HKIRC, the Registry for .HK domain names, has announced that they plan to launch the new Chinese.hk IDN ccTLD in February/March 2011. In preparation for the launch, HKIRC will permanently discontinue offering Chinese.hk domain names starting January 18, 2011. Any Chinese.hk names registered before that date will continue to resolve and be renewable. In addition, any registrant …
On December 26th, ISOC-IL, the Israeli Domain Name Registry, will open public registration for domain names with Hebrew characters in .CO.IL and .ORG.IL (example: איגוד-האינטרנט.org.il). Registration will be on a first come, first served basis.
ISOC-L approved the registration of 398 Hebrew domain names during the Sunrise registration phase for Trademark holders, which ran from August …
The German Registry, DENIC, recently announced plans to release nine short domain names. These domain names were previously blocked due to temporary injunctions. The domains being released are:
.dw.de
.e.de
.f.de
.g.de
.hr.de
.sr.de
.x.de
.y.de
.z.de
Registration of these names will take place on January 12, 2011 and will follow DENIC’s first come, first served principle. Each domain name has an individual form, submission …
The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be delaying the introduction of new gTLDs, following objections from the US Department of Commerce. The letter is published on ICANN’s website and can be found here: http://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-questions-2010/msg00021.html
These objections have seemingly delayed the process, after ICANN was accused of failing to fully consider the economic …
The registry for the new gTLD .XXX, ICM Registry, recently announced the launch of the .XXX Founders Program. The Founders Program will accept proposals to secure a .XXX domain name prior to the Public Registration period, which is expected to begin in the Summer of 2011. For full details regarding the .XXX Founders Program, visit …