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Headlines from the edition of the news include: New Web address endings could be start of turf wars | Dot.ca turns 10, an ideal time for public review by Michael Geist | CNNIC Releases Statistical Report on State of Internet in China | Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies | Internet-wide problem to be revealed at conference | Pentagon Bill To Fix Cyber Attacks: $100M | Retailer cites own keyword advertising as evidence of domain name owner's abuse | How the Internet Got Its Rules | Google's sale of trade mark as keyword may be 'use in commerce', says US Court of Appeals And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Collaborative Communication: New gTLD Overarching Issues http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02apr09-en.htm Special Interests Seeking Power In ICANN’s New Stakeholder Group http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/04/04/special-interests-seeking-power-in-icann%E2%80%99s-new-stakeholder-group/ CNNIC Releases the 23rd Statistical Report on the Internet Development in China http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2009/03/23/5512.htm EC Celebrates Third Anniversary of .EU http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7716 Cyberwarfare: A Chinese ghost in the machine? Identifying the perpetrator of cyber-attacks can be impossible http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13416219 A more detailed look at the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009 by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/4/3/4142495.html White House to oversee coordination of cybersecurity efforts http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090403_9076.php Conficker Worm: Not Finished Yet http://pcworld.in/india/news/5963779/ Conficker infections higher than first thought [IDG] http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=113778 ARIN's Board declares an emergency by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/3/30/4138389.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Public Comment: Phased Equitable Reallocation of Non-Compliant .INFO Sunrise Domain Names ICANN is today opening a public comment forum on a proposed amendment from Afilias to Appendix 7 of the .INFO Registry Agreement. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03apr09-en.htm Deadline Approaches for Applications for ICANN Board and Leadership Positions Now is the time to apply to become one of the global leadership volunteers who help the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the Internet. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-02apr09-en.htm Collaborative Communication: New gTLD Overarching Issues In response to the Public Comments regarding the draft Applicant Guidebook posted 24 October, 2008, ICANN has created a dedicated WIKI space entitled, "New gTLD Overarching Issues." This wiki will enable the community to view and post comments, upload proposals, documents and reports and leave feedback for ongoing dialogue related to the four overarching issues described in earlier postings: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02apr09-en.htm ICANN Extends Deadline for Independent Evaluator Applications ICANN is soliciting Expressions of Interest from firms capable of performing independent evaluations as part of the new gTLD process. These entities, to be retained by ICANN, will provide independent evaluation services, assessing applications for new top-level domains (gTLDs). This is an opportunity to play an important role in the next significant evolution of the Internet's domain name space. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-02apr09-en.htm Special Interests Seeking Power In ICANN’s New Stakeholder Group ICANN is in the process of reforming its core bodies, and consumer representatives and others see a possibility to inject more balance into the international organisation’s stakeholder groups long dominated by a range of private sector representatives. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/04/04/special-interests-seeking-power-in-icann%E2%80%99s-new-stakeholder-group/ Government should keep an eye on domain-name expansion If ICANN has its way, the list of top-level Internet domain names is about to get much longer. Government offices might want to monitor this anticipated expansion in order to protect certain names and citizen expectations. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/04/06/internaut-icann-expanding-domains.aspx ICANN gets "securitized" by Milton Mueller This is no April Fool's joke: here is a bill that is almost a caricature of what the rest of the world fears about U.S. control of the Internet DNS root and ICANN. Legislation unveiled today by Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would require a Presidentially appointed cybersecurity advisory panel to ensure that national security would not be compromised before approving the renewal or modification of the contract between the U.S. government and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. According to a summary of the bill, it would "make sure that ICANN does not succumb to foreign pressure" to end its relationship with the U.S. government. