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Nominet consults on short .uk domain names Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:30AMNominet has announced a three-month consultation to decide how it should release one-letter, two-letter and single-number domains for registration.
Nominet consults on short .uk domain names Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:57AMDan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 17:42:00 Registry gears up for one-letter, two-letter and single-number domains Nominet has announced a three-month consultation to decide how it should release one-letter, two-letter and single-number domains for registration. The organisation, which owns the national registry for all .uk domain names ending .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk, is currently ...
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Porn net domain name plan revived Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:07PMA plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.
Porn domain name plan resurrected Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:06PMA plan to create a net domain for adult content could be revisited three years after it was rejected by regulators.
.CO Domain Extension Offers Enterprises and Individuals New Global Branding Option Online Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:00PMMIAMI----.CO Internet S.A.S. , a new company formed by Arcelandia S.A., a wholly-owned Colombian company, and U.S. company Neustar, Inc., today announced the launch plan for the .CO domain name extension that offers enterprises and individuals a global, recognizable, and credible option in branding their Internet presence.
Gossimer Kick Starts Dot Com Gold Rush Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:00PMGossimer, the Melbourne-based fastest growing domain name registration and web hosting company, has announced a promotion on dot com domain names for company’s resellers. During the promotion period, dot com domains will be available for $5.99.
RegistryPro Announces Official Sponsorship of 37th ICANN International Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:30AMIndustry veteran Jon Nevett to join Advisory Board for 2010
New Services from CT Corsearch and CT Corporation Make Domain Registration and Management Easier, Less Costly Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:20PMNEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CT Corsearch, the premier provider of clearance and protection solutions for trademark and brand professionals, and CT Corporation, the leading provider of registered agent services, both part of CT, a Wolters Kluwer business, today announced new domain name registration and management services that will enable their customers to register and manage Internet ...
New Services from CT Corsearch and CT Corporation Make Domain Registration and Management Easier, Less Costly Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:00PMCT Corsearch, the premier provider of clearance and protection solutions for trademark and brand professionals, and CT Corporation, the leading provider of registered agent services, both part of CT, a Wolters Kluwer business, today announced new domain name registration and management services that will enable their customers to register and manage Internet domain names worldwide quickly and ...
Gossimer Has Announced Change in Its AGP Policy Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:18PMThe fastest growing domain name registration and web hosting company Gossimer has Announced a change in its Add Grace Period Policy that will be effective from March 11, 2010. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3689814.htm
Gossimer Has Announced Change in Its AGP Policy Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:00PMThe fastest growing domain name registration and web hosting company Gossimer has Announced a change in its Add Grace Period Policy that will be effective from March 11, 2010.
UK domain gets DNS Security Protocol protection Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:17PMNominet has begun introducing an encryption-based protocol to the top-level .uk domain to protect against cache poisoning attacks
Background Note: Venezuela Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:54AMGeography Area: 912,050 sq. km. (352,143 sq. mi.); slightly more than twice the size of California. Cities: Capital --Caracas (metro. area pop. 3.2 million). Other major cities --Maracaibo, Valencia, Barquisimeto, Maracay, Merida, Ciudad Bolivar. ...
Government to pursue Nominet take-over powers Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:51PMThe government is to push ahead with its efforts to reserve powers to itself to take over the management of the .uk internet domain. The move comes...
Nominet begins DNS Security Extensions roll out Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:30PMNominet has taken the first steps towards boosting the security of its infrastructure by beginning the implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSec) for the top level .uk domain.
Nominet begins DNS Security Extensions roll out Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:05PMPhil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 March 2010 at 11:49:00 Registry starts long-term project to make the internet more secure Nominet has taken the first steps towards boosting the security of its infrastructure by beginning the implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSec) for the top level .uk domain. The .uk registry said that it will introduce DNSSec information into five of the 11 UK ...
Nominet rolls out DNS security protocol Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:43PMDNSSEC stop hackers from redirecting web users Nominet has begun implementing a security protocol designed to protect the DNS (Domain Name System).
Government eyes auDA regulation? Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:47AMThe Federal Government has been looking into Australian domain name administrator auDA following a number of complaints, according to a domain name registrant.
Microsoft recruited top-notch guns for Waledac takedown Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:18AMIDG News Service - Four days ago, top-notch computer security researchers launched an assault on Waledac, a highly sophisticated botnet responsible for spreading spam and malicious software. Today, mo...
Microsoft Recruited Top Notch Guns for Waledac Takedown Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:05AMFour days ago, top-notch computer security researchers launched an assault on Waledac, a highly sophisticated botnet responsible for spreading spam and malicious software.
Microsoft Decapitates Waledac Botnet Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:07AMA major source of spam and malware has been cut off from its controllers.
Microsoft Recruited Top Notch Guns for Waledac Takedown Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:15AMIn a coordinated operation, computers security researchers appear to have killed off the notorious Waledac botnet.
Nominet members vote for constitutional change Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:08AMPhil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Thursday 25 February 2010 at 16:55:00 Registry seeks to pre-empt government interference Nominet has voted to change its constitution in a bid to avoid heavy-handed regulation by the government. The .uk registry has billed the move as a defining moment for the UK domain name market. Nominet announced the changes after an extraordinary general meeting in London ...
Nominet members vote for constitutional change Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:00AMNominet has voted to change its constitution in a bid to avoid heavy-handed regulation by the government.
