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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 today's of the news include: ICANN: Draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget .... Ready for Your Consideration | Net security needs ground-up rebuild | ICANN CEO calls for public health response model to e-security | ICANN announces further delay to limitless domain plan | Bolton dusts off for another courtroom scrap | New DNS bug and fix announced | Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** China ready to pull the plug on IGF by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/5/14/4185706.html ICANN: apply public health response model to e-security http://computerworld.com.au/article/303543/ Will Obama Re-nationalize ICANN? by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/5/15/4187216.html Is the U.S. ready for government-sponsored cyberattacks? http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051409-cyberwar-readiness.html Google change could stir more advertiser angst http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10242104-93.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** China ready to pull the plug on IGF by Milton Mueller The Peoples Republic of China cast a pall over the consultations of the Internet Governance Forum yesterday by announcing that it opposes extending the life of the Forum for another 5 years. "When it comes to Internet governance, [developing country] points of view are not sufficiently reflected in [Internet Governance Forum] discussions," China's representative said, "which is why we don't agree that the IGF should continue its mandate after the five years are up. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/5/14/4185706.html China Calls for an End to the Internet Governance Forum There's been a global argument going on for some time now over how the Internet should be governed. Many governments, including China but also many others, are not happy that the "root" of the Internet is controlled by ICANN, which ultimately answers to the U.S. Department of Commerce. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090514_china_calls_for_end_to_internet_governance_forum/ China says no to endless IGF At the Internet Governance Forum consultations currently going on in Geneva, the Chinese delegation has voiced its opposition to a 5 year extension of the IGF. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/229-China-says-no-to-endless-IGF.html EU Commission Hearing on Internet Governance by Lesley Cowley I participated in a public hearing in Brussels last week on the Future of Internet Governance. The hearing brought together representatives from Internet players such as ISOC, ICANN, IGF, CENTR etc. with business and civil society representatives to gather inputs on key questions posed by The Commission. These will inform its ‘official’ position on Internet Governance, which should be announced shortly. http://blog.nominet.org.uk/insight/2009/05/eu-commission-hearing-on-internet-governance/ Who Controls the Internet? The United States, for now, and a good thing, too. In order to please our European allies and our Third World critics, the Obama administration may be tempted to surrender one particular manifestation of American "dominance": central management of key aspects of the Internet by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Other countries are pushing for more control. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/515zoozk.asp ICC urges focus on economic development issues at Internet Governance Forum ICC/ BASIS stressed the importance of Internet governance issues that will promote economic growth, build human and institutional capacities, and address development needs at the open consultations of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). http://finchannel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37322&Itemid=16 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Advisory: OnlineNIC Transfer Issues Resolved - Recent Court Orders Permit Transfers to Resume Customers of registrar OnlineNIC who had problems with previous transfer requests should now be able to transfer their domains to a different registrar if they wish. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15may09-en.htm Bulk Transfer of Parava Domains to Tucows Tucows Inc. has been selected to manage the name registrations previously managed by Parava Networks, Inc. (dba 10-Domains.com). Parava's former registrant-customers should soon receive notices of the transfer from Tucows since it is now implementing procedures to receive the bulk transfer of names from Parava. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14may09-en.htm ICANN: apply public health response model to e-security The greatest threats to the Internet are not cyber threats, but the threat of inappropriate public policy, says ICANN president and chief executive, Paul Twomey. http://computerworld.com.au/article/303543/ http://cio.com.au/article/303543/ http://techworld.com.au/article/303543/ Will Obama Re-nationalize ICANN? by Milton Mueller Speaking at a Technology University of Delft conference on the internationalization of infrastructures, Professor Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger made some unique and provocative observations about the future of the ICANN tether to the U.S. government. Mayer-Schoenberger was trying to predict the position of the three main players: the EU, the US and China. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/5/15/4187216.html http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090517_will_obama_re_nationalize_icann/ WIPO Letter to IRT on Draft IRT Report http://wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/icann100509.pdf Rival views don’t compute To The Editor: Re “The battle of .nyc... and also .sucks, .chat, .weather, .art...” (news article, May 6): Thank you to The Villager for taking the time to understand the complexity of this issue, and for treating all views fairly as you did. Several people have come up to me and said that it is one of the best articles they have seen in The Villager on any topic, and that they learned a lot from it. Coming from people who are not technically adept, it’s a clear indication that you communicated this obscure topic in a very accessable way. http://www.thevillager.com/villager_315/letterstotheeditor.html Did Parava Bilk Customers from Renewal Fees? What’s a warning sign that your domain name registrar is about to leave you in a lurch? You pay it to renew your domain many years in advance, but it only renews it for one year at a time. Apparently a lot of Parava customers have experienced that. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/15/did-parava-bilk-customers-from-renewal-fees/ NRO and ICANN Reaffirm Commitment to Relationship The Number Resource Organization (NRO) and ICANN have reaffirmed their commitment to each other in an exchange of letters. http://nro.net/news/nro-icann-exchange-letters2009.html Managing the internet There is a search after new model for the functioning of ICANN, the European Commission wants to be interested http://english.etrend.sk/news-summaries/managing-the-internet/167591.html ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** auDA blocks Bottle customer transfer Australia's domain name regulator appears to have reversed a decision by Bottle Domains to switch its customers to another business with which the troubled domain reseller appears to be associated. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/auDA-blocks-Bottle-customer-transfer/0,130061791,339296445,00.htm New Report Shows .INFO Domain Safest from Phishing Attacks Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that a new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) revealsinfo domain that the .INFO domain is the gTLD safest from phishing attacks. The results of the Survey show that, during the second half of 2008, .INFO had the lowest phishing rates and the lowest average attack duration among the gTLDs measured. .INFO's phishing durations were half the world average. http://www.afilias.info/news/2009/05/13/new-report-shows-info-domain-safest-phishing-attacks http://info.info/news/2009/05/13/new-report-shows-info-domain-safest-phishing-attacks Financial Domains have an impact on .INFO in Q1 2009 Now that tax season has passed, you are either celebrating or crying about your tax return! While you have been poring over IRS documents, elsewhere on the Web people have been registering .INFO domains. Over 500 new tax related domains have been registered in the .INFO domain just since March 1, 2009 and nearly 1300 since the beginning of 2009. They join the more than 8000 