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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... [30 Jun 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News At its meeting in Paris, Icann, a not-for-profit organisation that oversees the naming scheme for websites, voted to accept a proposal that will allow companies to purchase new top-level domain... [27 Jun 2008]
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... [24 Oct 2005]
Dot-travel domain unleashed
News With popular dot-com domain names fast getting used up, Icann has been forced to create new top level domains to cope with the demand. The domain, evidently, is destined... [04 Oct 2005]
.mobi: The internet in the palm of your hand
News The Mobile Top Level Domain Initiative - a collective of industry heavyweights including the likes of The GSM Association, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile and Vodafone - has created a new joint venture to run the... [11 Jul 2005]
Icann gives green light to .travel and .jobs
News Icann, the group in charge of regulating top level domain (TLD) names, has approved two new TLDs — .jobs and .travel — to come on stream later this year. Icann, the... [12 Apr 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. Rival... [02 Feb 2005]
VeriSign and Icann: Operating "protection racket"?
News The US registrars have apparently been doing a brisk trade in snapping up and reselling expired domain names - but they believe that Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned... [02 Mar 2004]
Whois database 'contributes to fraud and ID theft'
News When an internet domain is registered, the details of the owner are entered into the Whois database and published by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).... [07 Nov 2003]
Avoid .eu domain scams, firms warned
News Firms should always use an ICANN-accredited domain name reseller to minimise their risk of losing money or a domain, said Robinson. It is expected that a phased launch will include a... [28 Aug 2003]
Icann plans thwarted by US bill
News Two US congressmen introduced a bill on Thursday that would block an Icann plan to give control of all expiring domains ending in dot-com and dot-net to VeriSign. The bill also calls for a federal investigation of... [20 Jun 2003]
Amazon enters domain name game
News E-tail giant Amazon.com is to begin selling internet addresses to individuals and businesses having won approval to do so from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Amazon is... [03 Mar 2003]
Icann getting heavy with VeriSign
News Icann is giving VeriSign 15 days to correct the problems or face the prospect of losing its ability to sell domain names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and... [04 Sep 2002]
Dot-coop flies onto the web
News It is the first of the top level domain names approved by Icann last year to go live. Icann unveils new domain names ... [31 Jan 2002]
Afilias tightens-up on dot-info
News Icann unveils new domain names http://www.silicon.com/a47305 The company has decided it is time to tighten-up on those who wish to register for the dot-info... [06 Dec 2001]
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