Does this Unified Root stuff mean the end is in sight for domaining?
24.11.05
UnifiedRoot launches new generation Internet domain names 'around the dot'
Bron: UnifiedRoot
Amsterdam, 24 november 2005 - Effective today it will be possible to register top-level domains (TLDs) 'behind the dot' such as .airport, .company. The Amsterdam-based company UnifiedRoot has created a new and simplified Internet addressing system allowing the registration of more logical, easy-to-remember, easy-to-locate domain names. These domains no longer need to fit within top-level suffixes such as .com, .net, .org, or country codes such as .nl, .uk, or .fr. As a result, navigation on the web becomes easier and more intuitive, while operating within the existing Internet infrastructure.
Any second-level domains (SLDs) that appear in front of the dot, such as info.company will be owned, offered, and managed by the holder of the TLD.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) resolving the UnifiedRoot will now be able to provide their subscribers with automatic access to an 'inclusive' Internet directory. This directory recognizes all current domain names as well as some 2500 new TLDs already recognized in the UnifiedRoot directory. As ISPs adopt this new naming structure, the new addressing system is expected to take hold immediately and grow rapidly.
Erik Seeboldt, Managing Director of UnifiedRoot said: "UnifiedRoot has created a logical and essential next step in the evolution of Internet addressing. We are building a user-base -a kind of 'open domain initiative'- free of the restrictions imposed by the current dot-com top-level domain system. No longer will a company have to worry about holding and administering its brand under several second-level domains as part of the various TLDs - such as .com, .net, .uk - in order to ensure its customers are able to find them. Companies can also structure their second-level domains to direct customers to items and places where the company wishes. We are launching this project with worldwide partners such as Internet Service Providers and companies in the technology and telecommunications sectors. The current domain structure is the subject of intense criticism and a new naming system is inevitable if the Internet is to evolve."
UnifiedRoot owns and manages a network of root servers which includes 13 master root servers strategically located around the world. UnifiedRoot will conduct the registration of top-level domains under objective and transparent policies and strict ethical guidelines.
Today, end users can easily configure their systems to resolve UnifiedRoot TLDs by following instructions available on UnifiedRoot's website, www.unifiedroot.com. This change will give them access to all publicly available TLDs. To make this easier for their customers, ISPs can also point their DNS servers to the UnifiedRoot servers with a simple directory upgrade. Several major ISPs are already offering UnifiedRoot's naming system to their clients. Tiscali, one of the leading pan-European ISPs, resolves the UnifiedRoot for some 4.8 million end users in six countries.
24.11.05
UnifiedRoot launches new generation Internet domain names 'around the dot'
Bron: UnifiedRoot
Amsterdam, 24 november 2005 - Effective today it will be possible to register top-level domains (TLDs) 'behind the dot' such as .airport, .company. The Amsterdam-based company UnifiedRoot has created a new and simplified Internet addressing system allowing the registration of more logical, easy-to-remember, easy-to-locate domain names. These domains no longer need to fit within top-level suffixes such as .com, .net, .org, or country codes such as .nl, .uk, or .fr. As a result, navigation on the web becomes easier and more intuitive, while operating within the existing Internet infrastructure.
Any second-level domains (SLDs) that appear in front of the dot, such as info.company will be owned, offered, and managed by the holder of the TLD.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) resolving the UnifiedRoot will now be able to provide their subscribers with automatic access to an 'inclusive' Internet directory. This directory recognizes all current domain names as well as some 2500 new TLDs already recognized in the UnifiedRoot directory. As ISPs adopt this new naming structure, the new addressing system is expected to take hold immediately and grow rapidly.
Erik Seeboldt, Managing Director of UnifiedRoot said: "UnifiedRoot has created a logical and essential next step in the evolution of Internet addressing. We are building a user-base -a kind of 'open domain initiative'- free of the restrictions imposed by the current dot-com top-level domain system. No longer will a company have to worry about holding and administering its brand under several second-level domains as part of the various TLDs - such as .com, .net, .uk - in order to ensure its customers are able to find them. Companies can also structure their second-level domains to direct customers to items and places where the company wishes. We are launching this project with worldwide partners such as Internet Service Providers and companies in the technology and telecommunications sectors. The current domain structure is the subject of intense criticism and a new naming system is inevitable if the Internet is to evolve."
UnifiedRoot owns and manages a network of root servers which includes 13 master root servers strategically located around the world. UnifiedRoot will conduct the registration of top-level domains under objective and transparent policies and strict ethical guidelines.
Today, end users can easily configure their systems to resolve UnifiedRoot TLDs by following instructions available on UnifiedRoot's website, www.unifiedroot.com. This change will give them access to all publicly available TLDs. To make this easier for their customers, ISPs can also point their DNS servers to the UnifiedRoot servers with a simple directory upgrade. Several major ISPs are already offering UnifiedRoot's naming system to their clients. Tiscali, one of the leading pan-European ISPs, resolves the UnifiedRoot for some 4.8 million end users in six countries.
