Not much has changed from previous years, but the latest DENIC statistics on where .DE domain name registrants are shows that Osnabrück has the highest concentration of domain names with 591 domain names per 1,000 people followed by Munich (432) and Bonn (393). Among districts, Amberg Sulzbach tops the list with 715 registrations per 1000 people, followed by Freising leads (399) and Starnberg (357), all making a great leap forward again. And among the Bundesländern (states), the city-state of Hamburg leads with with 286 domains per 1000 followed by Berlin (229) with Bavaria third with 193

DNSSEC Testbed Concluded Successfully – Launch of Extended DNS Protocol Scheduled for 31 May 2011 [news release] DNSSEC (Domain Name Security Extensions) shall improve security for .de domains too in the future. This is the result of the broad-based test phase that ended with today’s concluding meeting. “DNSSEC has successfully passed the operative phase in the testbed,” says DENIC’s CEO, Sabine Dolderer.

DENIC released the last nine short domains, all being single- and two-letter domains on 12 January, all of which had been blocked from registration due to temporary injunctions that resulted from legal disputes claiming privileged registration. For more information, see the DENIC announcement below

On 12 January, the last nine remaining short domains were entered in the DENIC domain register. The domains dw.de, e.de, f.de, g.de, hr.de, sr.de, x.de, y.de and z.de had previously been blocked for regis-tration due to temporary injunctions

DENIC, the registry for .DE domain names, is releasing nine short domains for registration that were previously blocked due to temporary injunctions this Wednesday, 12 January.

01|09|2011 11:03 am EDT DENIC to Release Remaining Nine Short .DE Domains for Registration via Fax by Frank Michlick in Categories: ccTLDs – 0 Comments On January 12, 2011 at 10:00 CET (4am EST), the German Network Information Center, DENIC, will release nine domains for registration: dw.de, e.de, f.de, g.de, hr.de, sr.de, x.de, y.de, z.de The domains are being released following the lifting of a cease and desist that resulted in a temporary injunction. Requests will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis and only via fax

On 12 January 2011, 10:00 CET, the registry for .DE domain names, DENIC is going to make available nine short domains for registration which were previously blocked due to temporary injunctions: dw.de, e.de, f.de, g.de, hr.de, sr.de, x.de, y.de and z.de. The information below was provided by DENIC: Registration will be made applying DENIC’s standard “first come, first served” principle. Since the number of available domains is extremely limited, DENIC will use a special procedure: Applicants will have to submit requests by fax to fax numbers established for this particular purpose