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Bombs away... >Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:13:50 -0400 (EDT) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: BOUNCE [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Non-member submission from [Sean Garrett ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > >>From go.com!icanncomm Wed Apr 21 11:13:49 1999 >Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Received: from mta3.infoseekmail.com(mta3-bbn.infoseek.com[204.162.96.65]) (13148 >bytes) by ns1.vrx.net > via sendmail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe > (sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) > id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:13:48 -0400 (EDT) > (Smail-3.2.0.100 1997-Dec-8 #2 built 1997-Dec-18) >Received: from ml3.infoseekmail.com (ml3-pp.infoseek.com) > by mta3.infoseekmail.com (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.1998.11.13.11.10) > with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wed, > 21 Apr 1999 08:04:54 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:07:00 -0700 (PDT) >From: Sean Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Press Release: ICANN NAMES COMPETITIVE DOMAIN-NAME REGISTRARS >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: >Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=ISO-8859-1 >Content-transfer-encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE > > >ICANN NAMES COMPETITIVE DOMAIN-NAME REGISTRARS > >(WASHINGTON - April 21, 1999) The Internet Corporation for Assigned = >Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the five companies that hav= >e been selected to participate in the initial testbed phase of the ne= >w competitive Shared Registry System for the .com, .net, and .org dom= >ains. These five participants will be the first to implement the new= > system for competition in the market for .com, .net, and .org domain= > name registration services. Currently, registration services in the= > .com, .net, and .org domains are provided by Network Solutions, Inc.= > (NSI), which has enjoyed an exclusive right to handle registrations = >under a 1993 Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Government. > >The five registrars participating in the testbed are, in alphabetical= > order: > America Online > CORE (Internet Council of Registrars) > France Telecom/Ol=E9ane > Melbourne IT > register.com > >Under the Cooperative Agreement between NSI and the U.S. Government, = >the competitive registrar testbed program will begin on April 26 and = >will last until June 24, 1999 (Phase I). Following the conclusion of= > Phase I, the Shared Registry System for the .com, .net, and .org dom= >ains will be opened on equal terms to all accredited registrars, mean= >ing that any company that meets ICANN=92s standards for accreditation= > will be able to enter the market as a registrar and offer customers = >competitive domain name registration services in the .com, .net, and = >.org domains. > >=93Today=92s announcement marks a major milestone in the joint effort= >s of the public and private sectors to bring Internet users the benef= >its of real competition in registration services in the most popular = >Internet domains - .com, .net, and .org,=94 said Esther Dyson, ICANN= >=92s interim chairman. =93The five testbed participants bring a weal= >th of technical capability, business experience, and geographic reach= > to the testbed program, and each has demonstrated a strong commitmen= >t to make this effort succeed on behalf of the global Internet commun= >ity.=94 > >In addition to the five testbed participants, ICANN also announced to= >day that 29 other applicant companies have met its accreditation crit= >eria and are expected to be accredited to compete as registrars upon = >completion of the testbed phase. Those companies include the followi= >ng: 9NetAvenue; A Technology Company; Active ISP; Alldomains.com; All= > West Communications; American Domain Name Registry; AT&T; Domain Dir= >ect; DomainRegistry.com; eNom, Inc.; InfoAvenue; InfoNetworks; InfoRa= >mp; Interactive Telecom Network; Interdomain; Internet Domain Registr= >ars; interQ Incorporated; MS Intergate; NameSecure.com; Name.Space In= >c.; NetBenefit; NetNames; Nominalia; Port Information System AB; RCN;= > Telepartner AS; Verio; Virtual Internet; and WebTrends. > >=93As the list of post-testbed registrars makes clear, there is a tre= >mendous level of commercial interest in opening the market for domain= > name services to competition,=94 said Mike Roberts, ICANN=92s interi= >m president and CEO. =93These companies are ready, willing, and able= > to compete. ICANN is committed to working with the United States Go= >vernment, the testbed participants, and all post-testbed registrars t= >o launch this program successfully.=94 > >COMMENTS FROM TESTBED PARTICIPANTS > >George Vradenburg, Senior Vice President for Global and Strategic Pol= >icy, America Online: >=93Today's announcement is an important step in the Internet's evolut= >ion. Movement to an open, competitive model in domain names is, in f= >act, a natural step for a medium that has thrived because of its open= >ness. America Online looks forward to participating in the testbed = >phase of the transition to a competitive system.=94 > >Ken Stubbs, Chair of the Executive Committee, CORE: >=93We at CORE are very pleased to see a major step in the transition = >process being taken here and are honored to be chosen as one of the k= >ey organizations selected to play a significant role in effecting the= > movement towards more open global participation and competition in t= >he domain name registration process. This is the first of many impor= >tant changes which we feel will ultimately result in a more competiti= >ve and open process for management of the expansion of the domain nam= >e system. CORE commends ICANN and the participating parties for thei= >r hard work and commitment to the spirit of the =93white paper=94 pro= >cess and looks forward to the opportunity to play an increasing role = >in the global transition of the Internet into the 21st century.=94 > >Jean-Jacques Damlamian, Group Executive Vice-President, Development D= >ivision, France Telecom: >=93France Telecom has played an active role in the worldwide consensu= >s-building effort that led to the creation of ICANN. Today, France T= >elecom is very proud to be selected by ICANN as one of the testbed re= >gistrars. It will contribute to strengthening our position as a leadi= >ng Internet company, by acknowledging our capacity to be a partner of= > the Internet development at the international level. Moreover, our = >subsidiary Ol=E9ane, which was a pioneer of the Internet in France, i= >s once more at the forefront of the Internet evolution, by taking par= >t in this strategic project for the future of the network.=94 > >Peter Gerrand, CEO of Melbourne IT: >=93As the largest registrar in the Asia-Pacific region, Melbourne IT = >is excited to expand its operations in the global domain name registr= >ation business. We are committed to working with the other four test= >bed registrars in this historic opening of the .com, .net, and .org r= >egistries to competition, which will result in lower costs, better se= >rvice, and more choices for customers. In particular, we look forwar= >d to offering a high standard of service to the diverse and booming I= >nternet market throughout the Asia-Pacific region.=94 > >Richard Forman, CEO and President of register.com: >=93We are very pleased to have been selected by ICANN to be one of th= >e five test-bed registrars. We would like to thank the members of IC= >ANN and the Department of Commerce for this vote of confidence. We w= >ould also like to thank all register.com employees, for turning our c= >ompany=92s vision into a reality, and our hundreds of thousands of cu= >stomers who have made register.com=92s service the most popular regis= >trar on the Internet. Moving forward, register.com is looking forwar= >d to a healthy and cooperative relationship with Network Solutions in= > re-defining this industry. Our mutual efforts will create a larger,= > more diverse market, thereby benefiting all accredited registrars an= >d customers alike. Register.com welcomes this next stage in the furt= >her development of the Internet industry.=94 > >ABOUT ICANN >The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a = >new global non-profit corporation formed to oversee a set of the Inte= >rnet=92s core technical management functions. Between now and Septem= >ber 2000, ICANN will gradually be assuming responsibility for coordin= >ating the assignment of protocol parameters, the management of the do= >main name system and root server systems, and the allocation of IP ad= >dress space. > >In the past, many of these functions have been handled by the U.S. Go= >vernment or by its contractors and volunteers. This informal structu= >re represented the spirit and culture of the research community in wh= >ich the Internet developed. However, the growing size and internatio= >nal importance of the Internet has necessitated the creation of a tec= >hnical management body that is both more formalized in structure and = >more fully reflective of the geographic diversity of the Internet com= >munity. > >ICANN is a non-profit corporation with a ten-member international Boa= >rd of Directors. Its Initial Board is led by interim chairman Esther= > Dyson, and has members drawn from Europe, North America, and the Asi= >a/Pacific region. This initial board has been charged with