The joint ccNSO and GNSO IDN working group (JIG) is pleased to announce the publication of the working group’s Initial Report [PDF, 192 KB] on the introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs. This Report is intended to be a stocktaking of the policy issues regarding the introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs and some viewpoints on possible policy implementations that could address those issues. The JIG solicits input and comment from the community on these policy issues and viewpoints

Web Host News – REGENSBURG – The nifty .CO domain extension is about to enter the final phase of its launch. From July 20, 2010 onwards, .CO domain registration will be open to the general public. Domains can be registered via ten .CO accredited registrars located in North and South America – with the exception of InterNetX – the only .CO accredited registrar in Europe

07|19|2010 9:54 am EDT Survey For Registry Service Providers (new gTLDs) by Frank Michlick in Categories: Registries – 0 Comments In 2008 Jothan Frakes held an impromptu survey for registry service providers for new gTLDs at the ICANN meeting in Paris. The results were then consolidated into a matrix and published on the Names At Work blog by his friend Antony van Couvering – unfortunately DNN could not locate the information on the site today. Now, two years later and a bit further into the introduction process for new gTLDs- ICANN has published the 4th revision of the Applicant Guidebook for New gTLDs – Jothan Frakes has started a follow-up survey

AuDA, the .AU policy and regulatory body, has released draft recommendations on the introduction of new, and reactivation of dormant, second level domains following a consultation period with interested parties in recent months. The proposals were put forward in a report by a second level domain advisory panel that looked at possible new and proposals for existing but unused second level domains, the latter including the future uses of conf.au and info.au.

Web Hosting News – NUREMBERG, LEIPZIG, Germany – Open-Xchange, a provider of business-class open source collaboration software, announced today that Sachsen DV, a leading data center operator for security critical applications, is launching business-class e-mail and groupware as Software as a Service (SaaS) for their mid-sized and enterprise customers based on Open-Xchange. Sachsen DV addresses the specific needs of large enterprise customers with redundant infrastructure components, dedicated and high-availability server architecture, as well as 24/7 support.

[news release] FICORA will introduce the Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSec) for Finnish domain names. The security extension provides a powerful protection against forgery of domain names as well against other forms of attack. The introduction of the system guarantees that people using the internet are only shown the actual website that they intended to call up

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Mozilla opens up more on Firefox 4: Content Security, WebGL coming The keyword for the introduction of Mozilla Firefox 3.5 was speed. That helped start a whole new race in which Firefox led early, but fell soon behind Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and later even Opera.

Internet governance and Internet-related decision-making processes are gaining importance due to the increased use of new technological possibilities.

Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace,announced it will support the highly anticipated introduction of the .CO top level domain name (TLD) by powering an historic charity auction for E.CO. The auction, which runs from June 7 at 12 pm EDT to June 10 at 4 pm EDT, will be hosted by .CO Internet S.A.S. at  Internet Week, a festival in New York City celebrating all things Internet.  The last hour of bidding – June 10 from 3-4 pm EDT — will be conducted live from Internet Week’s broadcast stage and simulcast at both the Internet Retailer (Chicago) and TRAFFIC (Vancouver) shows, allowing conference attendees at all three events and online participants from around the world to be a part of the action.  All proceeds will go to the charity of the buyer’s choice

ICANN’s CEO has recently joined Egypt’s Information Technology Minister Tarek Kamel in celebrating the rollout of Egypt’s Arabic language top-level domain. “Forty five percent of Egypt’s population is under 18 ,and many have already embraced the Internet.Egypt has the largest Internet population in the Arab world,with the 18 million users,and we expect the introduction of the Arabic IDN to increase this number.The Egyptian government is also facilitating use of the Internet by increasing broadband access.So far there are about one million broadband users here,with prices starting at about $8 per month”,said ICANN’s CEO in his speech . “Egypt has been an Internet leader and a supporter of ICANN’s multi-skateholder,bottom up model of policy information.It has participated since the beginning in the Governmental Advisory Committee-the voice of governments in ICANN,and a body whose influence has greatly increased as ICANN has internationalized following the Affirmation of Commitments concluded last year .” ,added Rod Beckstrom .