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News Phishing Attack Uses Vegas Theme

July 22, 2008 -- Internet intelligence firm Envisional has warned online banking customers about a new Vegas-themed phishing fraud that dupes them into revealing credit card information through fraudulent emails.

News NetBenefit: Gov't Should Host in UK

July 21, 2008 -- UK managed hosting provider NetBenefit announced on Monday it is calling for the United Kingdom government to invest in UK domains after news emerged that a number of .gov.uk sites are being hosted in Sunnyvale, California.

News NetNames Publishes Phishing Report

March 20, 2008 -- NetNames announced on Thursday it has published its Quarterly Fraud Report, which reveals that banking customers continue to face increasing levels of online fraud as phishing attacks significantly rise in early 2008.

News .ASIA Landrush Comes to an End

March 14, 2008 -- Registry operator of the .asia top-level domain DotAsia Organisation announced on Wednesday the landrush phase for the .asia top level domain has ended, drawing nearly a half a million applications.

News NetNames Shares Report Findings

January 16, 2008 -- UK-based domain registrar NetNames announced on Wednesday that top US retailers are leaving themselves at major risk of brand damage online because of poor domain registration practices.

News Cybersquatters Buy iPhone Domains

September 26, 2007 -- NetNames announced that cybersquatters may be the first to profit from the UK iPhone launch as many of them have already taken key domain names related to the gadget prior to the announcement of the iPhone's exclusive UK operator.

News The Web Host Industry Week in Review

July 13, 2007 -- Many of this week's most notable stories were reports of acquisitions from service providers related to the hosting business, the most notable being Google's $625 million acquisition of email security firm Postini.

News Group NBT Acquires Envisional

July 11, 2007 -- Group NBT, the parent company of domain registrar NetNames, announced on Wednesday it has acquired online brand protection services provider Envisional Solutions for ?4 million.

News NetNames Prepares SMBs for .Asia

July 6, 2007 -- Domain name management provider NetNames announced on Wednesday that British businesses should ensure they have secured their online brands in the Asian market with the upcoming launch of the .Asia domain name on October 9.

News NetNames Selected by Provident

April 19, 2007 -- NetNames announced on Thursday it has been selected by financial services company Provident Financial to manage its domain name portfolio and protect its brands online, including Provident and Yes Insurance.

News NetNames Helps Protect Gateway

March 16, 2007 -- Domain name management provider NetNames announced on Friday it has been appointed to help protect PC manufacturer Gateway's online business.

News NetNames Protects Coca-Cola Sites

March 1, 2007 -- European domain name management provider NetNames announced on Thursday it has been appointed by Coca-Cola Enterprises to help protect its key trade services and initiatives online.

News NetNames Manages Unilever Domains

January 25, 2007 -- UK domain name management provider NetNames announced on Thursday it has signed a contract to protect Unilever's global trademark portfolio of domain names, which includes Dove, Surf, Cif, Knorr and Vaseline.

News .EU Registrations Surpass One Million

April 10, 2006 -- Web analytics firm NetNames announced on Friday that there has been over one million applications for the new .eu European domain name since it opened its registration to the general public on Friday.

News British Businesses Slow To Register .EU

April 7, 2006 -- British businesses have been slow to respond to the impending threat of their .eu domain names falling into the hands of competitors or cybersquatters.

News NetNames Offers International Domains

The UK-based registrar said offering domains in languages that contain non-ASCII characters would allow companies to more effectively target international markets by giving them the opportunity to purchase domains that are more recognizable to native speakers. The languages include Arabic, Hebrew,

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