finalizin= >g ICANN=92s bylaws and procedures and working to pave the way for a s= >mooth and stable transition from the present administrative system. = >The initial board members will ultimately be replaced by board member= >s elected by three different constituency groups based on technical s= >ubjects and an at-large membership, collectively representing a broad= > cross-section of the Internet=92s technical and user communities aro= >und the globe. > >For more information, please contact: >Mike Roberts >Interim President and CEO, ICANN >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >+1 (415) 309-4431 > >Andrew McLaughlin >Senior Adviser, ICANN >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >+1 (617) 834-6723 > >Pam Brewster >Alexander Ogilvy >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >+1 (415) 923-1660 ext 119 > > > >ABOUT THE TESTBED REGISTRARS >America Online: >Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is = >the world=92s leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet te= >chnologies, and E-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: = >two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 17 mi= >llion members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; = >several leading Internet brands including ICQ and Digital City, Inc.;= > the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; and the Netscape Navigat= >or and Communicator browsers. >Contact: Jim Whitney >Tel: +1 (703) 265-2896 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >CORE (Internet Council of Registrars): >CORE (http://www.corenic.org ) is a not-for-profit international memb= >ership association of Internet domain name registrars. It was create= >d in the fall of 1996 in order to fund, develop and run a shared regi= >stry system (SRS) for the proposed new generic top-level domains (gTL= >Ds). CORE=92s membership spans 23 countries and reflects a wide arra= >y of domain names-related activities, including ISPs, telecommunicati= >ons carriers, country code TLD registries, research foundations and s= >pecialized small businesses. >Contact: Tom Gable >Tel: +1 (619) 234-1300 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >France Telecom/ Ol=E9ane: >Ol=E9ane (http://www.oleane.com), created in 1989, was an Internet pi= >oneer in France. Ol=E9ane has since grown to be the leading ISP s= >erving business customers in France and was acquired by France Teleco= >m (http://www.francetelecom.fr) in 1998. France Telecom is one of th= >e world's leading telecommunications carriers with operations in= > more than 50 countries and 24.6 billion euros in 1998 revenues. = > In addition to Internet services, France Telecom provides businesses= > and consumers with a full range of services, including local, long-= >distance and international telephony, as well as data, wireless, cabl= >e-TV and value-added services. France Telecom is listed on the Paris= > Bourse and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FTE). >Paris contact: Nilou Du Castel, +33 1 44 44 93 93, nilou.ducastel@f= >rancetelecom.fr >New York contact: Elizabeth Mayeri, +1 (212) 332-2115, elizabeth.maye= >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Melbourne IT >Melbourne IT is an Australian IT company that provides high-performan= >ce e-commerce services. Melbourne IT=92s business division Internet N= >ames Australia, which administers the .com.au domain for Australian b= >usinesses, is the largest country code-based commercial domain name a= >dministrator in the Asia-Pacific region. It was the first domain nam= >e registrar in the world to offer money-back service performance guar= >antees, and to provide pre-sale online linkages to authoritative trad= >emark and business registration databases. >Contact: Clive Flory >Tel: +61 (3) 9344-9337 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >register.com >Register.com is a division of Forman Interactive Corp., a leading pro= >vider of Internet-based solutions for small- and medium-sized busines= >ses. Register.com was ranked among the top 100 Web Sites by PC Magaz= >ine in both December 1998 and April 1999. The Company has relationsh= >ips with First Data Corporation, USA.NET, Geocities, theglobe.com, sp= >ree.com and Ziff Davis. Forman Interactive Corp. was founded in 1994= > and is based in New York, NY. >PR Contact: Joyce Connelley >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Tel: +1-408-294-9293. > ># # # > > >__ >http://www.go.com > > > > >________________________________________________________ ____ >Get your Free GO Network Email address at http://mail.go.com > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Those who give up a little freedom for a little security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one" --Thomas Jefferson