Baidu blames major security oversights by Registry.com for Iranian Cyber Army hack Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:48PMBaidu is the most popular search engine in China, so even a few minutes of down time will cost the company a lot of money and frustrate a lot of users. Last month Baidu.com went down for five hours due to a hack. Instead of seeing the standard Baidu.com, users were presented with a page [...]
Nominet to get unelected board members Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:15PMKeep Mandy from the door Nominet members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a raft of measures designed to avoid the government taking control of the .uk registry.… What is your recession sales strategy?
Comcast launches first public U.S. trial of advanced DNS security Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:48AMComcast unveiled on Tuesday an aggressive plan to deploy new DNS security mechanisms that are designed to protect Web site operators and consumers from a specific type of hacking attack that involves hijacking Web traffic and redirecting it to bogus sites.
Plan for .xxx sites revived Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 4:27AMAfter years of arguments and delays, a special internet domain solely for pornography could be introduced after a panel of former judges ruled that an earlier decision to block the domain was unfair.
UPDATE: Officials investigating Texas crash as a crime Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:28AMAUSTIN, Texas — Police in Austin, Texas, say the crash of a small plane into a building that houses the Internal Revenue Service is an isolated incident and "there is no cause for concern" about terrorism. U.S. law enforcement officials say they are investigating whether the crash was an intentional act by the pilot that was aimed at the IRS. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the ...
ICANN admits domain holders impossible to find Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:02AMInformation held on domain name holders is inaccurate says ICANN
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Bi-Annual Domain Name Report, "The Dashboard" Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:41AMKey Findings Show That .ORG Registrations in 2009 Grew 8.4 Percent Over Previous Year
Weekly Digest Issue No. 503 Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 8:10PMGoogle Buzz falls flat | Mobile giants shine in Barcelona | Irish firms enjoy success at Mobile World | Maths teaching a cause for concern | Irish companies get acquisitive
VeriSign slims down, but troubling lawsuit remains Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 9:08PMIn recent years, VeriSign Inc. has shed over a dozen businesses, thinned its employee ranks and presented a more disciplined image to Wall Street. But its mainstay Internet-domain-name operation faces challenges.
ICANN and Its Responsibilities to the Global Public Interest Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 4:14AMIn 1998, the United States government might have taken a different path in asserting its control over the technical administration of the DNS. It might have asserted full U.S. governmental control, or it might have turned over the functions to an international body such as the International Telecommunications Union.
.PRO Announces Release Plans for One- Two- and Three-Character .PRO Names Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 1:57AMIndustry turns its focus to .PRO as demand for ultra-premium Internet real estate swells
Internet Engineers Continue to Enhance Internet Security Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 9:51PMLONDON----The OpenDNSSEC project group today announces the availability of its open source software that will make it easier for Internet service providers, web hosting companies and name service operators to enhance Internet security.
Update: Verisign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 12:12AMComputerworld - A security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware.
Versign fails to take action against malicious sites, researcher says Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 11:59PMA security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware. The sites are all in the .com and .net domains and were registered by domain name registrars in Russia and...
Verisign slow to take down malware sites, says researcher Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:25PMDomains still live and serving malware A security researcher is accusing Verisign Inc. of not acting fast enough to take down several dozen sites that he says are known to be spewing malware.
City votes 4-3 to back company over .vegas Internet suffix Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 7:16AMAfter a lengthy hearing, the Las Vegas City Council voted this afternoon to support Dot Vegas Inc. in its effort to become the registry of the .vegas top level domain on the Internet.
.Music (DOT MUSIC) Surpasses 2 Million Supporters for the .music Domain Name Extension, Sponsors Social Media Week in ... Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 3:17PMThe .music (DOT MUSIC) domain name initiative surpasses 2 million supporters to launch the .music domain extension for the global music community and industry. The .music registry sponsors Social Media Week in New York and discusses the future of .music branding and music marketing on the web. (PRWeb Feb 3, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/music_dotmusic ...
.Music (DOT MUSIC) Surpasses 2 Million Supporters for the .music Domain Name Extension, Sponsors Social Media Week in ... Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 2:01PMThe .music (DOT MUSIC) domain name initiative surpasses 2 million supporters to launch the .music domain extension for the global music community and industry. The .music registry sponsors Social Media Week in New York and discusses the future of .music branding and music marketing on the web.
Toll Roads Could Expand in West Virginia Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 10:28AMMotorists could eventually come across toll booths on West Virginia roads besides just the state turnpike.
VeriSign Swings To 4Q Profit On Higher Revenue; Core Business Up Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 5:47AMVeriSign Swings To 4Q Profit On Higher Revenue; Core Business Up
Empire Fur in Charleston Set to Close Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 5:28AMA business in downtown Charleston is closing up shop after more than a decade of serving customers.
VeriSign Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Results Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 4:20AMAchieves 8% Annual Core Revenue Growth
VeriSign Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Results Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 4:05AMMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - 02/02/10) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN - News ), the leading provider of trusted Internet infrastructure services, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009 and year ended December 31, 2009. Fourth Quarter GAAP Financial Results VeriSign reported revenue of $263 million from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to ...
Domain Name Registry and Registrar Separation Now Probably Going to Be a Policy Debate Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 2:05AMAgain on the subject of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) ... One of the "issues" that concerned a number of people is the concept of "vertical separation".
UPDATE: Man Killed in U.S. 52 Crash Near Fort Gay; Name Released Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 6:28PMA Pike County man has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 52 about one mile south of Fort Gay in Wayne County.