other ‘tax’ related .INFO domains that exist in the .INFO registry today. http://info.info/news/2009/05/12/financial-domains-have-impact-info-q1-2009 Nigeria Attains Full Control of .ng ccTLD The Nigerian Internet community has effected the redelegation of the .ng ccTLD and attained full local management of the domain. The President, Internet Registration Association of Nigeria , Engr Ndukwe Kalu, disclosed this in a statement made available to THISDAY yesterday. http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=143666 Help shape the future of the domain name industry in the UK! Nominet is holding a series of open meetings that gives you the opportunity to have your say about potential changes to the self-regulation model of the domain name industry in the UK. Today the future of that self-regulatory model is at stake and Nominet wants to ensure maximum participation from all those with an interest in .uk. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6455 uk: BERR response letter Following the recent independence governance review of Nominet we have received a letter of response from BERR. They have said:"If Nominet's members implement in full the changes proposed in the report, we are confident that Nominet will remain a beacon of industry self-regulation, protecting the wider public interest, without the need for intervention by government." http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6481 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** DHS requests funding to continue far-reaching secure Internet protocol work by Brenden Kuerbis DHS will present its 2010 budget request before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today, including a reported $400 million to protect critical infrastructure and cyber networks from attack. $11 million of this was requested to fund DHS's Information Infrastructure Security (IIS) Program and Secure Protocol Project, including work on securing the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) and routing infrastructure. Despite the relatively small amount of funding, SPP work is intended to, and if successful could, have far reaching impact on the Internet. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/5/11/4182711.html Is the U.S. ready for government-sponsored cyberattacks? If there’s a sudden cyberattack on the U.S. Navy, Jim Granger could be among the first to know since it’s his job to keep watch. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051409-cyberwar-readiness.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165033/.html Analyst: cyberwarfare arms race with China imminent A congressional commission that reviews economic and security relations between the United States and China held a hearing last month on Chinese intelligence activities that impact national security. During this hearing, security expert Kevin G. Coleman of the Technolytics Institute think tank gave a presentation on Chinese cyber-espionage efforts. http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/05/analyst-cyberwarfare-arms-race-with-china-imminent.ars ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Interoute Adopts IPv6 for IP Address Availability European data network operator Interoute is reportedly adopting Ipv6 Internet Protocol, to meet the growing demands of IP addresses. http://ip-pbx.tmcnet.com/topics/ip-pbx/articles/56163-interoute-adopts-ipv6-ip-address-availability.htm ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Internet Society, African internet leaders gather in Cairo for INET regional conference Leading African and international technologists and policy makers will gather in Cairo on Monday, 18 May, for the INET Africa Regional Conference, organized by the Internet Society, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt, to explore emerging issues of regional Internet governance. http://www.isoc.org/tools/blogs/membernews/?p=880 Saviour or sellout? The verdict on Nick Bolton ... At the same time, Bolton made money from an investment in Melbourne IT, which had a monopoly on internet and website domain names in Australia. With deregulation of that market looming, Bolton saw an opportunity. "I started Bottle Domains at the age of 19 and became a competitor to Melbourne IT." He timed his investment well. By the following year, Bottle was an established player, and Bolton dropped out of uni to run his new business from his St Kilda flat. http://smallbusiness.smh.com.au/growing/finance/saviour-or-sellout-the-verdict-on-nick-bolton-620521031.html http://smallbusiness.theage.com.au/growing/finance/saviour-or-sellout-the-verdict-on-nick-bolton-620521031.html An Ailing GM Registers Domain Name in Case of Bankruptcy In early April, General Motors inconspicuously secured some virtual real estate that it could potentially use as an information clearinghouse should the company end up seeking bankruptcy protection in the near future. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1690146/an_ailing_gm_registers_domain_name_in_case_of_bankruptcy/ Are you ready to play the domain game? Been kicking yourself for years because you missed out on registering yourname.com? Hoping against hope that it will become available and you can snag it? Well, the new dot-tel (.tel) domain may be your chance to redeem yourself, or just another way to waste some money. It all depends on how this thing takes off. http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/19741.cfm TRA/.aeDA is the official 971 ENUM operator Telephone Number Mapping (ENUM, from E.164 NUmber Mapping) is a suite of protocols and technologies used to unify the telephone numbering system E.164 with the Internet addressing system (DNS) by using a technical methods called indirect lookup method. UAE is allocated the country code (1.7.9.e164.arpa) to represent UAE telephone code (971). http://aeda.ae/eng/viewnews.php?Newsid=52 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** High End of the Market Missing This Week But Low to Mid Range Marches On The price tag on this week's #1 domain is the lowest I recall for a chart topper in a very long time. A British ccTLD, GGG.co.uk, leads the pack after selling at Sedo.com for £17,700 ($26,904). Another Sedo sale, B4.com at $26,002 was right behind. While the high end of the market was missing in action, the low to mid range (favored by small to medium sized businesses) continues along its merry way. Median prices have remained almost unchanged over the past year despite the severe recession. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/05-19-09.htm Google change could stir more advertiser angst Google's love-hate relationship with the advertisers that pay its bills could hit another rocky patch following its latest AdWords policy change. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10242104-93.html Google Revises Trademark Policy To Allow Brand Names In More Ads Google has revised its trademark policy to make it easier for advertisers to include brand names in the text of their ads. Until now, companies could not run ads with a trademarked brand name in the text if they did not own the trademark. http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/15/google-trademark-policy-technology-paidcontent.html The Allure of Adult Domains The old adage ‘sex sells’ is as tried and true in the world of domain names as it is in selling beer, cars, and all other sorts of consumer products. http://sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2387 Number of .INFO Domain Aftermarket Sales Spike in Q1 2009 Despite issues with the global economy, .INFO domain name aftermarket sales appear to be fairing well. According to DNJournal.com data, the number of aftermarket sales of .info domains jumped in the first quarter of 2009. Specifically, the number of .info aftermarket sales in February and March were nearly triple that of the same month a year ago. http://info.info/news/2009/05/12/number-info-domain-aftermarket-sales-spike-q1-2009 Snapnames Makes Searching For Domain Names Easier Than Ever Snapnames has announced a number of improvements to its website, improving the overall search experience so domainers can have an easier time finding valuable soon-to-be-available domain names. http://www.domainnamenews.com/news/snapnames-searching-domain-names-easier/5103 Afternic Gets a Major Overhaul A new look and new promotion levels have arrived on domain name aftermarket Afternic. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/17/afternic-gets-a-major-overhaul/ Return to Silicon Valley: Three Years After A Landmark Show in Santa Clara T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Came Back for an Encore The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference returned to the site of one of its greatest triumphs April 27-30 when the 2009 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley show was staged in Santa Clara, California. Three years before, in the same location, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founders Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu produced an event that played a key role in launching a phenomenal boom in the domain business. http://dnjournal.com/events/2009/traffic-silicon-valley-review.htm ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** China: Viele Regierungen filtern das Netz Ein Vertreter der chinesischen Regierung warnte gestern davor, staatliche Filtermaßnahmen im Internet zu einem der Diskussionsthemen beim nächsten Internet Governance Forum (IGF) im Herbst zu machen. Bei einem Vorbereitungstreffen in Genf erklärte der Vertreter mit Blick auf das IGF-Programm, das Blockieren von URLs sei ein sehr sensibles Thema, von dem die UN besser die Finger lassen solle. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/China-Viele-Regierungen-filtern-das-Netz--/meldung/137867 IPv4: Erst wenn die letzte Adresse vergeben ist ... Die IP-Adressvergabestellen (Regional Internet Registries, RIRs) bereiten sich auf den Zeitpunkt vor, wenn die letzte IPv4-Adresse vergeben ist. In allen fünf RIR-Regionen wird aktuell an Regeln für die Rückführung ungenutzter IPv4-Adressen an die zentrale Vergabestelle IANA gearbeitet. Aus diesem Pool sollen dann kleine Zuteilungen an die RIRs erfolgen. http://www.heise.de/netze/IPv4-Erst-wenn-die-letzte-Adresse-vergeben-ist--/news/meldung/137808 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IPv4-Erst-wenn-die-letzte-Adresse-vergeben-ist--/meldung/137808 Trippelschrittchen Richtung IPv6 Der deutsche IPv6-Rat hat seinen "Nationalen IPv6-Aktionsplan für Deutschland" vorgelegt. Mit seinen Vorschlägen schließt er sich der europäischen IPv6-Roadmap an. Der bleibt allerdings in seinen Selbstverpflichtungen äußerst vorsichtig. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Trippelschrittchen-Richtung-IPv6--/meldung/137863 IPv6-Gipfel beginnt in Potsdam Heute und morgen (14./15. Mai) findet am Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam der Zweite Deutsche IPv6-Gipfel statt. Veranstaltet vom IPv6-Rat unter Vorsitz von Prof. Christoph Meinel bietet der Gipfel Vorträge und Workshops internationaler und deutscher Experten. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IPv6-Gipfel-beginnt-in-Potsdam--/meldung/137806 IPv6-Gipfel: Aktionsplan für Umstieg nun beschlossen Am 14. und 15. Mai fand der zweite deutsche IPv6-Gipfel am Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam statt. Dabei hat der IPv6-Rat einen Aktionsplan zum flotten Umstieg auf Version 6 des Internetprotokolls beschlossen. http://winfuture.de/news,47215.html IPv6-Rat verabschiedet nationalen Aktionsplan Robert Kahn drängt auf einen schnellen Umstieg auf IPv6. Die Bundesregierung kündigt Nutzung von IPv6 an. EU-Kommissarin Viviane Reding fordert eine europaweit abgestimmte Vorgehensweise. http://www.zdnet.de/news/digitale_wirtschaft_internet_ebusiness_ipv6_rat_verabschiedet_nationalen_aktionsplan_story-39002364-41004145-1.htm Deutschland steigt auf IPv6 um Auf dem zweiten deutschen IPv6-Gipfel wurde ein Aktionsplan für den Umstieg auf das Internetprotokoll Version 6 (IPv6) verabschiedet. Danach sollen 2010 bereits 25 Prozent der deutschen Nutzer das Internet über das neue Protokoll nutzen. http://www.golem.de/0905/67143.html Spannende Suffixe im WWW Die Domain-Endung .tv weist auf Fernsehseiten hin und .fm muss für Radio stehen. Auch wenn diese Erklärung logisch erscheint, stimmt sie nicht. Die Suffixe .tv und .fm haben ihren Ursprung nämlich im Pazifik. Domainnamenspezialist Netnames hat interessante Verwechslungen und ihre Ursprünge jetzt zusammengestellt und zeigt, welche kreativen Möglichkeiten sie Unternehmen für ihren Internetauftritt bieten. http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=121510&n=5 http://news.magnus.de/internet/artikel/domain-namen-wenn-laender-ihre-endungen-verkaufen.html DENIC, eco und BSI starten Initiative für Sicherheitserweiterungen im Domain Name System Bereits beim Eintippen einer Internetadresse in einem Web-Browser besteht die Gefahr, dass ein Internetnutzer auf eine betrügerische Seite umgelenkt wird. Mit Sicherheitserweiterungen im Domain Name System (DNS) sollen diese durch den Kaminsky-Report bekannt gewordenen Sicherheitslücken geschlossen und Manipulationen erschwert werden. http://www.itseccity.de/?url=/content/markt/nachrichten/090518_mar_nac_eco.html IPv6-Rat verabschiedet "Nationalen Aktionsplan" für Web-Zugang Das Internet der nächsten Generation soll bis zum nächsten Jahr für mindestens ein Viertel der deutschen Nutzer verfügbar sein. Das hat der deutsche IPv6-Rat auf einer Tagung in Potsdam gefordert, die am Freitag zu Ende ging. http://www.portel.de/nc/nachricht/artikel/38568-ipv6-rat-verabschiedet-nationalen-aktionsplan-fuer-web-zugang/ Lässt sich Gefahr von DNS-Cache-Poisoning ohne Komplikationen mindern? Erweiterungen im Domain Name System sollen künftig dabei helfen, Cache-Poisoning-Angriffe zu verhindern. Hierbei kann ein Internet-Nutzer bereits beim Eintippen einer Web-Adresse auf eine betrügerische Seite umgelenkt werden. Urheber der Sicherheitsinitiative sind die Domain-Registrierungsstelle DENIC, der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco und das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik. http://www.searchsecurity.de/themenbereiche/netzwerksicherheit/protokolle-und-standards/articles/187699/ Test der Sicherheitserweiterungen für DNS In einer von DeNIC bereit gestellten Testumgebung wollen der DE-Registrar, der Internetbranchenverband eco und das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) operative sowie technische Erfahrungen beim Einsatz von Sicherheitserweiterungen für das Domain Name System (DNS) sammeln. Mit den so genannten Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) soll die Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit des Internets verbessert werden. http://freshzweinull.de/2009/05/test-der-sicherheitserweiterungen-fur-dns/ BITKOM – scharfe Kritik am Kinderporno-Gesetz Die Kritik an den Plänen der Bundesregierung, Internet-Provider durch ein Gesetz zur Sperrung ausgewählter Webseiten zu verpflichten, wird lauter: nach einer Meldung des Online-Magazins heise.de fordert der Branchenverband BITKOM massive Änderungen am Gesetzesentwurf. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/bitkom-scharfe-kritik-am-kinderporno-gesetz-id667443.html OLG Koblenz – Admin-C haftet ausnahmsweise Das OLG Koblenz reiht sich als weiteres Gericht in die Reihe der Obergerichte ein, die in jüngerer Zeit über die Haftung des Admin-C zu entscheiden hatten. Anders als das OLG Köln und das OLG Düsseldorf kam das OLG Koblenz zu dem Ergebnis, dass in dem zu entscheidenden Fall der Admin-C haftet. http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2009/olg-koblenz-admin-c-haftet-ausnahmsweise-id667444.html ********************** - French News ********************** La migration vers IPv6 responsable de la panne de Google ? Technologie - La panne des services du moteur de recherche serait consécutive à un incident durant ses opérations de migration d’IPv4 vers IPv6. Les opérateurs dont les réseaux sont interconnectés avec ceux de Google auraient été les plus affectés. http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39501899,00.htm Le .BZH vise les 20 000 signatures L’association www.bzh annonce avoir reçu 18 600 soutiens via sa pétition en ligne. Le projet d’une extension bretonne.BZH acquiert chaque jour plus un peu plus de force pour convaincre l’ICANN de l’opportunité de créer une extension pour la Bretagne et des noms de domaine bretons. http://www.mailclub.info/article.php3?id_article=1071 Et maintenant le point Gay La dernière initiative en date pour la création d'une nouvelle extension est le .GAY. Lancé par l'un des co-fondateurs du .BERLIN, le projet vise à servir les communautés homosexuelles du monde entier. http://stephanevangelder.fr/archives/235-Et-maintenant-le-point-Gay.html 10 extensions européennes millionnaires Le .DK vient de dépasser les 1 million d’enregistrement et permet aujourd’hui à l’Europe de compter 10 extensions millionnaires. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1877/danemark-10-extensions-europeennes-millionnaires.php Nouvelle class-action contre Google Adwords Après une première tentative échouée en décembre dernier, une autre action de groupe est lancée au Texas contre le programme Adwords de Google. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1876/nouvelle-class-action-contre-google-adwords.php ********************** - Spanish News ********************** La red de Luis Gómez Dice la Wikipedia que una 'start up' es una compañía con un corto historial «pero con grandes posibilidades de crecimiento», y relacionada con la innovación y las nuevas tecnologías. Start Up, ya sin la coma inglesa, es la empresa del ex gerente de Gesuosa, Luis Gómez, y cumple la citada definición. Creada hace nueve años, tiene ya más de 1.000 clientes que han solicitado sus servicios en protección de datos. http://www.elcomerciodigital.com/gijon/20090516/oviedo/luis-gomez-20090516.html La mayor subasta de dominios web en español acaba sin éxito La que se presentó como la mayor subasta de internet de dominios en español ha acabado cosechando escasos resultados, muy por debajo de las expectativas que se habían despertado. Solo 17 de los 129 nombres de webs presentados fueron adjudicadas al mejor postor, una cifra que se queda muy por debajo de lo previsto por los organizadores. La subasta, que se hizo a través de la web de Sedo (plataforma internacional de compraventa de dominios), se abrió el 7 de mayo y se cerró el jueves. http://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=463892 Nuevas Tarifas Dominios de Segundo Nivel A partir del 15 de mayo del 2009, usted puede registrar y/o renovar su dominio de segundo nivel .cr (ejemplo.cr) por menos dinero. http://www.nic.cr/Noticias/despliegueNoticia.php?action=cambio&pagina=33 ********************** - Dutch News ********************** Een nieuw adresboekje voor internet Internetaanbieder Xs4all tamboereerde vorige week dat het de eerste adsl-verbinding heeft opgeleverd die volgens een nieuw internetadressenboek werkt: ipv6. Marketing, natuurlijk, maar wel met een serieuze toon. http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/30/ECONOMIE/article/detail/242771/2009/05/14/Een-nieuw-adresboekje-voor-internet.dhtml ********************** - Czech News ********************** ARIN píše ředitelům: docházejí IPv4 adresy American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) spravuje přidělování IP adres v Severní Americe. Nyní se plošně obrátil na držitele adres ze své databáze, tedy na organizace připojené v této oblasti k Internetu. Rozeslal jim dopis, kde informuje o blížícím se vyčerpání IPv4 adres a vyzývá k zahájení aktivit směřujících k přijetí IPv6. http://www.lupa.cz/clanky/arin-pise-reditelum-dochazeji-ipv4-adresy/ ********************** - Hungarian News ********************** ".sic" (sic!) a székelység hivatalos doménneve! A Székely Nemzeti Tanács lefoglalta a .sic legmagasabb szintű doméniumnevet, amit az ezek kiosztását és felügyeletét ellátó nemzetközi szervezet, az ICANN általában országoknak ad meg. A „sic" a siculitas rövidítése, amelynek fordítása „székelység". http://barikad.hu/node/29282 ********************** - Hebrew News ********************** مستقبل الإنترنت وتوقع اتساع الفجوة الرقمية وانهيار الملكية الفكرية في اطار مشروع تصور حال الإنترنت عام 2020 نشرت أخيراً شركة بيي إنترنت PEW Internet ومؤسسة أميركان لايف بروجكت American Life Project بالتعاون مع جامعة إيلون الاميركية، تقريراً عن نتائج استطلاع شمل 740 خبيراً عالمياً في منظومة المعلومات والاتصالات، عن رؤيتهم لمستقبل شبكة الإنترنت من الآن ووصولاً الى العام 2020. وضم الاستطلاع أراء لأساتذة جامعيين ولاقتصايين ولرجال اعمال ولموظفين حكوميين. http://www.alrai.com/pages.php?news_id=272492 ********************** - Romanian News ********************** Internetes domént kapott Székelyföld: sic! Nemzetközi fődomént (Top Level Domain) szerzett Székelyföldnek a Székely Nemzeti Tanács, tudatja a szervezet pénteki közleménye. A doménnevek kiosztását és legfelső szintű felügyeletét ellátó szervezet, az ICANN május 13-án kelt írásbeli tájékoztatása szerint jóváhagyta – a siculitas rövidítéseként – a .sic legmagasabb szintű doménnevet, így 2010 első negyedévétől ez lehet Székelyföld saját internetes tartományneve. http://www.manna.ro/kutyu/szekelyfold_internetes_fodomenje_sic_2009_05_15.html http://www.hirtv.hu/kulfold/hethatar/?article_hid=270881 Saját domainvégződést kapott Székelyföld A domainnevek kiosztását és legfelső szintű felügyeletét ellátó szervezet, az ICANN május 13-án kelt írásbeli tájékoztatása szerint jóváhagyta – a siculitas rövidítéseként – a .sic legmagasabb szintű domainnevet, így 2010 első negyedévétől ez lehet Székelyföld saját internetes