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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/ ********************************************************** .com and .net domain name prices to go up this year http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FD0253D5-536B-4268-95A5-359B4EC8E9B2 Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly? http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6155614.html UK domainers start up industry association http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/31/domain_name_associates/ ***************** GOVERNANCE ***************** WSIS Action Line C5 Facilitation Meeting: 15-16 May 2007 The ITU has a new Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, who has indicated in his first public statements and to senior ITU staff that he considers cybersecurity and particularly follow-up to WSIS Action Line C5 to be a key strategic area of focus for future ITU activities. The next annual facilitation/consultation meeting for WSIS Action Line C5 will be held 15-16 May 2007 at ITU in Geneva in conjunction with a cluster of events to be organized around 17 May (World Telecommunication and Information Society Day). http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/WSIS+Action+Line+C5+Facilitation+Meeting+1516+May+2007.aspx OSZE für Medienfreiheit im Internet Die Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE) will sich stärker in die Diskussion zu Internet-Regulierung und -Verwaltung ("Internet Governance") einbringen und sich dabei insbesondere um die Stärkung der Medien- und Meinungsfreiheit im Internet kümmern. Die OSZE hatte beim ersten Internet Governance Forum (IGF) im November 2006 in Athen die Bildung einer "Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of the Media on the Internet" initiiert, der rund 15 Mitglieder beitraten. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/84658 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** .com and .net domain name prices to go up this year VeriSign has confirmed the annual price of.com and .net domain names will almost certainly rise this year, most likely in the first half, according to Stratton Sclavos, VeriSigns chief executive. The latest agreement between ICANN and VeriSign allows VeriSign to increase prices in .com and .net by up to 7% and 10% respectively per year. http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FD0253D5-536B-4268-95A5-359B4EC8E9B2 Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly? Go Daddy's controversial decision last week to suspend the domain name of a popular computer security Web site did more than merely raise questions about the extent of free speech on today's Internet. http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6155614.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6155614.html UK domainers start up industry association A new association representing UK domain name resellers is due to be launched. Domain Name Associates Ltd was incorporated on Monday at the same time as the address domainnameassociation.co.uk. Both are registered to the home address of Michael Toth, a well-known "domainer". http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/31/domain_name_associates/ Pecker pipped in porno pickle Only famous people who trade on their name have any chance of winning control of internet addresses containing their name, according to a decision by WIPO. http://out-law.com/page-7725 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/04/pecker_domain_dispute/ Google loses European GMail trademark battle Google has failed to win the right to register the term "Gmail" as a wide-ranging European trademark. The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM), the body which is responsible for European community trademarks, rejected Google's appeal after a stiff battle with German-born venture capitalist Daniel Giersch. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/31/google_looses_trademark_battle/ bm/ky: Domain names have always been a source of contention Looking at .bm, this article notes there are 2,655 .bm domains, but that only 28% of those were in operation, but the definition of being in operation appears to be having a website with the domain. It also notes the low level of hosting of .bm domains in Bermuda. Then the article looks at .ky and says domain names have always been a contentious issue. After an 8 year battle, .ky was handed back to the Cayman Islands government by IANA. The problems that led to this were when .ky was originally delegated to a government employee (Clint Mole), and another person was the technical contact. Eventually Mole and Rubin sold the rights to .ky. and so began a long battle to regain control of .ky by the Cayman government. At the end, the article also refers to the ongoing saga of .sex. A court decision in the USA's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that property laws and liability applies to the internet and hence, the real owner of the domain, Gary Kremen, was entitled to sue Netwo! rk Solutions for the mistake. http://theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030730/BUSINESS/107300068 Confirmation: It is lawful to register a generic domain name even if it is identical to a trademark The owner of several PIG trademarks launched a UDRP procedure against the owner of pig.com. The plaintiff previously tried to purchase this name, but its $ 21,000 offer was not accepted. It then sued, arguing that using the name for a pay per click site is not a legitimate use. http://domaine.blogspot.com/2007/02/confirmation-it-is-lawful-to-register.html .Eu a hit with users, but a mystery to others A large majority of British businesses with a .eu domain name believe it to be an effective business tool in a recent survey, while a separate survey found that half of UK businesses do not even know what the .eu domain stands for. http://out-law.com/page-7724 2007 ICANN Nominating Committee Issues Formal Call for Statements of Interest ICANN's Nominating Committee invites Statements of Interest from the Internet community as it seeks qualified candidates to assist in ICANN's technical and policy coordination role. http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-01feb07.htm VeriSign falls on restated results, 4Q VeriSign said fourth quarter sales rose 6 percent. However, the company did not report full quarterly or annual