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Is buying a .brand domain worth it? Nine questions to ask before you bid for .yourcompany

...What happens to your existing website? Applying for and getting a .brand name might seem like an end in itself but it's likely to... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Icann tussles with governments over domain names

...between national governments and the non-profit organisation that oversees internet domain names. In a statement released on Saturday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names... Read more

9 March, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Icann rejects US domain-name veto proposal

...to allow it and other governments to veto future top-level domain names, a proposal before Icann that raised questions about balancing national sovereignty with... Read more

1 March, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

US proposes veto power over new domain names

...power for it and other governments to veto future top-level domain names, a move that raises questions about free expression, national sovereignty and the... Read more

8 February, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

UK signs up to share air passenger data with US

...The UK has opted in to the EU passenger name record agreement with the US, Home Office minister Damien Green has confirmed... Read more

2 March, 2012 by Sade Laja

ICANN's domain name scheme attracts 100 registrants

...generic top-level domains, or GTLDs. ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) spent years putting the new programme together so the internet... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
DNSS Domain <endeca_term>Name</endeca_term> Search Software 1.0.4

DNSS Domain Name Search Software 1.0.4

DNSS Domain Name Search Software is the easiest to use toolkit and most cost effective... Read more

25 January, 2012

US puts Icann under pressure

...has called for improvements in the mechanisms used to oversee internet domain names, saying changes are needed to make the process more "accountable" and "transparent... Read more

15 March, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

eHarmony advice site suffers data breach

...ancillary site that eHarmony operates to obtain a file that included user names, email addresses and hashed passwords, eHarmony said. The breach — first reported on... Read more

11 February, 2011 by Steven Musil

Amazon launches Route 53 DNS service

...that is part of Amazon Web Services for companies that need domain name service for internet operations. The service fits into the Amazon Web Services... Read more

7 December, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Icann gives nod to Chinese characters, .xxx

...Chinese internet users will soon be able to browse for domain names written in Chinese characters, Icann has announced. The organisation, which oversees the... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner
Windows 7 Manager 4.0.6

Windows 7 Manager 4.0.6

...IE easily; automatically check invalid URLs in your favorites and parse domain name; show the collection of Windows utilities. Windows 7 Manager has a topnotch... Read more

14 May, 2012

ICANN extends deadline for domain applications

...applications for new generic top-level domains. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a statement on Thursday that "unusual behaviour... Read more

13 April, 2012 by Steven Musil
Making Money on the Web 1.0

Making Money on the Web 1.0

...a web site up and running How to get a free domain name Links to some of the best money-making opportunities on the web... Read more

28 February, 2012

ICANN pushes ahead with generic domains launch

...to apply to register almost any word they like as a domain name, such as .wales and .gay, with non-Latin characters and brand names... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

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