.SO To Launch on 1 November - 7 September, 2010, 10:57 am

The dotSO ccTLD for the Republic of Somalia has announced that it will be launching on 1 November 2010 with a general availability commencing on 1 March, 2011 for any person anywhere in the world. The 1 November start date will see the commencement of a sunrise period during which holders of eligible trademarks will have [...]

The Story of How .CO Became a Commercial Success - 5 September, 2010, 11:08 pm

The story of how Colombia’s ccTLD .CO became a recent success is the focus of a report in The Huffington Post. The story outlines how entrepreneur Juan Diego Calle asked the Colombian government if he could commercialise the ccTLD, a government that had previously not been open to any form of commercialisation of the [...]

Lottery.net Top Sale of Week - 5 September, 2010, 10:54 pm

Lottery.net was the big seller in Domain Name Journal’s list of top reported sales for the week to 15 August, selling for $220,000 through Sedo. Second on the list was the only other six-figure sale for the week, XI.com, which sold for $100,930 through Moniker. In third place was KissingGames.com, just missing out in six-figures, [...]

.NZ Consults on DNSSEC Implementation - 5 September, 2010, 10:46 pm

With preparations underway for .NZ (New Zealand) to implement DNSSEC, the .NZ Domain Name Commissioner has commenced a public consultation. More information is available in the news release below. Consultation on DNSSEC Implementation .nz is preparing to introduce the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to strengthen the security and reputation of .nz. Vulnerabilities exist in the Domain [...]

One- and Two-Character .TRAVEL Domains To Be Released - 1 September, 2010, 10:34 pm

One- and Two-Character .TRAVEL domain names will be released in the near future following ICANN’s approval of the proposal to release all of the domain names. The .TRAVEL registry is currently deciding a process for releasing the domain names that conform to the proposal submitted to ICANN with a likely release in September 2010. Registrars and registrants [...]

Nokia Considering TLD Application - 1 September, 2010, 10:25 pm

Nokia appears to be interested in applying for the .NOKIA top level domain according to a Domain Incite report. During a meeting of ICANN’s vertical integration working group on 30 August Nokia working group representative Tero Mustala said, “our company is considering the possibilities to apply for a new gTLD” according to the report. To read the [...]

Is ICANN Handling Too Many Policy Issues? - 1 September, 2010, 10:20 pm

Responding to a Domain Name Wire article on whether there is “policy overload” at ICANN and whether they are “handling too many policy efforts at once”, David Olive responds on the ICANN Blog saying the answer with a definitive “no”. Olive writes that “Public Comment periods are vital in satisfying ICANN’s goal to be a bottom-up [...]

.IL Domain Names in Hebrew Available Soon - 31 August, 2010, 6:53 pm

ISOC-IL, the registry for .IL (Israel), has announced they will soon be making available domain names containing Hebrew characters, like איגוד-האינטרנט.org.il. Prior to general availability, ISOC-IL is launching a Sunrise process. There will be four phases in the lead up to making Hebrew .IL domain names available to the general public. The dates for the different [...]

White House Requests Registrars Assist in Crackdown On Online Pharmacies - 30 August, 2010, 11:22 pm

The Obama administration has issued a request for domain name registrars to attend a meeting at the White House in late September to look at voluntary ways to crack down on online pharmacies that sell counterfeit prescription medications. The request was sent by White House Senior Adviser for Intellectual Property Enforcement Andrew J. Klein reports Krebs [...]

ICANN Tokyo meeting provides a little more clarity on the New gTLD Program by Tony Kirsch - 30 August, 2010, 11:12 pm

New gTLDs continue to be a major topic of discussion within ICANN circles, and the regional meeting currently underway in Tokyo has revealed some interesting updates for potential applicants. ICANN’s Chief gTLD Registry Liaison, Craig Schwartz, delivered a great presentation on the progress being made behind the scenes at ICANN and provided the attendees with an [...]

ICANN Temporary Drafting Group Work Session on New gTLD Registry Agreement Issues - 30 August, 2010, 10:53 pm

ICANN will be holding a third consultation on the new gTLD registry agreement issues at 18:30 UTC on 8 September. On the ICANN Blog, Craig Schwartz writes that “ICANN has consulted with an open drafting consultation group on several issues relating to implementation of the new gTLD program. Earlier this year the “Temporary Drafting Group” group [...]

.AU Domain Auction Closes Today! - 27 August, 2010, 1:38 pm

The Netfleet domain name auction of a number of premium .AU domain names closes Friday afternoon Australian time at 15:00:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time. The domain names up for grabs are: 3DProjector.com.au AVShop.com.au BackupPower.com.au Blackberry.net.au Boards.com.au Cables.com.au Camerapro.com.au Chargers.com.au CloudNetworking.com.au DataRecoverySoftware.com.au DigiCopy.com.au DigitalCams.com.au DownloadIt.com.au ElectricalParts.com.au Gadgetry.com.au GamersNetwork.com.au GamesNetwork.com.au Gizmos.net.au GlobalPositioning.com.au GPSPro.com.au Groups.com.au HandHeld.com.au HtmlCodes.com.au MobileBackup.com.au Mouse.net.au MP3Players.com.au MP3Playerstore.com.au Network.com.au NetworkStore.com.au NewLaptop.com.au Notebook.com.au NotebooksOnline.com.au PatchPanels.com.au PCDealer.com.au Printer.com.au Printers.com.au PrinterShop.com.au ProjectorSales.com.au Repair.com.au Repairs.com.au Restores.com.au Router.com.au SalePoint.com.au Scanner.com.au Screens.com.au SecureDigitalCards.com.au SecurityCams.com.au Semiconductor.com.au Server.com.au Servers.com.au SolarPowerChoices.com.au SolarTiles.com.au TechNews.com.au Telecommuters.com.au VideoCams.com.au Wallpaper.com.au WebsiteSoftware.com.au WiMAX.com.au Workstation.com.au To bid on these domain names visit the Netfleet website and login with your Netfleet username and password, enter your maximum bid for any domain names [...]

