CIRA, the .ca domain registry, has announced that they will be offering Domainsbot’s domain name suggestion technology for .ca domain names. It’ll be interesting to see if other ccTLD registries will follow suit. Traditionally many of the country code operators have resisted granting access to their zone files which is a key requirement to enable… Continue reading CIRA Signs Deal With DomainsBot to Offer Domain Suggestions
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Nominet Launch Pilot Of Security Service
Nominet, the UK domain registry, have announced a pilot of their new “cyber security” service aimed at small business. The new service which is being marketed under the moniker of “Nominet Cyber Assist”. The service was first announced back in February. It’s not clear if Nominet intend to charge for the service once the 3… Continue reading Nominet Launch Pilot Of Security Service
Estonian Domain Registry Reduces Wholesale Prices
The Estonian domain registry has announced a price drop on their wholesale rates. From January 1st 2014 .ee domain names will be 20% cheaper for registrars. The retail prices are set by the registrars. More details here
NamesCon Nearly Sold Out
NamesCon, which is being held January 13 – 15 in Las Vegas, will sell out within the next 24 – 48 hours. This is according to an email from conference organiser Richard Lau. The event is the first of the domain name events of 2014 and is expected to draw over 400 industry experts including… Continue reading NamesCon Nearly Sold Out
IEDR Publish 2012 Domain Figures
IEDR have published their latest annual report which covers the period up to the end of 2012. Here’s a few of the highlights: Renewal rate of 86% Total .ie domains at year-end of 182,284, up 5.3% year-on-year New .ie domain registrations down 15% on 2011 By way of comparison the .no domain registry (Norway) currently… Continue reading IEDR Publish 2012 Domain Figures
ccTLD Registries Under Attack?
In the past 24 hours both the .nl domain registry and .be domain registry have been attacked. The .be registry‘s public facing website was defaced, though the defacement had no impact on the registry data. As would be expected the registry data is not linked to the public facing website. DNS.be informed registrars that they… Continue reading ccTLD Registries Under Attack?
Nominet Puts Draft Registrar Agreement Out For Consultation
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has published a draft registrar contract for consultation. The registry had been planning a revision of its contracts for some time. Full details of the consultation, as well as the related documents, may be found here. Nominet are currently planning two public sessions to discuss the contract in July,… Continue reading Nominet Puts Draft Registrar Agreement Out For Consultation
Nominet Appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has announced the appointment of Jill Finney as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). From their announcement: The CCO role has been newly created as we aim to build on our strengths as an internationally-respected registry and respond to the challenges of a liberalised domain name market. As part of her… Continue reading Nominet Appoints Chief Commercial Officer
PIR’s New Year Message – .Org Price Increase Coming July
PIR, the .org domain name registry, have announced a price increase in .org effective July 1st 2013. The new price will push .org to USD$8.25, which is higher than .com! That’s a price increase of $0.55. Not exactly the New Year message a lot of people would have liked to receive.. As has been reported… Continue reading PIR’s New Year Message – .Org Price Increase Coming July
DNS.be Rebranding as DNS Belgium
DNS.be, which runs the .be domain registry for Belgium, is rebranding It’s a logical move, as the company is also running the new TLD bids for .brussels and .vlaanderen The new brand will be “DNS Belgium”