http://www.ddforums.com/ This forum is updated automatically with the latest news affecting the domain name industry. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:54:39 GMT vBulletin 30 http://www.ddforums.com/styles/alienblue/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ddforums.com/ http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10806&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:25:39 GMT Another top-level domain has been digitally signed to enable DNSSEC, the first step in a project by Internet Registry Afilias to expand the DNS... Another top-level domain has been digitally signed to enable DNSSEC, the first step in a project by Internet Registry Afilias to expand the DNS Security Extensions to 13 more top-level domains by the end of the year.

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More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10804 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10803&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:02:38 GMT DUBLIN----Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions... DUBLIN----Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions for the .INFO top-level domain . .INFO was officially signed on September 1, 2010 and its Delegation Signer records were entered into the DNS Root by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority on September 4th, allowing the .INFO zone to be validated ...

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10803 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10802&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:54:15 GMT Epik.com, a leading domain name development company, has released a list of developed domain names to be auctioned off on September 16, at 1:30 pm at... Epik.com, a leading domain name development company, has released a list of developed domain names to be auctioned off on September 16, at 1:30 pm at the Bell Harbor Conference Center Bay Auditorium in Seattle.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10802 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10799&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:21:16 GMT Waledac's 276 domain names seized A federal magistrate judge has recommended that Microsoft be given ownership of 276 internet addresses used to control “Waledac,” a massive botnet that the software company has been working to bring down.…

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10799 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10798&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:21:16 GMT The .CO top-level domain made over $10 million in just a couple of months. What do the results of the .CO re-launch mean for new gTLDs? Remember, .CO... The .CO top-level domain made over $10 million in just a couple of months. What do the results of the .CO re-launch mean for new gTLDs? Remember, .CO is the country-code TLD for Colombia. Until this summer, you could only register names under .com.co, .net.co, etc. You couldn't register myname.co.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10798 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10795&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:33:53 GMT Minds + Machines, a leading provider of top-level domain registry services including the Espresso registry software platform, has migrated all domain... Minds + Machines, a leading provider of top-level domain registry services including the Espresso registry software platform, has migrated all domain names ending in .FM to its new Network Operations Center at One Wilshire in Los Angeles, California -- the most connected data center building in the world.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10795 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10794&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:13 GMT VANCOUVER----Live Current Media Inc. , an e-commerce company that owns and operates the luxury fragrance brand, www.perfume.com, as well as a... VANCOUVER----Live Current Media Inc. , an e-commerce company that owns and operates the luxury fragrance brand, www.perfume.com, as well as a portfolio of other domain names, today announced that in preparation for its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors of Live Current Media Inc. approved the amendment and restatement of the company's by ...

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10794 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10793&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:13 GMT HeatCity.org The Village Voice Media paper is demanding that Ty Liebig surrender the domain names bestofphoenix2011.com and bestofphoenix2012.com and... HeatCity.org The Village Voice Media paper is demanding that Ty Liebig surrender the domain names bestofphoenix2011.com and bestofphoenix2012.com and pay as much as $200,000 in damages for refusing to give up the URLs when asked.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10793 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10792&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:48:13 GMT STERLING, Va., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) announced today that .BIZ is the first top-level domain (TLD) to deploy both DNS... STERLING, Va., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR) announced today that .BIZ is the first top-level domain (TLD) to deploy both DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) and the Registry Lock service. Neustar is the registry administrator for the .BIZ TLD as designated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and is the first company to announce these improvements ...

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10792 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10791&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:06 GMT As the economy recovers from the recession, the unemployed are renewing their job search. Using a dot-pro domain from EnCirca for email and an online... As the economy recovers from the recession, the unemployed are renewing their job search. Using a dot-pro domain from EnCirca for email and an online bio helps give unemployed licensed professionals an advantage in the job market.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10791 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10790&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:51:48 GMT Epik.com, a leading domain name development company, has released a list of developed domain names to be auctioned off on September 16, at 1:30 pm at... Epik.com, a leading domain name development company, has released a list of developed domain names to be auctioned off on September 16, at 1:30 pm at the Bell Harbor Conference Center Bay Auditorium in Seattle.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10790 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10788&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:16:12 GMT September 7, 2010 -- New Delaware-based Web host MyHost Corp has just expanded its name server grid to Europe, giving it the Domain Name System... September 7, 2010 -- New Delaware-based Web host MyHost Corp has just expanded its name server grid to Europe, giving it the Domain Name System infrastructure to increase delivery speeds in both the US and Europe.

More on this domain related news... ]]> Domain Industry News Domain News http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10788 http://www.ddforums.com/showthread.php?t=10785&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:03:09 GMT Barclays names investment bank head Robert Diamond to replace retiring CEO John Varley Robert Diamond - John Silvester Varley - Business - John... Barclays names investment bank head Robert Diamond to replace retiring CEO John Varley Robert Diamond - John Silvester Varley - Business - John Varley - Financial Services

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