domain names
Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch MGCP Asynchronous DNS Lookup Feature Module
White Paper Very slow DNS responses from improperly provisioned Media GateWay (MGW) Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) or slower responses from any MGW FQDNs that are not provisioned in the DNS server seriously impacts existing call processing. [14 Apr 2007]
Euro domain racks up 2.5 million fans
News More than 2.5 million people and organisations have registered European Union domain names since dot-eu was opened to the public a year ago. The dot-eu domain names can be used by businesses and organisations based in the European Union, along with... [11 Apr 2007]
Why DDos attack didn't bring down the net
News The distributed denial of service attack on the Domain Name System (DNS) proved the effectiveness of the Anycast load-balancing system, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) said in a document published last week. [12 Mar 2007]
Hackers strike at the heart of the internet
News The attack appears to have focused on the domain name system (DNS), which maps text-based domain names to the actual numeric IP addresses of servers connected to the internet, and vice versa. John Crain, chief technical officer at the Internet... [07 Feb 2007]
dotMobi ramps up mobile content drive
News Edwards added the tools are aimed at serving the natural development of the domain names, as companies work out exactly how they want to use them. Around 372,000 domain names have been sold to date. very simply because we're not about selling lots... [06 Feb 2007]
New Web Video User Interface Company Establishes Powerful Brand Identity With .TV Domain Name
White Paper He turned to VeriSign Naming Services, operator of the .tv Domain Name Registry - and after researching many .tv names selected Click.TV as a succinct, memorable identity for the new company. VeriSign is the authoritative directory provider for all... [04 Jan 2007]
VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The decision follows a lawsuit settlement reached back in March, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which oversees the net's address infrastructure, gave VeriSign the right to raise fees on dot-com domains by... [05 Dec 2006]
US web stranglehold challenged
News A top UN official has called for changes to the way the internet is operated, taking aim at the US stranglehold on domain names and internet addresses. Speaking at the opening of a four-day UN summit in Athens Yoshio Utsumi criticised the current... [30 Oct 2006]
Firefox lover owns IE7.com
News The suits revolve around more than 600 domain names. Microsoft may be on the verge of releasing the latest version of its Internet Explorer web browser but it has been beaten by a competitor to the use of the IE 7 domain name. [04 Sep 2006]
US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News The MoU, designed to pave the way for an eventual shift away from US control, outlines more specific obligations for Icann, such as procedures for establishing new top-level domain names, for keeping tabs on "Whois" registry information, and for... [17 Aug 2006]
dotMobi to auction top-drawer names
News According to dotMobi the premium name list contains desirable domain names which include commonly used words. From 13 October, Joe Public will get access to buy the premium names. dotMobi, the company behind the newly launched mobile top level... [16 Aug 2006]
Registrar accused over dot-eu stash
News A registrar and reseller of dot-eu domain names has denied accusations his business has operated unfairly by stockpiling more than a thousand three-letter domain names and charging customers more than £1,000 to buy each one. [09 Aug 2006]
Protecting and Managing Your Company's Online Identity: Domain Names in the Newly Expanded European Union
White Paper Ask any of the IT executives surveyed in a Compuware-commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, and that's exactly what they will answer. Application quality is essential in demonstrating the value IT organizations provide to the business. [04 Aug 2006]
Anatomy of Recent DNS Reflector Attacks From the Victim and Reflector Point of View
White Paper This paper provides an overview of domain name portfolio protection planning in the EU and explores some of the legal issues that trademark holders face when registering and using domain names in the EU. [04 Aug 2006]
Dot-eu 'warehousing' scandal strikes US registrars
News EURid, the organisation that administers the dot-eu top-level domain, has suspended 74,000 domain names after launching a lawsuit against 400 US registrars for "breach of contract". According to EURid, the three companies are a front for a... [25 Jul 2006]
