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New .VOTE and .VOTO Domains Sunrise Period Begins

Monolith Registry, a venture backed by global registry services provider Afilias, today announced the beginning of the 30-day "sunrise" period for two new generic top-level domains: "dot VOTE" or .VOTE, and its Spanish/Italian/Portuguese counterpart "dot VOTO" or .VOTO.

New .LGBT Domain Sunrise Period Begins

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the beginning of the one-month "sunrise" period for the top-level domain (TLD) dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community: dot LGBT or .LGBT.

New .VOTE and .VOTO Domains Launched

Monolith Registry, a venture backed by global registry services provider Afilias, today announced the first phase of the introduction of two new generic top-level domains: "dot VOTE" or .VOTE; and its Spanish/Italian/Portuguese counterpart "dot VOTO" or .VOTO.

Consumers Prefer the .ORGANIC Domain for True-Organic Goods

.ORGANIC domain operator Afilias today announced the results of new research that provides important insights regarding U.K. and U.S. Internet users' experience finding organic products and services online.

New .LGBT Top-Level Domain Launched

Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the first phase of the introduction of a new generic top-level domain that is dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and those who serve it: dot LGBT or .LGBT.

.sydney Domain Names Now Available in Pre-Release

Sydney’s most highly prized online real estate assets have today been released to the market as Australia’s most iconic city inherits a truly iconic web address with the launch of .sydney domain names for pre-release applications.

Radix Set to Launch .SITE TLD in 2015

Radix has won the rights to operate the popular new gTLD .site for an undisclosed amount, and is looking to launch it in early 2015; a big win for Radix as it went up against industry heavyweights including Donuts, Minds+ Machines and Interlink Co.

Annual Manthan Award Event This Week

On December 4th, Public Interest Registry will convene in New Delhi, India for the annual Manthan Award event -- to recognize the BEST use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digital tools to create a holistic and comprehensive impact on people throughout the entire Asia region.

Join Paul Vixie & Robert Edmonds at the Upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series

Verisign Labs Distinguished Speaker Series is a quarterly forum to bring together members of the technical community to network and listen to distinguished speakers about issues related to internet technology.

Q3 2014 DDoS Trends: Attacks Exceeding 10 Gbps on the Rise

Verisign just released its Q3 2014 DDoS Trends Report, which details observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service attack mitigations enacted on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services from July through September of this year.