Industry

Technology and Finance Industries to Dominate New gTLD Applications

A third of all applicants participating in ICANN's new Top-Level Domain program will come from the IT and financial services industries, according to figures released by ARI Registry Services today as the application window opens tomorrow. ARI Registry Services is predicting more than 1000 applications will be submitted between 12 January and the 12 April 2012 deadline. more

Afilias Says “No” to SOPA

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is the subject of substantial controversy in the United States, and the domain name industry is squarely in the middle of the debate. Many DNS service providers and technology developers in the industry oppose SOPA, Afilias among them. Here's why. more

Quova Rebrands as Neustar IP Intelligence

While the Quova services are being rebranded, its data services, customer service and the team behind them will remain the same. "The name is changing, but everything it represents will be intact - top-quality, real-time data backed by terrific service," said Berry. more

Afilias Urges Businesses to Make Decision on Dot Brand Domains

Afilias, the domain name registry operations company behind .info, .mobi and 14 other Top Level Domains (TLDs), is urging brands to ensure they fully understand what the new "dot Brand" Web extensions mean for their business. dot Brands are unique TLDs that are tied to a single business. Think "drink.pepsi" instead of "pepsi.com/drink." more

1 Month Until Applications Open for the DotAnything Internet Revolution

With only one month until applications open for ICANN's new Top-Level Domain program, ARI Registry Services (ARI) is today urging potential applicants to act now before the opening of the 90 day application window on 12 January 2012. more

Tuesday’s NTEN Webinar: PIR’s Plans for .NGO

On December 6th, we are presenting a webinar entitled "Product Spotlight: How Nonprofits or NGOs Can Take Advantage of the Newly Evolved Internet in conjunction with Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). The webinar will address the pending changes to the Internet with the expansion of top-level domains (TLDs), and our pursuit of .NGO. more

Afilias Advises 40 Days Left Before ICANN’s Dot Brand Application Window Opens

In just 40 days -- January 12, 2012 -- a 92-day application window will open where businesses, for the first time, will be able to acquire and manage their own "dot Brand" Web extension. For example, "news.pepsi" instead of "pepsi.com/news." more

Professional Services: Your Dream Solution Is A Few Professional Services Hours Away

Every organization has unique business and technical needs. This often makes finding prepackaged products and services out of a box to meet those needs challenging - like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Typically, organizations resort to selecting a solution at the right price that meets the majority of its requirements. Unfortunately, these solutions seldom meet all of an organization's needs. more

Neustar Names Joe Pasqua to Head Neustar Labs

Neustar Inc. today announced the appointment of Joe Pasqua as Vice President of Neustar Labs, a newly created position. Mr. Pasqua was previously chief technology officer of Symantec's $2B Data Center business, and later led that company's global research, producing technologies for a diverse set of security and storage products. more

BlueCat Networks Partners with Computacenter to Deliver Cloud-Ready IP Address Management (IPAM)

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence company, today announced a strategic partnership with Computacenter, Europe's leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, to provide IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP solutions to commercial and government organizations throughout Germany. more

Research Reveals Commercial Potential of the New Top-Level Domain Program

The findings identified significant revenue potential for entrepreneurs to own industry-specific Top-Level Domains such as .shop, .law or .hotel and commercialise them by on-selling second-level domains to relevant businesses (e.g. retailername.shop or lawfirm.law). more

Afilias Launches New Educational Materials on gTLD Innovation for New Top-Level Domains

Afilias Limited today announced that it has launched the second phase of its education campaign to help companies, organizations and cities better understand the pros and cons of the ICANN New gTLD Program, which opens January 12, 2012. more