Fly9 Launches Customizable Software Platform for New Top-level Domains – Virtual - Getting the attention of consumers in the crowded domain registrar channel is difficult when there are thousands of top level domain names. Fly9 empowers new TLD (top-level domain) owners to control the distribution, customization and expansion of their product offering to a targeted community. Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Portland-based Fly9, LLC is launching a customizable software platform for owners of new top-level domains (TLDs). This platform enables new TLD owners to expand ... read more ...

dotDurban passes first ICANN hurdle - According to ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority), in the initial evaluation phase, ICANN wanted to determine if the applicant possessed the required financial and technical ability to operate an internet TLD (Top Level Domain).This development is significant because it means the application has overcome the main evaluation hurdles. This makes it likely that South Africa will see URLs ending with .durban, such as tourism.durban and conference.durban by year end. The dotDurban TLD project is one ... read more ...

dotDurban passes first ICANN hurdle – Bizcommunity - According to ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority), in the initial evaluation phase, ICANN wanted to determine if the applicant possessed the required financial and technical ability to operate an internet TLD (Top Level Domain).This development is significant because it means the application has overcome the main evaluation hurdles. This makes it likely that South Africa will see URLs ending with .durban, such as tourism.durban and conference.durban by year end. The dotDurban TLD project is one ... read more ...

Call for expressions of interest for the selection of the .eu TLD Registry – 2013/C … - Call for expressions of interest for the selection of the .eu TLD Registry - 2013/C 134/06 published in OJEU C 134, 14.05.2013, p. 10 under Information Society next deadline Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 33 days to deadline Develops the ... European Union's general budget for the financial year 2013 description and objectives The purpose of this call for expressions ... read more ...

Internet Expands with New Dots as .Melbourne Approved; Will You Sign-up for a … - <!--Like us on Facebook --> Google, Amazon and Microsoft submitted several entries out of the nearly 2,000 applications received by ICANN. Google applied for 101 new TLD strings. Amazon applied for 76 new dots, and Microsoft, 11. Users are likely to type kindle.amazon or android.google when trying to directly go to a particular web page in the near future. ICANN (Internet Committee for Assigned Names and Numbers), the nonprofit organization overseeing the ... read more ...

.melbourne domain gets ICANN approval - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has signed off on the creation of a new .melbourne top-level domain, with the new TLD passing ICANN's initial evaluation process.The decision means that URLs ending with .melbourne could be available as soon as next year. The initial evaluation period assesses the financial and technical ability of an applicant to operate a TLD.The .melbourne application scored 26 during the evaluation for technical capability, ... read more ...

TLD Displays TaxiBot At Dubai Airport Show - Dubai, May 9 -- A reduction of fuel consumption by over 50 percent, along with the environment protection and boosting profitability of operations, have been on the wish list of airlines worldwide since a long time, but it will soon become a reality. Unveiling the revolutionary TaxiBOT Operational Towing Concept at the opening of the 13th Airport Show taking place in Dubai, Mr. Valentin Schmitt, Chief Executive Officer, TLD Europe, said TaxiBOT was a semi-robotic towbarless tractor designed for Dispatch ... read more ...

Amazon.com and South American countries clash over new internet proposal - Amazon.com and South American countries clash over new internet proposal Posted on May 9, 2013 By Wilton Vargas Technology Amazon rainforest. (Shutterstock) Think about a natural resource of great importance. Grand Canyon? Central Park? How about the Everglades? Let’s go with that one. What would you think if, for example, a private company wanted to apply for the establishment of an internet address that instead of being ... read more ...

How Demand Media sees its domain name business – Domain Name Wire - Domain business positioned as end-to-end domain provider, spin-out on track. Demand Media just concluded its first quarter earnings conference call, and much of the talk centered on new TLDs.The company is working to spin out its domain name business into a separate business and expects that to happen by the end of the year or in early 2014.CEO Richard Rosenblatt explained that the company wants to be an end-to-end provider of domain services. The group will continue to own its own portfolio of domains, ... read more ...

Syria disappears off the face of the internet - It looks like internet access into and out of Syria has been deliberately shut down. Just take a look at this traffic graph from Akamai, showing a dramatic and abrupt change at about 18:45 UTC. Umbrella Security Labs report that Syria's two TLD servers - ns1.tld.sy and ns2.tld.sy - are unreachable. Sure enough, if you try to reach Syrian websites right now - you'll probably find it impossible. It's not clear what has caused the problem, but there will no doubt be speculation as to whether ... read more ...

Syria Suddenly Loses All Internet, Country Completely Disconnected Again … - Since about 3pm ET today, internet activity in Syria has almost completely ceased. Google's Twitter handle reported that all Google services are inaccessible in Syria. Mobile communications are completely offline in the border city Daraa. Look at this graph of Syria's internet being down. via BusinessInsider The Umbrella Security Labs wrote of the occurence on its blog, "Currently both TLD servers for Syria, ns1.tld.sy and ns2.tld.sy are unreachable.  The remaining two nameservers sy.cctld.authdns.ripe.net. ... read more ...

Innovative solution to cut fuel costs for aircraft taxiing - H.H.Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum speaking at the inaugural GALF. (Airport Show)   An aircraft spends an average of 21 minutes taxiing the runway TaxiBOTs to cut taxiing time by three-fourth Field tests carried out on B747s and A340-600s Lufthansa subsidiary LEOS to use three TaxiBOTs from August A reduction of fuel consumption by over 50 per cent, along with the environment protection and boosting profitability of operations, have been on the wish list of airlines worldwide since a long ... read more ...

.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80% - According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the .XXX extension show the registry having 113,773 domain names registered by the end of January 2013. In the December report ICM Registry operator of the .XXX TLD filed with ICANN they reported 140,121 domain names registered at the end of December 2012, down from 142,953 at the end of November 2012. The .XXX registry ... read more ...

The New Urban Brand War: A Top-Level Domain for Every City on Earth - Craving a slice in Istanbul? Check out www.pizza.istanbul. Need a taxi in Tokyo? Try www.taxi.tokyo. Those URLs don't lead anywhere at the moment, but in a matter of months, they will. The geography of the Internet is on the verge of a historic growth spurt, and cities will be presiding over some of its largest new territories. Dozens of municipal governments, from Durban to Taipei, have claimed corresponding top level domains (TLDs) -- even the wordy ones ... read more ...

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Pirate Bay moves to Caribbean domain - CBR Staff Writer Published 02 May 2013 The file sharing site switched its domain after pressure from Swedish authorities Bit Torrent download website, PirateBay has changed its top level domain (TLD) from Sweden-based .se to .sx TLD registered in an island Sint Marteen in the Caribbean. The torrent sharing site changed its TLD after Swedish authorities filed case with the District Court of Stockholm ... read more ...

Will the Trademark Clearinghouse Fulfill its Potential? – CircleID - ICANN created the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) as a way to streamline the repetitive process forced on trademark owners during the launch of new top-level-domains. With the expected tsunami of hundreds of new TLD's starting later this year, the TMCH should generate a clear benefit for trademark owners who elect to participate in Sunrise and Claims Periods. The side effect of introducing new TLDs is that the legacy TLDs will be making changes to make sure they are competitive against the ... read more ...