11 Nov 2013 07:00
For immediate release
11 November 2013
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
("TLDH" or the "Company")
Portfolio Update: .KIWI Passes Pre-delegation
The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM:TLDH) are delighted to announce that its client, Dot Kiwi Limited, the owner of the top-level domain .KIWI, has passed the pre-delegation testing mandated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"). The next and final step will be the insertion of .KIWI into the root zone of the Internet, at which point .KIWI will be live and operational. The technical infrastructure for .KIWI is operated by Minds + Machines, TLDH's wholly-owned subsidiary.
The infrastructure tested for .KIWI is the same for most of the top-level domains operated by Minds + Machines and accordingly, the Directors now fully expect all of the Company's top-level domain applications using that infrastructure to pass pre-delegation testing and proceed smoothly to delegation.
Antony Van Couvering, CEO of TLDH, said:
"This is a moment for congratulating .KIWI, to recognize the hard work they have done, and to celebrate their imminent entry into the fraternity of operational top-level domains. We wish .KIWI the very best and look forward to the same results for our own top-level domains."
Tim Johnson, CEO of Dot Kiwi Limited, said:
"We are thrilled to be just one short step away from going live. The Minds + Machines team have been instrumental in our preparations to date, and we look forward to their ongoing expertise in making .KIWI a global success."
Further Information:
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
North America
Antony Van Couvering Tel: + 1 917 406 7126
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) Tel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Roland Cornish
Michael Cornish
N+1 Singer (Broker)
Matt Thomas Tel +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
gth media relations
Toby Hall /Suzanne Johnson Walsh Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 7493/2
Or visit the group's website at www.tldh.org
About Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
Top Level Domain Holding is a publicly traded holding company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange focused on the new top-level domain space. Top-level domains, such as .com and .net are regulated by ICANN. ICANN is expanding the number of new generic top-level domains from the current 22 to over 1000. TLDH is making targeted investments in this space, focusing on both infrastructure technologies and specific top-level domains.
About Minds + Machines, http://mindsandmachines.com
Minds + Machines is a registry services provider that works internationally with commercial organisations, cities, not-for-profits and entrepreneurs to secure and operate new top-level domains (TLDs). Minds + Machines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Top Level Domains Holdings Limited.