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********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online! Headlines from the edition of the news include: Cyber Bill May Misunderstand ICANN | Melbourne IT Survey Finds Brand Owners Divided on New gTLDs | US Senate Legislation Would Federalise Cybersecurity | Bills call for cyber adviser, private network security regulations | Asia, Europe, S. America Biggest Conficker Targets | DHS Releases Conficker/Downadup Computer Worm Detection Tool | Antivirus companies' worst fears realised as Conficker does... nothing | Conficker's Zero Hour Arrives Without Event -- Yet | Conficker May Be More Widespread Than Previously Thought | German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough | Commission acts to protect Europe from cyber-attacks and disruptions And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** .TEL Domains Available to All; 100,000 Names Registered http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7652 ICANN Continues Collaborative Response to Conficker Worm http://blog.icann.org/2009/03/icann-continues-collaborative-response-to-conficker-worm/ Conficker worm might originate from China http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10206754-83.html Fears of a Conficker meltdown greatly exaggerated [IDG] http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/032709-fears-of-a-conficker-meltdown.html Google tries to break IPv6 logjam by own example http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10204391-92.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** The IRT black box The noise that I'm hearing about the IRT – the Implementation Recommendation Team that the ICANN Board at its Mexico meeting requested be set up to give trademark holders sufficient protection as new gTLDs are introduced – has me slightly worried. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/266/the-irt-black-box.php Some Thoughts on ICANN's Next CEO Now that the search has officially commenced, I thought it might be useful to make some public statements as to what I would like to see from the next ICANN CEO. My comments are driven by what I see as the deficiencies over the last number of years and, most importantly, by a deep desire to see the ICANN experiment in global governance succeed. The Internet is the greatest agent for positive change the world has ever seen and a healthy ICANN strengthens its ability to foster positive change. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090326_thoughts_on_icanns_next_ceo/ We can learn from the big-picture domain of Web Seth Reiss didn't go to Mexico City for margaritas. He went to attend the 34th ICANN conference in early March. ICANN ("eye-can") is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. He's an IP lawyer, one of those out-of-the-box people who likes to network in far-away places. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090329/BUSINESS13/903290327/-1/RSS04?source=rss_business ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** nic.at formalizes relationship with ICANN! In the so-called “Exchange of Letters” program, nic.at and ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) have defined their respective fields of responsibility, thus creating a formal basis for their cooperation. http://www.nic.at/en/uebernic/current_issues/nicat_news/news_view/period/1238208576///article/81/nicat-formalisiert-beziehungen-zu-icann/ SWITCH's dispute resolution service: Expert opinions required The dispute resolution service introduced by SWITCH can pride itself on good news to coincide with its five-year anniversary: the results achieved in 2008 show quite clearly that it is, indeed, possible to get by without the courts – but not without professional expert advice. http://switch.ch/about/news/2009/streitbeilegungsdienst.html eco: A New Type of Domain Name, A New Waste of Money Earlier this month, an unknown little startup grabbed big headlines when it received Al "Internet Earth Soldier" Gore's official endorsement for a proposed ".eco" domain name extension (aka TLD, aka top-level domain). Dot Eco, as the company is appropriately named, hopes to ride the current wave of trendy corporate environmentalism into a pile of that other type of green. But with other "alternative" TLDs like ".biz," ".info" and ".mobi" already going largely ignored by Internet users and site owners alike, do we really need yet another URL naming convention on the Web? I don't think we do. http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-03/new-type-domain-name-new-waste-money nz: InternetNZ board resigns en masse Less than nine months after it was appointed, the executive board of InternetNZ has resigned en masse, vacating its positions on March 31. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/56A89DB4E10117F1CC25758500839338 nz: InternetNZ to refresh structure InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today advised that it is refreshing its operating structure. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/media-releases-2009/internetnz-to-refresh-structure .TEL Domains Available to All; 100,000 Names Registered In what Telnic CEO Khashayar Mahdavi calls the biggest innovation since .com, the .tel generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) was launched to all comers last week. Within 36 hours of .tel being made available through General Availability, the 100,000th .tel domain name was registered. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7652 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/03/29/100000-tel-domains-registered-with-general-availability-launch/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/.tel-general-availability-launch-100-000-names-registered.html The .Tel Search Engine Factor Checking in at forums and on comments at Domain Name Wire, it’s clear that a lot of people think .tel domain names could be a search engine gold mine. The premise is that the data on .tel domains is very structured, and Google can easily index it. Thus, if you get a good keyword.tel you can get traffic and include links to other web sites. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/27/the-tel-search-engine-factor/ How to Create Your .Tel Domain Name If you read Domain Name Wire frequently then you already know my opinion about .tel. But I know some people are getting into this, so I thought it would be worthwhile to register a .tel and share my experience. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/26/how-to-create-your-tel-domain-name/ Get ready for the arrival of .Tel domain names As the world of domains continues to evolve, expand and constantly surprise, we see the emergence of a new .Tel domain name extension with a difference. Telnic is the registry operator for the new top level domain and has been quick to promote the service as a potential replacement of business cards. So how exactly will this work? http://itvibe.com/news/4638/ TEL domains cannot be parked .TEL domains cannot be parked. This is because the TLD was designed as an online telelphone directory. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2356 .tel domain names introduced Web User:.tel goes on genereal release A new web domain has been launched to the general public this week and could make business cards obsolete, according to its backers. http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=279383 .tel domain names: a quick guide Tel The new .tel top-level domain has been dubbed "the new way to communicate" but what exactly is it? Here is our .tel quick guide. http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=279443 Get ready for the arrival of .Tel domain names As the world of domains continues to evolve, expand and constantly surprise, we see the emergence of a new .Tel domain name extension with a difference. Telnic is the registry operator for the new top level domain and has been quick to promote the service as a potential replacement of business cards. So how exactly will this work? http://itvibe.com/news/4638/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** White House to coordinate cybersecurity efforts The White House will coordinate the national cybersecurity strategy but without creating a separate office, said members of a House caucus that was briefed on the progress of the Obama administration's 60-day cyber review. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090326_7200.php White House cyber adviser--more questions than answers The comprehensive cybersecurity legislation currently in development in the Senate aims to bring high-level government attention to the serious problem of cybersecurity by giving one White House official oversight of critical network infrastructure. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10203622-38.html Cyber Review May Urge White House Control The Obama administration's 60-day review of the federal cybersecurity posture will likely conclude that a comprehensive strategy for protecting the government's IT assets and critical infrastructure from high-tech attacks should be run by the White House, Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., told reporters Thursday. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/03/cyber-review-may-urge-white-ho.php Creation of White House cybersecurity office remains uncertain It's unclear whether a report being prepared for the President on federal information security preparedness will support recent calls for the creation of a new cybersecurity office within the White House, two lawmakers said today. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130635 ICANN Continues Collaborative Response to Conficker Worm The Conficker worm that has infected hosts across the Internet continues to evolve. At this point, we do not believe cause exists for general alarm, but the Internet community must continue to take action against Conficker. ICANN continues to engage in collaborative efforts with security researchers, software & anti-virus vendors and with registries and registrars throughout the DNS community to disseminate information about how the malicious code may seek to leverage the DNS system. http://blog.icann.org/2009/03/icann-continues-collaborative-response-to-conficker-worm/ Conficker worm might originate from China There's been a lot of fuss about the Conficker worm. However, there is a $250,000 question: the origin of the virus. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10206754-83.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62052669,00.htm Obama Cybersecurity Team Consults Rights Groups President Obama's cybersecurity team is working closely with civil liberties and privacy groups to make sure steps to secure the nation's computer infrastructure don't overstep the bounds of individual rights, two members of the House of Representatives said today. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216400462 Notorious Conficker Worm Still Alive And Infecting Unpatched PCs What started as a massive worm infection of more than 8 million machines earlier this year, and then was whittled down to around 2 million, is now back in the spotlight again. http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216400477 Fears of a Conficker meltdown greatly exaggerated [IDG] Worries that the notorious Conficker worm will somehow rise up and devastate the Internet on April 1 are misplaced, security experts said Friday. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/032709-fears-of-a-conficker-meltdown.html http://computerworld.com.au/article/297294/ http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/36262C699B15FAF9CC257588006D1E27 Conficker worm threatens April Fools' chaos [AP] The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday - April Fools' Day. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/03/29/1238261419679.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/03/29/1238261419679.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10564030 Microsoft puts bounty on creators of Conficker worm [AFP] US software giant Microsoft has placed a bounty of $US250,000 ($360,000) on the heads of those responsible for a tenacious computer worm that is set to evolve on machines worldwide on April 1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/29/2529089.htm ca: Internet authority trying to head off computer worm [Metro Canada] The authority responsible for Canadian Internet domains, or website names ending with the suffix .ca, is blocking access to certain unregistered names in the hope of beating a new computer worm before it has a chance to cause havoc on April 1. http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/canada/article/204026 http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/canada/article/204026 http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/canada/article/204026 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Google tries to break IPv6 logjam by own example Although it's been hard for companies to financially justify the expense of embracing the next-generation standard for wiring together the Internet, the incentives are now arriving--and Google itself stands to benefit from the resulting democratization of networking. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10204391-92.html http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39633301,00.