The latest issue of the VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief reports that the third quarter of 2007 ended with a total base of 146 million domain name registrations worldwide across all of the Top Level Domain Names (TLDs). This represents a six percent growth over the second quarter and 31 percent growth over the same quarter last year. The total base of ccTLD registrations was 54.6 million, a six percent increase quarter over quarter and a 38 percent increase year over year. Reviewing the total base of registrations in both global TLDs and ccTLDs, .COM has the highest base with the next two spots remaining unchanged with .DE (Germany) and .NET rounding out the top three. This quarter, .CN (China) moved solidly to the fourth spot. This leaves the fifth spot to be shared by .UK (United Kingdom) and .ORG with approximately the same number of total domain name registrations.
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Request to Provide Input to Issue Report on Introduction of IDN ccTLDs
At its meeting on 2 October 2007, the ccNSO Council resolved to call for an Issue Report to examine the need for a Policy Development Process (ccPDP) to consider:
1. Whether Article IX of the ICANN bylaws applies to IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes, and if it does not then to establish if Article IX should apply.
2. Whether the ccNSO should launch a PDP to develop the policy for the selection and delegation of IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes.
The Council requested that, in preparing the Issue Report, the Issue Manager identify policies, procedures, and/or by-laws that should be reviewed and, as necessary revised, in connection with the development and implementation of any IDN ccTLD policy.
The Council, also at the 2 October meeting, appointed Bart Boswinkel as Issue Manager by the ccNSO Council, responsible for producing the Issue Report.
OBox Maintenance Downtime Notice – 29th December 2007
Please be advised that the LogicBoxes System will be undergoing a planned downtime on 29th December, 2007 as per the Maintenance Window given below.
Why this downtime?
The Downtime has been scheduled for system upgradation and an extensive database migration. This downtime will ensure improved system performance, responsiveness and long term scalability.
The time frame for the migration has been selected after much deliberation and we have attempted to schedule it in a fashion that would cause our Registrars and their resellers and customers the least possible inconvenience. The 29th being on a weekend, allows us to make the necessary upgrades without significantly encroaching on regular business hours.
Also, we suggest that you and your Customers renew any Orders that might be up for Renewal before the 29th itself, in order to avoid them from expiring on account of the Downtime.
Application Round Opens for Paris Meeting Fellowships
Program makes sure global voices are heard at ICANN’s International Public Meetings
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is putting out the call for fellowship program applications for its 32nd International Public Meeting to be held in Paris from 22-27 June 2008.
“The fellowship program plays a key role in making sure that global voices are heard at the ICANN meeting and in our various public forums,” said Theresa Swinehart, ICANN’s Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships.
.IN Promo Engine now active.
LogicBoxes announces the launch of the .IN Promo Engine that can now be activated from within your Registrar Control Panel.
The .IN TLD is now being offered by the Registry at Rock Bottom Pricing, and the LogicBoxes Promo Engine helps you trickle down this pricing to all your Customers and Resellers, thereby allowing you to make the most of this promotion.
Why .IN?
.IN, a Vanity ccTLD representing the term ‘Internet’, is widely used world over and currently features among the fastest growing ccTLDs. Offering .IN domains at such a low pricing would be an excellent opportunity for you to expand your target market and bring in a wide range of diverse customers.
Furthermore, your Customers can now establish their online presence in India through a .IN domain. Ranked among the largest economic markets, using a .IN domain name, will definitely prove beneficial to your customers.
.IN registrations are freely available to companies, individuals and organizations worldwide and there are no restrictions in terms of nexus information, or other qualifications.