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US control over Internet hotly disputed
Written By: Janna Quitney Anderson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-22 03:50:02
A wide-ranging three-hour session on critical Internet resources at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh this week made clear the continuing points of global friction when it comes to how US involvement Internet control is perceived by its critics.
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Written By: Janna Quitney Anderson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-11-22 03:50:02
A wide-ranging three-hour session on critical Internet resources at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh this week made clear the continuing points of global friction when it comes to how US involvement Internet control is perceived by its critics.
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Snail mail to get its own top level Internet domain
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2009-10-26 17:25:20
ICANN and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have reached an in principle agreement for the UPU to sponsor the .post top-level domain.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2009-10-26 17:25:20
ICANN and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have reached an in principle agreement for the UPU to sponsor the .post top-level domain.
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Historic agreement puts ICANN firmly in control of Internet domain names
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-30 19:50:41
ICANN has signed what it says is an historic affirmation agreement with the US Department of Commerce that establishes ICANN's role as the manage of the global domain name system and removes the oversight by the US Department of Commerce that has operated since ICANN's formation 12 years ago.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-30 19:50:41
ICANN has signed what it says is an historic affirmation agreement with the US Department of Commerce that establishes ICANN's role as the manage of the global domain name system and removes the oversight by the US Department of Commerce that has operated since ICANN's formation 12 years ago.
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ICANN names cybersecurity expert as new chief
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-26 17:58:03
Internet security expert Rod Beckstrom is has been named as the new CEO of ICANN to replace Australian Paul Twomey who steps down on 30 June. The appointment has been greeted with enthusiasm by leading figures in the Internet community.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-26 17:58:03
Internet security expert Rod Beckstrom is has been named as the new CEO of ICANN to replace Australian Paul Twomey who steps down on 30 June. The appointment has been greeted with enthusiasm by leading figures in the Internet community.
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ICANN gears up to offer huge range of new top level domains
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-08 18:07:23
The Internet Corportion for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is meeting in Sydney in late June and progressing its plan to allow almost any string of letters to be used for a global top level domain (gTLD), like .org or .net, will be high on its agenda.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-08 18:07:23
The Internet Corportion for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is meeting in Sydney in late June and progressing its plan to allow almost any string of letters to be used for a global top level domain (gTLD), like .org or .net, will be high on its agenda.
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A broadband Australia tapping a market of 5 billion Internet users
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-01 19:27:18
Outgoing ICANN CEO, Paul Twomey, paints a picture of enormous opportunities for Australia as the NBN increases broadband speeds and as the global population of Internet users more than doubles in the space of two years to five billion, most of these in Asia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-01 19:27:18
Outgoing ICANN CEO, Paul Twomey, paints a picture of enormous opportunities for Australia as the NBN increases broadband speeds and as the global population of Internet users more than doubles in the space of two years to five billion, most of these in Asia.
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Twomey leaving ICANN
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2009-03-02 15:08:03
Paul Twomey has announced that he will not seek a renewal of his contract as president and CEO of ICANN.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2009-03-02 15:08:03
Paul Twomey has announced that he will not seek a renewal of his contract as president and CEO of ICANN.
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Way to beat spam: attack the source not the symptoms
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-01-28 00:52:44
After years of fighting a losing battle against the growing deluge of spam swamping the net, security and law enforcement agencies finally struck their first blow of any consequence late last year when they managed to shut down the servers of a major spam hosting provider. Now authorities are looking for other ways to attack the root of the problem rather than just the symptoms.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-01-28 00:52:44
After years of fighting a losing battle against the growing deluge of spam swamping the net, security and law enforcement agencies finally struck their first blow of any consequence late last year when they managed to shut down the servers of a major spam hosting provider. Now authorities are looking for other ways to attack the root of the problem rather than just the symptoms.
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ICANN aims to open up new top level domains from mid 2009
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-25 00:03:21
ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is entering the final stages of a four year process to open up the Internet to the creation of a (largely) unrestricted range of new top level domains (gTLDs), like .com, .net and the current 'country level gTLDs like .au
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-25 00:03:21
ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is entering the final stages of a four year process to open up the Internet to the creation of a (largely) unrestricted range of new top level domains (gTLDs), like .com, .net and the current 'country level gTLDs like .au
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Finally, EstDomains to be Terminated by ICANN
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-15 01:07:02
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-11-15 01:07:02
After an on-again, off-again saga, EstDomains has been advised of irrevocable termination of their status of ICANN-accredited registrar.
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ICANN plans top-level domain ‘free-for-all’ in massive web shake-up
Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 00:50:27
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Written By: Ian Grayson
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 00:50:27
Tired of that old .com or .org web address you’ve been using for years? Fear not - you’ll soon be able to have any top-level domain you like ... for a price.
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Domain name expansion taking wrong track
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-25 02:33:30
One of the justifications for a massive expansion in the number of top-level domains is that "the stock of available web addresses under the current protocol [is] set to run out by 2011". I ask: whose fault is that?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-25 02:33:30
One of the justifications for a massive expansion in the number of top-level domains is that "the stock of available web addresses under the current protocol [is] set to run out by 2011". I ask: whose fault is that?
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.love and .hate in Paris
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-24 15:30:44
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is set to vote on what could prove to be one of the most important shake ups in recent web history. The vote in Paris on Thursday will decide if people can buy vanity top level domains ending in just about anything...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-24 15:30:44
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is set to vote on what could prove to be one of the most important shake ups in recent web history. The vote in Paris on Thursday will decide if people can buy vanity top level domains ending in just about anything...
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