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/4/2/4141451.html Comments on ICANN's Studies on New Proposed TLDs by Alex Tajirian I outline some general critical comments on the recent commissioned reports for ICANN's proposed introduction of new TLDs. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090402_comments_icann_studies_new_proposed_tlds/ New top level domain names get a mixed reception Melbourne IT says its corporate clients have had a mixed response to ICANN's proposed new gTLDs with interest in their branding advantages tempered by concerns about costs and added complexity. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24237/127/ Cable Show 2009: Hill Staffers Agree Satellite Licenses a Top Priority A lot of attention will be paid on the Hill to broadband, privacy and satellite issues and less will be spent on content issues, at least until the Supreme Court decides Fox's profanity appeal. Those were some signals from Capitol Hill this week as key congressional staffers briefed cable operators on their agendas. ... He also said the subcommittee may take a look at ICANN, which has delayed until December its plan to expand the number of top-level domain names. http://dtv.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=705710 http://www.multichannel.com/article/191196-Cable_Show_2009_Hill_Staffers_Tackle_Satellite_License_First.php ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** CNNIC Releases the 23rd Statistical Report on the Internet Development in China On January 13, 2009, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the “23rd Statistical Survey Report on the Internet Development in China” in Beijing. According to the report, by the end of 2008, the Internet penetration rate of 22.6% in China had surpassed the global average level of 21.9% for the first time. Meanwhile, the amount of Internet users in China had reached 298 million, with 279 million broadband users. And the registration number of CN domain names reached 13.572 million. The three indexes continued to rank the first in the world. http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2009/03/23/5512.htm Colombia Searches for New .CO Registry Operator The Colombian Ministry of Communications is searching for a new operator of the .CO registry opening a tender for the contract. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/04/03/colombia-searches-for-new-co-registry-operator/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/colombia-seeks-new-registry-operator-sought-for-.co.html EC Celebrates Third Anniversary of .EU The European Commission is celebrating three years of the .EU top level domain being made available to all and that there are now more than three million domain names cementing its position in the top ten TLDs. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=7716 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/04/04/ec-celebrates-third-birthday-of-eu/ .eu: three years on, three million domain names [news release] Three years after its launch, the .eu top-level internet domain continues to be a success story. There are now more than three million internet domains under Europe's own top-level domain. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/536 Three years of the european internet domain For the three years of its launch, the Internet domain level ".eu" is still a success. There are now more than three million Internet domains within the top level domain of Europe itself. http://euroalert.net/en/news.aspx?idn=8629 After three years, more than three million .eu domains registered There are now more than three million internet domains under Europe's own top-level.Even now ,after three years , .eu top-level internet domain has not stoped its growth.Named the fifth most popular country code top-level domain form the world,the number of .eu domain increased by 2% this first quarter of 2009. http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/after-three-years-more-than-three-million-.eu-domains-registered.html .eu crosses three million domain names [reg req'd] Three years after its launch, there are now more than three million .eu internet domain names. