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  • ".Biz" approved as new Web domain name

    The Internet's governing body has approved plans to make the new ".biz" Internet suffix available to businesses, providing an alternative to the crowded ".com" top level domain space.

  • Melbourne IT in trouble over .biz registry

    The rollout of new Internet top-level domain names has hit a speed bump with the filing of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the operators of the new .biz domains are running an illegal lottery by charging customers for the chance to register a .biz name.

  • Asian registries busy with .biz

    With the Internet's .com suffix getting increasingly overcrowded, Asian domain name registries are taking the lead in securing customers for the new .biz tag.

  • Storm brewing over new domain names

    The World Intellectual Property Organisation is preparing itself for a possible flood of complaints over the new .biz and .info domain names.

  • Melbourne IT secures stake in .biz registry

    Australian domain name registrar Melbourne IT has taken an immediate 10 percent stake in a joint venture with US telecommunications company NeuStar, as it vies for a slice of the lucrative .biz top level domain.

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