ICANN Blog 15 September 2008 16:50:48- Blogs

On 10-11 September 2008, ICANN hosted its third Asia/Pacific regional gathering in Seoul, Korea. The regional gathering approach to broadening participation in the ICANN process for gTLD registries and ICANN-accredited registrars was first introduced in February 2005 in Brussels, Belgium. And, since that time, ICANN has conducted annually three outreach events ? one each in [...]

CircleID 24 July 2008 22:00:23- Domain Market

oday ICANN releases a paper with the title "DNSSEC @ ICANN - Signing the root zone: A way forward toward operational readiness". The paper explains in more detail than earlier documents what ICANN view on signing of the root zone is. I think the key points mentioned in this paper are true, and in general, I think this document is a good read. It is not long, and summarizes what I would call

Domain Pulse 16 July 2008 07:32:07- Domain Market

Following extensive collaboration and consultation with experienced gTLD registries, ccTLD managers, SSAC, and other members of the community, ICANN announced the implementable version of the gTLD Registry Failover Plan [PDF, 85K] during the ICANN Public Forum in Paris, France on 25 June 2008. ICANN is today posting the plan for public comment. Comments on the plan may be submitted to

CircleID 21 April 2008 16:59:00- Domain Market

The ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organization has had tasting on its agenda since last fall, with a staff report issued in January, and a proposed anti-tasting policy written in March. On Thursday the 17th, the GNSO put the proposed policy to a vote, and it passed overwhelmingly. Under ICANN rules, the ICANN board has to take up the resolution at its next meeting, and since it was approved by a supermajority, it becomes ICANN policy unless 2/3 of the board votes against it, which in this case is unlikely. More...

moreover 15 July 2009 11:32:00- Domain Market

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is releasing a new policy in which anyone can start a top-level domain (the part of a URL to the right of the period, such as '.com' or '.net'). According to ICANN, this service will enable

DNXPERT 13 November 2008 10:32:22- Domain Market

ICANN have confirmed that the termination of ICANN-accredited registrar EstDomains is to go ahead, effective 24 November 2008.

On 28 October 2008, ICANN sent a notice of termination to EstDomains, Inc. (EstDomains) based on an Estonian Court record reflecting the conviction of EstDomains’ then president, Vladimir Tsastsin, of credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery.

Pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN may terminate the RAA before its expiration when,

“Any officer or director of [a] Registrar ... READ MORE

Domain Name Wire 12 November 2008 22:32:19- Domain Market

ICANN’s Director of IDN discusses the importance of technical compliance for international domain names.

ICANN Director of the IDN Program Tina Dam

the importance of compliance with IDN technical requirements on the ICANN blog today. It’s a must read for anyone who has invested in international domain names (domains that use non-roman/latin characters) or considering them as

moreover 03 July 2008 16:01:00- Domain Market

Since the original seven domain "dots" were established, the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN;

) has expanded the number of generic top level domains (gTLDs) only rarely. But by 2Q 2009, adding new dot domains could start expanding rapidly. Last week, at an annual meeting in Paris, ICANN approved a recommendation that would add many new domain names, as well as expanding the languages and character sets for internationalized domain names. The nuts and bolts of processing the expansion will not appear until the final version of the implementation plan is approved by the ICANN board in early 2009. Complex and challenging issues remain before them following "principles of fairness, transparency, and non-discrimination," as well as technical issues to insure the stability of the domain name system—as my interview with former ICANN chair Vinton Cerf confirms. However, the potential impact over the years of a massive

moreover 29 June 2008 10:25:00- Domain Market

PARIS - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) concluded on June 26, 2008 its 32nd International Public Meeting in Paris after four days of discussions that will shape the future of the Internet, a press release by ICANN stated.

CircleID 03 July 2008 03:35:00- Domain Market

At its 32d International Junket Meeting last week, ICANN's Board approved the GNSO Council's recommendations for the eventual addition to the root of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This means that eventually, when the staff drafts, community comments upon, and Board approves implementation processes, those with deep pockets will have the opportunity to bid for new TLD strings... More...

