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News Network Solutions, which the US government originally awarded monopoly oversight over the issuance of domain names, now shares those responsibilities with dozens of competitors. VeriSign has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission...
[25 Sep 2003]
News Meanwhile, Network Solutions - the US group responsible for the world's top-level domain names - admitted to delays in its registration process. Staying with domain names, German carmaker, Porsche, filed charges against 130 Web sites for infringing...
[17 Jan 2000]
News Icann, the US government organisation due to take over the management of global domain names later this year, has issued guidelines for companies wishing to compete with Network Solutions for the contract to handle registration of .com names.
[09 Feb 1999]
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). However, the EC has not yet given its support to the...
[06 Nov 1998]
News The issue hinges on the management of the root server, the underlying database for the registration and management of domain names worldwide. Icann has threatened to freeze out several European countries unless they toe the line over domain name...
[09 Jan 2002]
Round-Up And finally, the Round-up has been berated a couple of readers in the last two weeks after it wrote stories about computer game madness as well as references to rude domain names. The US government has warned that crackers (malicious hackers) and...
[04 Jul 2003]
News The directors of Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will make the ruling. When Verisign bought US government backed registrar Network Solutions in 1999, it agreed to sell off either its registry services or its...
[02 Apr 2001]
News In a 12-3 vote, the directors of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) allowed Verisign to continue its dual function for a further six years, with certain stipulations. It provided names and contact details of site owners...
[03 Apr 2001]
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]
News Despite fears that the Internet would remain forever in the hands of the US government, two rivals for power have reached a consensus on how to manage top-level domain names. Board members will be nominated by supporting organisations specialising...
[18 Sep 1998]
News Pope also claimed the industry's controlling body, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is also making life difficult for smaller companies. NSI has faced heavy criticism over its handling of the deregulation of the domain...
[01 Jul 1999]
News The US government has approved the Internet's new ruling body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann). In a memorandum of understanding, the two parties have agreed to develop a framework for competition between domain name...
[25 Nov 1998]
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