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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... [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... [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... [05 Dec 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... [17 Aug 2006]
Dot-com domain price hike sparks angry debate
News The settlement, approved by Icann's board by a 9-5 vote, ended a legal spat that started with VeriSign's controversial move to take control of all unassigned dot-com and dot-net domain... [08 Jun 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... [04 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... [19 Oct 2005]
Will .net fees rise after 2006?
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation responsible for internet addresses, quietly agreed to lift wholesale price restrictions... [11 Jul 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... [02 Feb 2005]
5 years ago... Icann slammed by net guru Pope
News 02.06.99: Global web naming group Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is failing to account for the interests of end users in its domain name... [02 Jun 2004]
'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... [27 Feb 2004]
VeriSign settles deception case
News That move earned the company an antitrust lawsuit by a search engine and the ire of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers (Icann), a government-sanctioned group with broad authority over... [25 Sep 2003]
Icann ponders new top level domains
News Stuart Lynn, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), published a recommendation last week proposing preparations begin for a new expansion of the... [13 Nov 2002]
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... [08 Nov 2002]
.info sale now on
News The .info name was approved by Icann last year along with another six new domain names. Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... [12 Sep 2001]
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