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Domain pulse 2012 in Hamburg
DENIC hosts and kindly invites attendees to join the 9th Domain pulse specialist conference, which will take place on 13 and 14 February 2012 in Hamburg, Germany.
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.eu Q3 2011 progress report available
EURid General Manager Mr Van Wesemael noted that considering the Euro crisis and current economic situation, .eu’s growth clearly demonstrates that the European image is still positive among businesses, who are the largest category of .eu domain name holders.
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.RU Council approves creation of “Intelligent Internet” foundation
At the meeting, Andrey Kolesnikov, the CC’s CEO, elaborated on the theme of the top-level domain .ДЕТИ. As a reminder, the Coordination Center is considering an initiative to apply for the respective domain under the New gTLD program. According to A. Kolesnikov, domain .ДЕТИ will be an integrated registry with the focus on children. The mission of the domain is to promote and popularize websites for children and teenagers.
English Translation of "DNSSEC Technology Experiment Report" Released
JPRS is pleased to release the English translation of "DNSSEC Technology Experiment Report / Verification of Functionality and Performance" and "DNSSEC Technology Experiment Report / Operational Design". These reports are designed to introduce case examples to share knowledge and results gained through DNSSEC technology experiments which JPRS carried out in cooperation with domestic ISPs, equipment vendors and hosting providers, etc. in 2010.
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RNIDS at the 19th TELFOR Conference
As the biggest local and one of the most prestigious regional annual gatherings of experts in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, TELFOR has grown into a forum, within which all relevant matters regarding telecommunications are discussed, Internet being among them.
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.EU : Business websites predominate online
Business is the most common use for websites across most top-level domains, according to a report published by EURid, the .eu registry. The report, which aims to understand how websites are used, reveals that on average 26.5% of websites are used for business purposes. .eu, with 31.4%, has an above average business usage. "Our findings underscore the fact that businesses across the European Union have consistently embraced .eu," said Marc Van Wesemael, EURid’s General Manager. "They realise that .eu is ideal for trading in many EU countries because it has a unique cross-border dimension."
AFNIC's new Naming Policy for French TLDs now online
From 6 December 2011 onwards, the extensions .wf (Wallis and Futuna), .tf (French Southern and Antarctic territories), .re (R
IPv6 Use Growing, But Only One Step In Adoption
“Support for IPv6 has grown by almost 20 times in the past year by one measure, but most websites still can’t be reached without IPv4, the current Internet Protocol, which is near running out of unclaimed addresses,” reports IDG.
Nominet Issue group - domain names used in connection with criminal activity
Nominet continues to work through its policy process on the issue of dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity.
Nominet had hoped to submit a proposed policy to the Board in December, but following some recent public feedback, it is clear that there are issues that require further discussion.
.UK - Multi-year registration available from 1 May 2012
November 10 2011
From May 2012, the wholesale fee (for Nominet members) for a one-year registration will be