dotMobi Announces 2.0 Release of Award-Winning DeviceAtlas Mobile Device Database

Tthis 2.0 release moves DeviceAtlas from a "read-only" database to a "read-write" version with the introduction of a variety of technical enhancements, including automated phone capability tests, advanced search features and powerful graph options to generate insight into device data patterns along with the ability to download personalized versions of the database. more»

Hostway Offers Discount on Newly Expanded .Pro TLDs

Hostway Corporation, the global Web services leader, has begun accepting registrations for the .Pro top-level domain (TLD) under new rules that extend .Pro eligibility to a wider global audience and offering limited-time discount. more»

The Internet as a Democratic Utility

In the wake of our recent news that .ORG has officially registered 7 million domains, some comments made to CNN by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark this week really resonated with me. The article, entitled "Internet Can Strengthen Democracy" discusses many of the same issues we have found to be the driving forces behind .ORG's consistent year-over-year growth -- community building, interaction, and inclusivity. more»

NeuStar Names Steven Edwards General Manager, Senior Vice President of Converged Addressing Services

Edwards will lead NeuStar's ENUM-related business initiatives, including WMRS, the wireless message routing service; SIP-IX, which enables direct network-to-network peering via Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based technologies; and NRS, the number resolution service that NeuStar manages on behalf of the GSM Association. more»

.ORG Domain Name Registrations Pass 7 Million

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry, the registry behind the global .ORG domain name, announced today that more than 7 million domain names are now registered as .ORG, making it the third largest generic domain (after .com and .net). Since management of the registry was assumed by Public Interest Registry in 2003, .ORG registrations have increased more than 250%. more»

dotMobi Builds on Breakthough DeviceAtlas Mobile Development Tool

dotMobi, the company behind .mobi - the only ICANN-approved Internet address designed specifically for helping consumers find mobile content - today announced the inclusion of Mobizoft video content adaptation data into the award-winning DeviceAtlas, the definitive source of mobile handset information for mobile content developers. more»

Hostway Announces "The .Pro Red Carpet VIP Affair" Domain Reservation Period

Hostway Corporation, the global Web solutions leader, announced it is now taking reservations for the .Pro Top Level Domain (TLD) through August 31, 2008. Hostway's wholly owned subsidiary, RegistryPro, is the exclusive Internet registry for .Pro, a TLD for licensed professionals and entities. more»

On the Pressing Need for a Signed Root

Attacks on the security of the Internet have been much in the news lately, and there is an increased urgency to take the technical steps to combat these attacks. .ORG has been doing its part to lead this process by taking introductory steps to implement DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions)... In order to make DNSSEC effective, there is one additional step that is needed -- "signing the root". more»

dotMobi Premium Domain Name Now Supports Independent and Established Music Acts

dotMobi, the consortium behind .mobi, the only Internet address created specifically for finding Web sites that work on mobile phones, today announced the launch of ringtones.mobi, a site that makes it easier for music fans to buy ringtones and mobile-friendly wallpaper images from independent and established music acts. more»

.ORG & NCUC Joint Letter to ICANN on Internationalized Domain Names

Recently we teamed up with the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) to express our concern to ICANN that the rights and needs of end-users are taken into account in the discussion of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). more»