Verisign just published the 1st of a new 4 part series on the potential collision issue arising from new gTLD's this one authored by Burt Kaliski. Verisign message is "the introduction of a new generic top-level domain (gTLD) at the global DNS root could result in name collisions with previously installed systems" and that ICANN “alternate path” for new gTLD's to launch of blocking any SLDs … [Read more...]
Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .Com/.Net Domains Registered Up 5% From Last Year
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 reporting revenue of $244 million up 9% from the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported net income of $81 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.53 for the third quarter of 2013, compared to net income of $78 million and diluted EPS of $0.47 in the same quarter in 2012. The … [Read more...]
Verisign Vs ICANN Round 3
In a letter sent to ICANN yesterday by Verisign's Chuck Gomes, Vice President, Policy of VeriSign, Inc. responded to the response he received from his initil letter to ICANN seeking to "set the record straight" As the previous two letters its worth a read: Dear Cyrus, I was disappointed by your October 3, 2013, response to my August 30 letter to Fadi. But before I tell you why, let me … [Read more...]
Verisign Launches of DomainScope: Domain Discovery Tool To Find Available .Com. .Net & .Tv Domains
Verisign launched DomainScope.com today which they say "a new domain name discovery tool designed to enhance the search for unique, relevant domain name choices in the .com, .net, .tv and .cc top-level domains", for which it is the registry for. "Incorporating the same functionality found in our DomainFinder, DomainScore and DomainCountdown tools, DomainScope replaces these tools and allows … [Read more...]
Verisign: Over 150 Domains Registered Over Government ShutDown
Verisign the registry for the .com and .net registry just released a graph showing a lot of activity with people registering domain names involving the Government Shutdown. It appears from the graph there have been over 150 domain names registered since October 1st containing the word :"shutdown" We also wrote a post about the domain name GovernmentShutdown.com on October 1st, so we are going … [Read more...]
Verisign Study: 9 out of 10 Small Business Prefer A .Com Domain For Company Website
Verisign released the results of a global survey today that was conducted by Merrill Research of 1,050 small businesses (SMB) with an online presence, to get a better understanding of SMB’s sentiment around the benefits, barriers, and preferences for creating an online presence. The results of the survey found that in the U.S., 9 out of 10 small businesses with an online presence prefer a .com … [Read more...]
Verisign’s New Letter To NTIA On New gTLD’s: Its Important to Differentiate Between “Ability” and “Advisability.”
In a letter send by Verisign today to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce; Verisign made it clear it is ready, willing and able to delegate up to 20 new gTLD's to the root upon request of the NTIA but it also made clear that it doesn't advise that the 1,000 new gTLD strings a year get delegated to the root saying: "The introduction … [Read more...]