ICANN: Study to Evaluate Solutions for the Submission and Display of Internationalized Contact Data
Purpose (Brief): This Public Forum invites comments on the report of the study conducted to evaluate available solutions for the submission and display of internationalized contact data (such as WHOIS).
The study was designed to inform the ICANN community of the feasibility of transliteration, transcription or translation (collectively transformation) of internationalized registration data for its broader accessibility. The study examined current practices for handling internationalized contact data by e-merchants, registries and registrars. It explored the support of such data by relevant technical protocols. The study also assessed the accuracy implications of transforming internationalized contact data.
Public Comment Box Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transform-dnrd-2014-06-03-e
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-04-en
.WED Registry Agreement Amendment – Introduction of Third Level Domain Sales
Purpose (Brief): On 8 October 2013, Atgron, Inc., the registry operator of the .wed TLD, submitted a Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request to allow the sale of third level domains in the TLD.
As part of its request, Atgron submitted a list [PDF, 407 KB] of approximately 11,000 second-level-domain names in which it would offer these registrations. This RSEP request was posted for public information on the Registry Services Evaluation Policy webpage, available at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rsep-2014-02-19-en.
As provided for by existing consensus policy, ICANN has undertaken a preliminary determination on whether the proposal might raise significant competition, security or stability issues. ICANN’s preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any such issues for this request.
Implementation of the proposal would require an amendment to the Exhibit A of the .wed Registry Agreement, which is being posted for public comment.
Public Comment Box Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/wed-amendment-2014-06-04-en
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-06-04-en
General Availability for Seven New gTLDs Starts Today
Seven new gTLDs are out of the EAP pricing and into the real general availability today : .properties, .condos, .social, .reviews, .maison, .futbol and .tienda.
Many of the new gTLDs have no promotion whatsoever.This is also the case of these seven new gTLDs, which were very poorly promoted.
Interested organizations, businesse and individuals can register domain names on a first-come ,first served non-restricted basis in the general availability phase.
DataCenter.com Domain Name Sells for $500,000
According to a press release sent you today, XBT Holding Limited acquired the domain name DataCenter.com for $500,000.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 2002. In May 2011, DataCenter.com sold for $352,500 in Sedo’s GreatDomains auction.
You can read the press release after the jump :
“XBT Holding Limited announced the acquisition of the datacenter.com domain name, for the reported amount of $500,000.
Internet has been growing rapidly and the amount of hosted data has been increasing even faster. Every MB of information requires physical storage and this is where datacenters come in. However, the amount of operational datacenters and the required expert staff are insufficient to accommodate the demand for such facilities.
Just like the datacenters, domain names are also extremely valued. The increase in internet business and social media expansion are some of the factors that have reduced the pool of domain names. Dot com domains are the most desirable ones and the majority of the still available are either too long or unappealing.
By obtaining datacenter.com, XBT has secured a highly sought after domain. With the growth of the hosting and internet service industry, the holding has confirmed its development plans. XBT is already utilizing 5 Tier IV datacenters in Dallas, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Hyderabad and Singapore and has stated intentions of building its own Tier IV datacenter, in Dallas, by the end of the year. The domain name fits the holding’s plans and frees large array of possibilities.
In the last 2 years, XBT acquired Root.lu, 800-hosting, IBEE solutions 8 to Infinity, as well as the domains servers.com and ddos.com. The holding’s acquisition strategy shows focus in all areas of hosting and online services. Security and flexibility being the business focal points, XBT gains broader customer base and with solutions such as Cloud, Forex in a Cloud, anti-DDoS protection and the high-performance Dedicated servers, VPS, colocation and CDN, looks to assemble a diverse portfolio of customizable offerings.
“XBT Holding is constantly on the move. We are continuously aiming to perfect our services and add more, in order to provide flexibility to our customers,” said Konstantin Bezruchenko, CTO of XBT Holding. “The competition for datacenter.com was strong but we knew that it presents great value for us and did everything necessary to acquire it. With this, and other projects in place, we are looking at the future.”
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.
New gTLD Registrations Leap Past 900,000 As .XYZ Debuts At 5 With A Bullet
New gTLD registrations have leapt passed the 900,000 mark and as of 3 June there were 936,597 across all new gTLDs according to nTLDstats.com. Registrations passed the 900,000 mark on 2 June.
Registrations were boosted significantly with the launch of .xyz’s General Availability on 3 June. Before GA commenced there were 14,378 registrations, but by the end of day one there were 34,029, meaning 19,651 registrations for the day, and .xyz was fifth on the nTLDstats.com list of top gTLDs by registrations. It currently sits in fourth place. It wasn’t the gTLD with the most registrations on day one of GA though – that honour still goes to .club with 26,832 registrations.
As of 3 June the top gTLDs were .club with 65,782 registrations followed by .guru (61,397), .berlin (49,007), .photography (37,620) and then .xyz.
There are now 11 of the new gTLDs with more than 20,000 registrations, 24 with more than 10,000, 53 with more than 5,000 and 98 with more than 1,000.
In total there are 289 gTLDs that have been delegated, 134 registrars taking registrations and 38 registries.
