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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN Slams DNS Redirection - Calls such efforts a #x27destabilizing practice#x27]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-slams-dns-redirection-calls/21901/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on Tuesday  condemned the practice  of redirecting Internet users to a third-party portal when they mistype, or enter a nonexistent URL. You'll recall that the practice gained international attention when Verisign implemented their heavily-loathed Sitefinder initiative  in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:33:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Egypt Grabs First Arabic Domain Name [Voices]]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/egypt-grabs-arabic-domain-voices/20527/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On the first day that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened registration for non-Latin script domains, Egypt says it has seized the opportunity to register the first all-Arabic domain name. Information Technology Minister Tarek Kamel said at a U.N. sponsored Internet conference that his government had filed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:41:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web alphabet goes global]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/web-alphabet-global/18550/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ The World Wide Web is about to change in a very major way. The private organization that oversees basic design of the Internet is allowing web addresses to be expressed in characters other than the Roman alphabet. The change will allow the suffix of the traditional web address that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:16:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN ignites International Domain Name use]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-ignites-international-domain/18546/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Soon any national government will be able to use their native alphabet characters for their Web addresses as the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN recently approved the use of non-Roman characters in Web addresses. Later this month ICANN will kick off a Fast Track Process that will enable...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:28:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN Approves Non-Latin Domain Name Characters]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-approves-latin-domain-characters/18390/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Internet's governing body has approved a new domain name process that will allow for non-Latin characters. The Fast Track Process will launch on November 16, and will allow countries and territories to apply for domain names in their native language with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:12:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-global-expands-domains-characters/18331/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:34 am Categories: ICANN Tags: ICANN, Domain, Character, Internet Web Address, Fast Track Process, Internet, Domain Names, Sam Diaz Internet Web addresses are going global, starting with the introduction of characters that go beyond the widely-used Latin characters (A-Z) that are used in the U.S....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:41:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get Web addresses]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/hebrew-hindi-scripts-web-addresses/18319/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea - The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive. The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers —...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:40:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN Approves International Domains]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-approves-international-domains/18296/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Internet addresses with non-Latin characters will soon be online after today's approval of the new Internationalized Domain Name Fast Track Process by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN."The coming introduction of non-Latin characters represents the biggest technical change to the Internet since it was created...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:40:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will non-Latin domain names open a new iCann of worms?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/latin-domain-names-open-icann/18271/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, the announcement by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers iCann that will allow internet addresses to be written for the first time in non-Latin scripts has been welcomed by all and sundry. Lesley Cowley, CEO at Nominet, the national registry for .uk domain names, said: "The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:46:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get ready for non-Latin letter domain names]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/ready-latin-letter-domain-names/17600/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea - The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names — or addresses — that can be written in non-Latin script, an official said Monday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:01:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web domain names written in Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian coming soon]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/web-domain-names-chinese-arabic/17533/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a month after it formally severed all ties to the U.S. government, Internet regulation body ICANN said it is finalizing plans to introduce Web domain addresses using non-Latin characters, marking the first time Web addresses will be written natively in Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew and other languages. It's the biggest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:39:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US eases grip on internet oversight group]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The US agreed yesterday to relinquish some oversight of the global group that controls basic elements of the internet's architecture, easing concerns that the US has undue influence over the web's evolution.The private, not-for-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Icann will become more self-governing, subject to advisory...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Domain tasters" bitter as new fees put an end to their games]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:10:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New ICANN policy stops domain tasting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/icann-policy-stops-domain-tasting/7954/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ICANN has won a major battle over the abusive tactic of domain tasting, said the organization in a report released Wednesday.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is responsible for managing and doling out Internet domain names.It's not an easy job. And making it harder was a scheme used...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:18:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Business Fighting Top-Level Domain Change]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10001086/big-business-fighting-top-level-domain-change/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The next big Internet land-grab is about to begin, and the fight between big business fearing trademark infringement and new companies poised to exploit virgin territory is heating up.    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN is planning to issue new top-level domains TLDs as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:13:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MarkMonitor Announces Top Level Domain Advisory Services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_20/ai_n30912676]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New Offering Assists Brandholders in Developing the Right Brand Strategy to Meet ICANN's Roll Out of New Global Top Level Domains  SAN FRANCISCO -- MarkMonitor[R], the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today announced a new offering, Top Level Domain Advisory Services, to assist brandholders in developing customized brand...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet ad execs conflicted over proposed top-level domain name changes: current system supports limited number of options]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_27_29/ai_n29451588]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On June 26 in Paris, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, approved expanding Web address extensions, or "top-level domains," to include generic words and names in international scripts.  The existing system only supports Roman characters and 21 top-level domains.  Once ICANN approves a final plan,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet group opens door to domains beyond .com]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200806/ai_n27879534]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- Get ready for ".nyc" and ".ebay."     Starting in early 2009, almost any word will be able to replace ".com" in a Web page address. That opens the door for addresses such as www.restaurants.sanfrancisco or www.books.amazon.     The decision was made...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Net agency eases domain-name rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20080627/ai_n27886911]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The Internet's key oversight agency relaxed rules Thursday to permit the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of new Internet domain names to join ".com," making the first sweeping changes in the network's 25-year-old address system.   The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers unanimously approved...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICANN launch for co.nl domain]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BNG/is_2008_June_26/ai_n27873667]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD  The 'co.nl' Operator established by ICANN in 2007 and managed by EuroDNS, a multiTLD operator, announced today (26 June) at ICANN Paris that the TLD will be available from September 2008.  To protect previous interests and trademark rights, holders of '.nl' domains...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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