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Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/ ********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! Headlines from the 10 September edition of the news include: US backing for two-tier internet | Net neutrality hopes hit by DoJ criticism | Guess Who's Afraid of an Open Internet? | Bush Administration Restates Position on Proposed Internet Traffic Policing Rules | Ten things that finally killed Net neutrality | InternetNZ to host APNIC meeting | Vint Cerf On Bandwidth And The Future Of Internet Television | US tip-off foiled German bomb plot, reports say | Germans Say U.S. Officials Helped to Foil Bombing Plot | F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets | Fraudster Who Impersonated a Lawyer to Steal Domain Names Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud | The Hubbub Over Hulu | Lulu site sues News Corp And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** CONFERENCE: Dialogue Forum on Internet Rights, Rome, 27 September 2007 http://www.dfiritaly2007.it/ CONFERENCE: Pan-European conference on ethics and human rights in the information society [news release] https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1178895&Site=DC&BackColorInternet=F5CA75&BackColorIntranet=F5CA75&BackColorLogged=A9BACE China hosts nearly half of all malware sites http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6205896.html uk: Titan Rain - how Chinese hackers targeted Whitehall http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/04/news.internet cn: Army sets sights on targets in space and cyberspace http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/05/internet.hacking China flexes muscles of its 'informationised' army http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/05/hacking.internet Invisible arms race: The internet balance of power http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2934356.ece China tops list of cyber-hackers seeking UK government secrets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2393979.ece Several countries trying to hack into US military system: Pentagon http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/04/1188783222981.html China denies Pentagon cyber-raid http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6977533.stm http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2388375.ece More on WHOIS Privacy by John Levine http://www.circleid.com/posts/more_on_whois_privacy/ Court junks $11m judgment against Spamhaus http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/04/spamhaus_e360_appeal/ Spamhaus Appeal: They Win on Substance by John Levine http://www.circleid.com/posts/79318_spamhaus_project_block_list_e360/ Kenya wants ICANN Africa 2008 http://domainesinfo.fr/english/096/kenya-wants-icann-africa-2008.php au: auDA Panel releases draft recommendations for public consultation http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-06092007/ eh: Desert Storm http://domainesinfo.fr/english/095/desert-storm.php .eh dispute - Morocco or Frente Polisario? ICANN to decide http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2536 .ASIA Sunrise Policies - Registry Policies Document http://www.dotasia.org/policies/DotAsia-Sunrise-Policies--COMPLETE-2007-08-10.pdf Australian Businesses Expected to Welcome Crackdown on 'Domain Tasting': Intellectual Property Expert [news release] http://www.hunthunt.com.au/PageSys/DocView.aspx?DocumentID=904 World's Biggest Domain Name and Internet Traffic Conference Announces T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2007, October 9-13 http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-04-2007/0004655648 Gibraltar.com sells for US$360,000 http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales09-04-07.htm ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** CONFERENCE: Dialogue Forum on Internet Rights, Rome, 27 September 2007 The Italian Government, in the framework of the Internet Governance Forum process, and in cooperation with the UN and the IGF Secretariat, will organize a Dialogue Forum on Internet Rights, to be held in Rome on 27 September 2007. The Government of Italy invites all stakeholders - Governments, private sector, civil society, academic and technical communities, and international organizations - to attend the meeting. http://www.dfiritaly2007.it/ http://www.innovazionepa.it/dfir/ CONFERENCE: Pan-European conference on ethics and human rights in the information society [news release] On 13 and 14 September the Council of Europe will host a pan-European conference on the ethical dimensions of the information society, organised in conjunction with UNESCO and the French Commission for UNESCO. The aims of the conference are: to identify ethical and human rights issues connected with information and communication technologies and the way ICT are used; to