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

...a handful of companies have announced they intend to bid for a gTLD - including Canon, Deloitte and Hitachi. 5. Should you bid for .names of... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
Beckstrom: I came to change Icann

Beckstrom: I came to change Icann

...He spoke to ZDNet UK in the week that Icann launched a gTLD applicant handbook. Q: Some security companies, commenting on Internationalised Domain Names, have... Read more

24 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

ICANN extends deadline for domain applications

...behaviour" with the system's software led the organisation to reschedule the GTLD application cut-off date to 20 April."ICANN constantly monitors the performance... Read more

13 April, 2012 by Steven Musil

ICANN's domain name scheme attracts 100 registrants

...for the programme and until 12 April to actually apply for the GTLD. Each registrant may apply for as many as 50 GTLDs.For more... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Stephen Shankland

ICANN pushes ahead with generic domains launch

...Friday, chief executive Rod Beckstrom said ICANN is ready to start the gTLD programme as planned. "We carefully reviewed every critical aspect," Beckstrom said in... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Icann to allow any word as a domain

...and any script may, from 12 January, 2012, be registered as a gTLD, as long as the entity registering it has $185,000 (£114,000... Read more

20 June, 2011 by David Meyer

ICANN prepares to reopen gTLD applications

...body, which administers the DNS root zone, had to shut down the gTLD application system on 12 April due to a bug that made some... Read more

21 May, 2012

ICANN offers refunds over gTLD system shutdown

...which is responsible for managing the DNS root zone, closed down the gTLD application system on 12 April, because it had a bug that exposed... Read more

8 May, 2012

ICANN to reveal extent of data breach

ICANN has said it will tell gTLD applicants by early next week whether their information was exposed by a... Read more

2 May, 2012

Police take down illegal drug websites

...PCeU worked with UK registry Nominet, Interpol and global top-level domain (gTLD) registrars, to take down more than 12,000 generic top-level domains... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Scotland asks UK for DotScot support

...non-profit organisation dedicated to securing a Scottish generic top level domain (gTLD). "I am sure the UK Government with its responsibility for internet governance... Read more

26 September, 2011

ICANN ponders new top level domains

The body responsible for overseeing the Internet wants to expand its role and the number of domains. It just doesn't know what they should be Read more

13 November, 2002 by Evan Hansen

DTI asks for help on ICANN reform

In June the governments of the world will gather to present their views on how ICANN - possibly the most criticised group on the Internet - should be reformed. The DTI is taking submissions Read more

17 May, 2002 by Matt Loney

Domain group revolts against Icann

Operators of country code domains - including .uk - say they want more say in Icann's decision making Read more

4 June, 2001 by Juliana Gruenwald

US Report: Gov't hands domain-name reins to private sector

After nearly a year of intensive deliberations and consultation, The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday said it will... Read more

8 June, 1998 by ZDNet

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