Top Level Domain Holdings announced recently that it will soon acquire the second batch of 20 application slots for new gTLDs .The total applications slots acquired by Top Level Domain Holdings ,on behalf of itself and clients of Minds + Machines will amount to 40 . On January 12,2012,the company announced that they have filed their first 20 applications to manage new TLDs.

"We are delighted with the progress the Company is making and the quality of the applications on which we are working. The criteria ICANN has set are demanding and we therefore have to ensure we only support the most likely to be successful," said Peter Dengate Thrush,Chairman fo Top Level Domain Holdings .

Top Level Domain Holdings also said that "Under ICANN's rules, applicants for new gTLDs must first purchase an application slot, or placeholder, for each application for US$5,000 each which will then be deducted from the US$185,000 gTLD application fee. "

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Todaynic.com International Limited(Eranet.com) was incorporated in Hong Kong in 2005, directly under Todaynic.com, Inc. which was established in 2000. As one of the first ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), Verisign, HKDNR, and CNNIC (The China Internet Network Information Center) accredited registrars, Eranet is also a leading provider of services in domain name registration and web hosting.