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IPv6 Taskforce Trust formed in New Zealand

time March 11th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

InternetNZ logoThe New Zealand IPv6 Taskforce has been registered as a Trust and charitable entity says the latest edition of The Browser, the monthly newsletter from InternetNZ, who manages .NZ as part of their duties. … more

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Sex Gets Domain Name Industry Hearts Aflutter with SEX.COM and .XXX in the News

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Sex always makes a good story for the media, and so it has again recently with the .XXX Top Level Domain about to be discussed again at ICANN’s Nairobi, Kenya, meeting this week and the SEX.COM domain name up for grabs again next week to the highest bidder. … more

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Nominet Commences Consultation on One Character, Two Letter & Reserved .UK Domains

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Nominet logoNominet is planning to release two letter, one character and other reserved .UK domains. In planning for the release, the .UK registry has commenced a three month consultation process that closes on 8 June on how the domain names should be released. … more

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ICANN: Public Comment: Proposed .PRO Renewal Registry Agreement

time March 10th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

ICANN logoThe proposed renewal of the .PRO registry agreement is posted for public comment at icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/pro/proposed-renewal-agreement-02mar10-en.pdf [PDF, 57 KB] and appendices at icann.org/en/tlds/agreements/pro/proposed-appendices-02mar10-en.pdf [PDF, 320 KB]. … more

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DNSSEC Edges Closer for .DE

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

DENIC logoThe “DNSSEC Testbed for Germany” has entered a decisive phase: as of 2 March 2010 DENIC has given all second level domains under .DE the opportunity to participate in the DNSSEC testbed and to record their experiences. … more

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.NL Dispute Resolution System Now Entirely Electronic

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

SIDN has modified the Dispute Resolution Regulations for .NL domain names as of 4 March 2010. As a result of the changes, much of the correspondence that previously went by post will in future go by email. … more

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.NO Holds Consultation on Domain Names for Individuals

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

UNINETT, the .NO (Norway) registry is currently holding a consultation process on how individuals can register Norwegian domain names in the future. The consultation process will be open until 17 May. … more

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.ZA to Introduce Rules to Thwart Squatters

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

Responding to concerns on cybersquatting, the .ZA Domain Name Authority (Zadna - the South African registry) has announced they will be introducing new regulations in 2010. … more

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.MX Passes 400,000 Domain Registrations

time March 7th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

NIC Mexico logo.MX, the country code Top Level Domain for Mexico, has passed the 400,000th domain name registration reports NIC Mexico. … more

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AFNIC Re-Appointed .FR Registry; Announces Loosening of .FR Registration Requirements

time March 2nd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

AFNIC logoAFNIC was re-appointed as registry for .FR domain names for a further seven years on 2 March, 2010 by the French Minister for Industry, Christian Estrosi. … more

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DENIC Releases BR.DE Domain Name

time February 27th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

DENIC logoDENIC have allowed the registration of the two-letter domain name BR.DE. The domain was excluded from the release of two-character domains affected in autumn 2009. Upon DENIC’s objection, this temporary injunction was now rescinded. The domain name was subsequently registered at 15:00 on 18 February. … more

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President Clinton to Keynote at 25 Years of .Com Policy Impact Forum

time February 27th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

VeriSign logo[news release] VeriSign, the operator of.com, announced today that President Bill Clinton will deliver the opening keynote address at its Policy Impact Forum in Washington D.C. on March 16. This event is part of a larger industry-wide campaign led by VeriSign recognizing 25 years of Internet innovation. … more

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Domain Name Registrations Continue to Grow, Now Top 192 Million: VeriSign

time February 23rd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

VeriSign logoThere were 192 million domain names registered around the world at the end of 2009, an increase of eleven million registrations over the previous quarter, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign. … more

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ICANN Request Public Comments on Approval of One & Two-Character .INFO Domains

time February 18th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

ICANN logoICANN is today opening a public comment forum on a proposed amendment from Afilias Limited to Appendix 6 & 7 of the .INFO Registry Agreement. … more

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Three-Quarters of Whois Data Inaccurate Finds ICANN Study

time February 17th, 2010 by author David Goldstein

More than three-quarters (77%) of all Whois records for five of the generic Top Level Domains (.COM, .ORG, .NET, .INFO and .BIZ) are filled with at least partially inaccurate information, according to a survey by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) for ICANN. … more

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