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| 07-10-16 |
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.EU |
Dynamic updates comme to .EU
 Any changes to the .EU namespace – including putting a new .EU website up - will now be felt almost immediately thanks to new technical developments.
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| 07-10-16 |
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.NZ |
Maori domain names coming to New-Zealand?
 The New-Zealand registry is considering including Maori characters in .NZ domains.
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| 07-10-16 |
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.BL and .MF |
France gets two new Internet domains
 The status of the French territories of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin was recently changed, with each getting a new ISO country code… and a new Internet suffix.
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| 07-10-15 |
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.ASIA |
No anti-phishing policy for .ASIA
 Despite Internet media stories to the contrary, DotAsia currently has no plans to implement an anti-phishing policy. But the .ASIA registry is ready to discuss possible anti-phishing scenarios.
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| 07-10-15 |
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ICANN |
India chosen for first ICANN meeting of 2008
 New Delhi will be host city for next year's first ICANN meeting, scheduled from February 10 to 15, 2007.
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| 07-10-11 |
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.AU |
Australia's regional names up for grabs
 From October 21, Australian registry auDA is completing the release of geographic names. The names will be available on a first come, first served basis.
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| 07-10-11 |
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Internationalized Domain Names |
ICANN’s global IDN test plan
 ICANN wants every Internet user to help in testing Internationalized (non ASCII) Domain Names as part of an evaluation program being launched on October 15, 2007.
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| 07-10-09 |
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.ASIA |
UK registry endorses .ASIA
 Nominet CEO speaks out in favour of Asia's new extension, launching today.
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| 07-10-04 |
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.ES |
Accents for Spanish domains
 Spain has just opened up its namespace to IDNs. In the first 24 hours, 2,000 registration requests were received for .ES IDNs.
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| 07-10-02 |
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.RS |
Serbia readies new .RS Internet suffix
 Born out of the ashes of what used to be Yugoslavia, Serbia is now a country in its own right and with its own Internet extension – .RS – which should go live in early 2008. We take a look at the new domain.
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| 07-10-01 |
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.NZ |
New Zealand hits 300 000
 According to local registry InternetNZ, after seeing constant growth on .NZ for the last three years, New Zealand's Internet suffix reached the 300 000 mark on September 26, 2007.
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| 07-09-27 |
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.CO.UK |
Nominet looking for more dispute resolution experts
 UK registry Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service provides alternative dispute resolution for .UK domain names. New experts are being sought to help maintain the quality of this service.
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| 07-09-27 |
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.ME |
Montenegro ready to go live
 The local registry has just put up its new website and hopes to start registering .ME domains in the first quarter of next year.
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| 07-09-27 |
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ICANN |
ICANN after Vint Cerf
 Vint Cerf, the chairman of the ICANN board, will step down next month in Los Angeles, at the corporation's annual meeting. We look at how he could be replaced, and by whom.
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| 07-09-25 |
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.MY |
Malaysia opens .MY at second level
 Up to now, domain names in Malaysia were restricted to third level extensions such as .COM.MY or .NET.MY. The second level .MY domain will become available in March 2008.
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| 07-09-24 |
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.ASIA |
Putting the finishing touches to .ASIA
 The first .ASIA sunrise opens in less than a month's time. Domaines.Info recently met with the registry to get the latest details on the launch of Asia's own Internet suffix.
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| 07-09-20 |
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.IE |
Ireland opens its namespace up to individuals
 From October 31, 2007, individuals will be able to register their name under .IE. However, the Irish will continue to enforce strict eligibility criteria for their suffix, claimed to be the second safest in the world.
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| 07-09-20 |
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.ASIA |
DotAsia promotional video
 .ASIA registry has released a video in which several accredited registrars discuss Asia Pacific's future Internet domain.
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| 07-09-18 |
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ICANN |
ICANN board meeting decisions
 The preliminary report of the latest ICANN board meeting is out. Read on for highlights.
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| 07-09-13 |
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.ASIA |
Inside the .ASIA auction process
 To handle multiple requests for the same name during its sunrise and landrush periods, DotAsia will hold auctions. A closer look at how these will work.
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| 07-09-13 |
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.TK |
Tiny URLs making tiny Pacific island's fortune
 A band of small islands off New-Zealand have found a unique way of marketing their Internet suffix: shortening URLs.
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| 07-09-11 |
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DNS - THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM |
AFNIC steps up for a transparent Internet
 French registry wants the global Net's technical transparency maintained.
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| 07-09-04 |
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.EH |
Desert Storm
 Is Western Sahara a part of Morocco or is it truly independent? Never really settled in the real world, an old dispute now has repercussions on the Internet as two governments fight for one of the last unassigned country codes.
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| 07-09-03 |
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.KE |
Kenya wants ICANN Africa 2008
 The Kenyan government is bidding to host next year's November ICANN meeting, to be held in Africa.
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| 07-08-30 |
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.EU |
Is .EU squatter an accredited registrar?
 Following .EU registry EURid's locking down of some 10 000 .EU domains apparently owned by a Chinese individual, new evidence suggests that a Chinese registrar may also be involved.
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| 07-08-28 |
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.EU |
EURid blocks 10,000 .EU names
 A large number of .EUs registered by a single owner have been blocked by EURid. The European registry has doubts over the owner's eligibility as a European citizen.
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| 07-08-27 |
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.CZ |
New registration system for .CZ
 Czech registry will introduce a new registration system on October 1, 2007.
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| 07-08-23 |
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.KP |
ICANN squashes Internet rumours about North Korean domain
 Internet regulator puts record straight on .KP – North Korea's Internet suffix – approval process.
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| 07-08-22 |
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.US |
GoDaddy and Afilias aim for .US
 Registrar and registry operator join forces to try and wrestle .US management away from current registry operator Neustar.
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| 07-08-21 |
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.AU |
Australian registry reviews local Dispute Resolution Policy
 Launched 5 years ago, the auDRP is to come under review to ensure that it is still an effective mechanism for resolving domain name disputes.
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