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RSS namesAOL and France Telecom get green light to sell Web names
News Until now, Internet domain names were the sole responsibility of Network Solutions (NSI), on behalf of the US government. Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, announced the appointments yesterday and will closely monitor... [22 Apr 1999]
UPDATE: Site that exposed 1,700 names online responds
News Shopping portal http://www.ukshops.co.uk - which bills itself as a virtual city featuring many well-known high street names - unwittingly exposed details including postal address, phone number, gender and age group of more than 1,700 individuals. [13 Aug 2002]
BT names buddies for £10bn 21CN
News Some big names missed out, most notably Marconi whose share price plunged over 40 per cent following BT's announcement. BT has chosen its preferred suppliers for a multi-billion pound upgrade of its UK infrastructure known as the 21st Century... [28 Apr 2005]
Blunder leaks names of NMA Awards winners
News Ed Tranter, the publisher of New Media Age, confirmed the early release of the winners' names was an unintentional blunder. An attendee at an industry awards bash was once overheard saying "I should have known I hadn't won when I saw I was sat at... [13 May 2004]
How-To: JNDI Names and EJB References with WebSphere for z/OS
White Paper These applications look up EJBs using 'java:comp/env' to allows applications to be deployed without the components having any knowledge of the actual JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface) names of the components they reference. [03 Jul 2008]
Big names pledge support for Linux standards
News Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been. Adobe Systems, IBM, Intel, HP, Novell, RealNetworks and Red Hat are all backing the... [18 Oct 2005]
Future utilities to be available from high-street brand names
News Instead, high-street names - such as Tesco and Virgin - could soon be the place to purchase gas and electricity, according to a survey by ICL. The way customers buy power will change as more utilities decide to become distributor agents rather than... [11 Oct 1999]
Silicon.com names winners of IT Relief charity auction
News The bidding for tickets to see Hugh Grant's new film has closed, and Silicon.com is pleased to announce the names of the winners. They are: Anthony Onabanjo of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Geoff Davenport of Idacrest Computer Services, who... [27 Jul 1999]
Automate the collection of domain names with this member submitted script
White Paper You can use this script to automate the collection of enterprise-specific domain names required for the customization of other admin scripts. This is a download of a script submitted by TechRepublic member Kevin Wood that automates the collection... [19 May 2006]
EC gives seal of approval to Net names authority
News EC commissioner, Martin Bangemann has written to the US government to give his approval to the new Internet naming authority, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The letter, addressed to US Commerce Secretary, William Daley... [06 Nov 1998]
US can't dominate domain names, says UN
News A United Nations working group has published a long-awaited report that effectively challenges US supremacy over internet domain names. Among the governance options put forward by the group were a continuation of the current system, creation of a... [18 Jul 2005]
dotMobi to auction top-drawer names
News According to dotMobi the premium name list contains desirable domain names which include commonly used words. From 13 October, Joe Public will get access to buy the premium names. dotMobi, the company behind the newly launched mobile top level... [16 Aug 2006]
Free domain names for BT business users
News BT is enticing customers to its free ISP, BTconnect to Business, by offering free domain names to every small business that signs up. Small businesses will get a '[companyname].co.uk' address, email and web hosting services, along with web... [09 Sep 1999]
Icann unveils new domain names
News Three new domain names have been ratified to help curb the increasing demand to launch new websites. The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) said at the conclusion of its quarterly meeting in Uruguay that '.museum,' '.coop... [11 Sep 2001]
Update: Symbian names new CEO
News Despite the low profile of Tertio Telecoms, the company's customers include some well-known names, including Hutchison, Telewest, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Symbian has announced Nigel Clifford will be the company's new CEO, starting this June. [18 May 2005]
