Industry

Second Half 2010 “Dashboard” Domain Name Report - Released

I have long admired PIR's dedication to the good of the Internet, the DNS and its millions of .ORG registrants. PIR has a clear and unique public interest mission in the industry - one that extends beyond the technical provision of .ORG domain names and serves the Internet community wholly, addressing policy and security issues head-on. more

Afilias and Crowell & Moring to Collaborate on Supporting New Top-Level Domains

"Afilias offers prospective new TLD applicants complete registry and DNS services that reflect our experience supporting the launches of five new TLDs -- more than any other provider. We are glad to be working with Crowell & Moring, who offers legal and business consultation services that complement our technical expertise," said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Afilias. more

Microsoft, Avon and Radiohead Among the Finalists for 2011 .UK.COM Awards

Global leaders Microsoft, Avon, and Radiohead are among the finalists chosen for the 2011 UK.COM Awards. The Awards, which recognize websites using domain names with the ending .UK.COM, also acknowledged well-known British-based companies including Pineapple Dance Studios, the Michelin starred restaurant Sketch, and live music venue Koko. The 24 finalists in four categories represent some of the most inventive business and creative endeavours that 2011 had to offer. The overall winner will be revealed at the end of the month, receiving a £5000 prize for either the business or the business’s charity of choice. more

Verisign Managed DNS Offers Hybrid of Unicast and Anycast Query Routing

As a cloud-based service leveraging this hybrid approach, Verisign Managed DNS helps optimize performance and reliability of domain name server queries and responses, while relieving companies of the cost and burden of maintaining their own DNS infrastructure. more

Verisign Selected to Operate .gov Domain Name Registry

Following a competitive RFP and evaluation process, the GSA granted Verisign the authority to provide designated domain name registration services to federal, state and local governments operating sites under the .gov and fed.us domain names. more

CentralNic Bolsters Team for New Top-Level Domains

Global domain name registry CentralNic announced today several new appointments as part of its growth strategy to empower brand owners, city governments, not-for-profits and businesses to acquire and manage their own top-level domains ("TLDs"). more

BlueCat Networks Offers First DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) Software Available on Cisco UCS Express

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced that its Proteus IP Address Management (IPAM) and Adonis DNS/DHCP solutions are now available on the new Cisco UCS Express platform. BlueCat Networks will demonstrate its new DDI software for the first time at Cisco Live Europe (Booth 30), being held January 31-February 3, 2011 in London, England. more

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Names Brian Cute as CEO

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry today appointed Mr. Brian Cute as chief executive officer. With more than 12 years of experience in the Internet and communications industry, Mr. Cute will assume his leadership position on February 1, 2011. more

BlueCat Networks Joins the Cisco Developer Network as a Registered Developer

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced that it has joined the Cisco Developer Network as a Registered Developer within the Integrated Services Router technology category. more

Internet Infrastructure Leaders Join Movement of Companies Verifying Their Technology for DNSSEC

A trio of Internet infrastructure leaders joined a growing movement of companies testing their technologies with Verisign following a landmark achievement in Internet security. As Verisign has now deployed Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in .net, Arbor Networks, Infoblox and RioRey, have completed testing of their technology solutions in the Verisign DNSSEC Interoperability Lab. more

Landrush for New Domain Extension - .GR.COM

Starting at 6pm GMT today, a new "zone" of domain names ending with the extension .GR.COM is being launched in a Landrush. Unlike other domain extensions launched over recent years, no premium "keyword" domains will be withheld from sale, meaning that domains like shop.gr.com, athens.gr.com and games.gr.com are available for registration. more

Neustar’s UltraDNS Management Portal Goes Mobile

UltraMobile is currently available for devices running the Android operating system and will be coming soon to Apple's iOS. UltraMobile provides instant alert information and critical functions that users could previously only access from within the UltraDNS Managed Services Portal. more