The IEDR, which is in charge of the IE namespace, is looking for staff. The position on offer is “team leader” in “registration services” Full details are available from David Curtin, IEDR’s CEO (david.curtin at iedr.ie) Related articles by Zemanta IE Domain Registry Introducing Multiyear Registrations – Finally! Make Your Voice Heard About DotIE!
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Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations
The Spanish domain registry (.es) is planning to introduce multi-year registrations. Although an exact date has not been announced the change is expected to come into effect during October. A number of the ccTLD registries in Europe have either introduced multi-year registrations or are in the process of making changes to the registration periods available.… Continue reading Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations
IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post
David Curtin, IEDR CEO, was interviewed during the week by Sunday Business Post’s technology editor Adrian Weckler The full interview is available online. Some of the questions posed by Weckler revealed some of the more awkward and restrictive views of the registry, including its policy on censoring domain names. However it is interesting to note… Continue reading IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post
Dutch Registry Reports 3 Million Names
Frank mentions that the Dutch registry (SIDN) has reached the 3 million names mark.
IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
The IEDR’s annual report for 2007 has been published ( IEDRAnnualReport2007.pdf ) Of course they didn’t bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we’re more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media! In any case with the current Comreg… Continue reading IEDR Annual Report 2007 – More Fun Reading
McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD
Anti-virus vendor McAfee have released their second report on Malware (pdf) which tracks incidences of malware on a TLD basis. The previous report, which received a lot of press coverage, was very favourable for several ccTLDs, including .ie (Ireland). This time round the Irish ccTLD may not be listed in the “dangerous” list, but the… Continue reading McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD
Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers
Nominet has been working on developing and improving their “online services” over the past year. The “online services” are available to both registrants and registrars and allow both user types to manage various aspects of their interactions with the UK registry. Next month the registry plans to take the domain transfers / trades online. The… Continue reading Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers
Nominet PAB Election Results Announced
Nominet’s PAB election results have been announced and the following four people have been elected: Robert Taylor Clive D.W. Feather Nora Nanayakkara Simon Bezant Full details here
DomainFest 2008 Auction List
DomainFest 2008 takes place in Hollywood from January 21st to January 23rd. This year’s event will include a live auction organised by SnapNames, which was acquired in recent months by Oversee.net, the company behind DomainFest. The preliminary list of names is now available for download from the SnapNames site and includes a broad selection of… Continue reading DomainFest 2008 Auction List
Run a Registry For the day!
It’s not every day that you get an offer to run a domain registry for a day, but that’s exactly what Nominet are doing. It’s all in aid of charity! Basically you get to bid on swapping jobs for the day with their senior management: Lesley Cowley Emily Taylor Jay Daley Ellie Bradley Barbara Bellis… Continue reading Run a Registry For the day!