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IE Domains Break 175 Thousand Mark And Reports Growth

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The latest press release from IEDR covering Q1 of 2012 announces a couple of things: Q1 2012 registration figures were 12.2% higher than Q4 2011. We previously reported that they'd recorded a 12.9% growth during 2011 There are now more than 175 thousand .ie domain names registered. (As of 12.21 today there are 178949 in total) There's no actual analysis of the … [Read more...] about IE Domains Break 175 Thousand Mark And Reports Growth

Irish Country Code High Risk For Business

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If you're going to choose a country code for your business you might want to think long and hard about choosing the .ie ccTLD. Why? Because if you reorganise your business you might end up losing your domain. In several recent cases the IEDR have flatly refused to update the registrant details on domain names citing registry rules that were never applied to the initial … [Read more...] about Irish Country Code High Risk For Business

Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth

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The .ie ccTLD has reported strong growth during the 2nd quarter of 2011: The IEDR’s quarterly registrations report shows that the total number of .ie domains now stands at over 165,000 with a total of 20,995 domains being registered in the period from January to June this year, a 10% increase on the 19,099 domains registered in the same period last year. These new … [Read more...] about Irish Domain Registry Reporting Growth

IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force

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Over the last couple of years DNSSEC has become one of "the" topics for registry operators and DNS people. The registry operator for .ie, the IEDR, has been working on their DNSSEC deployment plans for well over a year and earlier this morning opened up their "task force" to accredited registrars. They would also appear to be interested in getting input from other members of … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry DNSSEC Task Force

.ie Registry Reports Growth

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IEDR, the company that currently runs the .ie ccTLD, has announced an increase in  .ie registration figures.According to a press release the registry is reporting that March 2010 saw a 2.2% increase in registrations, bringing the total number of .ie domains to over 141 thousand. IEDR's CEO, David Curtin, made the following comment about the growth:It's very encouraging … [Read more...] about .ie Registry Reports Growth

IE Domain Registry Makes Minor Change to Registration Process

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The IEDR, which runs the registry for the .ie ccTLD, has announced an upcoming change to its registration processes.As of April 8th 2010 pending updates and registrations will be valid for 27 days instead of the previous 30. What this means for registrants is that they will have 3 days less to provide the supporting documentation for a .ie registration.In any case the change is … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Makes Minor Change to Registration Process

IEDR Attempts Transparency

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The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency.At the moment there is very little transparency with respect to the sales rank of the various companies that offer .ie domain registration services. The IEDR's own newsletter refers to the companies by letter!If the new … [Read more...] about IEDR Attempts Transparency

IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report

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The IEDR is currently in discussions with its resellers with a view to implementing some of the aspects of the Comreg report published in January of this year.There are two key issues that need to be addressed, however whether they can be treated separately or not is another matter.In the first instance the IEDR is attempting to setup a policy advisory board of some kind that … [Read more...] about IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report

Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?

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Remember Comreg? Remember the famous IEDR report?It's now the 18th of December, which means that civil servants will soon be shutting up shop until the New Year. And still we have no inkling as to the outcome of Comreg's investigations into the IE Domain Registry, the company currently charged with managing the Irish ccTLD.Over 12 months ago the external consultants presented … [Read more...] about Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?