names
RSS namesCerf named as 'names' boss
News As the keeper of top level internet domain addresses, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has considerable political and business influence. Recently, the committee has been repeatedly accused of... [19 Nov 2000]
New domain names released by start-up upstart
News Californian start-up New.net has marked its foray into European waters by releasing 10 extra domain names. New.net uses proprietary software to mask third level domain names, making them appear to the... [19 Jun 2001]
Icann to introduce more elite domain names
News Icann, the body which controls the introduction of new domain names, has said it will approve a range of new suffixes during 2003. During 2002 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers... [16 Dec 2002]
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,... [18 May 2005]
Tony 'Del Boy' Blair flogs second-hand domain names
News The UK government has started selling off the domain names from bankrupt companies. Through the Treasury Solicitor's Department website, bonavacantia.co.uk punters can get hold of names owned by... [14 Dec 2001]
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... [16 Aug 2006]
Find Names in the Address Book
White Paper The user can use the Address Book to look up and select names and distribution lists when one addresses e-mail messages. To search for people using information other than their name or e-mail address, such as their... [15 Feb 2008]
RIAA fights for 93 user names
News The Recording Industry Association of America is fighting in court to obtain the names of 93 file swappers from US cable company Charter Communications. On Friday, the trade organisation filed a court memorandum opposing... [15 Oct 2003]
Blames, names and automobiles
Comment Especially ones with good names. Here's a sign of the times for you: a successful IT entrepreneur was caught speeding - and couldn't pay the fine. The judge decided to make an example of the man, a certain Jaako Rytsola,... [17 Aug 2001]
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... [11 Sep 2001]
Unofficial top-level domain names now available
News Capitalising on the disappointment of the seven new top-level domain names announced last year by governing body Icann, New.net is registering names such as dot-kids, dot-mp3, dot-shop and dot-xxx. In a... [06 Mar 2001]
New domain names on the horizon for 2008
News Get ready for a flurry of new top-level internet domain names in 2008. Icann (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the international body responsible for allocating generic and... [14 May 2007]
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... [13 Aug 2002]
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... [06 Nov 1998]
Cheat Sheet: Virus names and alerts
Cheat Sheet The issue of differing variant names is even more complex. Often warnings for the same virus, from conflicting sources end up with differing names and differing levels of threat assessment - creating a... [08 Nov 2004]