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ nz: Privacy Policy Review — Consultation The DNC is now reviewing the Privacy Policy. This policy relates to the collection and use of personal information to effectively operate the DNS. http://dnc.org.nz/story/30336-29-1.html Will .Tel take off? [Fortune Small Business] Imagine this: Your business just relocated and you're frustrated. Whenever potential customers hunt for your phone number online, they come up with digits that are out of date. http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/smallbusiness/dot-tel_tale.fsb/ Telnic Launches Multilingual Website Telnic Limited announced the launch of its multilingual website, providing .tel related information in 11 languages including: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Russian. http://telnic.com/downloads/Multilingual_Website.pdf Telnic Highlight Domains In Use Telnic, which recently launched .tel to general registration, has set up a ".tel of the week". The first domain they've chosen is removals.tel. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/04/04/telnic-highlight-domains-in-use/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Cyberwarfare: A Chinese ghost in the machine? Identifying the perpetrator of cyber-attacks can be impossible Cyberspace is ideal for spies. Digitally disguised and undeterred by borders or passports, they can pick locks anywhere in the world, pilfer secrets without trace and even leave toxic traps for the unwary. http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13416219 A more detailed look at the proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009 by Milton Mueller The Rockefeller-Snowe bill emerges from an environment of blind hysteria around cyber-security problems that has developed in recent months. Section 2 contains 150 lines of silly hyperventilating that exaggerate the threats - but more importantly, misconceives the nature of Internet-based threats and the best way to respond to them. The bill succumbs to the tendency to take a national, hierarchical and centralized approach to problems that are best met through the organic evolution of decentralized, flexible, adapative and transnational, private sector-based cooperative solutions that leverage the peer production capabilities of the Internet. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/4/3/4142495.html White House to oversee coordination of cybersecurity efforts Two officials in the Obama administration confirmed on Friday that the White House would oversee the coordination of securing networks governmentwide, identifying more than 250 requirements in an on-going 60-day review of federal cybersecurity initiatives. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090403_9076.php Cybersecurity review closely scrutinizing telecom policy The government may have to take a new approach to securing the nation's telecommunications infrastructure, two senior administration officials said Friday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10212101-38.html Cybersecurity bill seeks to give president new powers over private-sector networks A wide-ranging cybersecurity bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would give the president unprecedented new powers to disconnect government and private-sector networks from the Internet in the event of security emergencies. But that provision is expected to be a hard sell in Congress. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131070 Obama Cyber Review Still Short On Details As the Obama administration crafts a game plan for keeping the nation's computer networks and critical infrastructure secure, the White House is going to anchor the interagency coordination and set a vision for the way forward, administration officials told reporters Friday evening on a conference call about the 60-day cybersecurity review the president ordered earlier this year. The White House does not plan to strong-arm the Homeland Security Department, National Security Agency and other entities that currently control operational aspects of government and private sector IT security, they said. Cybersecurity leadership has been a hot topic among lawmakers, think tanks and tech industry officials recently with at least one prominent report calling for the White House to take charge of that mission. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/04/obama-cyber-review-still-short.php Conficker.c controls 4% of all infected PCs, IBM says As many as one out of every 25 Internet addresses that transmits potentially dangerous data over the Internet is infected with the Conficker.c worm, IBM Corp.'s security arm said today. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131038 Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2239852/domain-hoarding-hamstrung IBM sees Conficker hitting 4 percent of PCs [IDG] IBM is the second company in two days to suggest that the number of computers infected by the Conficker.C worm may be higher than previously thought. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/040309-ibm-sees-conficker-hitting-4.html Conficker Worm: Not Finished Yet April 1 has come and gone, and the Internet has not disintegrated and no major cyber-attacks were reported. But Conficker still remains a threat. Now don't panic, this doesn't mean cyber-Armageddon could strike at any minute, it just means you need to make sure your computer is fully updated if it isn't already. Feel better? Good, then let's take a look at what's going on. http://pcworld.in/india/news/5963779/ http://www.cio.com/article/488013/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/040209-conficker-worm-not-finished.html Conficker infections higher than first thought [IDG] Internet infrastructure provider OpenDNS has warned that infections from the Conficker worm may more widespread than previously thought. http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=113778 http://www.itworld.com/security/65657/conficker-may-be-more-widespread-previously-thought http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=113742 http://www.pcworld.com/article/162447/.html OpenDNS: 'Conficker' Barely Scratched U.S. The Conficker worm appears to have been quiet, both in activity and in the number of PCs it affected within the United States. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344342,00.asp Web Sites Disrupted By Attack on Register.com Web site host and domain name registrar Register.com has been the target of a sustained attack this week, disrupting service for thousands of customers. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/04/web_sites_disrupted_by_attack.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** uk: Al Fayed domain name goes back to Harrods Harrods Limited has obtained a transfer of the domain name “fayed.co.uk” using Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service, despite the original registrant cheekily transferring the domain name to an alter ego called “Ahmed Fayed” before the complaint was made in an attempt to prevent Harrods succeeding. http://www.law-now.com/DirectMail/%7B4D75E72F-62C0-4E67-ABC4-513E77311E48%7D_alfayedapril09.htm Google wins domain names from Indian firms at WIPO Google Inc, the world's largest internet company, has clinched victories on disputes on domain names at the WIPO against two Indian entities. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Google-wins-domain-name-case/articleshow/4362304.cms Singers wrestled Sony Corp. over names and won Making it as a jazz singer is daunting enough on its own. So imagine having to battle a giant corporation at the same time. By coincidence, two singers performing separate gigs at the Rrazz Room this week each can claim an unusual notch on their belts. They fought Sony Corp. and won. They did it from opposite sides of the legal battlefield. Sony Holland, who croons at the Rrazz Wednesday through Saturday, had a pretty obvious conflict with Sony Corp. The company didn't actually demand she change her name, but they did contest her Internet domain name, sonyholland.com. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/03/PKJB16P4CQ.DTL Top 10 domain name spats The years have shown us how simple domain names can be wrestled away, lost, squatted on and - incredibly - worth millions. Here we take a look at 10 of the most interesting domain name cases, and try to sort the .cons from the .pros. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/analysis/2239810/top-domain-name-spats ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** ARIN's Board declares an emergency by Milton Mueller At ARIN, yet another intense controversy is swirling around the problem of IPv4 address transfers. At its 18 March 2009 meeting, the Board declared an emergency and revised a transfer policy that we all thought it had adopted a month earlier. The Board explained the new draft policy, 2009-1, with the statement, "The Board has been concerned for some time that the lack of a liberalized transfer policy would create legal risk: that we had not provided a mechanism to improve the efficient utilization of previously-allocated resources, and that this risk was significant enough to jeopardize ARIN’s ability to fulfill its stewardship mission." http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/3/30/4138389.html Will the Internet Implode? Sounds like a crazy question, in this era of Facebook, Twitter and a "digital millennial" generation that's grown up never not knowing the Internet. But there are worrying signs that the Internet's architecture may not be able to scale effectively much longer. I've written previously about the crisis in access capacity: Demand for access bandwidth is growing exponentially, while provider investment is growing linearly. The lines cross -- demand exceeds capacity -- sometime around 2012. And the solution isn't for providers (or even the government) to simply invest more money in access -- because Internet access is a break-even business at best, and a money-losing proposition in many cases. http://www.pcworld.com/article/162621/.html ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** uk: Claudia Lawrence case: city trader questioned over bogus website A City trader is being investigated by police in connection with a bogus website that appealed for cash to help to find Claudia Lawrence, the chef who went missing two weeks ago in York. The Observer can reveal that Maichel Los, a 39-year-old Dutchman, is also behind a complex web of internet companies and domain names asking the public to contribute to worthy causes. ... Los has also registered scores of Dutch and Australian domain names, primarily for companies involved in financial services and gambling. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/05/claudia-lawrence-missing-chef NeuStar Experiences Partial Outage as DynDNS Tries to Turn up the Heat NeuStar's UltraDNS faced attack on two fronts on Tuesday, March 31. One of the attacks was technical -- a massive denial-of-service attack. The second was a rather surprising opening strike from competitor Dynamic Network Services (DynDNS), which launched a full-scale (and in T1R's opinion, misguided) public relations broadside. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090402_neustar_ultradns_partial_outage_dyndns_heat/ Register.com suffers further DOS attack Earlier today we reported that the domain name registrar behemoth Register.com suffered from wide-scale DNS nameserver problems last night. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/638/1051638/register-com-suffers-dos-attack ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Real Estate Auction Company's $1.7 Million Purchase of Auction.com Drops the Hammer on The Past Week's Sales Competition Irvine, California based real estate auction company REDC plunked down $1.7 million to buy Auction.com last week in 2009's third highest domain sale. Only Toys.com at $5.1 million and Fly.com at $1,760,000 have been bigger. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/03-31-09.htm The Next Big Thing in Domain Monetization?: New Companies Are Making the Dream of Affordable Mass Development a Reality Domain name portfolio owners have long dreamed of a day when it would be possible to affordably develop their names en masse. That day is now here, but there are still many questions to be asked. The most important one being "will mass produced mini-sites make more money than the traditional solution, domain parking?" http://dnjournal.com/cover/2009/march.htm Domain Roundtable Conference Agenda Released Organizers of the Domain Roundtable Conference coming up June 14-17 in Washington D.C. have released the agenda for their event. The show opens with a Sunday evening cocktail reception at the Grand Hyatt, followed by two full business days culminating in a three-hour live auction to be staged by Aftermarket.com on June 16th. http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/04-03-09.htm Rick Latona Adult Domain Auction Yields Mixed Results ... Last night Rick Latona held a live auction with an adult theme. Going under the hammer were a very wide range of not only domain names, but also services (hosting, video editing etc.,) for people working in the adult internet industry. What made this auction a bit more interesting was the fact that it also included several ccTLD names. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/04/05/rick-latona-adult-domain-auction-yields-mixed/ Rick Latona Speaks His Mind About Domain Auction Rick Latona’s adult domain name auction at The Phoenix Forum didn’t go as well as expected. In an e-mail interview with Domain Name Wire, Latona says what went wrong and his take on live domain auctions at non-domainer events. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/05/rick-latona-speaks-his-mind-about-domain-auction/ Are Domain Names A Sound Investment? While the global economy continues to decline, domain industry is showing an enviable growth, especially when it comes to selling top generic domain names. http://www.domaininformer.com/news/editors/090401-Are-Domain-Names-A-Sound-Investment Google Settles AdWords Lawsuit For $20 Million The list of companies and individuals suing Google for the way it runs its search ad business is a long one: including everyone from biggies like American Airlines to one-off advertiser lawsuits. And settling its latest AdWords-related lawsuit could ultimately cost Google up to $20 million, according to Mediapost. http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/01/google-settles-adwords-lawsuit-technology-paidcontent.html Dark Blue Sea CEO Richard Moore Steps Down Richard Moore, CEO of Dark Blue Sea, and parent company of Fabulous.com, is stepping down from his position as of June 30, 2009 when his current contract expires. Replacing Moore will be Gregory Platz, the current Chief Financial Officer. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/04/03/dark-blue-sea-ceo-richard-moore-steps-down/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/dark-blue-sea-ceo-richard-moore-steps-down.html Moore Stepping Down as CEO of Dark Blue Sea Richard Moore is stepping down as chief executive officer of Dark Blue Sea effective at the end of June. Dark Blue Sea is parent company of Fabulous, a popular domain name registrar and domain parking service for domainers. