dotMobi Lands Key Licensing Agreements for Its Leading Mobile Device Database

dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi Internet address designed to help consumers find mobile-specific content, today announced that Microsoft's MSN Mobile group will use dotMobi's DeviceAtlas mobile device database to help develop and deliver mobile-aware content to its customers. more»

Red Cross Society of China Launches Official Mobile Site

In response to the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake, dotMobi - the company behind the .mobi Internet domain name for locating content that works on mobile phones - has collaborated with the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to create a mobile website at chinaredcross.mobi. more»

NeuStar Names Alex Berry Head of Internet Infrastructure Services Group

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Alex Berry as senior vice president and general manager of NeuStar's Internet Infrastructure Services group, which includes domain name registry services as well as the UltraDNS and Webmetrics service lines. more»

Moniker.com Announces Domain Name Inventory for the Upcoming Online Auction at Affiliate Summit 2008

Moniker, an Oversee.net company and provider of Domain Asset Management; services, today announced the availability of premium domain names for purchase via its exclusive online domain name auction produced in association with the Affiliate Summit 2008 East, the largest event for affiliate marketers. more»

RegistryPro Confirms Melbourne IT to Join .Pro TLD Relaunch

RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, has announced that Melbourne IT, one of the top 15 global domain name registrars, has agreed to participate in the highly-anticipated .Pro TLD (Top Level Domain) relaunch on September 8, 2008. more»

.ORG Becomes the First Generic Top level Domain to Start DNSSEC Implementation

A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by ICANN at the recent Paris meeting. As the first generic Top Level Domain authorized to implement DNSSEC, .ORG also is preparing an education and adoption plan within the Internet infrastructure community. more»

The Mobile Internet… Now in Book Form!

As you can probably guess, everyone at dotMobi loves the mobile web. And when we're not building new sites and services for the mobile web, we're often writing about it. Sometimes on this blog. Sometimes at mobiThinking.com or dev.mobi. And sometimes in a brand new book called Mobile Internet for Dummies. more»

RegistryPro to Open Pre-Registration and Announces Firm Relaunch Date for .Pro TLD

RegistryPro, the exclusive operator of the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) on the Internet, announced today it will begin accepting pre-reservations for .Pro domain names from new registrants from July 21 through August 31, 2008. This Pre-Registration Period is the second phase of the registry's highly anticipated transition to new registration parameters. more»

Autism Research Institute Launches Mobile Website

The Autism Research Institute, a leading non-profit organization, has launched a mobile website, autism.mobi, designed specifically for users of mobile devices and mobile phones, including the Apple iPhone. more»

Optimus Selects NeuStar to Bring Converged Instant Messaging Services to Portugal

NeuStar has announced that Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has selected NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging (NGM) services to power Optimus' multi-community converged instant messaging (IM) service and new IP-based services. more»

Premium Geographic Domain Names Available at Moniker Live Auction at GeoDomain Expo

Moniker.com today announced an initial list of premium contenders for a live and online domain name auction at the GeoDomain Expo, the world's largest geo domain conference and auction, July 10-12 in Chicago. more»

CIRA Selects NeuStar's UltraDNS Service to Manage Canada's Top-Level Domain

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a not-for-profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the .ca country code top-level domain (TLD), has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to bolster the scalability and reliability of Canada's DNS infrastructure. more»