Check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this news being posted, a more recent edition of the news will normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Iraq seeks '.IQ' domain to make its mark on Net Iraq is making its first claim for an internationally recognized presence on the Internet. http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2004-06-03-iraqnet_x.htm http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20040604/tc_usatoday/iraqseeksiqdomaintomakeitsmarkonnet http://www.net4nowt.com/isp_news/news_article.asp?News_ID=2131 Irák chce získat vlastní internetovou doménu ".IQ" http://www.ihned.cz/1-10072050-14475060-003000_d-37 au: Govt pays $201,000 for domain It cost taxpayers $201,000 to give Australia's new tourism superbody the domain name it wanted, a Senate budget estimates hearing was told. http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9725429%255E15318,00.html http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9725429%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html http://www.audomainnews.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=311 au: auDA urges Australian businesses to back .au Australian privately run domain regulator auDA said it would like to see more local companies supporting the nation's top level commercial domain suffix, .com.au. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39149505,00.htm http://www.audomainnews.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=312 au: Westpac unit nets domain name Former Internet Registry Australia director Bradley Norrish has lost ownership of a domain name after a complaint by BT Financial Group. http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9776974%255E15318,00.html Why ICANN('t) pay the bill ICANN, a group that has had its fair share of problems, has yet another: The Net coordination body wants more money -- and more power -- but one of its largest partners, the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR), isn't willing to play ball. http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;723714975 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3571103 http://nwfusion.com/news/2004/0607whyicann.html Joint ICANN/ITU-T ccTLD Workshop to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 24 July 2004 The workshop will be immediately following the ICANN meeting, in the Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. http://icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/icann-itu-t-workshop-03jun04.htm ICANN Announces IDN Workshop to be Held on 21 July 2004 in Kuala Lumpur ICANN announced today that an IDN workshop will be held on 21 July 2004 during the ICANN meetings in Kuala Lumpur. The full-day workshop will begin with a tutorial session, followed by presentations focusing on knowledge-sharing and studies from particular geographical regions. A detailed schedule for the workshop is being finalized, and will be included in the full Kuala Lumpur meeting agenda: http://icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/#ScheduleandAgenda IANA Administrative Procedure for Root Zone Name Server Delegation and Glue Data In December of 2003 the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) made a recommendation to the ICANN board regarding adding IPv6 name server addresses to the root zone for Top Level Domains (TLDs) that request them. The recommendation also suggested that the IANA adopt certain procedures to deal with potential (although unlikely) problems that may occur as a result of these changes. http://www.iana.org/procedures/comments.html us: GMAC Dismisses Suit Against LendingTree LendingTree, Inc.(R) revealed today that General Motors Acceptance Corporation has dismissed its recently filed complaint against LendingTree. GMAC had alleged that LendingTree was attempting to trade on GMAC's reputation by using or appropriating GMAC's trademark as a domain name. Charles H. Ellerbrock, counsel for GMAC, stated, "Once we learned that LendingTree had not used 'GMAC' in an Internet domain name, we withdrew the complaint. LendingTree was very gracious about the whole thing." http://www.dbusinessnews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=5046&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Web Address Sales Hit Record High A record 4.7 million Internet addresses were sold in the first three months of 2004, bringing the total number of registered addresses to a new high of 62.9 million, according to a study released Tuesday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23803-2004Jun8.html 4,7 Millionen neue Domains im ersten Quartal Im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres wurden weltweit 4,7 Millionen neue Domains registriert. Nach diesem Rekordwachstum liegt die Zahl der vergebenen Adressen bei 62,9 Millionen. Dies geht aus der gestern in Mountain View im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien vorgelegten Statistik des Registrars VeriSign hervor. http://de.internet.com/index.php?id=2028914§ion=Marketing-Statistics http://www.vnunet.de/it/news/detail.asp?ArticleID=20040608009&Topic=Newsticker Les gestionnaires de noms de domaine européens refusent leur hausse de loyer Les gestionnaires de noms de domaine européens estiment « irréalistes et inappropriées », les contributions financières réclamées par l'Icann. En un an, elle veut faire passer son budget de 2,8 à 5 millions de dollars. http://www.01net.com/article/243561.html Website Domain Names Come Of Age In the boom days of the Internet, a million domain names a day were registered, and most of them have disappeared along with the get-rich-quick dreamers. The real question now is the fate of the remaining millions of business domain names in active use on global e-commerce today. http://realtytimes.com/rtapages/20040604_domainnames.htm SC sets aside HC order on `siffynet' domain name usage Satyam Infoway Ltd has got a major relief in its internet business as the Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court order allowing another company to use a domain name deceptively similar to its Web site www.sify.com. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/15031701.htm http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=60579 eWeek fumbles domain name renewal Technology journal eWeek recently let the domain registration for its news site expire, causing the site to be unavailable to some visitors for several hours this week. http://news.com.com/eWeek+fumbles+domain+name+renewal/2009-1088_3-984352.html Network Solutions Adds Offer Service Domain name registrar Network Solutions (networksolutions.com) announced on Friday that it has launched its patent-pending Certified Offer Service, a convenient method for Internet users obtain already-registered domain names. http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/net060404.cfm us: MovieDollars.com Offering Custom URLs MovieDollars.com, the affiliate program for pay-per-minute Website HotMovies.com, is now providing custom URLs and is offering a special incentive for Webmasters to come on board. These custom URLs allow Webmasters to use their own domains throughout their custom theaters, while utilizing HotMovies.com's secure back end. http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=105903 Name, image and cyber-branding Web sites have just completed a full circle of hard struggle and somehow survived where traditional marketing tools and old principals failed big time. Now the same sites and domain names must face even harsher realities all over to ensure high visibility and the exposure they provide business. http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2004/Art/0603/busi4.php Araber fordern arabische Schriftzeichen fürs Internet ICANN - Ein Gruppe arabischer Geschäftsleute will sich unter der Führung von Khalid Fattal dafür einsetzen, dass auch Arabisch bei der Vergabe von Domainnamen zugelassen wird. http://www.onlinepc.ch/detail.cfm?id=59666 Freenet und Sipgate schalten VoIP-Netze zusammen Die Voice-over-IP-Anbieter Freenet und Sipgate haben ihre Netze zusammengeschaltet. Internet-Telefonate zwischen Kunden der beiden Firmen sind damit kostenfrei. Für die kostenlosen Telefonate ist keine eigene Vorwahl erforderlich; die Erkennung erfolgt anhand der gewählten Rufnummer. Statt über das Telefonnetz mit Minutengebühren wird das Gespräch dann kostenfrei übers Internet weitergeleitet. Der Austausch der Internet-Rufnummern zwischen den Unternehmen erfolgt zunächst noch nicht über die Registry ENUM, sondern über einen direkten Austausch der Rufnummerndaten. Allerdings ist der Umstieg auf die ENUM-Registry offenbar mittelfristig geplant. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/47914 Aufstand gegen Internet-Verwaltung ICANN Der neue Budgetvorschlag der Internet-Verwaltung ICANN stößt mehr und mehr auf Ablehnung. Darin fordert die ICANN 15,8 Millionen Dollar, fast doppelt so viel wie für 2004. http://orf.at/ticker/148027.html L’ICANN évalue 10 nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine L’ICANN, l’organisme chargé de l'administration d’Internet, examine la possibilité d’autoriser 10 nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine. Parmi les 10 propositions reçues se trouvent les extensions «.mail», «.travel», «.sex», «.tel» et «.mobi». http://benefice-net.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/04-05/08-217702.html Freenet und Sipgate schalten VoIP-Netze zusammen Die Voice-over-IP-Anbieter Freenet und Sipgate haben ihre Netze zusammengeschaltet. Internet-Telefonate zwischen Kunden der beiden Firmen sind damit kostenfrei. Für die kostenlosen Telefonate ist keine eigene Vorwahl erforderlich; die Erkennung erfolgt anhand der gewählten Rufnummer. Statt über das Telefonnetz mit Minutengebühren wird das Gespräch dann kostenfrei übers Internet weitergeleitet. Der Austausch der Internet-Rufnummern zwischen den Unternehmen erfolgt zunächst noch nicht über die Registry ENUM, sondern über einen direkten Austausch der Rufnummerndaten. Allerdings ist der Umstieg auf die ENUM-Registry offenbar mittelfristig geplant. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/47914 La domaine ".fr" est en pleine mutation Le système de gestion des noms de domaine de la zone .fr va bientôt connaître sa première grande métamorphose. Celle-ci prendra deux formes : d’une part un assouplissement progressif, mais à terme radical, des conditions d’enregistrement des noms de domaine en .fr, et d’autre part, la suppression du monopole de l’AFNIC au lendemain de l’adoption de la loi pour la confiance dans l’économie numérique (LEN). http://www.droit-technologie.org/1_2.asp?actu_id=926 Carlos Afonso: ‘Sobra muito dinheiro’ (Sobre el .BR) Aspirantes a membros da nova composição do Comitê Gestor têm questionado a transparência do processo e a aplicação, hoje, das verbas provenientes do registro de nomes de domínios no país. Nesta entrevista, Carlos Afonso, diretor da Rits e membro interino do CG, tenta acalmar os ânimos. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=608&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Enquanto isso, no CG... O Comitê Gestor interino divulga hoje a relação das entidades inscritas para as eleições do corpo definitivo da entidade. Até sexta-feira, serão indicados os candidatos pelas entidades integrantes do colégio eleitoral. No mesmo dia, será divulgada a relação dos candidatos indicados. As objeções e os recursos sobre as decisões da comissão eleitoral referentes à indicação de candidatos poderão ser feitas até 11 de junho. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=607&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Posición de LACTLD sobre la reunión del wwTLD en Kuala Lumpur A la comunidad ccTLD: A la luz de la próxima reunión del ICANN, a realizarse en Kuala Lumpur, los miembros de LACTLD desean expresar: http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=606&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Y los candidatos son.... Elecciones .BR El proceso de elecciones del .BR continua, y el día 4 de Junio fue dado a conocer el listado de los candidatos propuestos. A continuación se presentan los candidatos. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=605&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Re-Assignment of Pre-Registered Aero-Domains (news release) ICANN accredited Registrar Secura announces today, that Secura as registrar supports all steps, which SITA has made, in order to pre-register industrial codes of the aviation community as aero-domains. Eligible companies (airlines and airports) can now register the pre-registered domains at https://www.domainregistry.de/aero.html (English) or https://www.domainregistry.de/aero-domains.html (German). http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/6/prwebxml131427.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks (www.qlinks.net) and BNA Internet Law News (www.bna.com/ilaw)". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2004 ===== David Goldstein address: 2/4 Dundas Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David§yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 0015 - home Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.comReceived on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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