.auDA 12 June 2008 13:15:06- Registries

Berners-Lee: Challenge of the Web is 'creative connectivity' | How Many TLD Applications Will ICANN Receive? | Consultation on Proposals to Reform ICANN Meetings | ICANN Launches Subscription-Based Policy Update | CIRA Creates Backdoor WHOIS Exceptions for Police and IP Owners | .ES Approaches One Million Domain Names | Dot-What? Will_This_Name_Happen.nyc? | MP appointed to head internetNZ board | Russia's president calls for Cyrillic Internet domain

ICANN 11 June 2008 18:40:50- Organisations

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the launch of a new subscription-based ICANN Policy Update that will highlight on a monthly basis key Internet policy issues being addressed by its bottom-up, consensus-based policy development structure.

moreover 10 November 2008 14:11:00- Domain Market

US president-elect Barack Obama has already pitched himself as tech-savvy about broadband speed and the like, so he looks well-placed to deal with possibly the biggest technology challenges of his first year in office: the future of ICANN, the domain

moreover 19 August 2008 11:18:00- Domain Market

The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction. ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has said that auctions

moreover 28 February 2009 14:53:00- Domain Market

The internet body ICANN has identified trade mark protection as one of the key issues that require further work before more generic top-level domains (gTLDs) can be introduced In a second draft of the Applicant Guidebook, published in advance of next

ICANN 06 March 2008 14:42:08- Organisations

ICANN has announced today that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .za-South Africa ZA DNA, (...)

DNS.PL 20 August 2008 10:29:45- Registries

The body behind the internet's addressing systems has said that it will settle disputes over who wins the right to new generic top level domains (gTLDs) by auction. ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has said that auctions will be used if two organisations vying for the right to a gTLD are tied on other grounds.

moreover 09 April 2008 09:51:00- Domain Market

Company to provide ICANN with colocation services for Global root domain name system. , a provider of IT infrastructure services, today announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has selected them to house its second instance of the Global L-Root server cluster at their flagship facility. The company states that ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers connect to each other over the Internet.

The company declared that it will provide ICANN with colocation services. It further claims that as a result, ICANN will be able to enhance global access to the L-Root servers, while also enhancing its ability to mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks on the core of the Internet.

moreover 15 July 2009 00:44:00- Domain Market

Internet governance body ICANN is inviting comments on a proposal to introduce paperless Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings The proposal comes from WIPO, which handles the majority of UDRP disputes. The UDRP enables IP rights owners to

.auDA 09 June 2008 15:32:26- Registries

Policy brief: The future of the Internet economy | Who will pay as the Internet grows? | Tim Wu: iPhone central to "future of the Internet" | Zittrain's "Future of the Internet" Reviewed by Milton Mueller | ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest from Registrars to Receive Names from Two De-Accredited Registrars | ICANN Opens Public Comment Period for Draft/Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure | Internationalized Domain Name Program Adds Two Languages | IDN wiki - adding Urdu and Thai by Tina Dam | UNESCO encourages Governments to participate in the next meeting of ICANN

ICANN 06 February 2010 00:21:50- Organisations

On 27 August 2009, the ICANN Board of Directors passed a resolution approving in principle the implementation of the Board Review WG recommendation “to add one voting director appointed from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors, and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board (…).”

In preparation for this new appointment, the ALAC, in consultation with the At-Large Community, has prepared a White Paper [PDF, 240K] entitled “Call for Community Comment on the Proposed Process for the 2010 Selection of an ICANN At-Large Board Member”. Included in this document is a review of community discussions to date, inclusive of debate points and rationale for any recommendations made, a draft process timeline, specific issues and recommendations for community review and feedback.

This White Paper has already been subject to At-Large Community review beginning

Domain Name News 07 June 2008 10:35:40- Blogs

Image via Wikipedia Under the light of the recent de-accreditations for registrars Bestregistrar.com and DotForce, where ICANN is looking for a new home for it’s 5,800 registrants, a proposal for an Interim Terminated Registrar Transition Procedure has now been published for comments. The process seeks to eliminate the involvement of the registrar that is being de-accredited and [...]

ICANN 30 July 2008 14:44:14- Organisations

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) lanza hoy la Policy Update en español gratuita para sus suscriptores como parte de su constante esfuerzo por incrementar

Domain Pulse 07 November 2008 12:46:11- Domain Market

In a major change to the domain name system, the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced a draft plan (or Guidebook) that will allow for applications for new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and is seeking comment from interested parties.

