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(by Diwaskar Chettri & Nikhil Pahwa) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is expected to approve this week international domain names - or addresses- that can be written in non-Latin script. The proposed IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process ( pdf ) enable the introduction of a limited number of internationalized country-code top level domain names (IDN ccTLDs). Once implemented, this will be the first time that users can obtain a domain name with the entire string i

More registrar transitions thanks to ICANN enforcement. Domain name registrar DirectNIC will take over domain names that were registered at Red Register, which was recently de-accredited by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Red Register had approximately 7,000 global top level domain names under management. Billing contact information was not provided by Red Register, so customers should provide billing information to DirectNIC to ensure their domain names are ren

October 2nd, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment After 11 years, the not-for-profit group Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers–which we all know as ICANN–is becoming more independent.ICANN has managed internet domain names since 1998, but up until now had been closely tied to the US Department of Commerce. Going forward ICANN will… …operate as a more independent entity. Other governments and the private sector will now have a greater say in how domains will be managed. The Commerce

The U.S. will lose influence over the Internet due to a new agreement expected to take effect Wednesday.The deal, which appears to give foreign governments more say in how the global network is run, has come under criticism from lobbyists for U.S. business and lawmakers who want to preserve U.S. oversight over the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).Related Posts:CNET: New ICANN policy stops domain tastingMost firms unaware of Web domain changes: ReutersComputer World: Wi

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body responsible for managing Internet domain names, has announced it will no longer be controlled by the U.S. government. ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce signed an agreement today supporting the model of international multi-stakeholder governance of the global Internet addressing system. ICANN was created in 1998 to manage the Internet's addressing system such as top-level domain-names and IP address space. The g