domain names on monday
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]
Dot-eu 'warehousing' scandal strikes US registrars
News The organisation said on Monday abusing the registration system could lead to a "risk that the perceived value of dot-eu will decrease, not only for the almost two million legitimate holders of dot-eu domain names but also for all fair registrars". [25 Jul 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 domain names, opened initial domain name registration. [24 May 2006]
New Vista preview comes out to play
News Other security related updates include an enhanced firewall and added security in Internet Explorer to protect against misuse of domain names with international characters in phishing scams. Microsoft on Monday released another preview version of... [20 Dec 2005]
iTunes.co.uk tug-of-war ends
News The battle carries some basic procedural lessons for others who find themselves embroiled in disputes over domain names. Cohen told silicon.com in December 2004 that he had innocently registered iTunes.co.uk as part of a batch of domain names... [23 Nov 2005]
'Tunisia not fit to host world web summit'
News The US has stated repeatedly that it does not intend to give up its unique influence over domain names. Most recently, a large coalition of international human rights groups was forbidden by Tunisian authorities from meeting to discuss the UN... [15 Nov 2005]
Protect the net from UN menace, says US senator
News Suggestions that have been made include new mandates for "consumer protection", the power to levy taxes on domain names to pay for "universal access", and folding Icann into the International Telecommunications Union, a UN agency. [19 Oct 2005]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News The board of directors of the not-for-profit group that oversees domain names said on Tuesday that it would delay a vote until its next meeting on 15 September. The move by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) was... [17 Aug 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. Jason Hendeles, founder of ICM Registry, said in a telephone... [16 Aug 2005]
Nominet flirts with foreign characters
News Nominet, the organisation which runs the .co.uk domain, wants to know what you think about internationalised domain names containing foreign characters. Domain names within the .co.uk domain are currently limited to 37 core symbols - the letters A... [08 Jun 2005]
Nominet consults on international domain names
Nominet, the organisation that runs the .co.uk domain, wants to know what you think about internationalised domain names containing foreign characters. Domain names within the .co.uk domain are currently limited to 37 core symbols -- the letters A... [07 Jun 2005]
Phishers get smarter
Phishers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to grab user names, passwords and other personal data from users of commercial websites, according to latest industry research. Brands in the favourites list tend to remain for a... [06 Jun 2005]
VeriSign to keep control of .net?
News According to one report, this could lead to cheaper .net domain names. VeriSign is currently in charge of managing .net domain names but its contract runs out this summer. Icann, the international body that manages the domain name system, appears... [30 Mar 2005]
VeriSign set to keep grip on .net?
According to one report, this could lead to cheaper .net domain names. VeriSign is currently in charge of managing .net domain names, but its contract runs out this summer. ICANN, the international body that manages the domain name system, appears... [29 Mar 2005]
Apple patches Safari phishing flaw
The security problem affected all browsers that supported Internationalised Domain Names, or IDN, and is not Apple-specific. The script, released Monday, tackles a pernicious phishing problem in browsers. [22 Mar 2005]
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