“Since ICANN was founded 10 years ago, one of the foundational principles has been to support competition and consumer choice in generic top-level domains. That competition is meant to promote innovation and enhance user choice and satisfaction” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“The Internet has produced great

Domain Name Wire 28 October 2008 15:36:55- Domain Market

Fees estimated to cover actual costs of new TLD process. Want to offer .anything? Prepare to write a hefty check. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) estimates that total application fees for entities wishing to offer new top level domain names, such as .nyc or .money, will be about $185,000. Despite the high [...]

moreover 03 January 2009 08:31:00- Domain Market

MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a press release that it has published the 2008 Annual Report online on December 31, 2008. The report covers in detail the organization's achievements and

moreover 21 June 2008 22:11:00- Domain Market

PARIS, June 21 /CNW/ - Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new sponsored top level domain (sTLD) .tel, today announced details for launch at the ICANN meeting in Paris. Sunrise applications from national trademark

moreover 23 June 2008 19:27:00- Domain Market

PARIS (AFP) Internet users should soon be able to use new domain names such as .love, .paris or .bank if one of the world wide web's biggest shakeups is approved this week as expected by the web regulator ICANN. The Internet Corporation for Assigned

moreover 24 June 2008 05:58:00- Domain Market

By Liz Tay The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is proposing to relax the rules on top-level domain names in a move that could drastically change the Internet. If approved, new registration rules could allow companies to

Domain Pulse 28 April 2008 16:10:39- Domain Market

There will be what is billed as the largest annual domainer meeting in central Paris June 19 and 20, 2008, immediately prior to the ICANN meeting and in the same hotel as the Paris ICANN meeting - the Hotel Meridien Montparnasse

moreover 30 June 2008 08:08:00- Domain Market

The decision to allow custom top-level domains will be a 'nightmare' for brand managers, analysts and lawyers have warned. On Thursday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to allow--in addition to more traditional top-level domains (TLDs), such as .com and .org--theoretically any TLD at all, as long as it is no longer than 64 characters long. The application process for such custom TLDs looks set to be arduous and the criteria reasonably rigorous, but observers say the new system will

ICANN Blog 05 February 2010 23:01:46- Blogs

IDN TLDs: pre-registrations, declined requests, and other misconceptions Recent statements and speculations have been made concerning the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process and related issues. People seem to be most concerned about: ? ICANN denying some countries/territories access to the Fast Track Process ? ICANN approving IDN ccTLDs ? The notion of pre-registrations in new TLDs This blog post is intended to set [...]

.auDA 17 April 2008 18:18:19- Registries

Russians Snub ICANN with IDN SU Registrations | Latest issue of ICANN magazine out | DotAsia Goes Live With Thousands of Registrations | Trading in .au Domain Names Starts in June | .CA reaches the one millionth registration milestone | 12 millionth Domain Name Registration for .DE | Dot-Quebec? | Experts clash over cyberterrorism threat | Sound the alarm, IPv6 execs say | Industry execs sound IPv6 alarm?is the sky really falling? | Study: Google Lost Share of Search Ad Dollars to Yahoo | Google bots are crawling in a new way

ICANN 09 April 2008 21:10:00- Organisations

CircleID 07 July 2008 16:51:00- Domain Market

The recent decision by ICANN to start a new round of applications for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) is launching a round of questions on the IETF side about its consequences. One possible issue may be with vanity gTLDs like apple, ebay etc. Some expect that every Fortune 1,000,000 company will apply for its own TLD. My guess is rather the Fortune 1,000 for a start, but this does change the nature of the issue, i.e. those companies may want to use email addresses like user@tld. More...

.auDA 22 May 2008 14:57:59- Registries

Editorial: Democracy and the Web | ICANN Sends Notice of Breach to Registrar Red Register | Ensuring Global Voices Heard at ICANN Cairo Meeting | Global Survey on Multilingualism in ICANN's Work Now Online | Ghosts of Root Servers Past by David Conrad | .car gTLD Proposal Launched | Australia crumbles under Cyber Storm attack | U.S. military cites growing China space, cyber threat | Global group to provide cyberattack early warnings | Lax ISPs add to Internet security problem | World has to move to IPv6--Vint Cerf | Most Spam Sites Tied to a Handful of Registrars | Working to make the internet safe | Melbourne IT goes beyond its domain | Is America.com a $12m name like Sex.com?

moreover 08 July 2008 03:52:00- Domain Market

Last week the proposal to allow a new breed of internet domains triggered talk of another “internet gold rush”. I’m not sure this is going to happen, however it is a timely reminder of the importance of protecting your own business name. The Global Top Level Domains (gLTDs) are the suffixes such as .com and .net at the end of internet addresses. There are 22 of these and they are controlled by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) which is chaired by an Australian, Dr Paul Twomey. ICANN has proposed to make new gLTDs available to anyone who makes a suitable application. So somebody can apply to create a .smartcompany or .australia domain to replace the boring old .com or .com.au. I have to admit my first reaction

moreover 15 July 2009 15:26:00- Domain Market

The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses. Officials say the mechanism won't preclude a new Web site from being created at, say,