tartományneve. http://szentkoronaradio.com/elszakitva/2009_05_16_sajat-domainvegzodest-kapott-szekelyfold Az interneten már önálló (domainneve lesz) Székelyföld(nek) A Székely Nemzeti Tanács lefoglalta a .sic legmagasabb szintű doméniumnevet, amit az ezek kiosztását és felügyeletét ellátó nemzetközi szervezet, az ICANN általában országoknak ad meg. A „sic" a siculitas rövidítése, amelynek fordítása „székelység". http://kuruc.info/r/6/40477/ 2010-től saját internetes tartományneve lehet a Székelyföldnek Sikerül a virtuális térben megjeleníteni Székelyföldet, a doméniumnevek kiosztását és legfelső szintű felügyeletét ellátó szervezet, az ICANN május 13-án kelt írásbeli tájékoztatása szerint jóváhagyta – a siculitas rövidítéseként – a .sic legmagasabb szintű doméniumnevet – áll a Székely Nemzeti Tanács közleményében. http://tech.transindex.ro/?hir=6742 ********************** - Russian News ********************** .РФ стартует к ноябрю По расчетам Координационного центра домена RU, приоритетная регистрация доменных имен в зоне .РФ начнется в ноябре 2009 г. К этому времени организация ICANN - Организация по присвоению имен и адресов в Интернете) делегирует домен РФ, а Координационный центр утвердит концепцию регистрации доменных имен второго уровня в русскоязычном домене РФ и закончит техническую реализацию проекта. http://www.comnews.ru/index.cfm?id=44652 http://www.rosinvest.com/news/541651/ Европа просит за ICANN "США должны отказаться от контроля над Интернетом", - заявила в своем видеоблоге Вивиан Рединг, еврокомиссар по вопросам Интернета, и призвала осуществить систему многостороннего управления Сетью с октября, когда истечет нынешнее соглашение международной корпорации ICANN, управляющей распределением адресного пространства Интернета, с американским правительством. http://news.penki.lt/news.aspx?Lang=RU&Element=News&TopicID=216&IMAction=ViewArticle&ArticleID=199090 Внедрение IPv6 - главная задача интернет-сообщества С 4 по 8 мая в Амстердаме (Нидерланды) прошла 58-я конференция Координационного Центра распределения ресурсов сети Интернет в Европейском регионе (RIPE NCC). На этом мероприятии собрались представители интернет-сервис провайдеров, операторов сетей и других заинтересованных организаций из Европы и прилегающих регионов. Конференция была посвящена проблеме внедрения протокола адресации IPv6, который должен прийти на смену протоколу IPv4. http://sky-net.dp.ua/it-novosti/vnedrenie-ipv6-glavnaya-zadacha-internet-soobshhestva.html В ноябре в сети интернет запустят кириллический домен .РФ На форуме выставки «Связь-Экспокомм2009» Андрей Колесников, генеральный директор Координационного центра национального домена .RU, рассказал о том, что новый домен .РФ планируют открыть для регистрации в ноябре текущего года. http://www.b2bos.ru/news/2699 Россия не спешит с внедрением IPv6 В Амстердаме (Нидерланды) прошла 58-я конференция Координационного Центра распределения ресурсов сети Интернет в Европейском регионе (RIPE NCC). http://www.iksmedia.ru/news/news_otrasli/2721969.html ********************** - Chinese News ********************** 劫富济贫专家 看看谁都被欧盟惦记 近日，欧盟对美国芯片巨头英特尔开出10。6亿欧元(约合14。4亿美元)罚单，成为数额最高的罚款之一。欧盟这个“提款机”的强悍可见一斑，这次给大家盘点盘点哪些公司被欧盟惦记着。 http://www.ccw.com.cn/fortune/news/online_media/htm2009/20090515_626585.shtml 万网：".中国"域名全国应用普及行动单位 日前，由CNNIC发起的“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动在京启动。中国万网作为行动支持单位，由市场部副总裁黄海军先生代表出席本次启动仪式。 http://news.domain.cn/html/yumingyingyong/2009/0514/2309.html http://www.net.cn/service/a/wwdt/200905/3786.html 中国普及应用“.中国”域名 为加快互联网在中国的应用普及，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)今天在北京启动“.中国”域名全国应用普及行动。 http://www.southcn.com/jsfw/zxdt/content/2009-05/14/content_5151940.htm 李晓东获互联网技术领域首枚"青年五四奖章" 日前，公布的全部13届“中国青年五四奖章”获得名单中，中国互联网络信息中心(CNNIC)副主任李晓东博士成为唯一一位互联网技术领域的青年技术专家。“中国青年五四奖章”是团中央、全国青联授予当代中国青年的最高荣誉。业内认为，李晓东博士获得“中国青年五四奖章”既是对其在技术研发和基础设施建设方面所做贡献的肯定，也是对CNNIC运维国家域名服务平台工作的肯定。 http://net.chinabyte.com/324/8854324.shtml 域名基础知识：详细解说各类域名后缀 域名是互联网上人们熟悉、易记的计算机名字。例如oncoding.net就是一个域名。域名可分为不同级别，包括通用顶级域名(GTLD)、国家顶级域名(NTLD)与中文域名等。 http://news.domain.cn/html/shequjingxuan/2009/0514/2306.html 欧盟呼吁美国交出互联网管理权 欧洲联盟官员呼吁美国总统奥巴马移交全球互联网管理机构国际互联网名称和编号分配公司(ICANN)管理权。 http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2009-05-15/153715631136s.shtml http://qnsx.cyol.com/content/2009-05/15/content_2668896.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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