State of .CA in the Competitive Marketplace

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)

CIRA’s History

Registered .CA Domain Names

Mar-01 Mar-02 Mar-03 Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Mar-09 Mar-10 -

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

203,853 284,835 338,987

416,305 518,241

672,218

832,936

1,008,646

1,205,390

1,400,170

1,582,390

Source: .CA Registry Database

.CA and .com Canadian Market Share

Q3 2007 Q1 20100.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

61.81%57.82%

20.60%

26.69%

.com

.CA

Source: Dr. Zook Q1 2010 Canadian Domain Names Report, Dr. Zook Q3 2007 Canadian Domain Names Report, .CA Registry Database

.CA versus .com (Q4 2010)

.com .ca .net .info .org .biz0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,0003,267,367

1,575,947

325,279215,825 259,171

84,024

Source: .CA Registry Database

Global Domain Name Growth

Annual Growth 2007 Annual Growth 2008 Annual Growth 2009 0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

23%

16%

6%

26%

21%

13%gTLD

ccTLD

Note: gTLD = Generic Top-Level Domain (e.g. .com, .org, etc.)ccTLD = Country Code Top-Level Domain (e.g. .CA, .UK, etc.)

Source: The Domain Name Industry Brief, Verisign, September 2009, September 2008, September 2007, and September 2006

Functional .CA Websites (January 2011)

33%

22%

3%2%

19%

14%

3% 4%

Online BusinessesLive SitesBlogsBlockedRedirectedPPC ParkedPPC PurposedParked

Note: PPC = Pay Per Click

Source: .CA Registry Database, Verisign .CA Internet Profile Service Report January 2011

Five Year Average Annual Incremental Growth Rates 2004-2009: Specific TLDs

18% 16% 15%

8%11%

21%

11%

18%

11%

31%

21%18%

23%

12%16% 17%

.com .net .cn .de .uk .nl .eu .br .us .f r .au .ca .se .no Median cc

Median all

Source: CIRA Benchmarking Research, Competitive Analysis Matrix

.CA DNS Queries per Quarter (millions)

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Source: .CA DNS

Risk

RO CN INFO NET COM FR US EU NL ORG BR SE UK CH AU CA DE 0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

Domains with Risky Downloads (Most to Least Risky)

Source: Mapping the Mal Web: The World’s Riskiest Domains, By: Shane Keats, Senior Research Analyst, Dan Nunes, Research Engineer, Paula Greve, Director of Research, © 2009 McAfee, Inc.