ICANN 19 March 2008 12:48:05- Organisations

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Hebrew and Amharic speakers now have dedicated wiki pages to share their experiences as a part of the global evaluation of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) being done by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. "Since its launch in October 2007, the IDN wiki has helped ICANN and the Internet community look at exactly how IDNs operate in the root, and how different software handles domain names in characters from different scripts," said Tina Dam, ICANN’s IDN Program Director. "We’re hoping that Internet users who understand Hebrew and Amharic will access these wiki pages and share their experiences." The IDN wiki was initially based on 11 example.test domains in Arabic, Persian, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Russian, Hindi, Greek, Korean, Yiddish, Japanese and Tamil. The wiki allows Internet users to establish their own subpages with their own names in their own language such as example.test/yourname.

.auDA 19 June 2008 02:41:02- Registries

OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy | Governments give consumers a boost at high-level OECD meeting on the future of the Internet | No Vacancy: Make Room for New Internet Addresses by Dr Paul Twomey | EU speaks out about seizing opportunities in the global internet economy | au: Conroy Hints At International Web Security Pact | ICANN: Improving Institutional Confidence consultation launched | ICANN: Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers - Final Call for Comments and Background Report | VeriSign builds out DNS security defences | In First Quarter of 2008, Internet Keeps Pace with Quarterly Growth Rate Set in 2007 | VeriSign: Domain-name Registrations Keep Growing | US FTC Halts Domain Name Registration Scam | us: FTC Halts Cross Border Con Artists: Thousands of Small Businesses and Nonprofits Billed for Domain Registrations They Didn't Get | au: Lawsuit against AdultShop.com settled - DBS subsidiary settles mutual lawsuit with AdultShop

ICANN Blog 13 November 2008 01:30:07- Blogs

At ICANN?s meeting in Egypt last week, I had the opportunity to try and explain to various non-technical audiences why the Domain Name System (DNS) is vulnerable to attack, and why that is important, without needing a computer science degree to understand it. Here is the summary. How does the DNS work? The DNS can be considered [...]

moreover 10 July 2009 01:23:00- Domain Market

ADULT entertainment companies seeking to operate internet red light districts would face resistance from the Rudd Labor government. 

The government said it would oppose their creation when they become available under the global internet regulator's new scheme to allow registration of generic top-level-domains (gTLDs). 

The domain names, which would be created to accommodate adult content, are expected to be in high demand when the world's internet names regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), starts accepting applications next February. 

Each could net ICANN tens of millions of dollars and several Australian companies are believed to be among those which have expressed strong interest in registering them. 

AusRegistry, which operates Australia's peak domain registry for .au, has revealed that it has been approached by several entities planning to apply to register adult-themed gTLDs including, .xxx and .sex. 

However, a spokeswoman for 

moreover 13 July 2009 16:15:00- Domain Market

Europe's efforts to internationalize the running of the Internet's governance body were criticized by three leading trade groups Monday for failing to take account of the needs of the private sector. Oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned

moreover 28 June 2008 15:47:00- Domain Market

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization that manages the world's most important web address extensions- in other words, what goes after the dot in a URL, has decided that the internationalised domain names those that do

.auDA 19 May 2008 17:07:00- Registries

Cairo Selected to Host ICANN's 33rd International Public Meeting | NIST Tool Helps Internet Master Top-level Domains | ICANN reforms threaten voice of IP owners | Gov'ts Must Intervene to End IP Address Shortage, Says OECD

moreover 26 March 2008 18:00:00- Domain Market

Professionals: Reserve your dot-pro domain today with EnCirca BOSTON, March 26, 2008 -- EnCirca (http://www.encirca.pro) announces it is accepting advance orders from all businesses slated to become eligible for the dot-pro domain. After months of

moreover 15 July 2009 13:59:00- Domain Market

ICANN, the non-profit group that regulates domain names, wants to vastly expand the number of ?top level domain names? beyond the 21 that currently exist, such as .com, .net, and .mobi. But the proposal, which is expected to go into effect next year,

ICANN 08 October 2008 23:10:18- Organisations

ICANN Staff had a discussion with the GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) on 8 September 2008, regarding the concerns expressed by the GAC that the GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of New gTLDs does not include provisions reflecting important elements of the GAC principles, in particular paragraphs 2.2, 2.6 and 2.7, which the GAC considered

Domain Pulse 01 May 2008 09:16:42- Domain Market

Domain tasting is the disreputable practice of registering lots of domains, seeing how much traffic they get, and then using the five day Add Grace Period to refund the 99.9% of them that aren’t worth paying for. A related abuse is front running, registrars speculatively grabbing domains that people inquire about to prevent them from using a different registrar.

