domain names assigned top-level
Icann opens a can of worms
News 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... [30 Jun 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) voted Thursday to relax rules for naming websites. At its meeting in Paris, Icann, a not-for-profit organisation that oversees the naming... [27 Jun 2008]
New domain names on the horizon for 2008
News Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the international body responsible for allocating generic and country code top-level... [14 May 2007]
US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News The US government this week renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), effectively extending its grip on the administrative body that co-ordinates net... [17 Aug 2006]
Best Practices: WHOIS Searching Issues and Time-Saving Tips
White Paper All registrars of domain names in the generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) are required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and... [26 May 2006]
Dot-mobi land grab underway
News On Monday, Mobile Top Level Domain, the company put in charge by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers last summer of allocating the... [24 May 2006]
Bush agrees web control pact with UN
News In addition, the internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation created by the Clinton administration to oversee day-to-day management is located in Marina... [16 Nov 2005]
US bids to hold on to net
News It's designed in part to provide other nations with a forum to debate alternatives to the current form of internet governance, which is heavily influenced by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... [04 Nov 2005]
Dot-mobi: Follow operator code or you don't get a URL
News Dot-mobi domain names are expected to become available from early 2006, with trademark holders the first to be allowed to register for URLs.mTLD officially won the right to administer the dot-mobi... [24 Oct 2005]
Protect the net from UN menace, says US senator
News If ratified, Coleman's resolution would assure the Bush administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) of political support on Capitol Hill during the negotiations at... [19 Oct 2005]
Bush gives .xxx porn domain a red light
News The sudden high-level interest in what has historically been an obscure process has placed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) in an uncomfortable position.... [16 Aug 2005]
US keeps keys to internet domain names
News At the moment, the US government maintains control of the internet's "root" - the master file that lists which top-level domains are authorised - but has indicated in the past that it would transfer that... [01 Jul 2005]
Porn lovers get .xxx domain
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) said it's working with the ICM Registry to finalise remaining details, meaning the porn-friendly set of dot-xxx domains should be available... [02 Jun 2005]
Icann gives green light to .travel and .jobs
News Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has ten applications on the go for other top-level domains, and is currently in talks with groups wanting... [12 Apr 2005]
.eu is officially born
News Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the international body in charge of managing internet domains, has given the official go-ahead to the creation of a European... [24 Mar 2005]
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