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New Domain Names could arrive by Mid-2008, says ICANN
Soon, new Internet addresses for general use will be available, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced.
In fact, the ICANN invited public comments on procedures for creating new names.
According to ICANN Chief Executive Paul Twomey said, “This is all about choice. We want the diversity of the world’s people, geography and business to be able to be represented in the domain name system.”
Domain names are very important in helping users find Web sites and also to route email. Currently, there are around 250 domain name suffixes, most fo them for specific countries such as “.fr” for France and “.cn” for China.
The most general and commonly used domain names include “.com” and “.net”.
In 2000, ICANN approved seven new names. However, only “.info” and “.biz” were used on a wide scale.
In 2004, ICANN accepted additional applications and has approved six regional or industry-specific names, such as “.travel” and “.asia”. ICANN, however, rejected “.xxx” for the adult entertainment industry.
In fact, security company F-Secure urged ICANN to enable safer online banking through the use of “.safe” domain name.
Other Internet addresses added included “.jobs”, “.mobi”, “.cat” and “.tel”.
Twomey said that new names could be reviewed and added into the system in the June-August 2008 timeframe. These new addresses are most likely to be in English.
---techshout.com
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Soon, new Internet addresses for general use will be available, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced.
In fact, the ICANN invited public comments on procedures for creating new names.
According to ICANN Chief Executive Paul Twomey said, “This is all about choice. We want the diversity of the world’s people, geography and business to be able to be represented in the domain name system.”
Domain names are very important in helping users find Web sites and also to route email. Currently, there are around 250 domain name suffixes, most fo them for specific countries such as “.fr” for France and “.cn” for China.
The most general and commonly used domain names include “.com” and “.net”.
In 2000, ICANN approved seven new names. However, only “.info” and “.biz” were used on a wide scale.
In 2004, ICANN accepted additional applications and has approved six regional or industry-specific names, such as “.travel” and “.asia”. ICANN, however, rejected “.xxx” for the adult entertainment industry.
In fact, security company F-Secure urged ICANN to enable safer online banking through the use of “.safe” domain name.
Other Internet addresses added included “.jobs”, “.mobi”, “.cat” and “.tel”.
Twomey said that new names could be reviewed and added into the system in the June-August 2008 timeframe. These new addresses are most likely to be in English.
---techshout.com
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