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  • US reaches Net detente with UN

    The Bush administration and its critics at a United Nations summit in Tunisia have inked a broad agreement on global Internet management that will preclude any dramatic showdown this week.

  • ICANN joins Google in thwarting domain exploiters

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has formally announced a proposal to make domain tasting a thing of the past by changing the way it charges for domain names.

  • Aussies lose domains in Web host scandal

    An unknown number of Australian companies and consumers have lost their Web sites -- and renewal fees -- hosted by a US-based company.

  • ICANN's custom TLD will be a 'nightmare'

    The decision to allow custom top-level domains will be a "nightmare" for brand managers, analysts and lawyers have warned.

  • .NSW, .Uluru, .Oz, .footy domains coming in 2009?

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted to allow the creation of thousands of new domain names, from .paris to .Pepsi, in one of the biggest shake-ups in internet history, a French web official said.

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • ICANN urged to scrutinise domain claims

    An Internet taskforce is calling for increased accuracy of domain-name owner data and the elimination of bulk marketing that uses domain-name information.

  • Do we need alternative domain names?

    Proponents are touting the benefits of alternative top-level domain names. But are there any benefits for businesses? ZDNet Australia investigates the pros and cons.

  • Managing data at Melbourne IT

    Managing data can be difficult, especially if you have almost 500 terabytes of storage and spend $10,000 a month on backup tapes. This case study looks at how Melbourne IT, one of Australia's biggest web hosting companies, handles storage

  • For F-Secure, it's all about the safety net

    Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.

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