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Headlines from the 12 July edition of the news include: Could the UK face 'cyber attack'? | FTP Is Simple but Open to Leaks | au: .bank proposal gets lukewarm reception | Role of Domain Registrars to Change Over Next 5 Years And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. ********************************************************** 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/ ********************************************************** IGP Proposal Highlights Global Nature of Digital Security http://econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=36784 In dispute over Gmail brand, Hamburg firm defeats Google http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/92266 IETF DNS Working Group defines DNS as "critical infrastructure" by Brenden Kuerbis http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/7/8/3079342.html What is ICANN's definition of progress? http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/73/what-is-icann-s-definition-of-progress.php Nominet reaches six million domain registrations (news release) http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4181 nz: Keen interest in NZAmericasCup.com auction (news release) http://scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00068.htm ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Gridlock on the superhighway as web grinds to a halt ... Now the United Nations is calling for action to upgrade the system and prevent meltdown. The Internet Governance Forum is asking internet providers and governments to cooperate ahead of its conference in Rio later this year. The IGF's chair Nitin Desai said: "People are concerned about whether the system we have now will work five years from now." And a source at the IGF added: "As more people come online and do more with the internet, it will need more capacity to continue working at the high speeds users in the West have got used to. It can be done, but only if all the companies and governments involved commit to getting the infrastructure upgraded." http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=1063882007 http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1063882007 IGP Proposal Highlights Global Nature of Digital Security The Internet Governance Project (IGP) has worked since 2004 to advance the discussion of global internet governance. Its work took a public turn in May when the IGP released a proposal to decentralize authority over DNS authority. http://econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=36784 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** In dispute over Gmail brand, Hamburg firm defeats Google Hamburg entrepreneur Daniel Giersch has won a legal dispute with Google concerning the Gmail brand. The Hanseatic Upper Court has now ruled (Az 5 U 87/06) prohibiting Google from using "Gmail" for its e-mail service in German. The court has not yet handed down any written statement. Daniel Giersch's lawyer Sebastian Eble stated, "The Hanseatic Upper Court felt that the law was so clear that it has not even allowed its ruling to be appealed to a higher court." http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/92266 Google Loses Gmail Name in Germany The company says it will still provide Web e-mail in Germany, even though a German court ruled that another firm owns the Gmail trademark in the country. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200900541 http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/05/Google-loses-Gmail-trademark-case-in-Germany_1.html German courts demand no more Gmail squabbling German courts have banned Google from further attempts to wrestle the rights to the "Gmail" trademark away from a businessman who registered the name several years before it launched a webmail service. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/05/google_gmail_germany/ http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22027484-16123,00.html ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** IETF DNS Working Group defines DNS as "critical infrastructure" by Brenden Kuerbis In the process of drafting its revised charter (which came about because it is now largely finished with the DNSSEC standard), the IETF's DNS Extensions Working Group (DNSEXT) has identified the Domain Name System as "a critical Internet infrastructure." Given that the DNS handles billions of queries mapping human readable domain names to IP adresses of network hosts daily, it only makes sense that it be considered critical to the function of the Internet. Without the DNS protocol, much of the value of the Internet to humans would not exist. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2007/7/8/3079342.html We have your Web site: Despite tougher cyber squatting laws domain names ar e still being held for ransom Cybersquatters are lurking on the Internet, ready to swipe your business brand the instant your guard slips. And their illegitimate efforts are on the rise. “It’s very much a nuisance to everyone,” said Mary Jane Frisby, an associate at Indianapolis-based law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP who specializes in domain name disputes. “And there is this groundswell of irritation.” http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=02928 Diagnosing the Health of the Internet Real-time maps showing the "health" of the Internet, including its speed, traffic numbers and the rate of attacks, are now freely available to the public from Akamai, which operates a distributed computing platform that handles much of the world's Web traffic. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134226-c,techindustrytrends/article.html ********************** - ICANN ********************** What is ICANN's definition of progress? ICANN management has concluded the corporation's 2nd general meeting of the year with upbeat comments on new Internet domains. Not everyone shares that optimism. http://www.domainesinfo.fr/english/73/what-is-icann-s-definition-of-progress.php The Inextricable Issue of Internationalized Domain Names by Patrick Vande Walle ICANN has embarked on the IDN boat at the same time it wants to introduce DNSSEC and new gTLDs. This promises lots of fun. Or grey hair, depending how you look at it. First is the issue of country code IDNs. The ISO-3166 table, based on two letter codes, is a western convention. Some cultures do not use abbreviations or acronyms. Some do not use a character-based alphabet, but a syllabic one. Hence, the next logical step would be to represent the full country name in local script, rather than a transliteration of the ISO string... Imagine the case of India, where there are 1.652 languages, of which 24 are spoken by more than one million people. http://www.circleid.com/posts/inextricable_internationalized_domain_names/ Will ICANN go French in 2008? ICANN holds three meetings a year. Decisions taken there can affect Internet users the world over. In 2008, one of the proposed meeting venues is Paris. A first for the French Capital. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/74/will-icann-go-french-in-2008.php Domain Contacts Should Not Change Lately, ICANN has been in the process of determining the fate of domain name ownership information. The proposed change aims to improve the privacy of domain registrants by limiting the information required. However noble, we hope the proposal will be tabled to prevent "bad actors" from flourishing across domains. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/070705-144911 Foreign-character domain names are coming, ICANN says By November ICANN will begin instituting foreign characters in domain addresses, but for now it’s still working on the details. http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3282 ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** Nominet celebrates six millionth .uk domain milestone The registration of the six millionth .co.uk domain name highlights the fact that businesses in the UK are voting with their feet in terms of recognising that local domain names are important to customers. http://www.itpro.co.uk/internet/news/119113/nominet-celebrates-six-millionth-uk-domain-milestone.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39287918,00.htm http://www.circleid.com/posts/uk_domains_pass_6_million_mark/ Nominet reaches six million domain registrations (news release) The .uk domain name register has passed the six million mark. The domain name taking us to the landmark six million figure was klassikbuilders.co.uk, registered by a tradesman from Merseyside. Full details are available on our website. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=4181 SIDN starts phasing out personal domains (subscription) Dutch internet domain registrar SIDN has started phasing out the use of personal domain names. http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=174735 http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5289,,,,SIDN_kondigt_uitfasering_persoonsdomeinnamen_aan.html (SIDN news release in Dutch) Domain names even less expensive and more attractive as of 1 September 2007 - SWITCHguard for increased security (news release) SWITCH, the registry for .ch and .li domain names, is reducing the price for domain names from CHF 27 to CHF 22 on 1 September 2007. The new standard domain name is now called SWITCHbasic and offers attractive extra functions. And a new addition to the product range is a domain name which offers increased security – SWITCHguard. http://switch.ch/about/news.html?id=140 Switch to lower domain registration fee to CHF 22 (subscription) Swiss domain registrar Switch, the registry for .ch and .li domain names, is reducing the price for domain names from CHF 27 to CHF 22 on 1 September. http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=174722 New age of domain name registration service providers The Vietnam Network Information Centre (VNNIC) has recently decided to transfer the job of caring for and collecting fees from registers for domain names ending in .vn at VNNIC prior to November 1, 2006 to domain name register service providers. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2007/07/714905/ Staggered release dates for .asia domain (VNUNET) Applications for the new .asia domain will be staggered over three time periods in an attempt to avoid the confusion and chaos surrounding the recent .eu domain launch. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2193690/asia-domain-staggered-release http://www.channelweb.co.uk/vnunet/news/2193690/asia-domain-staggered-release http://www.whatpc.co.uk/vnunet/news/2193690/asia-domain-staggered-release http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2193690/asia-domain-staggered-release NetNames Prepares SMBs for .Asia (news release) NetNames announced that British businesses should ensure they have secured their online brands in the Asian market with the upcoming launch of the .Asia domain name on October 9. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/070607_NetNames_Prepares_SMBs_for_.Asia.cfm ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Fixing Typos by Web Users, Without Raising Hackles ... His service will also correct standard spelling mistakes. For example, if a user types google.cm instead of google.com, OpenDNS will redirect the query to the correct Web page. OpenDNS also makes it possible for users to use the Web address query box of a Web browser in the same way users now use the search engine query box found in all modern Web browsers. Typing a search request into the regular Web address box on a computer that uses the OpenDNS service will return search results and related advertisements from Yahoo. http://nytimes.com/2007/07/09/business/media/09startup.html Fights over names for Web use grow harder to untangle New Jersey's Keith Urban is no Keith Urban. He isn't a country music superstar. He doesn't live in a mansion in Nashville. He isn't married to Nicole Kidman. New Jersey's Urban is a little-known painter and computer graphics designer who lives a relatively quiet life in suburban Wayne. But he does have one thing the more famous Keith Urban wants: ownership of www.keithurban.com. The two are locked in a legal battle over the Internet address, which currently belongs to New Jersey Urban, who has owned it for years and uses it to sell his latest artwork. But the more famous Urban says the name is his trademark and the Web address should be his. http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/118395530582520.xml&coll=1 Does the iPhone Keep dotMobi Awake at Night? by James Pearce We’ve had a number of questions (and seen plenty of commentary) regarding the recent launch of the iPhone and how it might affect us and the mobile web in general. http://www.circleid.com/posts/iphone_dotmobi_domain/ International technical conference on Internet Domain Name Service - Oct 2007, Mexico (news release) DNS World, the premiere conference on Internet Domain Name Service will set the stage for a new era in IP addressing, Internet domains, addressing within IP4 and IP6, DHCP, registrars, root servers and route servers, DNSSEC and much more. http://prudentpressagency.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=393 ********************** - DOMAIN SALES ********************** nz: Keen interest in domain name auction (news release) While TeamNZ is returning from Valencia empty handed, it did not prevent considerable interest in last evening's auction on Trademe for the domain name NZAmericasCup.com. http://scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0707/S00068.htm What Makes Domain Names Valuable? Back in the late '90's and very early 2000s, when search engines weren't as refiend as they are today, knowing the domain name of the site you wanted was considerably more important. Most people found out about websites through knowledgeable authorities, such as heavy web users, "A-list" sites and traditional media such as TV and print (Remember the number of magazines and books devoted to covering the newest sites? I think I still have a few of them sitting in a storage locker). As a result, what made a domain name valuable was brand recognition. Hence you wanted a domain name that was short and memorable, which explains the numerous sites and start-ups with silly-sounding names. http://blog.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2007/7/6/3075470.html Cybersquattors, Domain Name Disputes, and UDRP and ACPA Cybersquatting is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with a bad-faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. To address this issue, Congress enacted what is known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"). The ACPA amended the Lanham Act by providing trademark owners with a civl remedy against cybersquatting. Have you ever had a third party register a domain name that is either exactly the same or very similar to your trademark? If so, it may be a Cybersquatting issue. http://www.upublish.info/Article/Cybersquattors--Domain-Name-Disputes--and-UDRP-and-ACPA/78295 Ways To Make Domain Name Investing Pay Off When it comes to ways to make money on the Internet, domain name investing is one of the easiest to get into. It is fairly simple to start and it can pay off rather well for a small investment. To open the doors on this investment