The webinar will explore the current state of the UDRP. Attendees will hear the viewpoints from experts in the field on the effectiveness of the UDRP, and whether it should be modified or amended

An image of The Benaroya Company’s South Hill North Data Center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- The Benaroya Company ( www.benaroya.com ) announced on Tuesday that its South Hill North Data Center ( http://www.southhilldatacenter.com/SouthDataCenter.aspx ) in Puyallup, Washington has earned the Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council’s LEED program ( www.usgbc.org/LEED ) for the design, construction and operation of energy efficient buildings. The facility joins only a handful of data centers around the country to earn the upper-tier certification, including IBM’s Raleigh, North Carolina data center , Sabey Data Centers’ Intergate.Columbia facility in East Wenatchee, Washington , and eBay’s flagship data center in Salt Lake City . South Hill’s commissioned data center delivers 56,605 square feet of raised floor space, robust critical infrastructure scalable up to 260 watts per square foot, uninterruptable low cost power and energy efficiency for extremely low total operating cost.  Additionally, South Hill utilizes clean energy in the form of wind and hydroelectric power.  “South Hill Data Center is very attractive both fiscally and environmentally,” says Larry Benaroya  of The Benaroya Company, which developed and owns South Hill

An image of The Benaroya Company’s South Hill North Data Center (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- The Benaroya Company ( www.benaroya.com ) announced on Tuesday that its South Hill North Data Center ( http://www.southhilldatacenter.com/SouthDataCenter.aspx ) in Puyallup, Washington has earned the Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council’s LEED program ( www.usgbc.org/LEED ) for the design, construction and operation of energy efficient buildings. The facility joins only a handful of data centers around the country to earn the upper-tier certification, including IBM’s Raleigh, North Carolina data center , Sabey Data Centers’ Intergate.Columbia facility in East Wenatchee, Washington , and eBay’s flagship data center in Salt Lake City .

The 2011 Nominating Committee application period closes today, Monday, April 4 at 23:59 UTC. The 2011 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: Two members of the Board of Directors of ICANN Three At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Latin America/Caribbean regions) Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) A few hours before the deadline, the NomCom has received 77 Statements of Interest. 12 candidates are from Europe, 22 are from Asia/Pacific, 11 are from Latin America, 14 are from North America, and 18 are from Africa.

An ariel shot of Vantage’s data center campus (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Wholesale data center operator Vantage Data Centers ( www.vantagedatacenters.com ) announced on Wednesday it will be hosting the “Smart Data Center Revolution” at its Santa Clara data center campus on April 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event will celebrate the largest LEED platinum candidacy campus in the US, highlighting Vantage Data Center’s Santa Clara project as an example of how companies can work together.  Vantage launched as a company last June , following its acquisition of a 18-acre site on Walsh Avenue.

A screen shot of NetBenefit’s PCI compliance page (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed hosting provider NetBenefit ( www.netbenefit.com ) announced on Tuesday it has attained Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance following a detailed audit of its hosting environment by qualified security assessor, CNS.

Web Hosting News – London, UK – Managed hosting provider NetBenefit has attained PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance following a detailed audit of its hosting environment by Qualified Security Assessor, CNS. The security standard, which was introduced by the major five card brands to combat fraud asks all merchants to secure their processes, systems, policies and procedures at every step of the payment card process to protect against the risk of cyber criminals accessing sensitive customer data, and requires rigorous compliance and assessment. For NetBenefit the PCI accreditation marks the end of a comprehensive project to attain high security in payment standards across its managed hosting facilities and enables it to provide merchants with a purpose built hosting environment that will meet the stringent requirements of the Standards Council

A registrar association for the .NL ccTLD is in the process of being established with SIDN, the registry, announcing that significant progress has been made. The intention is that the registrar association should take up the role of the now defunct Council of Registrars, thus satisfying the general wish for a formal channel of communication between SIDN and the registrar community.

This is an update on the progress of the 2011 ICANN Nominating Committee. ICANN’s Nominating Committee (NomCom) began its work in December 2010 following the ICANN Annual Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia.

The Chair of the ccNSO’s working group on delegation, re-delegation and retirement of ccTLD’s (DRDWG) is pleased to announce the publication of the working groups Final Report [PDF, 120 KB].