domain names name system assigned
A Primer on Trademark Law and Internet Addresses
White Paper The IP number system is coordinated by, and numbers are assigned under the authority of, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ("IANA") which receives its charter from the Internet Society and the Federal Network Council. [03 Jul 2008]
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 .org - theoretically any TLD at all, as long as it is has no more than 64... [30 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 domain names - gTLDs and ccTLDs respectively - is asking for public input on developing a new... [14 May 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 John Crain, chief technical officer at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which operates one of the main so-called root DNS servers, said: "It is an unusual large amount of traffic that is hitting DNS servers. [07 Feb 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 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]
MCSA/MCSE Exam 70-291 Exam Cram: Managing Name Resolution
White Paper Each machine on a computer network is assigned a unique network address. The software that translates these names to network addresses is called the Domain Name System (DNS). To solve this dilemma, a system was developed whereby people can use... [23 Jun 2006]
Exposed: Dodgy domains spam message boards
News Moniker.com operates out of Florida and although the state's reputation has been tarnished in recent years by strong associations with cyber crime, CEO Cahn is insistent his Icann-approved registrar is operating entirely within the law and the... [11 Jan 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]
.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 top level domain, .eu. [24 Mar 2005]
Google sets up as domain registrar
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, has deemed Google a domain name registrar, according to the search company. Google has become accredited to register and sell web addresses under the... [02 Feb 2005]
VeriSign: Cybersecurity starts with schools
Sclavos recently sat down with a group of reporters and editors from ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com to discuss the state of cybersecurity, the future of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and directions for his... [04 Jan 2005]
ICANN proposes new Net tax
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international organisation that oversees domain names, is moving forward with a 75-cent annual fee for .net domains starting next year and is expected to expand the levy to other... [16 Dec 2004]
Icann signs off controversial budget
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers hammered out the agreement late last week after resolving a key disagreement that had delayed the measure. Icann then had to gain approval for increased fees by two-thirds of the very domain... [14 Oct 2004]
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