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/02/moore-stepping-down-as-ceo-of-dark-blue-sea/ http://darkbluesea.com/announcements/336_CEO_Update_01-04-2009.pdf How To Play the Expired Domain Game in 2009 Because of the economy and faltering parking revenue, you should expect to see more domain names expiring and dropping in 2009 and 2010. Most of these added drops will be of low or mediocre quality, but some of them will be worth backordering. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/04/03/how-to-play-the-expired-domain-game-in-2009/ Bhutan (dot com) up for grabs House rents in Thimphu town are soaring, but there’s a piece of Bhutan’s virtual real estate that’s really going through the roof. The owner of the Internet domain name Bhutan.com is hoping to get $187,000 for the site. And don’t try to negotiate on the price. http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12230 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** Google-Suche per IPv6 ohne Umwege IPv6-Nutzer, die über den Tunnelbroker Sixxs ins IPv6-Internet gelangen und mit Unix-Systemen unterwegs sind, können Googles IPv6-Testserver nun auch über die URLs www.google.com sowie maps.google.com aufrufen. Ohne diese Erweiterung erreicht man die Suchmaschine nur über die URL ipv6.google.com. Pim van Pelt, Google-Mitarbeiter und Sixxs-Mitbetreiber, hat die Google-DNS-Server angepasst, so dass diese DNS-Anfragen aus den Sixxs-Adressbereichen annehmen und passende AAAA-DNS-Records ausliefern, teilte er den Tunnelnutzern in einer E-Mail mit. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Google-Suche-per-IPv6-ohne-Umwege--/meldung/135695 Network Address Translation für IPv6 Network Address Translation (NAT, die Umsetzung von privaten IP-Adressen im LAN auf eine oder mehrere öffentliche, im Internet weitergeleitete IP-Adressen) unter IPv6 ist nach Ansicht mancher Entwickler nicht ganz so schlimm wie klassische IPv4-NAT. Das Übermaß an Adressen, das mit der Einführung von IPv6 zur Verfügung steht, erfordert nämlich nicht mehr zwangsläufig, dass viele lokale Adressen hinter einer einzelnen globalen IP-Adresse verborgen werden muss. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Network-Address-Translation-fuer-IPv6--/meldung/135721 Internet-Domäne .eu überschreitet 3 Millionen-Marke Drei Jahre nach ihrer Einführung wird die Internetdomäne „.eu“ von vielen Bürgern und Unternehmen in Europa genutzt. Die „.eu"-Domäne hat sich ihren festen Platz unter den zehn weltweit größten Domänen wie zum Beispiel „.com“, „.net“ und „.org“ erobert. http://umweltruf.de/news/111/news0.php3?nummer=25129 DotEU-Startschuss: Registrierungen ab heute für jeden möglich Am heutigen Freitag, dem 7. April 2006 um Punkt 11.00 Uhr startet die neue europäische Top Level Domain .eu (dotEU) mit der allgemeinen Registrierung für Jedermann. Damit hat jeder Bürger, jedes Unternehmen und jede Organisation mit Sitz in einem der 25 EU-Mitgliedsländer die Möglichkeit, Domains direkt unterhalb von .eu zu registrieren. http://www.pcpraxis.de/?option=com_content&view=article&id=787&Itemid=84 Kentucky denkt über Legalisierung nach Nach dem die Konfiszierung von 141 Glücksspiel-Domain-Namen erfolglos war, könnte dem US-Bundesstaat Kentucky eine grundlegende Trendwende im Bezug auf Glücksspiel bevorstehen. http://www.be24.at/blog/entry/621379/kentucky-denkt-ueber-legalisierung-nach ********************** - French News ********************** L'extension Internet «.bzh» en bonne voie Cet ambitieux projet, soutenu par le Conseil régional et porté par l'association www.bzh, pourrait franchir une nouvelle étape en 2009 : l'ICANN, organisme international chargé de délivrer les extensions Internet, étudiera en effet prochainement de nouvelles candidatures. A ce jour, l'effort collectif doit se poursuivre : plus de 18 000 personnes ont déjà signé la pétition en faveur du « .bzh », véritable atout pour le développement futur de la Bretagne et de ses acteurs. http://agencebretagnepresse.com/fetch.php?id=14722 Le virus Conficker a-t-il manqué son poisson d’avril ? Le virus Conficker qui devait procéder à des attaques massives le 1er avril n’a pas été aussi virulent que prévu. Malgré tout, les experts en sécurité restent prudents et estiment que les dégâts sont peut-être plus importants qu’ils en ont l’air. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/informatique/0,39040745,39389171,00.htm Domaine .eu : trois ans et trois millions d'enregistrements C'est aujourd'hui le troisième anniversaire du domaine .eu et la Commission européenne le célèbre en soulignant qu'il est concerné à ce jour par plus de trois millions d'enregistrements. http://www.generation-nt.com/europe-nom-domaine-eu-anniversaire-actualite-258941.html Le ".tel" se développe très bien et passe le cap des 100.000 demandes Le nom de domaine en ".tel" ouvert depuis peu de temps au grand public est déjà parvenu à dépasser les 100.000 demandes, preuve d'un véritable succès. http://www.pcworld.fr/actualite/le-tel-se-developpe-tres-bien-et-passe-le-cap-des-100-000-demandes/65181/ Le '.tel' peut-il devenir un annuaire global ? C'est une extension Internet complètement atypique, sans sites et sans e-mails, qui a en plus la bonne idée de sortir en plein milieu de la crise. Pourtant, le '.tel' semble rencontrer le succès. Son but : devenir l'annuaire universel du Web. http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/expert/37728/le---tel--peut-il-devenir-un-annuaire-global.shtml http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1851/le-tel-peut-il-devenir-un-annuaire-global.php Ne jamais se réjouir du malheur des autres Mardi dernier (le 31 mars), la plateforme de serveur DNS de Neustar (le registre du .BIZ) a été victime d'une attaque. Jusque là, rien de spécial. Nous vivons malheureusement dans un monde où les cyber-attaques sont monnaie courante. Je n'aime d'ailleurs pas trop en parler. Par superstition d'abord, car cela peut arriver à tout le monde. Et aussi parce que je n'aime pas faire du malheur des autres mon bonheur. http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/222-Ne-jamais-se-rejouir-du-malheur-des-autres.html ********************** - Italian News ********************** Dominio .eu: tre milioni in tre anni La Commissione europea festeggia i tre anni del domio, scelto dalla Svezia per il proprio sito Web ufficiale, in occasione della guida Ue da giugno http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2009/04/06/dominio__eu__tre_milioni_in_tre_anni ********************** - Spanish News ********************** Conficker se ha activado sin causar daños aparentes Ayer fue el día en el que Conficker.C, la tercera versión de Conficker, se activó para realizar alguna función desconocida. Pero lo cierto es que los incidentes que está causando son, por el momento, escasos. Algo que, no obstante, no debería hacer bajar la guardia, según los expertos en seguridad. http://www.idg.es/iworld/noticia.asp?id=78930&sec=iworld Conficker: el 1 de abril no fue para tanto Mucho se temía el día de ayer, 1 de abril o April Fool’s (equivalente en los países anglosajones a nuestro Día de los Inocentes), por ser la fecha señalada por el peligroso virus Conficker para reactivarse en la que sería su tercera versión, conocida como Conficker C. http://www.baquia.com/noticias.php?id=14763 NIC Chile participa en esfuerzo mundial en contra del gusano Conficker NIC Chile informa que ha tomado medidas para evitar que nombres de dominio bajo .CL sean utilizados en un ataque de escala mundial por computadores infectados por el gusano Conficker. http://nic.cl/anuncios/2009-03-31.html Dominio .eu supera los 3 millones de registros en 3 años [EFE] El dominio de internet europeo ".eu" ha cumplido tres años de vida en los que ha superado los tres millones de registros y se ha convertido en el noveno nombre de dominio más popular en el mundo, informó este viernes la Comisión Europea (CE). http://www.mx.terra.com/tecnologia/interna/0,,OI3679286-EI12469,00.html http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulos/53357.html http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/04/03/navegante/1238770568.html http://www.diariodemallorca.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2009040400_19_451353__Tecnologia-Dominio-comunitario-cumple-tres-millones-registros ********************** - Hungarian News ********************** Három év alatt 3 millió .eu domaint regisztráltak Három év alatt a hetedik legnépszerűbb domain végződéssé nőtte ki magát a globálisan a .eu, melyből mára több mint 3 milliót tartanak számon. A következő soros EU elnökséget ellátó svédek elsőként választottak ilyen végű internetes címet - jelentette be pénteken a Bizottság. http://bruxinfo.eu/index.php?lap=dokument/dokument&dok_id=25519 Egyre népszerűbb a .eu kiterjesztésű internetes cím Európa-szerte Immár az ötödik legelterjedtebb internetes országkód szerinti doménnévnek számít a .eu kiterjesztés – közölte az európai webes identitás megteremtésének harmadik évfordulója alkalmából az Európai Bizottság. http://vg.hu/index.php?apps=cikk&cikk=267925 ********************** - Russian News ********************** С начала года число доменов в зоне UZ выросло на 1000 На сегодняшний день в зоне UZ зарегистрировано более 8000 доменных имен. Прирост с начала текущего года составил свыше 1000 доменов. За три месяца число доменов UZ выросло более чем на 420, или 5,5%. http://business.uzreport.com/uzb.cgi?lan=r&id=59985 ********************** - Chinese News ********************** ICANN新政未对域名抢注起到遏制作用 ICANN去年就颁布了新政，从2009.4.1起，域名注册后删除不再退款。本以为这样会对域名抢注起到些遏制作用，但从这两天的实际观察来看，这个作用并不明显。 http://news.ename.cn/pernews_2009_04_05_8776 ********************** - Japanese News ********************** 「.eu」ドメイン、設置3年で登録300万件 欧州連合（EU）のトップレベルドメイン（TLD）である「.eu」が設置3周年を迎え、登録数が300万件を超えたことが明らかになった。「.eu」ドメインは2009年第1四半期も2％の増加率を示し、地域TLDとしては世界で5番目に使用されるTLDとなっている。 http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2009/04/06/23040.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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