Tag Archives: .au

Mon 19th October 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Australian domain marketplace adult in arms over Netfleet behest scandal - Australia gets its own type of “Halvarez”. The Australian domain community is still reeling from a controversy that emerged in late September. Haven’t heard? Then you’re not an Aussie. But if private bids are shared to attract competing bidders, then that matters everywhere. The Context In order to understand this upside-down story, let’s visit the “Land Down Under”. You’ll want to pack this background info: Australia’s ccTLD is .AU – most commonly registered as .COM.AU. Outside ... read more ...
Thu 30th July 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Neustar acquires Bombora and ARI - Neustar continues to grow its top level domain name services business with acquisition. Neustar has acquired Australia-based Bombora Technologies Pty Ltd, the registry services provider of the .au top-level domain and numerous other top-level domains, for approximately AUD $118.5 million, or approximately USD $86.9 million in cash. This includes its subsidiary ARI Registry Services, which provides registry services to a number of new top level domain names. Bombora had revenue of USD $20.6 million ... read more ...
Mon 4th January 2010
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Australian Gripe Site Back Up After Domain Name Deleted - Deleted domain back in hands of gripe site. What happens when you register a .au domain name for a gripe site about a politician behind Australia’s push for net censorship? It gets censored. That’s what happened to the registrant of stephenconroy.com.au, who created the web site as a satirical stab at politician Stephen Conroy, who is currently Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in Australia. Conroy is behind plans for creating a ... read more ...