Archive for November, 2008

Nominet Report Shows Worldwide ccTLD Registrations Growing Rapidly

Nominet Report Shows Worldwide ccTLD Registrations Growing Rapidly

Nominet held their second annual .uk registrar conference at Wembley Stadium last week where they released their Domain Name Industry Report 2008 that highlights...

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Nominet Report Shows Worldwide ccTLD Registrations Growing Rapidly

Nominet Report Shows Worldwide ccTLD Registrations Growing Rapidly

Nominet held their second annual .uk registrar conference at Wembley Stadium last week where they released their Domain Name Industry Report 2008 that highlights...

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Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges

Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges

Microsoft has charged a Florida company with cybersquatting in a new lawsuit filed Wednesday reports IDG. In the lawsuit, Microsoft listed 23 domain names that it...

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Experts to Feds: Sign the DNS root ASAP

US government urged to deploy DNS security measures, but through ICANN not VeriSign Internet security gurus and leading vendors are urging the US federal government...

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AFNIC publish annual report on booming state of .fr domain name industry

AFNIC publish annual report on booming state of .fr domain name industry

AFNIC have published their annual report on the French domain name industry. Today there are almost 1.3 million .fr names registered, making .fr the 16th largest...

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Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges

Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges

Microsoft has charged a Florida company with cybersquatting in a new lawsuit filed Wednesday reports IDG. In the lawsuit, Microsoft listed 23 domain names that it...

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ICANN Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan

ICANN Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan

ICANN is pleased to release an updated draft Implementation Plan for the IDN ccTLD fast track process [PDF, 265K]. The updated document contains clarifying information...

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Experts to Feds: Sign the DNS root ASAP

US government urged to deploy DNS security measures, but through ICANN not VeriSign Internet security gurus and leading vendors are urging the US federal government...

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AFNIC publish annual report on booming state of .fr domain name industry

AFNIC publish annual report on booming state of .fr domain name industry

AFNIC have published their annual report on the French domain name industry. Today there are almost 1.3 million .fr names registered, making .fr the 16th largest...

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ICANN Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan

ICANN Update: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan

ICANN is pleased to release an updated draft Implementation Plan for the IDN ccTLD fast track process [PDF, 265K]. The updated document contains clarifying information...

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ICANN: 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi

ICANN: 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi

An estimated 281,000 domain names held by EstDomains will be transferred to ICANN-accredited registrar Directi Internet Solutions following the termination of EstDomains’...

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ICANN: 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi

ICANN: 281,000 Domains to be Transferred from EstDomains to Directi

An estimated 281,000 domain names held by EstDomains will be transferred to ICANN-accredited registrar Directi Internet Solutions following the termination of EstDomains’...

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China Suspends 300 Phishing Website Domain Names

According to Anti-Phishing Alliance of China, by October 30, 2008 it had suspended the domain names of more than 300 Chinese phishing websites with the help of the...

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China Suspends 300 Phishing Website Domain Names

According to Anti-Phishing Alliance of China, by October 30, 2008 it had suspended the domain names of more than 300 Chinese phishing websites with the help of the...

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International domain names get a bit closer and more European-friendly

In early 2009, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) plans to adopt the update for international domain names discussed since the beginning of this year reports...

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