.auDA 13 November 2008 21:38:43- Registries

Termination of Registrar EstDomains to Go Ahead | Why the DNS is broken, in plain language by Kim Davies | ICANN to terminate notorious registrar's credentials after all | DNS creator says flaws in protocol put firms at risk | Survey: One DNS Server in 10 Is 'trivially Vulnerable' | Domain name vibrators.com sells for $1m | Kredit.de Defies Credit Squeeze Selling for ?900,000

moreover 03 February 2010 06:58:00- Domain Market

The 2010 Domain Pulse, hosted by SWITCH (the .CH registry) was held in the snowy Swiss city of Luzern. Domain Name Security (DNS) was of particular importance in this year's meeting with DNSSEC being implemented in the root zone in 2010 by ICANN, and by

moreover 29 May 2008 01:19:00- Domain Market

How realistic is an attack that successfully hijacks a domain by social engineering the domains registrar? Pretty realistic according to ICANNs recently released advisory on : In this Advisory, SSAC describes generic forms of this type of attack. We

moreover 30 June 2008 11:13:00- Domain Market

Web regulators on Thursday voted to open up the internet's domain name system to create hundreds of new website addresses, such as '.paris' or '.Pepsi', in one of the biggest shake-ups in online history. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the overhaul, which has major implications for businesses and consumers worldwide, during its annual general meeting in Paris. "This is a historic resolution.

.auDA 16 July 2009 10:04:33- Registries

Public Comment: WIPO Proposal for Modification of UDRP Rules to Allow ?Paperless? UDRP Proceedings | Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block | Do We Need .More .Top .Level .Domains? | Brokering Peace Between Brand Owners and Domainers | The Best Internet Addresses Will Cost a Cool .Million | European ICANN reform proposal draws industry ire | UK, not North Korea, source of DDOS attacks, researcher says

.auDA 08 May 2008 16:57:58- Registries

Public Comment Period Now Open for Domain Tasting Motion | CEOs underestimating security risks: Icann president launches new best practice guide for business leaders | Russian Plan to Foil Cybersquatters Backed | Unicaresoft loses MSNLock case against Microsoft | Domainers Can't Have It Both Ways: Until Blatant Cybersquatters Are Exterminated, All Domainers Will Suffer | Google trademark move sparks outrage

.auDA 25 April 2008 05:16:21- Registries

ICANN GNSO Votes to Kill Domain Tasting | Where do the Swiss live who have registered the most domain names? | Campaigning for the launch of .eng | Hackers jack thousands of sites, including UN domains | Study finds hackers can exploit misspellings | Red Bull wins redbullsucks.com from energy drink rival | Microsoft sues over brand in Dutch programme curbing kids on Internet | US court says IP addresses are private

ICANN 25 June 2008 10:12:20- Organisations

PARIS, France: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is another step closer to formalized relationships with all Latin American ccTLDs with the signing of its ninth accountability framework in the region, this one with the the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .cr, delegated to the National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica in 1990.

The signing took place at

.auDA 16 June 2008 13:13:35- Registries

us: Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic | ICANN Solicits Public Comment on Single Character Name Allocation Framework | Draft Final Report of Recommendations for IDN ccTLD Fast Track Mechanism Made Available | Canadian Internet Registration Authority ends free-for-all over personal information | Lewis estate takes on 11-year-old in new battle of Narnia | First Australian Web Site to Auction ".au" Domain Names

ICANN 02 October 2008 22:39:02- Organisations

The IDNC WG recommended that as part of the implementation plan of the IDN ccTLD "fast-track" process a request for information (RFI) is sent out to all territories to gain an understanding of the interest of individual territories to participate in the Fast Track process. Participation in the RFI is not be mandatory to be eligible for

ICANN 30 July 2008 14:44:14- Organisations

L' Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) lance aujourd'hui son programme de mise à jour gratuite des politiques, la Policy Update, en français, preuve supplémentaire de son engagement permanent pour une plus grande transparence organisationnelle à l'échelle mondiale et de sa volonté de mieux informer la communauté de ses activités d'élaboration de

DNXPERT 17 October 2008 22:15:48- Domain Market

ICANN have announced they will release the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) Applicant Guidebook, also called the ?draft Request for Proposal (RFP)?, within the next two weeks.

