Australia's heavyweight telecommunications companies are largely ignoring a technology that maps telephone numbers to Internet services, with only relative minnows in the Internet arena demonstrating any enthusiasm.
Mapping telephone numbers to Internet addresses today became a reality in Australia, as a trial for ENUM technology went live.
Australia's first experiment with Electronic Telephone Numbers Mapping (ENUM) call routing technology kicked off with much fanfare.
The sale of Domainz, the ex-monopoly supplier of NZ domain names, has generated some interest, but many potential buyers have decided against bidding for what they perceive as a company on the decline.
Business and individuals are registering or renewing dot-au domain names in increasing numbers, in stark contrast to the decline in use of the more mature dot-com domain, the Australian domain name registry claims.
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