Archive for March, 2011

.EU General Manager on changing TLD landscape

.EU General Manager on changing TLD landscape

[news release] General Manager of EURid, the .eu top-level domain (TLD) registry, Marc Van Wesemael expresses candid opinions on Internet security, IPv6 and...

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AusRegistry International Wins Another Middle East Internet Contract

AusRegistry International Wins Another Middle East Internet Contract

AusRegistry International announced this month it has won a lucrative contract with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman to...

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ICANN to Convene Annual European Regional Registry/Registrar Event

ICANN to Convene Annual European Regional Registry/Registrar Event

On 12-13 May 2011, ICANN and its gTLD registration services providers will meet in Munich, Germany, the organisation announced this week. ICANN supports these regional...

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ICANN: Call for Public Comments: The Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team

ICANN: Call for Public Comments: The Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team

The Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team was launched in October 2010 in line with the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) provisions i.e section...

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ICANN: WHOIS Review Team – Call for Public Comment

ICANN: WHOIS Review Team – Call for Public Comment

The WHOIS Policy Review Team was launched in October 2010 in line with the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) provisions, section 9.3.1, which stipulates that:

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ICANN Posts July 2011 – June 2014 Strategic Plan

ICANN Posts July 2011 – June 2014 Strategic Plan

Based upon the Board Resolutions at the recent Silicon Valley/San Francisco ICANN Meeting, the adopted 2011-2014 Strategic Plan [PDF, 3.37 MB] is now posted.

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CENTR Domain Wire Focuses On Whois, IDNs, IPv6 & IGF

CENTR Domain Wire Focuses On Whois, IDNs, IPv6 & IGF

The first issue of CENTR’s Domain Wire magazine for 2011 has been released with a review of CENTR’s activities for 2010. Topics the focus of this edition...

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CENTR Domain Wire Focuses On Whois, IDNs, IPv6 & IGF

CENTR Domain Wire Focuses On Whois, IDNs, IPv6 & IGF

The first issue of CENTR’s Domain Wire magazine for 2011 has been released with a review of CENTR’s activities for 2010. Topics the focus of this edition...

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HKIRC Officially Launches Full Chinese .香港 Domain Name

HKIRC Officially Launches Full Chinese .香港 Domain Name

[news release] Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) today announced the official launch of the full Chinese .香港 Internationalised Country...

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ictQATAR Launches Qatar Domains Registry

[news release] The Internet is one-step closer to being more accessible to speakers of Arabic in Qatar and around the world with the official launch of the Qatar...

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FSC Launches Anti-.XXX Campaign, Urges Adult Businesses To Ignore

FSC Launches Anti-.XXX Campaign, Urges Adult Businesses To Ignore

The Free Speech Coalition has launched a .campaign against the XXX sponsored Top Level Domain approved by ICANN at its Silicon Valley San Francisco meeting on 18...

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ICANN’s Going To Senegal

ICANN’s Going To Senegal

ICANN has announced their 42nd meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 24 to 28 October 2011.

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Facebook Seeks To Recover 21 Domains

Facebook Seeks To Recover 21 Domains

Facebook is disputing ownership of 21 domain names that include the string “facebook” such as KillFacebook.com, FacebookStuff.com and FacebookSafety.com...

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Microsoft Pays Bankrupt Nortel $7.5m For 666,624 IP Addresses

Microsoft Pays Bankrupt Nortel $7.5m For 666,624 IP Addresses

With IPv4 addresses becoming scarce, prices are booming. One consequence of this is Microsoft recently agreeing to buy almost two-thirds of a million IPv4 addresses...

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India Seeks To Block .XXX As Pre-Registrations Pass Half Million

India has joined the Free Speech Coalition, the adult entertainment industry lobby group, by coming out publicly and saying they oppose the introduction of the .XXX...

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