raise stakeholders' awareness of these issues; to contribute to the UNESCO code of ethics project and make operational recommendations; to promote the development of regional and inter-regional networks and co-operation. https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1178895 http://egovmonitor.com/node/14129 Priorities set for upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Rio [news release] Business is well represented this week in Geneva during the latest round of preparatory meetings for the next session of the Internet Governance Forum. The IGF, which will convene in Rio de Janeiro from 12-15 November, was established in 2006 by the UN Secretary-General to discuss issues of crucial importance to the global development of the Internet. ICC is engaged at the IGF through its initiative, Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS). http://iccwbo.org/iccbgbca/index.html http://ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4888 IT for Changes Substantive Inputs for the UN-IGF, Rio: Four Critical Issues for the IGF, Rio, from a Southern Perspective We provide our brief inputs as listed below in four areas which we understand would be key issues, especially from a Southern perspective, for the UNs Internet Governance Forums (IGF) second meeting in Rio, in November, 2007. These are: 1. Development Agenda in Internet Governance; 2. Public Domain and the Internet; 3. Governance of Critical Internet Resources and 4. Role of the IGF. http://intgovforum.org/Substantive_2nd_IGF/IT%20for%20change_Four%20Critical%20Issues%20for%20the%20IGF%20Rio.pdf http://intgovforum.org/Substantive_2nd_IGF/IT for change_Four Critical Issues for the IGF Rio.pdf Highway Africa begins next week Over 500 delegates from across the continent are expected to gather at the 11th Highway Africa conference, in Grahamstown, from 9 to 12 September, says conference organiser Chris Kabwato. http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2007/0709031501.asp?S=All%20Africa%20News&A=AFN&O=FRGN Video's download revolution Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the internet, debunks claims that ever increasing amounts of data will cause the internet to collapse. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2007/sep/03/vint.cerf ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - DOMAIN SECURITY ********************** China hosts nearly half of all malware sites China is host to almost half of the world's malware-infected Web sites. According to a report released Monday by antivirus company Sophos, China--including Hong Kong--hosted 44.8 percent of the world's infected sites in August. The U.S. ranked a distant second, hosting 20.8 percent of sites that contain malicious code. http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6205896.html http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6205896.html uk: Titan Rain - how Chinese hackers targeted Whitehall Chinese hackers, some believed to be from the People's Liberation Army, have been attacking the computer networks of British government departments, the Guardian has learned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/04/news.internet cn: Army sets sights on targets in space and cyberspace The People's Liberation Army strategists have made little secret of their desire to establish cyber warfare units capable of mounting just such sorts of mission as the hacking of international government targets. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/05/internet.hacking China flexes muscles of its 'informationised' army When the presidents of the world's remaining superpower and the nation fast challenging for the title, George Bush of the United States and Hu Jintao of China, meet in Sydney tomorrow they had been scheduled to be talking about matters of mutual interest: trade and global warming. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/05/hacking.internet Invisible arms race: The internet balance of power Claims that China has been hacking into the West's military computers have led to concern that future global conflicts may be fought in cyberspace. Clifford Coonan investigates ... One internet commentator points out how the US controls the domain name system, and could do a lot of damage to China by simply removing the "cn" domain. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2934356.ece China tops list of cyber-hackers seeking UK government secrets China leads the list of countries hacking into government computers that contain Britains military and foreign policy secrets, Whitehall sources said yesterday. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2393979.ece Several countries trying to hack into US military system: Pentagon Several nations and groups are trying to break into the US military's computer system, the Pentagon said Tuesday after reports China's military had successfully hacked into the network. