Archive for the 'Generic (gTLD)' Category

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The World’s First Global Directory Service Goes Live

March 11, 2009

.TEL Domain Authority announced the .tel TLD has gone live with thousands of domain names registered in the sunrise period becoming active for the first time, thus creating the world’s first global directory.

The registry operator for the new .tel domains, which provide individuals and businesses with a unique way of sharing all types of contact information with any device connected to the internet, successfully launched its new service.

This is a momentous day for the company as eight years of development has come to fruition, said Henri Asseily, CTO and Chief Strategist. We are delighted to be delivering something that will push the boundaries of communications and the internet to the next level, putting the power back into the hands of the individual when it comes to using and sharing contact information.

Businesses and individuals are now logging into their own .tel domains, enabling them to store contact information, keywords and location information, which is then published to the internet quickly and securely without needing to build a website.

This fundamental change in the use of the internet will break open the ability for anyone to now own a domain and be found from any device, added Asseily. This is the biggest innovation to hit the internet and communications and it seems fitting that we have achieved this on the 133rd anniversary of the first use of the telephone. From today, people will be able to dial a .tel name to connect with people. The future of communications is now wide open to innovation.

Al Gore Group Backs Creation of .eco Domain Name

March 6, 2009

A group seeking the creation of .eco Internet domain to promote environmental awareness has won the backing of former US vice president Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection.

Dot Eco LLC, which has applied to the regulatory Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for the .eco extension, made the announcement at ICANN’s current meeting in Mexico City.

Dot Eco said it has entered into an “integrated partnership” with Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection to secure the .eco domain.

“We fully support Dot Eco LLC in its efforts to secure the .eco top level domain through the ICANN application process and look forward to working with Dot Eco LLC to promote .eco,
” Dot Eco quoted Gore as saying.

“This is a truly exciting opportunity for the environmental movement and for the Internet as a whole.”

Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his campaign against global warming and an Oscar for his green documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” is a co founder of the Alliance for Climate Protection and its current chairman.

Dot Eco plans to apply to ICANN for the creation of .eco later this year.

The group said .eco “will be established for individuals to express their support for environmental causes, for companies to promote their environmental initiatives, and for environmental organizations to maintain their websites in a namespace that is more relevant to their core missions.”

Proceeds from registration fees would be used to fund research on climate change and other environmentally related areas.

.ORG Implements Domain Anti-Abuse Policy

February 4, 2009

.ORG Authority will implement a new Domain Anti Abuse Policy. The policy is effective from February 5, 2009 and will help .ch owners whose domain names have been compromised and used inappropriately. Includes, without limitation, the following:

Illegal or fraudulent actions
Spam: the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages.
Phishing: the use of counterfeit Web pages designed to trick recipients into divulging sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, or financial data.
Pharming: the redirecting of unknowing users to fraudulent sites or services, generally through DNS hijacking or poisoning.
Willful distribution of malware: the dissemination of software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent.
Fast flux hosting: use of fast flux techniques to disguise the location of Web sites or other Internet services, or to avoid detection and mitigation efforts, or to host illegal activities.
Botnet command and control: services run on a domain name that are used to control a collection of compromised computers or “zombies,” or to direct denial of service attacks (DDoS attacks).
Distribution of child pornography
Illegal Access to Other Computers or Networks: illegally accessing computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual’s system (often known as “hacking”).

The Authority reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it deems necessary, in its discretion. The Authority also reserves the right to place upon registry lock, hold or similar status a domain name during resolution of a dispute.

Universities Secure .tel Domains

January 29, 2009

.tel Domain Authority announced that universities on both sides of the Atlantic are registering their .tel domains.

The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom were successful in securing OXFORD.TEL as well as UNIVERSITYOFOXFORD.TEL, whilst the President and Fellows of Harvard College were also front of the queue in securing HARVARD.TEL.

We are pleased to see that places of learning and academia have grasped the opportunity for .tel domains for managing communications, said Khashayar Mahdavi, CEO of .tel Domain Authority. .tel provides the perfect single point for students to access the various faculties, departments and divisions simply by typing in Oxford.tel or Harvard.tel into any device connected to the internet.

The Sunrise period for trademark owners to apply to protect their brands and intellectual property ends on February 2nd 2009, after which time Landrush the period where anyone can apply for any available .tel domain will open on Tuesday 3rd February 2009. Schools, colleges and Universities without trademarks will be able to purchase their .tel domains.

Syntax Rules for Domain Names Under .BZ

January 26, 2009

Domain names may include only letters, numbers, or hyphen (” “);
Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen;
Domain names cannot have more than 63 characters, not including extensions;
Minimum length of a second or third level domain name is 3 characters, not including extensions.

Register The New .tel and Get Presence in The New Online Global Directory

December 4, 2008

A new domain extension, .tel, is being launched worldwide.

Your Domain.tel offers you access to the first global online directory, allowing you to store, publish and update your contact information (telephone, website, email, skype, etc.) in real time, all in one place and without need of a website. Below you will find an example of how a .tel would look like:

For more information on the features and benefits of .tel domains, please click here.

As from today, February 3, 2009, .tel domains are available to the general public on a first come, first served basis.

You may request your .tel domain now for USD 480
Registration is valid for 3 years.

Prices may vary. Please check
here our updated price list.