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The Top Level Domain Association opens again for business.  St. Simons Island, Georgia, January 25, 2008: Today Karl Peters, President of the Top Level Domain Association (TLDA), announced that Top-Level Domain (TLD) holders have a new home. The trade association established in 1998 is ready to represent and protect the interests of Internet TLD holders worldwide. "The organization will seek to foster cooperation among TLD holders", said Peters, "and advance the cause of building a stable Inclusive Name Space (INS)". All TLD holders are welcome to join the organization.
The TLDA, was incorporated in 1999 by Gene Marsh and Bradley Thornton. Marsh launched the first private TLD ATM network at Diebold, a global leader in security systems and services, and Thornton experimented with TLDs allocations during his tenure at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense. The TLDA was "ahead of its time", said Peters, "we had all the right ideas but the demand for top-level domains in the Inclusive Name Space was lacking". Peters explained at the time the Internet was undergoing rapid expansion in user numbers but the potential and benefits of operating TLDs was not yet well understood. As a result "the TLDA sank into dormancy and the community largely into resignation", he said. After a few years and a dusting off and polishing the By-Laws, the TLDA is once again ready to accept members and hold elections to organize and represent the INS community to the many root systems now running throughout the world. "Now that it is clear we will never go back to a single root system again", said Peters, "it is imperative that these roots be brought into sync and the rights of TLD holders everywhere be protected". All TLD holders are encouraged to join and help the TLDA achieve its goals. Membership will open on February 1st, 2008 and applications can be acquired through its web-site at www.tldainc.org. Contact: Karl Peters
Top Level Domain Association, Inc.
Telephone: (912) 638-1638
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