Archive for January, 2011

Jan 2011 31

Chinese Registry Closed for Holidays

Please note that CNNIC, the Registry for .CN domain names, is closed for National Holidays until February 14, 2011. During this time they will not be processing any transfer requests, changes, or registrations.
CSC will still be accepting orders for .CN domain name registrations however they will not be processed until CNNIC returns from their holiday.
For …

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Egyptian Domain Name Registration

Due to political unrest in Egypt, all Egyptian government agencies, including the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) which handles all domain name registration activity, are closed until further notice. As a result, CSC is unable to process any registration, renewal, transfer or modification requests for .EG domain names at this time. CSC is in daily …

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UPDATE: Colombian Registry Announces the Release of Short Domain Name I.CO

UPDATE: The .co registry recently announced that the i.co domain name auction is being postponed. The registry received significant interest in i.co and is taking more time to assess the future of this desirable name. For more information please see the registry blog post at: http://www.cointernet.co/blog/keep-your-i-ico .
The Colombian Registry recently announced the release of the …

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Conficker group proud of malware success

The Conficker Working Group (CWG) has announced that it is immensely proud of its success in tackling the malware threat by collaborating with a huge number of private and public sector organizations.
Conficker is the most prolific computer-based infection and has affected thousands of IT organizations, from small and medium-sized enterprises all the way up to …

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ICANN to meet with GAC in February

The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that it plans to meet with the independent Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) in the coming month to discuss the implementation of a series of new top level domain names.
ICANN will hold talks with GAC ahead of its general meeting in San Francisco, which, among …

Jan 2011 06

Vietnam Releases 1 & 2 Character Domain Names

The Registry for Vietnam, VNNIC, recently announced that beginning January 10, 2011 they will allow the registration of one and two character domain names for third-level domains. The following extensions are affected:
• .COM.VN
• .BIZ.VN
• .GOV.VN
• .NET.VN
• .ORG.VN
• .PRO.VN
• .INFO.VN
• .NAME.VN
Registration will begin on January 10, 2011. Please keep in mind that only third-level extensions are …

Jan 2011 03

Open Registration for Palestinian Territories IDN.IDN (.Falasteen) Postponed Until January 16, 2011

The Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority (PNINA) has announced that the Open Registration period for the Palestinian Territories IDN.IDN (.Falasteen) has been postponed until January 16, 2011. Open Registration was originally scheduled to begin on January 2, 2011.
Registration eligibility remains the same, with registration open to all local and international individuals and institutions on January …