Nominet have published the Lyons report. The report was prepared by Sir Michael Lyons at Nominet's request to investigate the registry's operations. While the report was delivered to Nominet's Board late last year the registry decided to wait until they had formulated responses to the recommendations prior to publishing it or their response. What will probably meet … [Read more...] about Nominet Publish Lyons Report And Board Response
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IEDR Hire New Staff
IEDR have announced via an email to their registrars two new hires: Customer Operations Manager Financial Controller The roles were previously held by one person, Angela Butler, who not only ran both areas of the IEDR's business, but also acted as the organisation's number 2. Ms Butler announced her departure from IEDR a couple of months ago, which led to IEDR … [Read more...] about IEDR Hire New Staff
Nominet Announces Increase In Wholesale Pricing
Nominet announced yesterday that they would be increasing the wholesale price of *.uk domain names from March of next year. At the moment the following pricing applies: 1 year registration £3.50 Multi-year registration £2.50 / year From March 2016 the cost per year will be a flat £3.75 / year. The registry's rationale for the price increase is that they haven't … [Read more...] about Nominet Announces Increase In Wholesale Pricing
Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
Industry associations and groupings come in all shapes and sizes. A new one was launched this week which caters for Portuguese speaking domain registries. The newly formed association LusNIC has a fairly simple goal: To promote and to collaborate in the defense of the interests of Portuguese-language ccTLDs The founding members are drawn from br; (Brazil); .cv; .gw … [Read more...] about Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
IEDR Hiring For Three Positions In Dublin
The IEDR, which runs the .ie ccTLD, is currently advertising for three positions. All positions are based on the outskirts of Dublin city where the IEDR is headquartered. The roles are: Financial Controller Registration Services Administrator Customer Services Manager While no indication of salary is listed they probably pay reasonably well, as the job market in … [Read more...] about IEDR Hiring For Three Positions In Dublin
CENTR Announces 2015 Awards Shortlist
The 2015 CENTR Awards will be held in October in Brussels. Earlier this week the shortlist of finalists was announced. Here's the list: Marketing category: AustriaLoves.at - "Darlinks" of the nation, NIC.AT (.at) Domain Pirates campaign, IIS (.se) “Without a name it remains a dream” campaign, Registro.it Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) category: • … [Read more...] about CENTR Announces 2015 Awards Shortlist
Nominet Announces Whois Policy Changes
Nominet, the .uk registry, announced today a number of policy changes that impact how they handle whois data. The new policy comes after the registry conducted consultation with stakeholders. So what is changing? Essentially there are two key elements: Criteria and handling of "opt out" requests Introduction of whois privacy / proxy services Under the current … [Read more...] about Nominet Announces Whois Policy Changes
IE Tops 200k Registrations & Release First Domain Profile Report
IEDR, who run the .ie ccTLD, have produced their first "Domain Profile Report". The report's publication comes as the registry reports surpassing the 200 thousand domain names mark. The milestone was reached earlier this year, though IEDR are only focussing on it now. The new report breaks down registrations by location and type of registrant, as well as exploring which … [Read more...] about IE Tops 200k Registrations & Release First Domain Profile Report
Disney Wins Dispute Over Star Wars Domain
When Disney acquired Lucas Films they also got Star Wars (obviously). And Disney have a track record of being quite protective of their brand. So it's not very surprising that they would want to get control of the co.uk domain name. Starwars.co.uk has been registered since 2003. The current holder is Abscissa.Com Limited, a UK company, that apparently started life in … [Read more...] about Disney Wins Dispute Over Star Wars Domain
Nominet Appoints Oliver Hope Head of Registry Services
Oliver (Oli) Hope has been appointed by Nominet as their new Director of Registry Services. As Nominet diversifies and under the tutelage of a new CEO this move isn't surprising. As for Oli Hope? He is currently with Host Europe (HEG) who acquired Domain Monster a couple of years back. Oli's got a strong financial background, but has been actively involved in domain name … [Read more...] about Nominet Appoints Oliver Hope Head of Registry Services