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Why DDos attack didn't bring down the net

News Icann regulates internet domain name and address registration and operates one of the main so-called root DNS servers. The distributed denial of service attack on the... [12 Mar 2007]

China to set up its own 'splinternet'?

News Geir Rasmussen, chief executive of Global Name Registry, a domain name registration organisation which oversees the dot-name domain, said: "Fragmentation is a concern both to... [02 Mar 2006]

Stamp out dodgy domain registration, Icann told

News A study three years ago found Icann policies encouraged but did not require registration organisations - such as Go Daddy or VeriSign - to verify information from people who have submitted false... [08 Dec 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]

.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... [24 Mar 2005]

Ink finally dries on .eu domain deal

News EURid, which was created by the country-level registries of Belgium, Italy and Sweden, says it will now negotiate with ICANN to have .eu put in the root and, once that is done, intends to operate a 'sunrise' period for... [15 Oct 2004]

Domain names skyrocket - just don't mention the dot-com boom

News VeriSign collects a few dollars a year for each domain name from the approximately 200 ICANN-accredited registrars that sell domain names to the public. Under a contract... [15 Sep 2004]

Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled

News In the meantime, the consortium will finalise the contracts with Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) so that the dot-eu name will be integrated in the overall worldwide... [11 May 2004]

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. Businesses are being warned to steer clear of firms... [28 Aug 2003]

Fake domain name renewal spam warning

News There is now enormous pressure for ICANN to introduce a code of practice and enforce registrar contracts. Internetters is also warning that some domain name registrars are withholding or making it... [07 Jul 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]

BT Cellnet web blunder could be the last

News Icann said the system currently falls down because domain owners simply forget to renew registration, often because of a communication failure with the company that sold them the... [18 Feb 2002]

Domain name fury leaves Europe ostracised

News Icann has threatened to freeze out several European countries unless they toe the line over domain name control. The internet governing body has rejected calls to put the country-code... [09 Jan 2002]

US body 'taxing' European domains

News We don't charge customers for domain names based on their size, so neither should Icann," said Black. Europe's domain name registries have once again locked horns with... [08 Jan 2002]

Dot-info debut meets with overwhelming apathy

News Afilias, the registry selected by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .info TLD, released the first set of official metrics from its Sunrise period, stating... [24 Aug 2001]

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