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Mobile Corporation Purchases Mobile.PH Domain Name

Mobile Corporation, anounced recently that it has acquired the domain name Mobile.ph. The sale price was not disclosed at the time of writing this article.

 

You can read the press release after the jump :

” Mobile Corporation—an innovator of new online communities for the mobile workforce, has acquired the Internet domain name Mobile.ph. It is believed the acquisition represents one of the highest priced purchases of a Philippine internet domain name in history. The .ph internet domain is the country code top-level domain for the Philippines.

“Mobile Corporation is proud to announce the acquisition of Mobile.ph. The U.S. and the Philippines have a beautiful, long standing history of working together with mutual trust and respect. This permanent addition to our IP portfolio fits perfectly with our corporate branding strategy and will allow us to reach the Philippines in the most targeted and high profile way possible given current technology and global communication networks. Mobile Corporation is delighted to bring innovate new opportunities to the people of the Philippines.” – Jeffrey Peterson, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Mobile Corporation

About Mobile Corporation

Mobile Corporation is an innovator of new online communities for the mobile workforce. The Company’s strategy is to combine the mobile industry and markets and its emerging technologies in an innovative and creative way throughout the United States, Mexico, Latin America and Asia.

To learn more about Mobile Corporation, visit http://www.mobile.co“

Microsoft Wins SkypeQA.com Domain Name in Arbitration

An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has recently awarded the domain name SkypeQA.com to Microsoft.The company submitted the complaint on August 25,2014.

 

According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in March,2014.

Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the “Skype” mark all over the world.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar with its trademark .Moreover,the company contended in the complaint that the respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name and that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith .

The arbitrator assigned to the case ruled in favor of Microsoft,indicating that the company has full rights to the disputed domain name .The respondent’s loss was also partly due to the fact that he failed to submit a response in this proceeding ,accepting these way Microsoft’s allegations as fact .

You can read the decision here .

New .AT-Report Explains How Austrian Registry Is Working On A Secure Domain Industry

Security is a big topic, not just for domain names, but for the networks that connect, for companies that collect data and many others. In the domain name world domain hijacking, phishing and DNS spoofing are just some of the many risks the industry is facing and is the focus of the latest .at-report from the Austrian registry nic.at.

The report looks at what threats internet users are facing and what precautions registries and registrars can take in order to contribute to a stable and trustworthy World Wide Web.

Registries are responding to these kinds of scenarios with a full range of security measures. These include the report notes creating services that are designed to provide an additional layer of security for domains and the domain name service such as Anycast Nameserver networks, DNSSEC and the Registry Lock.

Registries must be on top of their game from a security point of view and adopt effective information security management systems (ISMS). The report describes how nic.at ISMS successfully acquired ISO 27001 certification this year, putting them in the vanguard of European domain registries.

Registrars and their resellers are also involved in the process when it comes to domain security – a priority for the nic.at ISM team, and a focus of its support activities. Measures include keynote talks as well as national security drills in which various IT-related emergency scenarios are simulated and made available to registrars.

The report also looks at what is happening at SWITCH, the registry for .ch (Switzerland) and .li (Liechtenstein) by interviewing Michael Hausding, a Security Engineer at SWITCH. It also explains registry locks and how they help make domain names more secure, at how Anycast and DNSSEC make life hard for DNS attackers and the importance of the ISO 27001:2013 security certification nic.at has received.

For more information on the above and to download the report, go to:
www.nic.at/fileadmin/www.nic.at/documents/at-report/at_report_2014-2_EN.pdf

ICANN: Pre-Delegation Test Preparation Resources Update

ICANN has updated the PDT Resources. The updates primarily effect the IDN and Document test cases, the updated resources include both “clean” and “redline” versions of the documents. These updates improve the clarity of the requirements for the testing of IDN language and script tables, as well as the DNNSEC Practice Statement.

 

Customer Portal User Guide Created to Help Applicants Transition to Delegation

Learn how to navigate through Pre-Delegation Testing functionality in the New gTLD Customer Portal.

Understanding Pre-Delegation Testing

Overview

Pre-Delegation Testing ensures that an applicant has the capacity to operate a new generic Top-Level Domain in a stable, secure manner. Every new Registry must demonstrate that it has established operations in accordance with the technical and operational criteria described in the Applicant Guidebook (Module 5: Transition to Delegation). Only after passing PDT can a Registry’s gTLD be introduced into the root zone of the Internet.

