ICANN the managing authority for all gTLDs has removed the accreditation from Power Brand Center Corp. t/a Power Brand Center LLC [ www.powerbrandcenter.com ] (accredited since 27 April 2011). The termination is due to Power Brand’s failure to timely cure the policy breaches by 28 Feb 2013 as set forth in ICANN’s various notice of breach pursuant …
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Apr 18 2013
ICANN De-Accredits CI Hosts
ICANN the managing authority for all gTLDs has removed the accreditation from CI Hosts [ www.cihost.com / net / org ] (accredited since 4 February 2012). The termination is due to CI Host’s failure to timely cure the policy breaches by 1 March 2013 as set forth in ICANN’s notice of breach of RAA dated 11 January …
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Apr 17 2013
ICANN De-Accredits DomainMonger.com
ICANN the managing authority for all gTLDs has removed the accreditation from Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com (accredited since 4 October 2010). The termination is due to Domainmonger’s failure to timely cure the policy breaches by 1 February 2013 as set forth in ICANN’s notice of breach of RAA dated 11 January 2013. As of …
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Mar 30 2013
The myths of .brand
So you’re ready to (or already did) apply for your very own “slice” of the internet with a .brand application. After months of planning, financing, application forms, trademarks, legal documentation- its all green lights across the board – this time next year you’ll be billionaires owning a piece of the future, all costs are detailed …
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Jan 18 2012
dotPRO Registry Acquired by Afilias
The official press-release regarding the takeover of .PRO Domain Registry Afilias expands market leadership with acquisition of RegistryPro The .PRO domain is set to grow with strategic focus from Afilias DUBLIN — Jan. 17, 2012 — Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) and a global provider of domain …
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Jan 16 2012
Top 12 for ’12 Promotion
2012 is going to be an exciting year for Domain Names in general, and Astutium in particular – new datacentre space available, new product launches coming, the new ICANN gTLD/sTLD program – all in January ! To kick off 2012 we are offering … 20% off our 12 most popular domain TLDs at Astutium.com Domain …
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Jun 17 2011
New Measures Proposed to Enhance Post-Expiration and Renewal Related Policies and Practices
GNSO Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Presents Final Report The GNSO Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Working Group has submitted its Final Report http://gnso.icann.org/issues/pednr-final-report-14jun11-en.pdf [PDF, 998 KB] to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council today, 14 June 2011. The PEDNR WG was tasked to address questions in relation to what extent registrants should …
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Sep 27 2009
ICANN terminates Red Register Inc Registrar Accreditation
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has terminated Red Register Inc.’s accreditation, 26/September/2009 Due to multiple breaches of their Registrar Agreement
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Jan 29 2009
120 New Domain Types – what are they all for ?
2009 will see an explosion of new gTLD’s appearing (or at least planned) after proposals under the new ICANN guidelines – ICANN New gTLD Program – relaxed a number of the constraints. First up already announced is .paris … a city with it’s own domain type … Expect hundreds if not thousands more sponsored gTLDs …
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Jan 01 2009
Astutium Assigned IANA No. 1471
As part of the preparation for the launch of Astutium ICANN Accredited Domain Registry we have been assigned our official IANA Registrar Number #1471
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