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62052667,00.htm IETF: No consensus on IPv6 NATs The Internet's leading standards body appears split on a controversial proposal to specify network address translators (NAT) for IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol that was designed to eliminate such middle boxes from the Internet infrastructure. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/032709-ietf-ipv6-nats.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/27/IETF_to_explore_new_routing_technique_1.html Why IPv6 Is Like Broccoli The Internet is at crossroads with the current IPv4 address space nearing exhaustion. The next-generation IPv6 (define) addressing system dramatically expands the available address space, yet to date, hasn't been widely deployed. http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3812486/Why+IPv6+Is+Like+Broccoli.htm Could the Internet run out of space? When a small group of university scientists began linking computers on different campus sites at the very end of the 1960s, they had no idea that their work would one day spiral into a globally-accessible network in which the total number of pages is measured in the tens of billions. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/28/execed.websites/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** RIPE: Existing Internet community policy channels and processes insufficient by Brenden Kuerbis RIPE's Enhanced Cooperation Task Force has released a report, calling for the establishment of a standing working group to discuss improving coordination and communication between the Internet community and public sectors on Internet policy matters. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/3/26/4134905.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** March Makes Domain Market Merry With Hundreds of Solid Sales in All Price Ranges Maybe I would should go on vacation more often. While I was away the domain aftermarket kicked into high gear with hundreds of sales reported, including three of the year's four biggest to date. This double length report covering sales from March 1 - March 15 will bring you completely up to date on what has happened since my last column two weeks ago. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/03-24-09.htm Dell Belatedly Buys Adamo.com Domain For Its Hot Notebook Last week, a blog post hit Techmeme detailing how Dell had screwed up by not securing Adamo.com for its ultra-thin notebook, which CrunchGear’s John Biggs spotted at SXSW a day before its official release on March 17. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/28/dell-belatedly-buys-adamocom-domain-for-its-hot-notebook/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Warten auf .wien 2010 sollen neue generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) wie .wien und .ibm für neuen Schwung in der Internet-Landschaft sorgen - so lautet der offizielle Plan der Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN. Bis dahin gilt es allerdings noch zahlreiche Probleme zu lösen. In Österreich wird bereits über eigene gTLDs nachgedacht, wenn auch noch nicht offiziell. Ein großes Problem könnten dabei die Kosten sein. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1503569/ Kommende Top-Level-Domains kämpfen noch mit Unklarheiten Zumindest auf die Domainwelt hat die allgemeine wirtschaftliche Krisenstimmung kaum Auswirkungen. Vielmehr meldet die österreichische Registry nic.at sogar Rekordzuwächse bei neuen .at-Domains. http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1237228524646 Chancen und Risiken neuer Top-Level-Domains Anfang 2010 wird das "Application window" für die Anmeldung neuer Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) geöffnet - und damit jedem die Möglichkeit gegeben, seine eigene TLD anzumelden. Das wurde beim heurigen Frühjahrstreffen der globalen Internet-Verwaltungsorganisation ICANN im März entschieden. Experten rechnen mit einer wahren Flut an neuen TLDs - .wien, .auto, .shop oder .peter werden somit möglich, berichtete der österreichische Adressenregistrierer nic.at. http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=120658&n=5 "Conficker" wütet im britischen Parlament Der Wurm "Conficker" hat sich laut Informationen des Bloggers "Dizzy Thinks" mittlerweile auch im Netzwerk des britischen Parlaments eingenistet. Britische Medien haben bisher ergebnislos versucht dazu eine offizielle Stellungnahme einzuholen, die Echtheit des E-Mails wurde jedoch von mehreren, nicht genannten Stellen bestätigt. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1503603/ Warten auf die Internet-Katastrophe Ganz gelassen gehen die Experten des CERT-Bund, also des Computer-Notfallteams beim Bundesamt für die Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik die nächste Woche an - auch wenn am 1. April der Computerwurm "Conficker" erneut aktiv werden soll. http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/941804/ Keine Krise im Domainmarkt Zumindest auf die Domainwelt hat die allgemeine wirtschaftliche Krisenstimmung kaum Auswirkungen. Vielmehr meldet die österreichische Registry nic.at sogar Rekordzuwächse bei neuen .at-Domains. "Gerade die ersten zweieinhalb Monate 2009 waren die stärksten bisher", sagt nic.at-Geschäftsführer Richard Wein im Pressegespräch. Eher positiv sei die Stimmung aber auch andernorts gerade in Europa. So wächst auch die Zahl der .de-Domains immer weiter. Damit scheint das allgemeine Umfeld für die geplante Einführung zusätzlicher Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) mit Community- oder Markenbezug zwar gut. Allerdings sind wenige Monate vor dem geplanten Start der ersten Bewerbungsrunde noch viele Fragen offen - sowohl aus Sicht von Kritikern als auch Befürwortern. http://www.dasjournal.net/news/138/ARTICLE/19223/2009-03-27.html Google gefällt sich in der Rolle des IPv6-Vorreiters Die meisten Google-Services sind bereits über den neuen Standard erreichbar - bereits 150.000 User sollen Seite über IPv6 nutzen http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1237228542660 Deutscher IPv6-Gipfel soll Weichen für die Zukunft des Internet stellen Die Einführung der nächsten Internetgeneration ist das Thema beim zweien Deutschen IPv6-Gipfel am Hasso Plattner Institut für Softwaresystemtechnik in Potsdam. http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/veranstaltungen/deutscher_ipv6_gipfel_weichen_zukunft_internet_130035.html "Einbahnstraße" wird im Internet zur Sackgasse Wer einbahnstraße.de sucht, der landet nach den aktuellen Regeln für internationalisierte Domains mit nicht-lateinischen Schriftzeichen heute automatisch bei Einbahnstrasse.de. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Einbahnstrasse-wird-im-Internet-zur-Sackgasse--/meldung/135238 100.000 .tel-Domains registriert Rund 100.000 .tel-Adressen wurden in den ersten 36 Stunden nach Start der britischen Registry Telnic registriert, teilte Kommunikationschef Justin Hayward mit. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/100-000-tel-Domains-registriert--/meldung/135345 Über 100.000 registrierte .tel-Domains nach 36 Stunden Insgesamt gingen bisher über 250.000 Anträge ein. In Kürze starten Myspace und BT mit dem Verkauf der neuen Top-Level-Domain. http://www.zdnet.de/news/digitale_wirtschaft_internet_ebusiness_ueber_100_000_registrierte__tel_domains_nach_36_stunden_story-39002364-41002291-1.htm 100.000 .tel-Domain-Registrierungen nach 36 Stunden Schon etwa 100.000 .tel-Domains sind nur wenige Stunden nach Start der britischen Registry Telnic angemeldet worden. http://www.tecchannel.de/netzwerk/news/1989501/100000_tel_domain_registrierungen_am_ersten_tag/ Top-Level-Domain .tel soll gigantisches elektronisches Telefonbuch ermöglichen März 29 Es gibt eine neue Adresse im World Wide Web. Und nach nur einer Woche verzeichnet das neue Online-Kontaktverzeichnis mit der Domain-Endung .tel schon mehr als 100.000 Anmeldungen. http://www.zoolamar.com/2009/03/29/top-level-domain-tel-soll-gigantisches-elektronisches-telefonbuch-ermoeglichen/ .teufel ist käuflich, .jesus nicht 2010 wird die Zahl der Domains erweitert. Auch Private können ihre eigene Endung erwerben – für 212.000 Euro. http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/techno/306200.php AG Frankurt – fliegender Gerichtsstand ade? Seit einiger Zeit wird die Frage des fliegenden Gerichtsstandes bei Internetrecht-Rechtsstreiten detaillierter betrachtet. Nun hat das Amtsgericht Frankfurt/M in einer aktuellen Entscheidung über eine Urheberrechtsverletzung einen Missbrauch der Regelung über den fliegenden Gerichtsstand festgestellt und sich für unzuständig erklärt. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/ag-frankurt-fliegender-gerichtsstand-ade-id667407.html WIPO – Cybersquatting erreicht 2008 Rekordhoch Nach Angaben der Genfer World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) hat die Zahl der Cybersquatting-Verfahren im Jahr 2008 ein neues Rekordhoch erreicht. Doch der zweite Blick verrät: Anlass zur Panik besteht nicht. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/wipo-cybersquatting-erreicht-2008-rekordhoch-id667406.html ********************** - French News ********************** 100.000 demandes d'abonnement au ".tel" La nouvelle extension de nom de domaine en .tel a dépassé la barre des 100.000 demandes d'abonnement, 36 heures après son ouverture au grand public, a annoncé vendredi son opérateur Telnic. http://www.reseaux-telecoms.net/actualites/lire-100000-demandes-d-abonnement-au-tel-19791.html http://www.zebulon.fr/actualites/3482-plus-100-000-demandes-abonnement-tel.html http://www.commentcamarche.net/actualites/plus-de-100-000-demandes-d-abonnement-au-tel-5848596-actualite.php3 Le .TEL, une nouvelle façon de communiquer L'Ouverture totale du .TEL a été un succès puisque que plus de 100 000 noms de domaine ont à ce jour été enregistrés. http://www.categorynet.com/v2/communiques-de-presse/internet/le-.tel,-une-nouvelle-facon-de-communiquer-2009032792121/ Telnic ouvre les vannes de l'extension .tel Les entreprises et le grand public seront-ils sensibles à ce nouveau nom de domaine de premier niveau? http://www.vnunet.fr/news/telnic_ouvre_les_vannes_de_l_extension_tel-2030437 Les extension de domaines en .tel sont désormais disponibles pour toutes les entreprises Telnic Limited l’opérateur de registres du nouveau domaine de premier niveau .tel, a annoncé la disponibilité générale des domaines pour toutes les entreprises. http://www.tech.youvox.fr/+Les-extension-de-domaines-en-tel,1223+.html Déjà plus de 100.000 demandes de l’extension « .tel » L’opérateur Telnic annonce avoir enregistré plus de 100.000 demandes d’enregistrement de noms de domaines en « .tel », 36 heures après l’ouverture au grand public. http://www.linformaticien.com/Actualit%C3%A9s/tabid/58/newsid496/6035/deja-plus-de-100000-demandes-de-l-extension-tel/Default.aspx Un financement de l'Internet plus équilibré La gestion de l'Icann coûtera plus de 52 millions d'euros en 2010 : l’ensemble des pays du monde ne contribuera qu'à un peu plus de 3% de ce budget, le reste étant à la charge des sociétés commerciales privées. Un déséquilibre dangereux? http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/36802/un-financement-de-l-internet-plus-equilibre.shtml Le .fr plus accessible? L’information nous vient de Gandi ; les noms de domaine en .fr pourraient devenir plus simples à acquérir et conserver. http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2009/03/27/le__fr_plus_accessible__ Déjà plus de 100 000 .TEL enregistrés Deux jours après l'ouverture générale de l'extension, ses chiffres d'enregistrement paraissent excellents. Le pari du .TEL, celui d'une extension novatrice se voulant l'annuaire du Net, serait-il en train de prendre? http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1848/telephone-deja-plus-de-100-000-tel-enregistres.php Le .FI en forme et bientôt enregistrable sur 5 ans Le registre FICORA vient d’annoncer une forte progression de son extension géographique, le .FI, et devrait proposer d’ici 6 mois l’enregistrement sur 5 ans. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1847/finlande-le-fi-en-forme-et-bientot-enregistrable-sur-5-ans.php Un .FRA pour la Francophonie fra...@large lance l’A-FRA, association visant à la création de l’extension francophone .FRA http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1844/francophonie-un-fra-pour-la-francophonie.php ********************** - Italian News ********************** Ipv6? Facile e poco costoso. Lo dice Google Gli ingegneri di Google sostengono che non è stato costoso e ha richiesto solo una squadra ristretta di sviluppatori abilitare tutte le applicazioni della società al supporto di Ipv6, un aggiornamento da tempo anticipato al principale protocollo di comunicazione di Internet. http://www.nwi.it/showPage.php?template=notizie&id=17352&news_origin=cwi Arriva il dominio .tel per il biglietto da visita 2.0 Il nuovo suffisso è da oggi disponibile per tutti e si propone come un biglietto da visita elettronico, in grado di concentrare in un posto solo i vari contatti di una persona: dal cellulare a Skype, dall'Im a Facebook, da Linkedin e Twitter all'email http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/03/26/arriva_il_dominio__tel_per_il_biglietto_da_visita_2_0 Boom dei nuovi domini .tel Centomila registrazioni in 24 ore sono i numeri del lancio del suffisso di Telnic http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/03/27/boom_dei_nuovi_domini__tel I