Earlier this week dns.be launched IDNs (internationalised domain names). The Belgian registry opted to support the accented characters for Dutch, French and German. In so doing they've also ended up providing support for other European languages, such as Swedish, Finnish and Danish. The characters supported are … [Read more...] about Belgian Country Code Now Supports IDN
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DNS.be Rebranding as DNS Belgium
DNS.be, which runs the .be domain registry for Belgium, is rebranding It's a logical move, as the company is also running the new TLD bids for .brussels and .vlaanderen The new brand will be "DNS Belgium" … [Read more...] about DNS.be Rebranding as DNS Belgium
Fadi Chehadé Explains Brussels Meeting
Philip Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association has published an email from Fadi Chehadé that explains this week's "secret" meeting in Brussels. Over the past week or so there had been rumours of a meeting being held in Brussels about the Trademark Clearing House. However it wasn't clear to many either who was organising the meeting, who had been invited or what the … [Read more...] about Fadi Chehadé Explains Brussels Meeting
.Be Registry Offering Registrants Certificates
DNS.be, the organisation that runs the .be registry, recently upgraded their software backend to add some new features. While most upgrades usually only impact registrars, the latest update includes an interesting new feature for registrants - registration certificates. While this isn't a completely novel idea (a number of other ccTLDs offer it) it's a nice little … [Read more...] about .Be Registry Offering Registrants Certificates
DotOrg Puts DNSSEC Live
At the ICANN meeting in Belgium today PIR announced that they have started signing their zone.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced that the .ORG domain is now in full production with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) by accepting second level signed .ORG zones. In launching signed delegations, .ORG - the third largest domain - takes its final … [Read more...] about DotOrg Puts DNSSEC Live
ICANN Goes To Brussels 2010
Image by _Hadock_ via FlickrThe June 2010 ICANN public meeting will be held in Brussels (via)Brussels has a lot to offer from what I recall. Lots of really nice Belgian beers, great food and plenty of other things to keep people amused. Of course anyone going to an ICANN meeting does so for serious work *cough* … [Read more...] about ICANN Goes To Brussels 2010
DNS.be Release Figures Of Domain Usage
DNS.be, the registry operator for the .be namespace, has released figures on .be usage.According to the report, which was released earlier today, there are over 600 thousand websites using .be. In real terms this means that roughly 7 out of 10 .be domains is actively being used for websites. Of course, as the report points out, just because a .be doesn't direct to a website … [Read more...] about DNS.be Release Figures Of Domain Usage
Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth
DNS.be, who run the Belgian (.be) registry have announced their figures and report for 2008.Unlike some registries that focus purely on number, the Belgian registry has done some analysis on the type of registrant.Some of the results are not surprising.Most .be domains are registered to Belgians (over 70%).69% are registered by Flemings, so does that mean that the Walloons are … [Read more...] about Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth