News

• ICANN offers refund to top level domain applicants

  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has responded to delays caused by a software glitch in its TLD Application System (TAS) by offering a full refund of the US$185,000 application fee back to companies and individuals.

• Website address 'revolution' on hold

  The internet domain name "revolution" is on hold due to a flaw that let some aspiring applicants peek at unauthorised information at the registration website.

• Startup spotlight: DotYellow to enter online listings market

  Concerned by the waste generated by the Yellow Pages books, product development director, Angelo Perera, decided to do something about it and helped start Melbourne-based online brand listing company, DotYellow.

• How to profit from new domain name rules

  A new era in Web site naming has begun, providing a golden opportunity for savvy IT professionals to go on the offensive with new domains that can capture additional Web traffic and generate new revenue.

• Dot.anything you like - but it'll cost you

  The scramble for dot.anything is about to open up to everyone.

• New era for website names begins

  A new era of Web site naming begins, when Internet policymakers start accepting applications for hundreds - perhaps thousands - of new domain name extensions such as .hotel and .paris.

• Critics stage last-ditch effort to derail domain name expansion plan

  Debate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation's capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch effort to scrap or delay the plan, which is scheduled to launch Jan. 12.

• Local .au DNSSEC scoping complete: auDA

  Australia has moved a step closer to secure DNS services with the Australian .au Domain Administration (auDA) completing the assessment phase of the planned transition, but a final go-live data is yet to be decided.

• .Domain approval could increase cyber squatting risk

  Companies hoping to take advantage of the expansion of domain names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will have to watch out for domain squatters looking to spoil the party.

• Australia celebrates 25 years as master of its own domain

  The Australian ICT and business communities yesterday celebrated 25 years on top with .au domain names at a gala event at Melbourne Museum. AusRegistry, the provider of .au domain names, chief executive, Adrian Kinderis, said Australia is “punching above its weight in cyberspace”.

• Office 365 tips: Adding a registered domain name

  If you are a professional or small business currently beta testing Microsoft's cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite, Office 365, you will want to add your registered domain name to the service.

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  Google, MYOB getting Aussie business online for free

  Google and MYOB have teamed up to launch a new service designed to help local businesses get online with a free website, domain name and $75 worth of advertising credits.

• ICANN delays TLD expansion approval

  Internet regulatory body ICANN postponed approval of a mechanism to let groups apply for and manage new Internet domain extensions called generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as the existing .com and .net.

• Web browsing is a risky business: report

  Navigating the internet is a risky business, with dot-com domain names the most vulnerable to cyber criminals, says a new report.

• UNSW reassures reliability to users after outages

  The University of New South Wales has sought to reassure students of its reliability, after its domain name registration expired, resulting in outages in all external-facing UNSW websites and email bounce backs.