DNS.be have announced they will deploy the latest version (release 9.0) of its Registration Platform in the coming weeks. The main enhancement is the introduction of the new WHOIS and DAS service on 10 April 2012.

A transition plan is worked out in order to make the migration as smooth as possible for everyone. A period of 2 months is foreseen giving everyone enough time to respond to the changes.

Because of the changes to DAS and WHOIS, the roll out of the new implementation will be done in phases. The WHOIS will be upgraded from version 4.1 to 5.0 and the DAS from version 2.0 to 3.0.

The planning for the transition to this new WHOIS and DAS service is as follows:

On Tuesday 6 March version 9.0 of our registration system software was deployed on the registration system.

The new version of WHOIS and DAS was not yet enabled at this time. A parallel WHOIS and DAS host running the “old” version of these services was enabled using the following hosts:

• oldwhois.dns.be port 43
• olddas.dns.be port 4343

Via these hosts, you can use the WHOIS and DAS service with the expected output as they are today.

On Tuesday 10 April (17h) the new versions of WHOIS and DAS will be enabled on the registration system and will be unreachable for a very short time (max 5 minutes) between 17h00 and 17h30 (Belgian local time).  

At that moment the “old” WHOIS and DAS services are still available for an extended period of 2 months via oldwhois.dns.be and olddas.dns.be allowing you to make a smooth transition. In addition, you can decide when you want to migrate to the new WHOIS and DAS between 10/4 and 12/6.

Important

whois.dns.be port 4343 (so DAS via the WHOIS hostname) will be disabled on that day. From then on, only das.dns.be port 4343 can be used for the DAS service!

On Tuesday 12 June oldwhois.dns.be and olddas.dns.be will be removed, everyone should use the new WHOIS and DAS service.

This DNS.be news release was sourced from dns.be/en//new_whois_and_das_service

To register your .BE domain name, check out EuroDNS here.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has gained the support of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the League of Arab States to establish a .ARAB Top-Level Domain for use by all stakeholders and communities in the Arab world, ARI Registry Services has revealed.

The project will see the UAE TRA responsible for the application to ICANN and operation of the TLD.

Adrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services, welcomed the move.

“The TRA must be commended for their leadership on this important project,” Kinderis said. “A .ARAB new Top-Level Domain will provide a valuable digital asset that will be dedicated to the people living in all the states and territories in the Arab world. For the first time, the Arab world will have the opportunity to create and control an online identity reflective of its culture and society and with the potential to help fuel greater Internet use across the region.”

“ARI Registry Services would like to congratulate the TRA on their commitment to develop the Internet in the region through this groundbreaking initiative. We are strong supporters of the continued development of the Internet in the Arab world through our partnerships in driving the .AE (United Arab Emirates), the .QA (Qatar) and .OM (Oman) country code Top-Level Domains.”

The announcement by ARI Registry Services does not outline the role of ARI Registry Services, nor if there will be an internationalised domain name version of .ARAB, but the company has been encouraging an application for a TLD that would appeal to a pan-Middle East audience for some time. About one year ago, Kinderis gave a presentation about one year ago titled Beyond .com… an Arabian internet revolution, that sort to outline to an audience in the Middle East why they should take advantage of the proposal to apply for a pan-Middle East TLD.

An event of international scope and scale, WorldHostingDays is open to all professionals in the field of New Technologies.

Interactivity is the key word. Located for its eighth edition at Europa Park in Germany, the event promotes exchanges between participants and allows them to meet a complete range of well-known suppliers.
AFNIC will therefore be present on March 20, 21 and 22 under the marquee of Europa Park in Rust (Germany) to welcome visitors and existing partners, and present them with our products and services.
Our stand can be found in the “Domain area”

For more information on WorldHostingDays 2012, please visit http://www.worldhostingdays.com

This announcement was sourced from here