The window of opportunity for ccTLDs by Jon Lawrence - 26 August, 2010, 1:29 pm

The announcement that .co has already achieved over 450,000 new registrations since the opening up of the second-level a month ago demonstrates that there is strong demand in the global domain name marketplace for quality new domain spaces. Though .co is the country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for Colombia, the second-level registrations [...]

Alexa Raad Resigns As President And CEO of .ORG/Public Interest Registry - 26 August, 2010, 11:49 am

In a shock announcement, the Board of Directors of .ORG the Public Interest Registry announced today that Alexa Raad, the President and Chief Executive Officer of PIR, has decided to resign from her positions with the company effective on September 24th, 2010. Her resignation concludes 3.5 years of service and leadership at PIR. Ms Raad will [...]

Verizon Says Business Needs to Adopt IPv6 - 25 August, 2010, 10:13 pm

With IPv4 addresses running out rapidly, Verizon says businesses are better off adopting IPv6 sooner rather than later. And with 4G (long term evolution - LTE) and WiMAX devices with dedicated internet access, the demand for IP addresses will only increase, thus necessitating the adoption of IPv6 even sooner, William Schmidlapp, Verizon Business’s product manager for [...]

.ASIA introducing Asian Admin Contact Requirement - 3 September, 2010, 10:36 am

DotAsia (.ASIA registry) has revised its Charter Eligibility Requirement (CED) Policy and posted it at: http://dot.asia/policies/DotAsia-Charter-Eligibility–COMPLETE-2010-08-26.pdf Two main changes were made to the Charter Eligibility Policy requirements as below: 1. Existing CED contacts liability has been downgraded. Effective immediately! CED contacts are no longer held responsible in the event of the initiation of a dispute resolution process. The [...]

.COM.GL & .CO.GL - Instant Greenland Domain Registration Available - 3 September, 2010, 10:30 am

As one of the first accredited registrars of Greenland Domain Names, Instra has established a direct connection to .GL Registry System. We can now provide you instant .COM.GL and .CO.GL registration and management services. Click HERE to register .COM.GL and .CO.GL domains.

.TEL – Domain Name Available in 6 Languages - 9 August, 2010, 10:22 am

Telnic, the official registry for .TEL, recently announced .TEL domains available using Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in sixteen languages: Chinese, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Click HERE if you are interested to register .TEL in the languages you prefer!

.ME 50% Discount Promotion - 6 August, 2010, 4:46 pm

.ME is a domain name which can be used by both individuals and businesses to promote themselves online. Instra is offering a great 50% discount promotion on the 1st year registration of .ME domains for a limited period. Click HERE to enter .ME promotion. Quote promo code MEJL50 when registering.

.COM.HR - Croatian Domain Available Includes Local Presence - 6 August, 2010, 4:43 pm

Unlike .HR, .COM.HR can be registered by foreign legal entities at an unlimited numbers of ‘‘.com.hr’’, as long as these foreign entities point a local representative in Croatia to perform the registrations and pay for registration taxes. To facilitate your registrations, Instra provides local representative service for .COM.HR domain registration at free of charge. Here click to [...]

Attention .CN Domain Name Holders - 14 July, 2010, 4:21 pm

CNNIC has been sending out “Domain Name Information Confirmation” emails directly to .CN registrants. The purpose is to verify registrants’ registration details of .CN domains. If you receive such an email from CNNIC, please click on the Confirmation Link in the email and complete online confirmation process. If you receive more than one email from CNNIC, please [...]

.SI – Slovenian Domain Available - 21 June, 2010, 2:31 pm

Instra is pleased to announce that .SI Slovenian Domain Name service is now available to all customers. Click HERE to apply for Slovenian Domains!

.CN - Chinese Domain Policy Update - 21 June, 2010, 2:29 pm

To register .CN or CDN (Chinese Domain Name), overseas (non-Chinese) companies must have a Chinese Branch; provide its registered Chinese office address and details of a Chinese representative to complete domain applications. For more information, please refer to .CN page or contact our customer support. Don’t meet the strict requirements of .CN? You can register unrestricted [...]

.CO opened to ALL from 21 June; Apply for your .CO now! - 21 June, 2010, 2:26 pm

.CO Landrush kicks off on 21 June 2010. .CO Landrush offers a great opportunity for businesses and trademark holders that may have missed Sunrise to obtain their names and extended marks as this is not a first come, first serve phase.  Also, this is the first time the general public can obtain those priority and keyword [...]

Attention Trademark Holders: .CO Sunrise ends on 10 June, apply now to secure your name - 4 June, 2010, 11:41 am

.CO is well accepted as a short version of .COM. .CO Sunirse phase started this April and will end on 10 June. .CO Sunrise phase provides global Trademark holders privilege to secure their names before .CO opens to the public. If you are a trademark holder, we urge you to take actions now to protect [...]