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US government finally lets ICANN go
News update In surprising move, U.S. government says it is ready to relinquish power of organization that oversees global Web traffic to "Internet users everywhere".
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Politics, International governments, Domain Name, ICANN, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, accountability, U.S. Department of Commerce
R&D push to help firms ride on recovery
News Small and midsize businesses can play major part in process of innovation, which is catalyst for economic recovery, says CompTIA official.
Tags: Innovation, Investments, Business, Small And Medium Enterprise, India, Thailand, Information And Communication Technology, Innovation, Australia, Malaysia
Time for a .xxx domain?
Insight Having a specific domain name category gives an individual the power to decide whether or not to view adult content on the Web, says an industry observer.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names
Symantec CEO is top US commerce secretary candidate
News Reuters reports that John Thompson is being considered as the Obama administration's secretary of commerce.
Tags: Security, Politics, IBM Corp., Governor, Commerce Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Symantec Corp., CEO, BusinessWeek, New Mexico
Crypto project to lock down Net security
News VeriSign and Icann have joined with two U.S. government agencies to encrypt one of the fundamental Internet protocols.
Tags: Domain names, Network security, Security implementation/standards, NIST, Security, Domain Name, VeriSign Inc., ICANN, U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet User
CEO of Internet oversight group to step down
News Paul Twomey will continue to helm ICANN until the board appoints a successor at the organization that is about to make some major changes.
Tags: Domain names, Web sites, ICANN, U.S. Department of Commerce, Paul Twomey, DNS, chairman, CEO, Internet, leadership
Indian merger forms super-outsourcer
News Outsourcing specialist Headstrong merged with rival TechSpan on Monday to form a US$100 million company with operations across India and the Philippines.
Draft of relaxed encryption export rules blasted
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Samsung investing US$500 million in plant
News The Korean company's Austin, Texas, chipmaking facilities will get the money, a strategy to prepare for an eventual upturn in the memory market.
ICANN approves wait list for desired domains
News The nonprofit group's approval of VeriSign's so-called Wait Listing Service puts to rest one of the company's chief complaints about the organization.
U.S. senators renew call for .xxx domains
News Two Democrats propose a bill requiring the U.S. government to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district.
Tags: Domain names, Government
Tech panel sees IT jobs returning to U.S.
News The loss of U.S. jobs due to a shift of information technology work overseas maybe be painful for American workers now, but the discomfort is temporary, according to a panel of information technology executives gathered here Tuesday.
U.S. govt renews contract with Net oversight body
News Under the new agreement, ICANN will remain under U.S. supervision up to 2011.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Government
Job-seeking tips for 'older' professionals
Insight Age bias is an unfortunate, prevalent obstacle to older IT professionals. But it can be overcome if you identify it early during the job interview process and know the best way to respond to age-related questions.
A battle for the soul of the Internet
Insight Tucows CEO Elliot Noss warns of a threat to cyberspace if international politics are allowed to trump sober judgment.
Tags: Domain names
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