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In what has become a popular move among Registries, VeriSign has asked for permission from ICANN to release one and two character .net domain names. Other Registrars that have previously requested to release one and two character domain names include Telnic (.tel), Affilias (.info)…
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded U.S. patent number 7,774,432 to Verisign for registering and displaying multilingual domain names Internationalized domain names (commonly called IDNs) refer to domain names that contain one or more non-ASCII characters. The IDN process allows Registries to register …
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Verisign has filed papers with ICANN proposing a new Domain Name Exchange, which would allow registrants of .net domain names to change them to other domain names.
Verisign claims that the new service would allow providers of packages that include domain names, but last less than a year to recoup …
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The newly release VeriSign Domain Report shows that the number of new domain name registrations fell 15% in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same quarter in 2008 (14% from the first quarter).
However, the report also shows that overall base of registered domain names rose 1% up …
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VeriSign has named an Interim CEO after their CEO and President, William Roper, resigned. The Interim CEO is VeriSign’s founder and chairman, Jim Bidzos.…
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VeriSign announced that they plan to increase security within their Project Titan, which is “a global imitative to expand the infrastructure of the Internet to anticipate future demand brought by increased e-commerce transactions.” One of the main goals is to increase the number of DNS queries that can take place …
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VeriSign announced that they would be increasing the domain fees that they charge Registrars for .com and .net domain registrations. The 7-10% fee increases will move .com’s to $6.42 and .net’s to $3.85. The fee increase is the first increase since ICANN implemented the fee structure in 1999.…
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ICANN recently allowed VeriSign to increase the fee it charges for .com’s by 7%. The US Congress is deeming the hikes as unreasonable, claiming that the increase price is not going to increase safety or security for those registering the names.…
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ICANN has been fielding comments after releasing their document that proposed giving VeriSign permanent control over the .com Registry and potentially creating big price increases for consumers. The revised settlement reigns in VeriSign’s control over the .com Registry, but giving them a 6-year term. It also set a baseline price …
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ICANN announced plans for a “…new and productive public-private partnership” with VeriSign “…for the benefit of the Internet community.” This new deal actually allows VeriSign to increase domain prices, grants permanent control of the .com Registry to VeriSign, and allows VeriSign to expand their monopoly.…
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ICANN agreed to life the price caps on .net domain registrations in its renewal contract with VeriSign, the company who manages the TLD. The current price cap of $4.25 expires at the end of 2006 and after that, all restrictions expire.…
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Within ICANN’s recent announcement that renews VeriSign’s hold on the .net Registry was a domain name fee of $2 per year for all .jobs and .travel domain owners. ICANN fails to mention what this new fee money will be used for though. The fee comes on the heels of last …
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VeriSign, along with five other companies, are set to compete for the opportunity to manage the .net domain Registry. While VeriSign is the favorite, being the current Registry, the company will receive stiff competition as it tries to retain control. ICANN is expected to review the bids and announce the …
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VeriSign reported this week that domain name registrations are at an all time high with 64.5 million names registered. The number of registrations represents a 7% increase over last year. The report shows that while .com’s are still the top TLD, ccTLDs come in second, taking 39% of the domain …
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After their case against ICANN was dismissed in a federal district court, VeriSign is now taking their case to the California Superior court. The case against ICANN faults the organization for banning VeriSign’s new SiteFinder service through their Network Solutions division.…
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A federal judge dismissed VeriSign’s case against ICANN, which alleged that ICANN’s ban on VeriSign’s SiteFinder service a violation of U.S. antitrust law. The SiteFinder service redirects invalid .com’s to VeriSign’s specially designed page.…
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VeriSign reports that domain registrations are up 20% over last year, which indicates that e-business is continuing to grow at a healthy rate. The report also stated that security threats dropped by 20% in recent months.…
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ICANN’s report prepared by a group of technical experts concluded that VeriSign’s SiteFinder service “ran afoul of community standards and caused harm to individual users and enterprises.” The report did state that the service did not have catastrophic effects on the Internet as a whole. VeriSign pulled the service last …
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The original owner of the domain sex.com and VeriSign have reached a settlement. The lawsuit alleged that Network Solutions was liable for transferring the stolen domain without getting proper authorization. The landmark case essentially considered domain names actual property. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but source say it …
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ICANN has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit that was brought against the organization by VeriSign. The organization said in a legal brief that disagreeing with VeriSign is “neither an antitrust violation nor a breach of contract.” The main focus of the lawsuit is ICANN’s suspension of VeriSign’s …
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ICANN has approved VeriSign’s new domain wait list service, allowing the Registrar a 12-month trial. The new Wait List Service allows users to pay to be put on a wait list for expiring domain names.…
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VeriSign has filed a lawsuit against ICANN for banning its new SiteFinder service. The suit specifically alleges “breach of contract and antitrust violations”. ICANN ordered VeriSign to take down the service after Network administrators said it was disruptive. VeriSign claims that there is no evidence that SiteFinder is a threat …
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Netster sued VeriSign over the controversial SiteFinder service. The lawsuit claims that the service inappropriately directs unregistered domain traffic rather than delivering a 404. The redirected pages are essentially advertising pages that VeriSign profits from.…
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VeriSign shut down its controversial SiteFinder service over the weekend. The company said that data found that the service does not compromise the stability, security, or performance of the Internet. ICANN, who plans to meet to discuss the service, claims that SiteFinder “adversely affected anti-spam software, e-mail deliveries, and core …
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