September 2, 2011 — Non-profit organization New Zealand Computer Society announced on Thursday its plans for the development of a Cloud Computing Code of Practice to inform the public about cloud computing issues. This announcement comes a day after New Zealand web hosting provider FlexiHost launched a NZ domain lookup and registration mobile app.

An Australian registrar has been found to have breached the .au Domain Name Suppliers’ Code of Practice (2004-04). In January 2011, auDA found that NetAlliance Pty Ltd trading as NetFleet, a reseller of the NetRegistry Group, had sent out promotional emails to approximately 1,200 customers of Drop.com.au under the NetFleet brand, using contact details obtained from the .AU registry database

‘Hypertexting’ Lumped In With Other Risky Teen Behaviors It appears teens who text a lot do a lot of other things a lot as well — and many of them are the sorts of things that keep parents awake at night — like using alcohol and other drugs and being sexually promiscuous.

Short .net domain name idea off the table.

Careful With That Third-Party Web Widget Small- and midsized businesses use a lot of third-party Web applications: It saves them money and allows them to embed expertise that they might not otherwise have.

The registries for .AU (Australia) and .NZ (New Zealand), auDA and InternetNZ, have announced their Best Practice Awards for 2010 while .INFO registry Afilias has opened its fourth annual .INFO Awards programme.

Cbeyond ( News – Alert ) , a provider of IT and communication solutions, announced that its Enhanced Web Hosting services and upgrades made to existing business communications services have allowed Dr. Elizabeth Caughey, a dentist, to cater to all her patients’ needs through a robust website. Dr.Caughey and her team found that in order to cope with growth in patient numbers and to reach out to current and potential patients it was imperative to have a Web presence