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PIR Launches First-Ever .ORG Television Commercial In India

Public Interest Registry (PIR) today aired its first-ever television commercial for the .ORG domain in conjunction with BigRock; reinforces PIR's overall commitment to raising awareness of the domain as an invaluable online communications platform for emerging businesses in India. more

Neustar and University of Illinois Launch the Neustar Innovation Center

As part of its mission to foster open and secure technology innovation, Neustar, a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, today announced a partnership with the University of Illinois to open the Neustar Innovation Center, a research facility located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. more

DDoS Attacks: Top Trends and Truths (Webinar)

Join Neustar's DDoS experts, including Product Manager, Miguel Ramos, and SecurityWeek, a leading publication serving IT security professionals around the globe, for a revealing discussion on how DDoS attacks are evolving and what to look for in 2012 on Thursday, March 22nd at 1pm ET/10am PT. more

.JP and .NET Domain Owners Set to Boost Online Presence With .JP.NET, the New Domain for Japan

Just over a month before the public scramble commences to snap up .jp.net domains on a first-come, first-served basis, an exclusive invitation has been extended to .jp and .net registrants to secure their matching domains at Japan's newest extension. more

Almost Half of Major Consumer Brands Set to Apply for a Dot Brand Top-Level Domain

Leading registry services provider Afilias today announced the results of a USA / UK survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, on dot Brand top-level domains (TLDs). The survey found that 82 percent of major brands are aware of the opportunity to apply for a dotBrand TLD, and 54 percent of those "aware" companies intend to apply for a dot Brand TLD; that is a total of 44 percent of all companies surveyed who plan to apply. more

Internet Grows to More Than 225 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2011

Nearly six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 225 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. more

Australian ISP iiNet selects ARI Registry Services to Help It Apply for and Operate .iinet TLD

iiNet, Australia's second largest DSL Internet provider, is embracing the next generation of online communication by applying for its own .brand Top-Level Domain, reinforcing its position as the leading challenger in the Australian telecommunications market. more

Neustar UltraDNS Basic Launches Add-On Services for Website Monitoring and DNS Server Failover

Neustar Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, announced today two new add on services for UltraDNS Basic, the company's low-cost version of its managed DNS solution. more

Directi Group Launches Radix and Appoints ARI Registry Services for New TLD Project

ARI Registry Services has announced it has been appointed as the exclusive registry services provider for Radix, a new entity within the Directi Group, that will be focussed on obtaining and running new generic TLDs. Under the arrangement, Radix will aim to secure Top-Level Domains, under ICANN's program to expand the Internet's addressing system. more

Neustar And Arbor Networks Cloud Signaling Coalition to Stop Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprises data centers and carrier networks, announced today that Neustar has become the first "Select" level service provider to operationalize Arbor's Cloud Signaling capability in a service offering. more

New Domain For Japan, .JP.NET, Releases Cream of Domain Names for Registration by March 16, 2012

Unlike other heavily restricted Japanese domain extensions, domain names ending .JP.NET are available to anyone in unrestricted quantities, giving businesses and individuals everywhere the chance to secure presence in the rapidly growing Japanese internet landscape and gain access to the Japanese market. more

Neustar Announces Partnership with the National Small Business Association

Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, announced a partnership today with the National Small Business Association (NSBA), the nation's first small-business advocacy group. more