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Dispute resolution procedure concerning .nl domain names

  • 11 February 2008
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At the end of this month, SIDN (manager of the .nl domain names) will apply a dispute resolution procedure concerning Dutch domain names. The dispute resolution procedure that will come...

875 000 000 online shoppers

  • 11 February 2008
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A recent study conducted by Nielsen Media Research reveals that over 875 million consumers shop online. That is over 85% of the worldwide population with an Internet connection. Most of...

One million .FR domain names

  • 11 February 2008
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On January 11th, the millionth .fr domain name has been registered. Not an impressive number if one considers the total population of France. Numerous European countries with a similar total...

One out of eight people in the EU27 doesn’t shop online because of a feeling of insecurity

  • 11 February 2008
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On the occasion of the 5th Safer Internet Day on February 12th 2008, EuroStat has conducted a study on Internet activities, security dangers and virus attacks in the EU27. The...

.asia domain names are a huge success

  • 11 February 2008
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During the sunrise period for .asia, no less than 30,000 domain names have been registered. The landrush (registration period open to the public) has been scheduled for February 20th. Do...

Typo-piracy: the main victims are children

  • 11 February 2008
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There are numerous good reasons to register the most possible variants of your domain name. One of them is a phenomenon called “typo-piracy”. A Dutch parents association has established that...

Gmail unsafe via wireless networks!

  • 6 February 2008
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Robert Graham from the security firm Errata Security has proved that Gmail suffers from many important security flaws. When Gmail is opened on an unsecured wireless network, this account is...

Domain name trading is still a very lucrative business

  • 5 February 2008
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According to SEDO, the largest domain name intermediary worldwide, 2007 has been a top shelf year for domain name sales. SEDO sold for over 72 million dollars, which represents an...

SWsoft becomes Parallels

  • 5 February 2008
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SWsoft, the hosting automation specialist, will from now on go by the name of Parallels. COMBELL also uses lots of Parallels software, such as the Parallels Plesk Control Panel. For...

The number of .be domain names reaches a new record

  • 5 February 2008
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In 2007, 193.648 new .be domain names have been registered. This represents over 46.000 paying registrations in comparison with 2006, that is to say a growth of over 30%. Other...

No extra security measures for .be

  • 5 February 2008
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The manager of the .be domain names, DNS.BE, took part in the commission Infrastructure for ICT security. DNS.BE is often criticized for not taking enough measures against phishing. Some crooks...

Over 11 million Dutch people online

  • 5 February 2008
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Stichting Internetreclame ’s annual publication for 2007 reveals that there are over 11 million Internet users in the Netherlands, aged thirteen and over (+ 6% in comparison with 2006). Average...