domini .tel costano poco, ma renderanno molto I domini .tel sono finalmente acquistabili per circa 10/30 euro all'anno. Dopo una prima fase di sperimentazione, il gestore Telnic ha praticamente aperto la serranda a tutte le aziende e utenti interessati. http://www.tomshw.it/news.php?newsid=17550 Telnic, boom di registrazioni per i domini .tel Grande successo per i domini .tel nel mondo e in Italia. http://www.itnews.it/news/2009/0326204201898/web-telnic-boom-di-registrazioni-per-i-domini-tel.html http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/CyberNews/?id=3.0.3145829180 MySpace vende i domini .tel Prende corpo l'ambizioso progetto per creare un elenco comune dei contatti online. Terminata la prima fase di rodaggio riservata a un numero limitato di aziende, il dominio ".tel" può essere ora registrato da tutti gli utenti della Rete desiderosi di fornire in un'unica pagina web le informazioni per essere contattati. http://www.webnews.it/news/leggi/10435/myspace-vende-i-domini-tel/ ********************** - Spanish News ********************** 100.000 de registros del domino .tel En nuevo dominio ha superado la marca de 100.000 registros 36 horas después de la inauguración general. http://www.vnunet.es/es/vnunet/news/2009/03/27/100_000_de_registros_del_domino__tel Éxito en las primeras horas de vida de los .tel 100.000 registros y sólo en las primeras 36 horas: Telnic Limited, el operador encargado de registrar los dominios .tel, anuncia cifras record para las primeras horas de vida de esta terminación. http://www.siliconnews.es/es/news/2009/03/27/exito_en_las_primeras_horas_de_vida_de_los__tel ********************** - Portuguese News ********************** Vírus Conficker infecta parlamento inglês O verme que já infectou milhões de computadores, transformando-os em vítimas de redes zumbis, fez uma nova vítima: o parlamento da Inglaterra. A praga deixou seu sistema lento e bloqueou várias contas. http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/tecnologia-pessoal/virus-conficker-infecta-parlamento-ingles-29032009-1.shl ********************** - Dutch News ********************** MySpace biedt leden .Tel domein aan Sociaal netwerk MySpace en de Britse telecomprovider BT bieden als een van de eerste bedrijven hun gebruikers een .Tel domein aan waarmee ze hun contactgegevens direct online kunnen beheren. Telnic, de beheerder van het .Tel domein kondigde eerder deze week de algemene beschikbaarheid van dergelijke domeinen aan. http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/3569085/__MySpace_biedt_leden_.Tel_domein_aan__.html DNS.be neemt maatregelen tegen Conficker C virus DNS.be (.be registry) heeft nu reeds meer informatie verschaft over de maatregelen die zij treffen om op te treden tegen het Conficker C virus. http://www.tld.sc/nl/2009/03/370/dnsbe-neemt-maatregelen-tegen-conficker-c-virus/ ********************** - Flemish News ********************** De slimste worm aller tijden Is het de sterkste aprilgrap uit de recente geschiedenis of staan ons doem en vernieling te wachten? Volgende week woensdag komen we het te weten, want dan activeert de beruchte Conficker-worm zich. http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=I928A9M4&subsection=6 ********************** - Slovakian News ********************** POČÍTAČE: Nový variant červa Conficker pripravuje na 1. apríl útok na internet Internetom sa šíri najnovší variant nebezpečného červa Conficker. Predchádzajúce varianty odstavili tisícky počítačov po celom svete a Win32/Conficker.X predstavuje podľa expertov potenciálne ešte väčšiu hrozbu. Antivírusové firmy tvrdia, že nový variant je takmer dokonale pripravený zaútočiť na počítačovú infraštruktúru. Masívny útok červ chystá na 1. apríl a údajne nejde o žiadny žart. http://www.tasr.sk/23.axd?k=20090328TBB00053 ********************** - Hungarian News ********************** Olcsó lett a netes névjegykártya Olcsón is lehet már venni az internet névjegykártyáinak szánt .tel domainekből. A vásár első napján 250 ezer igénylést adtak be mintegy 70 ezer címre. Még a MySpace-en keresztül is regisztrálhatnak majd saját webcímet az érdeklődők - adta hírül a Bits. http://www.origo.hu/techbazis/internet/20090326-olcson-be-lehet-kerulni-az-internet-telefonkonyvebe.html 2010-ben jöhetnek új doméntartományok Az Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hivatalos tervezete szerint új lendületet adhatnak az online világnak a 2010-től bevezetendő új doméntartományok (gTLD). http://www.sg.hu/cikkek/66459/2010_ben_johetnek_uj_domentartomanyok ********************** - Arabic News ********************** ربع مليون دولار من مايكروسوفت لمن يدلي بمعلومات عن مبرمج فيروس كونفكر (سبق) واشنطن: أعلنت شركة البرمجيات العملاقة مايكروسوفت Microsoft رصدها مكافأة بقيمة 250 ألف دولار لكل من يدلي بمعلومات تسفر عن اعتقال أو إدانة المسئولين عن إطلاق فيروس كونفكر (Conficker) والذي يتوقع أن ينشط في أول شهر أبريل القادم ليكون أكثر الفيروسات تدميرا على شبكة الإنترنت منذ سنين. http://www.sabq.org/?action=shownews&news=4760 ********************** - Russian News ********************** За кириллицу в браузерах... Первые попытки русифицировать адреса отечественных сайтов наблюдались еще в 2001 году – тогда интернет-холдинг "Рамблер" и компания "РосБизнесКонсалтинг" объявили о запуске проекта "Рамблер-Домены", который должен был заняться предоставлением услуг регистрации кириллических адресов в доменных зонах .NET, .COM, .ORG и .RU. http://www.computerra.ru/vision/414019/ В доменной зоне .Tel зарегистрирован 100 000-й домен В компании Telnic Limited, являющейся регистратором доменной зоны .Tel, сообщили, что сегодня в базе данных компании был зарегистрирован 100 000-й домен. Напомним, что открытая регистрация здесь началась всего 36 часов назад, до это . Tel прошла несколько периодов предварительной регистрации. http://www.cybersecurity.ru/net/67133.html ИТ-специалисты готовятся к очередной вирусной эпидемии ИТ-специалисты готовятся к очередной вирусной эпидемииИТ-специалисты по всему миру ожидают дня 1 апреля, однако вовсе не потому, что он традиционно является Днем Дурака, а потому, что именно на эту дату, как прогнозируют антивирусные компании, назначена активизация новой более опасной версии сетевого червя Conficker. По разным оценкам, на сегодня Conficker инфицировал от 3 до 5 млн компьютеров по всему миру. http://www.ural.ru/news/techno/news-89064.html 1 апреля: День Дурака или День Conficker'a ? ИТ-специалисты по всему миру ожидают дня 1 апреля, однако вовсе не потому, что он традиционно является Днем Дурака, а потому, что именно на эту дату, как прогнозируют антивирусные компании, назначена активизация новой более опасной версии сетевого червя Conficker. По разным оценкам, на сегодня Conficker инфицировал от 3 до 5 млн компьютеров по всему миру. http://www.cybersecurity.ru/crypto/67250.html ********************** - Chinese News ********************** 中文域名覆盖简繁体实现全球唯一 核心内容：越来越多的企业品牌正从“.中国”域名全球部署行动中受益。全球通用的繁简等效“.中国”域名在世界范围内潜藏着巨大的使用需求。 http://news.ename.cn/yuming_xinwen_2009_03_27_7018 中文域名覆盖简繁体实现全球唯一 越来越多的企业品牌正从“.中国”域名全球部署行动中受益。中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)发布的“中国域名全球升级行动”政策内容已调整为:所有 “中文.CN”域名的注册用户，将自动获得对应的“中文.中国”繁简域名，并将同步升级至“中国域名”全球根域名系统注册库，实现全球互联网的访问。 http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-27/080915376464s.shtml http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/it1/200903270126.asp http://news.ccw.com.cn/internet/htm2009/20090327_609561.shtml http://www.jmnews.com.cn/c/2009/03/27/14/c_5903404.shtml http://www.ccw.com.cn/fortune/news/online_media/htm2009/20090327_609552.shtml http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2009-03-27/14322949580.shtml http://news.ename.cn/yuming_xinwen_2009_03_27_7018 http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-03-27/080915376464s.shtml “.中国”域名 将实现繁简等效 近日，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)宣布，所有“中文.CN”域名的注册用户，将自动获得对应的“中文.中国”繁简域名。而在刚刚闭幕的墨西哥年会上，ICANN(互联网名字与编号分配机构)发布消息，“繁体‘.中國’有望和简体‘.中国’一起写入全球根域名系统”。 http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2009-03-29/024715383684s.shtml 戴尔重金购买adamo.com域名推广Adamo 泡泡网资讯频道3月30日 据海外媒体报道，域名信息网站Domain Name Wire近日透露，戴尔最终购买了adamo.com域名，但购买价格将远高于两周前的价格。 http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/384/384790.shtml 戴尔高价购买adamo.com域名推广新品牌 3月30日消息，据国外媒体报道，域名信息网站Domain Name Wire近日透露，戴尔最终购买了adamo.com域名，但价格却比两周前要高出许多。 http://server.zol.com.cn/127/1278005.html ********************** - Korean News ********************** 취임 직후 '퀵돔' 돌풍 이끌어 박승규 원장이 한국인터넷진흥원장에 취임한 2007년은 우리나라 인터넷도메인 정책에 큰 변화를 맞는 시기였다. 기관의 복수 도메인 등록 허용을 계기로 급성장한 .kr은 2007년 2단계 영문 kr도메인의 본격적인 등록을 시작했다. 2단계 영문 kr도메인은 `퀵돔'이라고 불렀다. 빠르다는 뜻의 `퀵(Quick)'과 `도메인(Domain)'을 합친 말이다. 이같은 퀵돔의 도입으로 2007년 .kr 도메인의 등록건수는 전년대비 23만건 가까이 폭증했다. 이중 97%(약 22만건)가 퀵돔이다. 박 원장은 퀵돔을 자리잡게 한 장본인으로, 3단계 개인도메인 `.pe.kr'의 약진과 한글도메인의 이용 증가를 이끌어 내며 2008년 12월 마침내 등록건수 100만건을 이뤄냈다. http://www.dt.co.kr/contents.html?article_no=2009032702010431673001 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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