Another record quarter for domain registrations
A new report by VeriSign states that 5.1 million new domain names
were registered in the third quarter of 2004. This represents the
highest quarterly growth in Internet history and is the fourth
consecutive quarter to produce record registrations.
The total number of worldwide registrations now stands at 66.3
million.
The continuing growth of the domain name industry supports the view that
today's businesses need to incorporate online identity into their overall strategy.
.sg second-level launch
The sunrise period for second-level .sg domains finished some
weeks ago and applicants should be made aware of whether they were
successful shortly after 20th December.
Second-level .sg domains will be made available to the general
public on 3rd January 2005, on a first-come first-served basis.
Orders can be placed now at www.netnames.com.
ICANN announces selection of Ombudsman
Canadian Frank Fowlie has joined ICANN in the role of Ombudsman.
The role is primarily one of conflict resolution, the principal
function being "to provide an independent internal evaluation
of complaints by members of the ICANN community who believe that the
ICANN staff, Board or an ICANN constituent body has treated them
unfairly". Mr Fowlie has 20 years of experience operating in
various agencies of the Canadian government and the United Nations.
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