In a press release yesterday ICANN has stated that they will publish the list of applicants for new TLDs on April 30th. Previously many had spoken of a "big reveal" on May 1st, though that would have coincided with a public holiday in many countries and might have been "missed". However ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, claims that the organisation had always planned to publish … [Read more...] about ICANN To Publish Applicants On April 30th
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ICANN 44 Registrations Open
The 44th ICANN meeting will take place from June 24th to June 29th 2012 in Prague. Registrations opened earlier this evening, as the 43rd ICANN meeting draws to a close. The June meeting will be hosted by the Czech ccTLD registry and was not without some controversy The local hosts have also launched their own site to promote the meeting and provide relevant … [Read more...] about ICANN 44 Registrations Open
DotPro Registry Migrating To Afilias Backend
The .pro registry will be migrating to the Afilias EPP system in June 2012. The move is hardly surprising, as the .pro registry was acquired by Afilias early this year. What impact will this have on registrants? Pretty much none. Registrars, however, will need to re-integrate their backend systems with the registry and unfortunately their existing connections with … [Read more...] about DotPro Registry Migrating To Afilias Backend
Irish Country Code High Risk For Business
If you're going to choose a country code for your business you might want to think long and hard about choosing the .ie ccTLD. Why? Because if you reorganise your business you might end up losing your domain. In several recent cases the IEDR have flatly refused to update the registrant details on domain names citing registry rules that were never applied to the initial … [Read more...] about Irish Country Code High Risk For Business
Nominet To Apply For .Wales and .Cymru
In the run up to the launch of new TLDs there were a lot of rumours about which organisations would apply for which strings. Detractors might pick holes in the entire project, but it's very hard to argue against the merits of new TLDs specifically in the context of cultural linguistic communities that fall outside the realm of ccTLDs (country code top level domains). The … [Read more...] about Nominet To Apply For .Wales and .Cymru
Dot Nxt London Draft Schedule
Kieren over at Dot Nxt has published a draft schedule for their London event. The venue for the London conference is the Victoria Park Plaza The event is being held in the week running up to the ICANN meeting in Prague and they're still looking for both speakers and sponsors. … [Read more...] about Dot Nxt London Draft Schedule
Afilias Acquires .Pro
Afilias has acquired .pro (RegistryPro) I assume they'll move the registry backend to the Afilias system at some point, though managing that transition is going to be awkward. Here's the release: DUBLIN, Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) and a global provider of domain registry … [Read more...] about Afilias Acquires .Pro
New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted
Applications for newTLDs are now being accepted via the ICANN website here. Expect lots of coverage in the mainstream media about this in the next few days. You can also expect plenty of outrage from some quarters, upset from others and maybe a couple of legal battles for good measure. I posted a bit more about what newTLDs are and aren't over on the company blog this … [Read more...] about New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted
ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
ICANN's CEO, Rod Beckstrom, has confirmed that ICANN will be releasing an updated version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook by January 12th. #ICANN- we are shooting to have an updated new gTLD Applicant Guidebook pubished by January 12, '12 to reflect already approved changes — Rod Beckstrom (@RodBeckstrom) January 7, 2012 There has been rumours over the … [Read more...] about ICANN To Release Updated gTLD Applicant Guidebook
ICM Launch Buy.xxx
ICM Registry are getting a lot of attention in the media at present, though most of it probably isn't that welcome. With both ICM and ICANN being named in a law suit tensions are probably running high.. However ICM are a business and they're currently trying to make their launch as successful as possible. Enter their new billboard image that is currently gracing Sunset … [Read more...] about ICM Launch Buy.xxx