with Iron Mountain will enable new Registry Operators to ensure their domain is safeguarded with the industry’s premier registry escrow services.”
Under the terms of this referral program, Iron Mountain will refer prospective gTLD Registry Operators to Central Registry Solutions for registry services and CRS will refer prospective Registry Operators to Iron Mountain for data escrow services.
As the new gTLDs are created their registries will be required to comply with data escrow requirements similar to those that ICANN maintains for existing gTLDs. This is to ensure the continuation of Domain Name System operations in the event of a physical or business failure of a registry. In 2001, Iron Mountain was the first company selected to protect domain name registry data via escrow agreements. Today, Iron Mountain’s global leadership in information protection, management and storage translates into the most comprehensive and trusted Domain Name Registry Data Escrow Services available.
“We are pleased to partner with CRS as we both work with organizations exploring new domain opportunities,” said John Boruvka, vice president of intellectual property management at Iron Mountain Digital. “CRS understands that depositing registry data into secure escrow accounts managed by Iron Mountain helps safeguard the continuity of the Domain Name System across the Internet.”
As ICANN rolls out the new gTLD application process, Central Registry Solutions and Iron Mountain will be available resources to new gTLD applicants as they navigate the strategy, implementation, and protection of their new domains.
About Central Registry Solutions
Central Registry Solutions (CRS) is the world’s premier provider of registry solutions and will help companies seeking new gTLDs through the application process and beyond. CRS was formed as a joint venture between Network Solutions, LLC and CentralNic USA Ltd. The company provides consulting, domain registration, and other value added services to entities interested in offering new top level domains (TLDs).
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of information management services for data protection and recovery, archiving, eDiscovery and intellectual property management. The technology arm of Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a worldwide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Southborough, Mass.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) provides information management services that help organizations lower the costs, risks and inefficiencies of managing their physical and digital data. The company’s solutions enable customers to protect and better use their information - regardless of its format, location or lifecycle stage - so they can optimize their business and ensure proper recovery, compliance and discovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets, including business records, electronic files, medical data, emails and more for organizations around the world.