opportunity, it is important to understand how it works. http://www.mycontentbuilder.com/Article/Ways-To-Make-Domain-Name-Investing-Pay-Off/52626 http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Ways-To-Make-Domain-Name-Investing-Pay-Off/252575 http://articlemap.com/Article/How-To-Make-Money-With-Domain-Name-Investing/60523 Domain name black-marketing Hoarding coveted domain names can make you a millionaire. Beer, sex and diamonds sell everywhere, a lot of them in the cyber world. But if you wanted to buy a suitable domain name to promote these small human pleasures on the Internet it could cost not thousands but millions of dollars because somebody smarter got in there first. http://hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=27556645-c837-4596-bfed-30ed05acebf8 Majority of Domain Names are Purchased as Investments Most big ticket domain purchases are by investors hoping to flip the domain or cash in on pay-per-click revenue. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/07/05/majority-of-domain-names-are-purchased-as-investments/ 2006 Domain Name Sales Domain Name Journal lists the final 2006 Top 100 sales charts. The first chart includes the Top 100 reported sales regardless of extension. The second chart, the Global Contenders, lists the Top 100 sales among domains with non .com global extensions. The third chart, the Country Codes, lists the Top 100 sales among ccTLD domains. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2006/ytd-sales-charts-2006.htm "The President" Is For Sale Bidding Begins To Determine Who Will Own "The President" (news release) Coinciding with the run up to the American election, this news release breathlessly, and with much hyperbole, announces the sale of the domain name thepresident.com, along with ThePresident.Net, ThePresident.Org and ThePresident.Biz http://www.prleap.com/pr/84099/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** "Domain Parking" frustriert Konsumenten Die Marketingmethode "Domain Parking" greift in der Onlinewelt zunehmend um sich und strapaziert die Nerven der Internetnutzer. Beim Domain-Parken kaufen Unternehmen oder Personen falsch buchstabierte oder ganz allgemeine Webseiten-Namen auf und befüllen diese mit Textanzeigen von Google oder Yahoo, in der Hoffnung, dass Konsumenten dort landen und darauf klicken. Auf diese Weise lässt sich für die Firmen offenbar gutes Geld verdienen. Für die User allerdings ist dieses Webmarketing-Instrument mitunter äußerst frustrierend, da die betreffenden Homepages im Grunde keinen Inhalt haben. http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2950417 L'ICANN à Paris en 2008 ? Une candidature a été posée pour organiser une réunion ICANN en 2008 à Paris. Si elle est acceptée, ce serait une première pour la Ville Lumière et pour la France. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1251/l-icann-a-paris-en-2008.php SIDN kondigt uitfasering persoonsdomeinnamen aan (news release) SIDN heeft vandaag aangekondigd te beginnen met het uitfaseren van de persoonsdomeinnamen. De houders van de persoonsdomeinnamen (een domeinnaam gevolgd door drie cijfers, bv. jansen.123.nl) worden volgende week per brief en e-mail ingelicht dat zij een tegemoetkoming aangeboden krijgen indien zij hun medewerking verlenen aan de opheffing. Na 31 december 2007 komen persoonsdomeinnamen te vervallen. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5289,,,,SIDN_kondigt_uitfasering_persoonsdomeinnamen_aan.html Mijndomein.nl registreert 100.000ste .nl domeinnaam (news release) SIDN en mijndomein.nl en hebben vandaag bekend gemaakt dat mijndomein.nl de 100.000ste .nl domeinnaam heeft geregistreerd. Het is voor het eerst dat een klant van SIDN deze grens doorbreekt. http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5261,,,,Mijndomein_nl_registreert_100_000ste_nl_domeinnaam.html Cuestión de caracteres Uno de los grandes obstáculos relacionados con el idioma en Internet era la imposibilidad de usar determinados caracteres en nombres de dominio. Y si no prueben a encontrar un dominio que contenga la letra 'ñ', la cedilla ('ç') o caracteres acentuados. Esta limitación, impuesta por el organismo estadounidense que regula los nombres de dominio (ICANN), ha ido, afortunadamente, diluyendose con el tiempo. http://www.diariosur.es/20070704/sociedad/cuestion-caracteres-20070704.html mx: Modificación a Políticas Generales de Nombres de Dominio NIC México ha realizado algunas modificaciones en las Políticas Generales de Nombres de Dominio, mismas que entrarán en vigor a partir del 01 de Agosto de 2007. http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=221 Internasjonale domenenavn i høst Til høsten vil kinesiske og kyrilliske tegn fungere i webadresser. ICANN slipper løs de første internasjonale domenenavne i november. http://idg.no/bransje/bransjenyheter/article58515.ece Internationella domännamn gör premiär i höst I november kommer ICANN att släppa lös de första internationella domännamnen på internet. Då kommer bland annat kinesiska och kyrilliska tecken att fungera i webbadresser. 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