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RIGHT OF THE DOT and Verisign Enter into Marketing and Referral Arrangement for new gTLD Application

Under the arrangement, Verisign will refer gTLD applicants seeking premium domain consulting services to RIGHT OF THE DOT, and RIGHT OF THE DOT will refer clients requiring registration and resolution services for new gTLDs to Verisign. more

Verisign Announces Increase in .COM/.NET Domain Name Fees

VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced, effective Jan. 15, 2012, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). more

CentralNic Secures and Greens the Web, As .US.ORG Enters General Availability

Enhancing its commitment to a higher standard of social responsibility and ethical behavior on the web, domain extension .US.ORG today enters general availability with two unprecedented security and environmental measures from Registry Service Provider, CentralNic. more

AusRegistry International Introduces New Top-Level Domain Education Portal: BeyondDotCom.info

AusRegistry International today officially launched a new online information portal for the new Top-Level Domain program with the aim of educating potential applicants and Internet users around the world about the important changes that will take place to the Internet over the next two years. more

Neustar Launches Brand Assurance Program - Making it Easier for Enterprises to Secure Their Own gTLD

Neustar's Brand Assurance Program is an entry level program that helps companies, organizations and enterprises simply and affordably meet ICANN's registration requirements. It includes an easy migration path to additional services brands will need when they decide to fully deploy their generic top level domains (gTLDs).
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Verisign Chosen to Operate .net Registry Through June 30, 2017

VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Verisign have renewed Verisign's contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years. more

BlueCat Networks Signs Patent Agreement With Intellectual Ventures

Under the program, BlueCat Networks can acquire additional patents from IV's portfolio of more than 35,000 intellectual property assets. The deal marks the latest in a series of new customers for IV across multiple industries, ranging from emerging companies to established global technology giants. more

Why Your .COM Should Be a .ORG, Too

I've noticed an emerging trend in the domain name space as a result of the increasing emphasis on "doing good." Until recently, the domain strategy of choice was to use a single domain name extension to house all a company's online activity, while other addresses were selected purely as redirects or as brand protection maneuvers. more

Afilias and RIGHT OF THE DOT Announce Collaboration to Support Applications for ICANN New TLDs

Afilias Limited, a leading provider of Internet domain name registry and Domain Name System (DNS) services, and RIGHT OF THE DOT LLC, a consulting firm with expertise in domain name valuation, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to assist applicants in ICANN's forthcoming program for new Top Level Domains (TLDs). more

Neustar to Establish its Own Brand-Specific Generic Top-Level Domain

Following today's approval of the new generic top level domain (gTLD) guidebook by ICANN, Neustar, a leader in Internet and telecommunications information and analysis, will be joining the ranks of Canon®, Hitachi® and other global brands in applying for a new gTLD. more

Afilias Launches Campaign to Educate “Brand Builders” on ICANN New TLD Program

To help global brand builders understand the complex ICANN application process - as well as the many benefits of owning and operating a unique dot.BRAND TLD - Afilias has created an easy-to-digest video and e-book to explain the program. more

Afilias and HiChina Form Partnership to Identify, Support Chinese Brands for ICANN New TLD Program

Afilias Limited, a global provider of Internet domain name registry and Managed DNS services, today announced that it has entered into a formal agreement with Chinese Internet services leader HiChina, a subsidiary of Alibaba.com, to help Chinese brands take advantage of ICANN's forthcoming New TLD Program. more