results due to a review of its historical stock option grants. VeriSign said the review, which is completed, did not find any intentional wrongdoing by managers. http://businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8N0H9G01.htm Master of the domains: The revival of Network Solutions Corporate turnaround wizard Champ Mitchell knows a dog of a company when he sees it, and back in 2003, Network Solutions Inc., was troubled. Initially a technology consulting firm, Network Solutions had landed a once-in-a-lifetime break after the fledgling Internet migrated from the Department of Defense to the National Science Foundation. It was 1994, and the NSF tapped the Herndon, Virginia, company to create a registry for Internet domain names. As cyberspace grew, if you wanted an Internet address, Network Solutions was the only place to get it. http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1363 Kick those 'squatters' off your domain Q: I just received a trademark in two classes. My domain name is the same as the brand name for my business. Now that I have my trademark in hand, can I go after the domain name imitators who are poaching my Web site traffic? One of them is operating an index site that is just one letter different from my own domain name. What are my legal rights? http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/302139_schreter02.html Nominet Governance consultation (news release) Nominet is updating its Articles of Association, the document that describes how the company interacts with its members, and the way in which it is governed. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=3582 Release 0.9: Net Neutrality (Yet Another Take) by Esther Dyson I've been thinking a lot about net neutrality, including Dave Farber's wise comments in the other Post. But I'm finding it difficult to follow the conversation, which is boring, confusing and filled with mis-targeted invective. It's complicated: There's no easy fix, legislative or otherwise. Any legislation may solve one problem - stopping a particular bad practice, for example - but it could also stop other good practices or stall competition in the development of new services. ... On the other hand, there are a lot of things only the carriers can do effectively... or at least, they are well-positioned to do them effectively, and it would be painful having them limited to offering vanilla bandwidth at prescribed prices. That's pretty much what we did in another market when we set up ICANN... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/release-09-net-neutrali_b_40384.html Netcraft February 2007 Web Server Survey In the February 2007 survey we received responses from 108,810,358 sites, an increase of 1.93 million from last month. Apache has a decline of 442K sites this month, and sees its share of the web server market slip by 1.47 percent to 58.7 percent. This is the first time Apache's market share has been below 60 percent since September 2002. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2007/02/02/february_2007_web_server_survey.html Domain Name Tops and Flops of 2006 Sedo's Chief Operating Officer, Matt Bentley, reviews some of the domain industry's tops and flops over the past year: As we begin 2007, we look out upon a domain market landscape that has changed dramatically from only a year ago. Every year has its ups and downs, and 2006 was certainly no exception. Even as the indefatigable strength of pay-per-click advertising pulled domain values to ever loftier heights, mistakes were made, and opportunities for fortune were missed. It doesnt require the gift of Nostradamus to predict that 2007 will also bring its share of surprises, both positive and negative. To help ensure your 2007 turns out as well as the last year has for many domain investors, Sedo presents a look back at the Tops and Flops of 2006: http://sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1373 The Internet and the Spanish Revolution: An Update on the Spanish Domain Market (Nov 2006) This past year, Sedo has seen the importance of the Spanish language in the domain world simply skyrocket. With 420 million Spanish-speakers worldwide, only a measly 80 million of these are online, making just 18% of Spanish-speakers on the web. In comparison to other language groups, Spanish is in third place following English and Chinese. http://sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=1341 Direct Search White Paper Reports Traffic Growth & Sustainability (news release) The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) completed an industry research study on the impacts of the Direct Search business and the consistency and sustainability of the traffic. Study included an analysis on multiple domain portfolios that represent over 30 million unique visitors per month. http://internetcommerceassociation.com/?q=reports/direct_search_white_paper_reports_traffic_growth_sustainability Internet Commerce Association launched The ICA is is a business organization made up of individuals and companies that own, buy, sell, resell, host and manage Internet traffic which comes from search engines, domain names and Internet links. Their mission is to promote the value and benefits of Internet traffic, including the value of buying direct navigation traffic, on behalf of our membership -- to the media, the advertising market, government and regulatory authorities around the world. http://internetcommerceassociation.com/ Newsletter Service Launches for Websites and Domain Names for Sale Website Auction Hub has recently announced the launch of their Newsletter service. This makes the website that features the largest collection of established websites, turnkey websites and domain names for sale even better. Now subscribers will never miss an investment opportunity again. http://domaininformer.com/news/news/070201WebsiteAuctionHub.html in: Best investments for the next ten years Domain Names, Farm Land and Cash in the Bank The biggest question for the smart investors is what will be the best investment in the next ten years? In last ten years it was oil, metals, S&P 500 and residential real estate. There is no reason to believe that the history will repeat for these four again. As a matter of fact, these four can slump like never before. http://indiadaily.com/editorial/15423.asp A new investment that is making new billionaires the domain name trading It is a new investment game. As real estate goes down a new type of real estate market is providing fantastic opportunities for smart investors. It is called cyber realty the domain name trade. Buying domain names and filliping the same for a large profit can make you rich. http://indiadaily.com/editorial/15416.asp Registering domain names with the right company is crucial Choosing the right company to entrust your domain name registrations is vital. There are literally hundreds of companies offering domain name registration services, but how do you know how reliable they are? How long have they been in business? Do they offer all the extra services? Will they hold your domain to ransom when you come to transfer away? Can you be in full control of your domain at all times? Is the company just another reseller of a reseller of a reseller?! http://domaininformer.com/guides/Choose_Domain/articles/070131registeringdomainnames.html Serbian domain name system reborn (sub req'd) One of the consequences of the separation of Serbia and Montenegro is the overhaul of the domain name system in the two countries. Vesna Gakovic and Kathryn Szymczyk explain why the new rules are more welcoming for international applicants. Available from http://www.managingip.com/default.asp ICANN sucht neue Direktoren Die im kalifornischen Marina del Rey angesiedelte ICANN hat am Donnerstag bekannt gegeben, ab sofort Vorschläge für die Neubesetzung von Stellen im Direktorium und anderen wichtigen Gremien der Organisation entgegenzunehmen. http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/168714/ .HK en idéogramme: dernière occasion d'avoir son nom avant les autres Lenregistrement de .HK en idéogrammes est ouvert à tous jusquau 9 février 2007. Ces 2 semaines landrush sont la dernière occasion denregistrer en priorité son .HK en caractères chinois avant louverture totale. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1122/hong-kong-hk-en-ideogramme-derniere-occasion-d-avoir-son-nom-avant-les-autres.php L'Icann vuole cancellare l'Unione Sovietica anche dal Web Cè una geografia tutta particolare che resiste su Internet. E quella dei domini, i suffissi di poche lettere che chiudono gli indirizzi dei siti, spesso indicandone il paese dorigine: .it per lItalia, .fr per la Francia, .de per la Germania e così via. http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/tecnologia/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=30&ID_articolo=1663&ID_sezione=38&sezione=News Il papà delle email: «Internet è un sistema vulnerabile» «Il problema è serio. Si dice che il dieci per cento dei 600 milioni di computer che vengono accesi ogni giorno, sia infetto. Io credo che quelli vulnerabili siano molti di più: 100-150 milioni. I criminali sono ovunque, nel mondo, e quindi sono anche nella rete. E, siccome Internet cresce rapidamente, anche il cybercrime cresce. Un fenomeno non facile da sradicare perché lattacco può partire da ogni parte del mondo. Ma questi non sono buoni motivi per tirarsi indietro». Lo dichiara in unintervista Vinton Cerf, padre fondatore di internet, inventore nel 1986 del primo servizio di posta elettronica, e oggi presidente della Icann, lente che gestisce tecnicamente internet e vicepresidente di Google. http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/GdM_cronache_NOTIZIA_01.asp?IDNotizia=172570 INTERNET: IL 'PADRE FONDATORE' DELLA RETE, CRIMINE MINACCIA UN PC SU 4... "Il problema e' serio. Si dice che il dieci per cento dei 600 milioni di computer che vengono accesi ogni giorno, sia infetto. Io credo che quelli vulnerabili siano molti di piu': 100-150 milioni. I criminali sono ovunque, nel mondo, e quindi sono anche nella rete. E, siccome Internet cresce rapidamente, anche il 'cybercrime' cresce. Un fenomeno non facile da sradicare perche' l'attacco puo' partire da ogni parte del mondo. Ma questi non sono buoni motivi per tirarsi indietro". Lo dichiara in un'intervista a 'Il Corriere della Sera' Vinton Cerf, padre fondatore di internet, 'inventore' nel 1986 del primo servizio di posta elettronica, e oggi presidente della Icann, l'ente che gestisce tecnicamente internet e vicepresidente di Google. http://orione4.jumpy.it/public_html/29000-29999/articolo_29315.html http://www.radicali.it/view.php?id=84503 Decreto Gentiloni, quali benefici? by blogger ospite Alberto Berretti) Ogni misura di sicurezza (ed il decreto Gentiloni e' una misura di sicurezza) e' un bilanciamento fra costi e benefici. La ragione e' molto semplice: se implementare una misura di sicurezza ha dei costi, mi devo chiedere se (1) non spenderei meglio le mie risorse in altro modo e (2) se per caso non creo altri problemi che, senza quella misura di sicurezza, non avrei. http://vittoriozambardino.blog.kataweb.it/zetavu/2007/02/decreto_gentilo.html RENFE se ha convertido en la primera empresa de transportes europea que ha adoptado el dominio .mobi El sistema permite adaptar a cualquier terminal móvil con acceso a Internet la información que aparece en la web de la Compañía. http://www.regiondigital.com/modulos/mod_periodico/pub/mostrar_noticia.php?id=52502 Internet Society Abre Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe Reston, Va. y Ginebra, Suiza 30 de enero de 2007 La Internet Society (ISOC) anuncia la apertura de una nueva Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe. Será encabezada por el Sr. Sebastián Bellagamba y estará localizada en Buenos Aires, Argentina. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1437 Campaña para proteger dominios .ORG gana aceptación con programa de asociación Las organizaciones que prestan servicios a empresas sin fines de lucro y al desarrollo de la tecnología, desarrollo de Internet, protección al consumidor y gobierno de Internet en América Latina se encuentran entre las primeras que se asociarán con Public Interest Registry (Registro de Interés Público) en una campaña para preservar el valor de los dominios .ORG http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1436 Stories in Arabic mentioning ICANN http://www.hamshahri.org/News/?id=15442 http://www.irna.com/fa/news/view/line-12/8511127736190459.htm http://www.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-12/8511127736190459.htm Story in Russian mentioning ICANN http://www.strana.ru/stories/03/12/26/3458/304619.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! 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