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ICANN approves non-Latin 'dot word' domains

ICANN published evaluation results of the first 27 new global top-level domains.

By Adam Bender | 25 March, 2013 13:10

Tags: ICANN, gTLD, Web addresses, global top-level domains, domain names, dot word
Melbourne IT expects boom in defensive registrations when top-level domains arrive

Melbourne IT said it expects a boost to business from defensive domain registering and other activity associated with new global top-level domains expected to go live later this year.

By Adam Bender | 26 February, 2013 14:00

Tags: ICANN, earnings, retail, domain name registration, gTLD, ecommerce, Melbourne IT, domain names, Click Frenzy, full-year results
.Melbourne scores higher ranking than .Sydney in ICANN top-level domain lottery

The state of Victoria, iSelect, Open Universities Australia and Commonwealth Bank drew high slots in a lottery at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to determine the order in which ICANN will evaluate applications for new top-level domains.

By Adam Bender | 18 December, 2012 16:28

Tags: ICANN, top-level domain, priority, dot name, DNS, lottery, domain names, internet, ranking, TLD, gTLD
Critics stage last-ditch effort to derail domain name expansion plan

Debate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation's capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch effort to scrap or delay the plan, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 12.

By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 20 December, 2011 10:44

Tags: ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, TLD, gTLD, domain names, top level domains, internet, generic top level domains, LAN & WAN
Local .au DNSSEC scoping complete: auDA

Australia has moved a step closer to secure DNS services with the Australian .au Domain Administration (auDA) completing the assessment phase of the planned transition, but a final go-live data is yet to be decided.

By Rodney Gedda | 27 June, 2011 11:48

Tags: auDA, security, Bill Caelli, DNS, AusRegistry, domain names, DNSSEC

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ICANN approves domain names we can't type

This is a bad day for the English language, after ICANN approved non-Latin characters for use in Internet domain names. Having invented the Internet--40 years ago yesterday--the U.S. has given away whatever advantage it offers English-speakers.

By David Coursey | 31 October, 2009 10:46

Tags: ICANN, domain names

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