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ICANN Seeks Input and Advice on New gTLDs
November 13, 2009 -- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organizational body of the Internet, announced on Wednesday that it is inviting the Internet community members to submit any information, advice and proposed models regarding the new gTLDs.
SnapNames Hit with Class Action Lawsuit for Shill Bidding
November 9, 2009 -- Domain name auction site SnapName has been served with a class-action lawsuit for shill bidding, after the company revealed that a former employee was found bidding against potential customers in domain name auctions, according to a report by PC World.
Sedo Forms New Domain Management Subsidiary
October 26, 2009 -- In an email sent to customers Monday morning, domain marketplace firm Sedo revealed that it has formed a new joint IP management subsidiary between Sedo and the former founder and executive management team of eBrandSecure, called the Intellectual Property Management Company
ICANN Breaks Free From US Control
September 30, 2009 -- Internet regulation body ICANN and the US Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that they have signed a new agreement that ensures that ICANN will now be "independent and not controlled by any one entity".
Sedo Buys Domain Monetization Site ParkingPanel
September 25, 2009 -- Confirming widespread rumours, online domain marketplace Sedo announced on Friday it has acquired the domain monetizing service provider ParkingPanel.
ICANN Hearing Focuses on Security
June 4, 2009 -- In a lengthy hearing held Thursday, members of a House panel criticized the CEO of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the group that oversees the assigning of domain names, for the organization's lack of accountability and its efforts to combat cyber-squatting.
Tucows Sells Afilias Equity for $7.4M
November 5, 2008 -- Internet services provider Tucows announced on Wednesday it has sold all of its equity interest in domain registry service Afilias back to the company for $7.4 million.
Yahoo! Extends $4.98 Domain Offer
March 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), Internet portal and Web hosting provider Yahoo! (yahoo.com) had extended its $4.98 domain offer, the fourth time since the promotion was launched on December 10, 2004. The third extension of the promotion was made last month.
UK Registrar Leaves Customers Stranded
March 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The pending status of Cambridge-based registrar Firevision (firevision.net) has left thousands of UK domain owners stranded, according to reports released this week. Several customers have vented their frustrations on Internet message boards about their inability to buy, move, update and renew domains names through the company.
Tornado Merges with Web Host Novara.ie
March 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Irish Web hosting provider Novara.ie (novara.ie) announced on Wednesday that it had merged with Tornado Dedicated Servers (tornado.ie), effective immediately. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Runbox Launches Email Hosting
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Email service provider runbox.com (runbox.com) said on Friday that it had launched email hosting on the runbox.com email platform, enabling small and mid-size businesses to provide their employees with premium email under their own domain.
Whois Source Plans Conference
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain name service provider Whois Source (whois.sc) announced on Friday that it will hold the 2005 Domain Roundtable Conference in downtown Seattle from May 25 to May 27.
Spiderhost Offers SMB IT Solution
March 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- IT services provider Spiderhost (spiderhost.com) announced on Thursday that it has released an affordable plug-and-play IT solution for small and medium businesses across Florida.
Network Solutions Updates Web Hosting
March 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Domain name registration and Internet services provider Network Solutions (networksolutions.com) announced on Wednesday that it has introduced three new Web hosting packages designed to provide complete solutions for individuals and businesses.
Network Redux Upgrades Reseller Hosting
March 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- White branded reseller solutions provider Network Redux (networkredux.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched a promotional Reseller Campaign, targeting Web Hosting Resellers in search of reliable and affordable high capacity reseller solutions.
Omahosting.com Launches in Nigeria
February 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Omahosting.com (omahosting.com) announced on Thursday it is now available in Nigeria and all its states. With offices in the US, UK, and now Nigeria, Omahosting is able to provide affordable hosting services.
Warwick University Picks Xsession.com
February 16, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- UK-based Web hosting provider Xsession.com (xsession.com) said on Tuesday that it has been selected to provide Web hosting for Warwick Business School's Operational Research and Information Systems group. According to the agreement, Xsession.com will host Warwick's Undergraduate Web Applications Development module for 2005.
Yahoo! Sets up Dublin Data Center
February 16, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet portal Yahoo! (yahoo.com), said on Tuesday that it will open an European operations headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The new base will reportedly include a Web hosting center, in addition to accounting and revenue operations, and a multi-lingual customer support unit.
OLM Downtime Caused by Hardware Failure
February 14, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to posts on a Usenet newsgroup, a shared hosting server at Web hosting provider OLM (olm.net) went down on the morning of February 8 in an outage that affected some sites for as long as 28 hours.
Security Firms Dispute Spamhaus Claims
February 10, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, several security vendors say anti-spam organization Spamhaus (spamhaus.org) is exaggerating the threat of a new spamming technique, which some analysts believe could lead to a surge in spam around the world.
Netfirms Adds Plans, Drops Domain Price
February 9, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Netfirms (netfirms.com) announced on Tuesday that it has released its 2005 line of hosting plans and lowered its price for domain name registrations to $4.95 per year.
SWsoft Introduces HostAdvantage
February 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced on Wednesday that it has introduced HostAdvantage, a service that enables hosting service providers to offer their customers search engine, email marketing, domain registration and other value-added services at discounted prices. SWsoft said HostAdvantage helps Web hosts increase revenues, acquire new customers and improve customer satisfaction.
New Method Could Lead to Spam Increase
February 3, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Anti-spam organization Spamhaus (spamhaus.org) has warned that spammers have developed new and more effective methods of sending unsolicited bulk email, foreshadowing a surge in spam around the world, reports say.
Net Registrars Want Competition
February 2, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Market research firm Penn Schoen & Berland Associates said on Monday it has released an independent study that shows that current .net registrars prefer increased competition in the generic top level domain registry market. The survey's results show nearly 9 out of 10 registrars agree that not one company should be allowed to monopolize the generic TLD registry market.
SWsoft Releases HSPcomplete 3.1
February 1, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting automation software developer SWsoft (sw-soft.com) announced on Tuesday that it has launched HSPcomplete 3.1, the latest version of its automation solution for small and medium-sized hosting service providers.
Thawte Adds Wildcard Cert for Resellers
January 27, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SSL certificate authority Thawte (thawte.com) said on Thursday that it has introduced SSL Web Server Wildcard Certificates to its reseller channel.
Verizon Faces Lawsuit Over Blocking
January 24, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A Philadelphia-based law firm has filed a lawsuit against Internet service provider Verizon (verizon.com) on behalf of a DSL subscriber and is inviting other Verizon customers to join a class action, according to a report by the Register.
ISP Panix Domain Name Hijacked
January 18, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports released Monday, New York-based Internet service provider Panix.com was working to recover its domain name, after what appeared to be a hijacking disrupted the company's email services.
Web Host Stargate Cuts Domain Pricing
January 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider and domain registrar Stargate (stargate.com) announced on Monday that it has substantially reduced its rates for domain registration, and doubled disk storage associated with all of its Web hosting plans.
SkyTrainHost.com Launches Hosting Site
January 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet consulting firm SkyTrainHost.com (skytrainhost.com) announced on Monday that it has launched its flagship Web hosting site. The site is specifically designed to support small to medium sized businesses in need of hosting, domain registration, graphic and Web design services, Internet and business consulting and internet marketing with or without IT Personnel.
Security Space Surveys Web Servers
January 12, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet security firm Security Space (securityspace.com) released the results of its Security Space Web Server Survey for the month of December, noting a slight increase in the dominance of the Apache Web server, and a significant jump in WebSTAR deployments.
