the
end of the current quarter (4Q-2020), following successful completion of
regulatory requirements.
Donuts
CEO Akram Atallah said, "The Afilias and Donuts teams share a
commitment to security, stability and reliability. This will only grow
stronger as we implement the best technologies and services from each
organization while maintaining seamless delivery to our registry and
registrar partners as well as our end registrants."
Afilias
CEO Hal Lubsen added, "We are thrilled to choose Donuts as the
steward for Afilias' next phase. As a proven leader and innovator, we know
that the synergies delivered to our registry clients, registrars and
employees will benefit the entire domain community."
A press
release announcing the deal noted, "The Donuts and Afilias
teams will continue to provide registrar partners the same access to the
domain names and services they've had in the past. With a combined Donuts
and Afilias partnership, cyber-security will be a top priority and
registrants will have even more simplicity, consistency, efficiency and
quality to help them secure their online identities."
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