BenedictXVI.com Registered by Fla. Man- April 24, 2005 By the time Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany assumed his new papal moniker on Tuesday, it was already too late for the Vatican to buy the corresponding dot-com Web address.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2061-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... ICANN Panel Pans VeriSign Search Service- April 24, 2005 VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service should remain inactive indefinitely, according to a panel of experts convened by the nonprofit that manages the Internet's domain-name system. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39443-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Florida Man Registers BenedictXVI.com Name- April 24, 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is not the only person to value the papal moniker Benedict XVI.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3122-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Internet Address Sellers Sue ICANN, VeriSign- April 24, 2005 Eight small Internet domain name retailers today sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body, claiming that the group will drive them out of business by giving Web address giant VeriSign Inc. a monopoly over a lucrative portion of the Internet domain name business. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12937-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Security Concerns Boosted Dot-Net Bid- April 24, 2005 In its quest to maintain its hold on the dot-net registry, VeriSign played up already heightened concerns about the stability and security of the Internet. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62302-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Web Addresses Extend Their Global Domain- April 24, 2005 Europe's new ".eu" Internet domain names go on sale next year. Internet addresses written in Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters, meanwhile, recently went live after years of technical work. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46214-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... VeriSign Maintains Hold on .net Domain- April 24, 2005 Internet addressing giant is almost certain to retain control of the world's fourth-largest Internet domain after beating out several other companies in a competitive bidding process, Internet authorities announced Monday.- washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8495-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Network Solutions Offers 100-Year Net Addresses- April 24, 2005 Companies, nonprofit organizations and individuals fearful of losing control over their Internet addresses can lock them down for 100 years under a new service being offered by the world's largest retailer of domain names. -washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21959-2004Mar24.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Ruling on '.us' Domain Raises Privacy Issues- April 24, 2005 People who own Internet addresses ending in ".us" will no longer be allowed to keep their personal contact information private, a move that has drawn objections from some consumer advocates and from companies that sell third-party Web registrations.-washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7251-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_technology/techp... Internet Regulator's Authority Challenged In VeriSign Lawsuit- April 24, 2005 VeriSign Inc., the world's largest Internet addressing company, yesterday sued the Internet's most visible regulatory body, charging that it has been unfairly prevented from developing new services for Internet users.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10546-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... |