ICANN

.nxt Conference Taps CentralNic for Insight on Succeeding with New Top-Level Domains

ICANN's new top-level domain (TLD) policy took center stage at last week's inaugural .nxt conference in San Francisco, attracting representatives from across the domain name industry. Leading global domain registry CentralNic was well-represented at the conference, with a delegation led by CEO Ben Crawford and CTO Gavin Brown. 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

AusRegistry International Appoints Krista Papac as Chief Strategy Officer

AusRegistry International today announced that it has appointed Krista Papac to the role of Chief Strategy Officer, in a move that reinforces the organisation's commitment to becoming an industry-leading provider of Domain Name Registry Services. more

Internationalised Domain Names Set to Take Off with Approval of IDNA 2008 Protocol

The body responsible for the development and promotion of Internet Standards (the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF), has approved IDNA 2008 as the official Internet protocol for Internationalised Domain Names by publishing the Internet Drafts as official RFCs. more

Brussels and the Month Afterwards: Celebrations, New gTLD and Security and Stability Issues Ahead

.ORG's David Maher provides an overview of the 38th ICANN Conference, held in Brussels last month, including interesting issues and events covered during the meetings. more

.ORG Becomes First Generic Top-Level Domain to Deploy Enhanced Domain Security Protocol (DNSSEC)

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that it has taken the final step to become the first generic top-level domain (gTLD) to offer full deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions or DNSSEC. more

First DNSSEC Key Ceremony for the Root Zone Held Today

The global deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is charging ahead. ...today, ICANN hosted the first production key ceremony at a secure facility in Culpepper, Va. where the first cryptographic digital key was used to secure the Internet root zone. more

AusRegistry International Expands Into Africa

AusRegistry International, a leading international provider of Domain Name Registry Services, has been selected by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) to provide consultancy services to support a new Domain Name Registry System for South Africa's .za country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

AusRegistry International to provide assistance in launching Arabic Internationalised Domain Names

AusRegistry International has today announced that it has been selected by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates to provide expert assistance and advice in support of the implementation of the Arabic ??????. (.emarat) Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

New TLD Application Tip: Learning from History to Estimate New TLD Volume

Although the market has never seen hundreds of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) launched in rapid succession, it has experienced many new TLD launches, and each applicant should study these as they develop their volume estimates. more