DNS and Domains

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Network Solutions found to be "Front Running"
Jan. 11, 2008
Network Solutions has once again shown that it can't be trusted in its role as a domain name registrar.

Huge Web hack attack infects 500,000 pages
Apr. 27, 2008
Attacks on legitimate Web domains, including some belonging to the United Nations that began earlier this week, have expanded dramatically, security researchers said Friday, with hundreds of thousands of pages hacked by ...

20 cents to stop domain tasters?
Jan. 30, 2008
A proposal by the overseer of the Internet's addressing system could make it a lot easier for people to reserve the domain name they want for their Web site.

After furor, Network Solutions stands by name policy
Jan. 10, 2008
Network Solutions is standing by its controversial policy of automatically registering some domain names that are the subject of searches on the company's Web site.

Domain Controllers - Part III: Domain Controllers and Site Replication | NetworkWorld.com ..
May. 11, 2008
Forests, domains and organizational units are considered logical structure because they don’t follow any subnet or network boundary. The physical structure of the Active Directory, which uses subnet/network boundaries ...

VeriSign: 33 million Internet domain names added in 2007
Mar. 06, 2008
The Internet grew by almost 33 million domain names last year, according to the fourth quarter 2007 Domain Name Industry released Wednesday by VeriSign, a digital infrastructure vendor that manages Internet domain names ...

Network Solutions sued over domain name policy
Feb. 26, 2008
A class-action lawsuit filed on Monday against Network Solutions alleges the company has unfairly profited from its domain name registration business.

Data Domain releases DD120 for backup and deduplication
Feb. 26, 2008
Deduplication vendor Data Domain last week extended its appliances into the low-end of the market by introducing a system for use in remote or branch offices. The DD120 is an alternative for businesses who would ...

Data Domain cuts the cost of de-duplication
Feb. 20, 2008
Data de-duplication specialist Data Domain has brought out a compact version of its storage appliance, called the DD120. Data Domain's technology is designed to reduce the amount of data that has to be backed-up or ...

Industry milestone: DNS turns 25
Feb. 06, 2008
The Domain Name System turned 25 last week. The anniversary of the technology that underpins the Internet -- and prevents Web surfers from having to type a string of numbers when looking for their favorite sites -- ...

Dell suit reveals lucrative trade in domain names
Feb. 05, 2008
A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary is giving insight into the enormous sums of money that can be made by creating Web pages full of advertising links.

DNS tools play key role in Hollywood thriller 'Untraceable'
Jan. 18, 2008
The technology behind DNS can be used to exploit servers or become a tool with which FBI agents capture criminals. In the upcoming movie

Registered in the dot U.S. of A
Sep. 04, 2000
In real estate, they say there are three key attributes of a property: location, location, location. But on the Web, apparently you guys don't want to use what should be a great virtual location - the top-level domain ...

.Asia domains start sale Tuesday
Oct. 09, 2007
Registration for .asia top-level Internet domain names began Tuesday for companies and other legal entities, giving corporations an opportunity to secure trademarked domain names without having to contend with ...

Dot-Asia domain applications to begin in October
Jun. 28, 2007
Applications for domain names under the new .asia top-level domain will begin to be accepted from October, the nonprofit organization running the domain said Thursday.

ICANN to tackle transparency, top-level domains, in meeting
Jun. 25, 2007
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened a week-long meeting on Monday where it will address critical issues like new generic top-level domains, internationalized domain names and the organization' ...

Secure Computing makes e-mail reputation scores available
May. 15, 2007
Secure Computing announced on Monday a free service that allows any e-mail user to check the reputation of the domain from which they send e-mail.

X-rated content may get dedicated home in cyberspace
Feb. 05, 2007
A controversial proposal to create a special domain for pornographic content on the Internet – dubbed the .xxx domain – appears to be gaining momentum after years of on-again, off-again negotiations with the Internet's ...

AOL reportedly to buy Netscape
Nov. 23, 1998
Network Solutions Inc. (NSI) today announced the resignation of its CEO, Gabriel Battista.

Tools help manage domain names
Jul. 12, 2004
More companies are turning to service providers to manage their growing domain name portfolios.

Multilingual domain names could strain corporate nets
Dec. 18, 2000
Under pressure from non-English speaking users, the Internet engineering community is considering several proposals for supporting foreign language domain names that would all require significant network upgrades for ...

Domain name database revamp due? 12/11/00
Dec. 11, 2000
Momentum is building within the Internet's technical and policy circles for an overhaul of one of the most important information services on the 'Net: the WHOIS database that lists owners of domain names.

Domain name database revamp due?
Dec. 11, 2000
Momentum is building within the Internet's technical and policy circles for an overhaul of one of the most important information services on the 'Net: the WHOIS database that lists owners of domain names.

ICANN picks seven new top-level 'Net domains
Nov. 20, 2000
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week selected seven new top-level domains for the Internet, in a long-anticipated bid to provide competition for the popular .com domain and to make ...

ICANN staff narrows new domain options
Nov. 13, 2000
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has zeroed in on 10 new top-level domains, pending a vote of its board of directors that is scheduled for Thursday.