The Draft Applicant Guidebook, which will be in a draft format and posted for public comment and review, will comprise of six modules:

1. Introduction to the gTLD Application Process, which includes the main application fee 2. Evaluation Process 3. Objection and Dispute Resolution 4. String ... READ MORE

Domain Pulse 17 June 2008 11:32:14- Domain Market

Hangeul,” the Korean alphabet, could be used for Internet domain names as early as the first quarter of 2009, the head of a domain management agency said Tuesday.

ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has been in the process of revising the current Roman alphabet-based system to allow use of other characters for domains such as “com,” “org” and “net” used at the end of addresses.

DNXPERT 15 September 2008 15:52:05- Domain Market

In order to register a domain name, you need an account with an ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited domain name registrar.

Getting an account with a domain name registrar is easy. The sign up process takes a few seconds. You are usually required to provide some personal information ? your name, address, telephone number, email address etc.

Make sure you provide correct personal information when creating an account. Registrars are entitled to lock or take away ... READ MORE

.auDA 05 May 2008 22:42:01- Registries

The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain | Internet in danger of losing innovation | A simple way to avoid being the next Star Wars Kid by Jonathan Zittrain | A Killer Product: Will closed devices like Apple's iPhone murder the Web? | ICANN One Step Closer to Outlawing Domain Tasting: Public comment invited on proposal | Spain to reach a million domains this summer | How to Get Started as a Domainer: 28 Tips, Techniques and Resources | Google alters policy on linked adverts | The Real Threat to Google | Google adwords fuel new URL attack

CircleID 29 June 2008 18:22:00- Domain Market

I have a heard a lot lately about ICANN unanimously voting in favor or relaxing top level domain rules and had a few people come to me and ask 'how does that affect what you do?' The short answer is, it won't; at least not for a long time and here is why... There might be some huge potential gain if all shoe companies got .shoes and branded it, but someone would have to manage it and each would have to spend money to brand .shoes to consumers. Adidas gets adidas.shoes but spends nothing to brand it and lets Nike pay to brand .shoes and Reebok to brand it as well and leech. So instead of cartel like behavior (which is hard to maintain), we fall back into .com More...

.auDA 09 April 2008 22:49:40- Registries

Video boom threatens to gridlock the internet | Web could collapse as video demand soars | Coming soon: superfast internet | Australian broadband network soon to be obsolete | ICANN Issues Advisory Regarding the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy | NTIA Shrugs by Milton Mueller | US domain name costs rise as Australian regs loosen | Happy second birthday .eu! | Estonia prepares for repeat of cyberattacks on anniversary | The evolution of CyberCrime Inc. | US Cyberwarfare Prep Includes Offense | nz: Extra cyber defence team considered | Craigslist bullies unofficial blog over domain, trademarks | Are Domain Name Registrars Ready for IPv6? by Patrick Vande Walle | Pizza.com cooked for $2.6m

Verisign 04 April 2008 14:28:54- Ofindo

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – March 27, 2008 – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, today announced, effective as of October 1, 2008, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with ICANN.

VeriSign announced that the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $6.42 to $6.86 and that the registry fee for .net domain names will increase, from $3.85 to $4.23.

Traffic volume continues to increase with the emergence of consumer-driven services, the surge in Web-connected wireless devices and the proliferation of technologies and services using the Domain Name System (DNS). VeriSign processes a peak of more than 33 billion DNS queries per day under normal traffic conditions.

moreover 05 February 2010 11:46:00- Domain Market

Over time, people have grown accustomed to most Web site addresses ending in .com, .edu or .gov. Yet a proposed expansion of the generic top-level domain (gTLD) space by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will change the way we look at domain names forever.

In the months ahead, the domain-name landscape will undergo a revolutionary change by allowing a virtually unlimited number of gTLDs—the string of characters after the dot in every Web address. Rather than being limited to .com, .net, .org or other commonly recognized TLDs, any .ourbrand top-level domain will be possible.

For businesses, this change means that protecting their trademarks and searching for and watching gTLDs will become increasingly complex. For consumers, the change is designed to provide greater transparency about domain owners and make it simpler to navigate the Web.

However, before that simplicity can be achieved, there is complexity—and uncertainty—to sort out. What will the final form of the gTLD process be? What are the real risks and opportunities for companies?

Most importantly, what should businesses be doing to prepare?

Determine how generic top-level domains fit with your brand strategy.

There is only one chance to protect your