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  • Hackers hijack ICANN sites

    On Thursday, the domains used by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, were hijacked to redirect users to a protest message.

  • VeriSign sues ICANN to restore Site Finder

    VeriSign has filed a lawsuit claiming that the nonprofit organisation responsible for overseeing domain names and online addresses has overstepped its authority and blocked innovations that could benefit Internet users.

  • ICANN panel condemns Site Finder

    A long-awaited report evaluating the impact of VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service concludes that it had undesirable side effects, violated commonly accepted codes of Internet conduct, and should remain offline.

  • ICANN wins round in Internet suit

    A federal judge on Tuesday handed domain name registry VeriSign a preliminary setback in its dispute with Internet regulators over proposals to add controversial new features to .com and .net addresses.

  • .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.

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  • 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.

  • Who should govern the Net?

    ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf fires back at critics who say his organisation impedes innovation on the Internet.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Time for a .xxx domain?

    The concept of a .xxx domain for sex-oriented Web sites has had its share of critics, but attorney Eric Sinrod believes it is an idea whose time has come.

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