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Web addresses to extend to non-English languages

Non-English characters will soon point to websites thanks to the regulatory body, ICANN. Will this now make the Internet truly local? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Web, ICANN, Web Address, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-10-31

ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z

RE:ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-ZDoes this mean if we don't have that particular character set installed, we can't get to some URIs?Gov called, ICANN's execution date is postponed.This is merely ICANN's dying throws. Everyone heavily involved in the net knows that South Korea was months...

Tags: INTERNET, ICANN, Japanese Characters, A-Z

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z

ICANN has approved a plan to bring non-Latin characters (A-Z) used in other languages to domain names, taking the addresses of the Internet into native languages around the world. by Sam Diaz

Tags: ICANN, Domain, Internet, Domain Names, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-30

ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government

Let the in-fighting begin!How long before it is subverted for political/ideolical purposes like the U.N. has been subverted?(not to say the U.S. hasn't)A bit of naiveness involvedIt stands to reason that, when governments are involved, that there will be political and ideological squabbles on any decision.The EU as a "unified"...

Tags: Government, Corporate governance, INTERNET, Vertical industries, U.S. Government, ICANN

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

News to know: Microsoft, ICANN, Best Buy, RIM, mobile apps, Zimbra

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Richard Koman: Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft CNET: Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement rulin Sam...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, ICANN, Dana Blankenhorn, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-01

ICANN, US government splitting up - slowly

Bad News?a multi-stakeholder, private-sector-led, bottom-up policy development model?Too bad they don't view the common user as a "stakeholder".If they go completely private the internet will look like Wall Street did last December... in no time at all.There is also a contingent of national security involved in the GOVT retaining control...

Tags: Vertical industries, U.S. Government, ICANN, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government

The Internet's keeper of domain names and IP addresses has gone global. On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN and the US Department of Commerce said the agency will no longer have ties to the US government and will remain a private, not-for-profit organization. ...

Tags: ICANN, U.S. Government, Internet, Domain Names, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-30

U.S. cedes control over Icann

wow there a few who will throw a fit big timeif you excuse me ill get a case of beer and 20 pound a turbo heat chicken wings and a asbestos suite and watch his into a major flame war .... grab a cold one and enjoy...

Tags: ICANN

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

ICANN, US government splitting up - slowly

Well, this is a somewhat amorphous development: The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. government is now "loosening control" over ICANN, the semi-private "director" of DNS addressing. The move is seen as a stamp of approval for the private-sector approach and will mollify European governments who have long been...

Tags: ICANN, U.S. Government, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-30

U.S. willing to let go of Icann

Obama is selling us outonly a peace monger like Obama could cede US sovereignty to UN.It's time to elect a real American in 2012!Huge MistakeThis is a very bad idea. Whenever we cede control to the 'world,' the worlds tin horn disctators make a mess of it.This should have...

Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, Personal finance, Obama, salary, ICANN, job

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history

ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history"By far the largest group..."?[i]ICANN?s vice president of corporate affairs, kicked off the press conference by noting that more than 1,200 people attended the Mexico City meeting, and ?By far the largest group attending this meeting were Mexican nationals. That?s the first...

Tags: Domain names, Mexico City, ICANN, domain name, DNS

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history

ICANN, the governing body for Internet addresses, today discussed global Internet address expansion at its 34th international public meeting in Mexico City, detailing "the possibility of one of the most dramatic expansions to the global Internet addressing system since it was created." Departing ICANN President and CEO...

Tags: DNS, ICANN, Domain Name, Internet Address, Estimates, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Gore backs effort to give enviro orgs and advocates Internet domain type

Well, maybe now Former Vice President Al Gore really CAN claim to have created some part of the Internet. In this case, a new domain designation .eco ("dot eco") that can be the calling card of environmentally conscious individuals and organizations. A company called Dot Eco LLC...

Tags: Internet Domain, ICANN, Al Gore, Internet, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-03-05

News to know: EMC, Intel Atom, ICANN Chief, Mac event, Green

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: EMC discloses DOJ probe Heather Clancy: EMC joins SmartWay fold Sam Diaz: Intel and...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Macintosh, ICANN, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Sam Diaz, Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Sales Strategy, Linux, Desktops, Storage, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-03-03

Chief of Internet oversight body ICANN to leave post

Paul Twomey, chief executive of the Internet's key oversight agency since 2003, will step down after a successor is named. Twomey did not give a reason for departing other than to say he wants to "move on to another leadership position in the private or international sectors."...

Tags: ICANN, Internet, Domain Names, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Seven Keys for Successful Domain Portfolio Management

The world of domains continues to change at an alarming pace. In the last several years, there has been a proliferation of new ccTLD IDNs Internationalized domain names, many new second-level, and third-level ccTLD offerings, nine new sTLDs, significant changes to ICANN's Transfer and Whois Policies, and finally, ICANN's proposal...

Tags: ICANN, Domain, Portfolio Management, Domain Name, MarkMonitor, Domain Names, Internet

White papers 2009-03-01

ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domains

ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domainsThey will just come backunder a different nameThe backlash is probably coming in 2009I applaud the anti-spamming and anti-phishing measures that many registrars are taking, but there is going to be some backlash. There are still many governments and NGOs around the world...

Tags: ICANN, DirectI, Estdomains, backlash

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domains

Following ICANN's notice of termination sent to cybercrime-friendly domain registrar EstDomains in October, on the 24th of November the termination became a reality and EstDomains is no more. Despite the public concerns of who will take the 280,000 domains, and that includes the cybercrime facilitating ones, Directi's ResellerClub is new...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Domain, EstDomains, Directi, Security Community, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Estonian registrar gets a reprieve

ICANN has stayed the termination of Estonian registrar EstDomains, pending a review of the company's response. ICANN terminated the company after the president was convicted of fraud and money laundering. by Richard Koman

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Litigation, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Richard Koman, Domain Name, Domain Names, Sales Channel, Internet, Sales

Blog posts 2008-10-30

Cybercrime friendly EstDomains loses ICANN registrar accreditation

Despite EstDomains persistent press releases during the last couple of days, next to the domain registrar's delayed response to the security community, on Thursday the ICANN has sent a notice of termination of their registrar accreditation agreement with EstDomains, following obtained court records stating that EstDomains president Vladimir Tsastsin has...

Tags: Registrar, Termination, ICANN, EstDomains, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-29