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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 addressing until up to 2011. [17 Aug 2006]
Icann tests global domain names
News Icann, the standards body that oversees the internet addressing system, is to test Arabic, Chinese and other non-Roman characters in domain names. Experts are concerned the move could cause a division in the control of domains on the internet - and... [17 Mar 2006]
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 and Numbers (ICANN)--a California nonprofit... [04 Nov 2005]
Google sets up as domain registrar
News Rival registrars that make a business of selling domain names are speculating that the credentials will give Google a more powerful seat at the table with Icann, an internet government body, or a potential business opportunity down the road. [02 Feb 2005]
German group bids to wrestle dot-net from VeriSign
News However, today internet naming body Icann's deadline closed for companies bidding to take over the running of the dot-net domains, which account for around five million internet addresses. Icann will now review all applications with an announcement... [18 Jan 2005]
'Villainous' VeriSign to sue Icann
News The suit, filed in the central district of California, claims that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has transformed itself over the last six years from a modest technical coordinating body into the "de facto... [27 Feb 2004]
World Summit on the Information Society kicks off
News Some countries, including open source fan Brazil and tech tiger China, would like to see governing body Icann, which currently regulates areas such as domain names distribution and IP addresses, is heavily US-dominated. [10 Dec 2003]
Key internet server gets relocated for security reasons
News That group, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), had recommended moving the J root server a year ago following terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon. [08 Nov 2002]
Dot-com domain control stays in VeriSign's hands
News In a 12-3 vote, the directors of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) allowed Verisign to continue its dual function for a further six years, with certain stipulations. As stated in a silicon.com story yesterday, ICANN's... [03 Apr 2001]
The best of 'Reader Comments': Nazi memorabilia on Yahoo! in France and Icann's new names
Comment Meanwhile, the announcement of new top level domain names from internet governing body Icann (http://www.silicon.com/a40928 ) elicited these, rather anti-commercial responses The W3 consortium, and ICANN should work together in the interests of... [24 Nov 2000]
Icann names new domains
News At a meeting in California, domain name governing body Icann approved the new suffixes, in a bid to relieve the pressure on existing top-level domains like dot-com, dot-net and dot-org. Icann received over 200 different domain proposals from 44... [17 Nov 2000]
E-markets, Oftel and ICANN
Comment ICANN oversees internet domain names, IP addresses and the operation of the net's root servers. At this moment in time the 19 member board of ICANN is in the process of selecting new top level domain (TLD) names to supplement the existing .com... [13 Oct 2000]
Can Icann clarify dot-eu names?
Comment However, now Icann, the body controlling much rulemaking on the internet, is discussing the release of five new domain names just as likely to affect companies. However, domain name registrars will have to pay an advance fee of $50,000 and... [26 Aug 2000]
WIPO sets up official channel for domain name disputes
News The scheme has the backing of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the independent body set-up to govern the Internet. ICANN and the Net name game' http://www.silicon.com/a32547 . [06 Dec 1999]
EC gives seal of approval to Net names authority
News Icann will take over from Iana, an academic body that links Web site addresses to the right servers. EC commissioner, Martin Bangemann has written to the US government to give his approval to the new Internet naming authority, Icann (Internet... [06 Nov 1998]
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