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/04/1188783222981.html Cyber crime tool kits go on sale Malicious hackers are producing easy to use tools that automate attacks to cash in on a boom in hi-tech crime. On sale, say security experts, are everything from individual viruses to comprehensive kits that let budding cyber thieves craft their own attacks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6976308.stm China denies Pentagon cyber-raid China has denied reports that its military hacked into the computer network of the US Department of Defense in Washington. A foreign ministry official said the claims "reflected Cold War mentality". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6977533.stm http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2388375.ece http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6205871.html [Reuters] http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9034340 Chinese military hacked into Pentagon The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American officials. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9dba9ba2-5a3b-11dc-9bcd-0000779fd2ac.html http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=9978 http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22366215-5013040,00.html Bind 8 DNS server retired by serious security flaw Users are advised to upgrade to Bind 9.4 as a vulnerability in Bind 8 could misdirect users to fraudulent sites even if users typed in the correct URL http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136832-c,webauthoringsoftware/article.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/05/Serious-flaw-for-Bind-8-DNS-server_1.html http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=9998 ********************** - ICANN ********************** More on WHOIS Privacy by John Levine Last week I wrote a note the ICANN WHOIS privacy battle, and why nothing's likely to change any time soon. Like many of my articles, it is mirrored at CircleID, where some of the commenters missed the point. One person noted that info about car registrations, to which I roughly likened WHOIS, are usually available only to law enforcement, and that corporations can often be registered in the name of a proxy, so why can't WHOIS do the same thing? http://www.circleid.com/posts/more_on_whois_privacy/ Court junks $11m judgment against Spamhaus An appeal court has quashed an $11m judgment against anti-spam organisation Spamhaus in favour of controversial email marketing outfit e360 Insight. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit also lifted an injunction, imposed last September, that barred Spamhaus from listing either e360 Insight or its principal David Linhardt as a source of spam. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/04/spamhaus_e360_appeal/ http://theinquirer.net/?article=42083 Spamhaus Appeal: They Win on Substance by John Levine The Seventh Circuit has issued its opinion in the continuing saga of E360 Insight vs. the Spamhaus Project. While it is not a complete victory for Spamhaus, they did about as well as anyone could have hoped for under the circumstances. E360 won on the procedural issue, while Spamhaus won on the substance. The procedural issue was whether the default judgement against Spamhaus was properly granted last September. The court session was so odd that the appeals decision quotes several pages of the transcript. http://www.circleid.com/posts/79318_spamhaus_project_block_list_e360/ Kenya wants ICANN Africa 2008 The Kenyan government is bidding to host next year's November ICANN meeting, to be held in Africa. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/096/kenya-wants-icann-africa-2008.php ********************** - (cc)TLD NEWS ********************** au: auDA Panel releases draft recommendations for public consultation auDA's 2007 Names Policy Panel is currently reviewing the policy framework for .au domain names, including: whether .au should be opened up to direct registrations (eg. domainname.au); whether the policy rules for domain names should be changed and whether registrants should be allowed to sell their .au domain names. The Panel has released its Draft Recommendations for public consultation. The closing date for submissions is Friday 19 October 2007. The Panel is due to provide its final recommendations to the auDA Board in November. http://auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-06092007/ ch: Switch to discontinue Swiss ENUM registry trial [sub req'd] http://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=182474 eh: Desert Storm Is Western Sahara a part of Morocco or is it truly independent? Never really settled in the real world, an old dispute now has repercussions on the Internet as two governments fight for one of the last unassigned country codes. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/095/desert-storm.php http://www.circleid.com/posts/dispute_western_saharas_domain_eh/ .eh dispute - Morocco or Frente Polisario? ICANN to decide A debate over whether Western Sahara is part of Morocco or is independent in its own right is somewhat contentious geographically, but in the world of ccTLDs it's also significant according to an article in DomainesInfo. The country code for .eh has been left unassigned, one of the very few in this situation. Quoting Wikipedia, DomainesInfo notes, "This 'territory of northwestern Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands." http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=2536 http://domainpulse.com/2007/09/04/eh-dispute-morocco-or-frente-polisario-icann-to-decide/ http://domainnews.com/registries/2007090413/eh-dispute-morocco-or-frente-polisario-icann-to-decide/ .ASIA Sunrise Policies - Registry Policies Document Executive Summary: This document sets out the Sunrise policies and process for the launch of the .ASIA Registry. These policies and process are designed to ensure an orderly and equitable allocation of domains to qualified parties before the Registry is opened for general registrations. The Sunrise process is separated into 3 main phases: Sunrise 1 provides priority for governments in the community to reserve and register domains; Sunrise 2 allows Registered Mark owners to obtain domains corresponding to the marks they own; and Sunrise 3 allows registered companies, organisations and other entities in the DotAsia Community to obtain domains corresponding to their entity names. http://www.dotasia.org/policies/DotAsia-Sunrise-Policies--COMPLETE-2007-08-10.pdf DotMobi domain brings changes Access to the Internet via cellphones has been available for a number of years. The experience is generally frustrating, as the Web sites accessed are mostly customised for PC viewing and not for the small screens of cellphones. http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2007/0709041400.asp?A=CEL&S=Cellular&O=FPPN ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** us: Bodog Loses Precious Search Rankings Once the leader in online gambling search rankings, Bodog.com has now been excluded from Google Search. As previously feared, the affect this will have on Bodog is of a massive scale. The company had some of the best search engine rankings in online gambling, including online poker. http://www.gambling911.com/Bodog-090407.html us: Web sites donated A former Bridgeton police officer accused of cyber-squatting for purchasing Web site names like www.bridgetonpd.org and www.cityofbridgeton.org and refusing to turn them over without a fee said he has "donated" the sites to the city. http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/local/index.ssf?/base/news-10/11889655128630.xml&coll=10 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Australian Businesses Expected to Welcome Crackdown on 'Domain Tasting': Intellectual Property Expert [news release] Hunt & Hunt says the investigation by ICANN into the practice of domain tasting will be welcomed by Australian businesses. Domain tasting is the controversial process by which users register domain names to test their effectiveness in collecting additional traffic and then cancel registration before fees become due. The call for the investigation follows the discovery that less than one per cent of .org domain names end up being registered. http://www.hunthunt.com.au/PageSys/DocView.aspx?DocumentID=904 Three Questions for CADNA A little over a month ago CADNA issued its first press release and disclosed its members. CADNAs members are Fortune 500 companies who want to fight against the unsavory practices of typosquatting and cybersquatting. One of their goals is to stop domain tasting (registering domains only to return them within 5 days for a full refund). http://domainnamewire.com/2007/09/05/three-questions-for-cadna/ Indian firm touts 'alternative internet' An Indian technology firm has unveiled details of what it claims is a virus and spam-free "internet alternative". NetAlter Software said that it has patented a "true P2P" system that offers a domain-less alternative to the web and the internet. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2197891/indian-firm-touts-alternative http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2197891/indian-firm-touts-alternative http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2197891/indian-firm-touts-alternative http://www.rte.ie/business/2007/0904/netalter.html The Perfect Domain Name Every good site should have a worthy Domain Name. Here are a few easy steps to help anyone narrow down their search. http://domaininformer.com/guides/Choose_Domain/articles/070904theperfectdomain.html ********************** - DOMAINING ********************** World's Biggest Domain Name and Internet Traffic Conference Announces T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2007, October 9-13 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. announced T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2007, October 9-13, 2007 in Hollywood, Florida. Presented by the World Association of Domain Name Developers, the conferences, held at three different locations annually, bring together domain owners, search engine companies, leading registrars, pay-per-click aggregators, sponsors, Wall Street investors, the financial and advertising communities as well as analysts and experts on targeted Internet traffic for stimulating discussions of strategies, best practices, trends and networking. http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-04-2007/0004655648 ********************** - DOMAIN SALES ********************** Gibraltar.com sells for US$360,000 Sedo sold Gibraltar.com for US$360,000 last week, by far the largest sale according to Ron Jackson's Domain Name Journal. This sale easily outdid the next largest sale, rey.com (sold by Afternic/BuyDomains), which sold for $80,000, closely followed by spend.com (HuntingMoon.com) and sub.com (Moniker/ T.R.A.F.F.I.C.), selling for $77K and $71K respectively. Number.net ($16K - Sedo) was the first non-.com domain in 19th place, and nail4you.de (10K - Sedo), in 24th place. Meister.com ($30,000 - Sedo) was 10th and Sprachen.net (8,650 - Sedo) was in 29th place. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales09-04-07.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Vergabe von IPv6- und IPv4-Adressen beschäftigt IGF Die Vergabepolitik von IPv4-Adressen in der Vergangenheit ist mit dafür verantwortlich, dass Adressen besonders in den Entwicklungsländern knapp sind. Die künftige Vergabepolitik für IPv6-Adressen müsse daher beim geplanten zweiten Treffen des IGF auf die Agenda, forderte ein Vertreter der chinesischen Regierung bei einem in Genf stattfindenden Vorbereitungstreffen fürs IGF im Herbst in Rio de Janeiro. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/95434 Spotspam vor dem Start Mit einer gemeinsamen Anti-Spam-Datenbank wollen europäische Provider in Zukunft effektiver gegen Spammer vorgehen. Noch im September soll das Projekt Spotspam online gehen, wie heute auf dem "Anti Spam Summit" des Verbands der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco in Köln bekanntgegeben wurde. Zielsetzung des Projekts ist es, Informationen von Endnutzern und Providern aus ganz Europa an einem Ort zu erfassen und so überhaupt die Verfolgung der Spam-Versender zu ermöglichen. In der Datenbank werden neben dem Volltext der Mails auch die verwendeten IP-Adressen und beworbene Domainadressen verzeichnet, die dann zu verschiedenen Spam-Kampagnen zusammengefasst werden. ... Cox verteidigte dabei das höchst umstrittene Vorgehen der Spamjäger gegen die österreichische Domainregistrierungsstelle nic.at, die im Juni auf der Blockade-Liste von Spamhaus gelandet war, weil sie mehrere zum Phishing genutzte Domains nicht gesperrt hatte. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/95542 Chinesische Cyber-Attacken angeblich auch gegen britische Ministerien Auch britische Regierungsbehörden sollen nach einem Bericht der Londoner Zeitung The Guardian seit Jahren Ziele chinesischer Cyber-Attacken gewesen sein. Angriffe, die möglicherweise von Kreisen der chinesischen Armee ausgingen, seien unter anderem auf das Netzwerk des britischen Außenministeriums gerichtet gewesen. Aber auch andere wichtige Ministerien seien betroffen, erklärten laut der Zeitung Regierungskreise. Das Verteidigungsministerium habe aber eine Stellungnahme abgelehnt, ob es selbst betroffen gewesen sei. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/95491 Der Zeitpunkt ist maßgeblich Es reicht nicht, haufenweise Information zur Verfügung gestellt zu bekommen. Sie muss auch innerhalb einerbestimmten Zeit etwas bewirken. ... Die Kryptodebatte ist nur ein Beispiel von vielen. Auch der Datenschutz oder etwa die Entwicklung der missverständlich als "Internetregierung" apostrophierten Icann, die sich um die Regulierung der Netzadressen kümmern soll, leidet unter dem thematischen Langstrecken-Jetlag der Expertisierung. Die kilometerlangen Positionspapiere können fast nur noch von Menschen bewältigt werden, die sich beruflich mit dem Thema befassen. http://stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/stn/page/detail.php/203586 eh: Tempête du désert A qui appartient le Sahara occidental ? La question, posée bien avant Internet, revient à l'ordre du jour par le biais du .EH, l'une des dernières extensions nationales non encore gérée. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1289/sahara-occidental-tempete-du-desert.php Six opérateurs intéressés par le domaine «.ma» Six entreprises sont intéressées par la gestion technique du domaine « .ma ». Il sagit, dune part, de lAFNIC, association française chargée de la gestion administrative et technique des domaines « .fr » (France) et « .re » (île de la Réunion), mais aussi de Intelcom, société marocaine définie par l Agence nationale de la réglementation des télécommunications ( ANRT) en tant que spécialiste « dans lingénierie des télécommunications, en tant quintégrateur des solutions dinfrastructures de systèmes dinformation » sans oublier Maroc Telecom, Méditelecom, et Multimedia Studios qui est une société marocaine offrant des services notamment en matière denregistrement des noms de domaine pour le compte de ses clients et lhébergement des sites web. http://www.bladi.net/14272-telecoms-operateurs-domaine-ma.html http://aujourdhui.ma/economie-details56552.html http://www.yabiladi.com/article-economie-1329.html Statistiques sept.2007 : le .CN, 2eme ccTLD mondiale Stimulé par la forte progression du .CN, le marché des noms de domaine compte désormais 138 millions de noms. Une progression de plus de 31% sur un an. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1290/statistiques-sept-2007-le-cn-2eme-cctld-mondiale.php La 'focalisation' encore appliquée par la Cour de cassation Dans un important arrêt du 10 juillet 2007, la Cour de cassation précise les conditions de la contrefaçon de marque sur l'Internet. Elle retient le critère dit de ''focalisation'' et non celui de l'accessibilité du site Internet. http://domainesinfo.fr/chronique/157/la-focalisation-encore-appliquee-par-la-cour-de-cassation.php Statistiques mondiales des noms de domaine (septembre 2007) Les chiffres en gras désigne les extensions qui gagnées une place au classement. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/441/statistiques-mondiales-des-noms-de-domaine-septembre-2007.php Registro de Nombres de Dominio en America Latina - Estadisticas al 31 de Agosto del 2007 El estudio iniciado por LatinoamerICANN para medir la incidencia de políticas de Sociedad de la Información en el desarrollo de los ccTLD's de la región, así como analizar el impacto de las políticas de los ccTLDs en las politicas de Sociedad de la Informacion nacionales, mantiene una recopilación de datos estadisticos de la región, a continuación se presentan los datos recabados al 31 de Agosto del 2007. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1533 Fórum para a Governança da Internet se reúne no Rio de Janeiro de 12 a 15 de novembro de 2007 Representantes de governo, do setor privado, de organizações não-governamentais, da comunidade da Internet e da mídia comparecerão ao segundo encontro do Fórum para a Governança da Internet (Internet Governance Forum - IGF), que acontecerá no Rio de Janeiro, entre os dias 12 e 15 de novembro. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1532 NIC Chile miembro de OARC NIC Chile en su constante compromiso de colaborar en el desarrollo y progreso de Internet tanto en Chile como en el mundo, ha suscrito un convenio con el que pasa a formar parte del grupo OARC (Operations, Analysis, and Research Center). Esto permite establecer lazos de comunicación confiables y directos entre operadores claves de DNS, tanto de los Root Servers como de los TLDs (Top Level Domains), grupos de investigación, desarrolladores y mantenedores del protocolo. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1531 Del 1 al 30 de Septiembre registra dominios .MX desde $6 dólares americanos costo por año, al registrar 5 años. En Septiembre, la oportunidad de registrar tu empresa en Internet con un dominio .MX cuesta muy poco y entre más tiempo registres te cuesta menos. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1530 Secretário-geral da ONU quer debater controle da internet O Brasil acena para uma mudança em sua postura na guerra diplomática pelo controle da internet. O País irá sediar em novembro uma conferência da ONU sobre a rede mundial de computadores e, por anos, insistiu na criação de um organismo internacional que fosse responsável por essa gestão, hoje nas mãos da Icann, entidade ligada ao governo dos Estados Unidos. Agora, membros do governo já indicam que poderiam ficar satisfeitos com uma ampla reforma da Icann para garantir a independência da rede e evitar o seu controle por apenas um governo. http://www.estadao.com.br/tecnologia/not_tec45741,0.htm Provedores satisfeitos com realização de seminário sobre versão 6 da Internet Os participantes ao seminário sobre a versão 6 da Internet Protocolo (IPv6), decorrido desde segunda-feira no edifício da seguradora três AAAs, em Luanda, consideraram hoje pertinente a realização do fórum por permitir trazer uma nova visão do mundo tecnológico nos próximos tempos. http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=558044 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA. For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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