Pre-Delegation Testing elements address DNS server operational infrastructure and registry system operations, including:

  • DNS
  • Whois
  • EPP
  • IDN
  • Data Escrow
  • Documentation

Pre-Delegation Test Preparation Resources

Please use these resources to help prepare your application/registry for PDT. Resources will be updated periodically; it is important to use the most recent versions.

PDT Materials Update Guide v.2.5 [PDF, 188 KB] (Published 10 October 2014)
Identifies which documents have been updated since the last release.

PDT FAQ v.2.3 [PDF, 183 KB] (Published 10 October 2014)
Answers general questions about the PDT process and requirements.

PDT System User Guide v.2.2 [PDF, 970 KB] (Published 13 February 2014)
A detailed guide for starting Pre-Delegation Testing after Evaluation has been completed. Includes links, screenshots and instructions.

PDT Input Data Instructions v.2.4 [ZIP, 1.9 MB] (Published 18 April 2014)
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read this document. Information on how to prepare for Pre-Delegation Testing.

PDT Input Data Templates v.2.5 [ZIP, 20.7 MB] (Published 10 October 2014)
A collection of templates applicants are required to use to upload technical information to the PDT system.

PDT Test Specification Summary v.1.7 [PDF, 87 KB] (Published 07 June 2013)

PDT Test Specifications v.2.5 [ZIP, 16.8 MB] (Published 10 October 2014)
Detailed test plans and cases that collectively make up Pre-Delegation Testing.

PDT Test Specification Changes v.2.4 to v.2.5 [ZIP, 493 KB] (Published 10 October 2014)
Each test specification document with changes tracked from v.2.3 to v.2.4

IDN Reference Tables Repository: Reference Tables and User Guides supporting the new IDN test cases.

PDT Self-Test Tools

Customer Portal User Guide: Transition to Delegation [PDF, 2.18 MB]
Learn how to use the Customer Portal to conduct Pre-Delegation Testing.

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/pdt

 

ICANN: New gTLD Program Auctions – 10 October – Updated Auction Schedule

The Auction Schedule is updated as of 10 October 2014 to reflect eligible contention sets as well as accommodated postponements, which were provided to those where each member of the contention set requested a postponement. In addition, April and May 2015 Auction Dates have been added to the Planned Auction Date chart.

 

30 September 2014 – New gTLD Auction Rules Update

The Auction Rules were recently updated to clarify the use of the Auction Date Advancement/Postponement Request Form. The form is due at least 45 days prior to a scheduled Auction Date. In addition, clarification is added to the default process. If a Winner is declared in default, any remaining Bidder that withdraws its Application from the New gTLD Program will not be eligible to receive an offer to have its Application accepted. Please find the latest version in the link below.

Understanding Auctions

Overview

Contention sets are groups of applications containing identical or confusingly similar applied for gTLD strings. Contention sets must be resolved prior to the execution of a Registry Agreement for an applied-for gTLD string. An ICANN facilitated auction is a last resort for resolving string contention sets, as described in the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) section 4.3.

Auctions will be conducted over the Internet using a procedure known as an ascending-clock auction, where the auctioneer successively increases the start-of-round and end-of-round prices, on a per auction round basis. Applicants within the contention set must submit bids to indicate their willingness to pay an amount within the defined price range in the auction round. As the price of the auction rounds increase, applicants may successively choose to exit the auction. When a sufficient number of applications have exited the auction process, so that the remaining application(s) are no longer in contention with one another, and all the relevant string(s) can be delegated as gTLDs, the auction will be deemed concluded. At this point, prevailing applicants that remained in the auction will pay the finalized price and proceed toward delegation.

The total amount of funding resulting from auctions, will not be known until all relevant applications have completed this step. Auction proceeds will be reserved and earmarked until the uses of funds are determined by the Board through consultation with the community. Click here to view the current status of the Auction proceeds and costs.

Auction Eligibility

A string contention set will be eligible to enter into a New gTLD Program Auction under the following circumstances only:

  • All active applications in the contention set have:
    • Passed evaluation
    • Resolved any applicable GAC advice
    • Resolved any objections
    • No pending ICANN Accountability Mechanisms
  • Each applied-for gTLD in the contention set is:
    • Not classified as “High-Risk” per the Name Collision Occurrence Management Plan

Auction Resources

Questions?

  • Applicants:Submit an inquiry via the Customer Service Portal
  • Non-Applicants:Email us at
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This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions

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