Australia goes slow for dot-info
Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world in the rush to
register with the new global top level domain (gTLD) dot-info(.info).

More than 500,000 domain names have been registered worldwide in the
first 90 days of availability, according to Afilias, the official
registry for the dot-info domain name . However, only 2.1 percent of
dot-info domains have been registered in Australia. In fact, the
entire Asia-Pacific region has been slow on the dot-info front, with
Australia making up 43 percent of registrations. 

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/ebusiness/story/0,2000024981,20261494,00.htm

Melbourne IT signs up two major reseller deals
Melbourne IT said yesterday that major new agreements and strong
cashflows are underpinning a solid second half for the internet
domain registrar. 
 http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2001/10/30/FFXUBGJJETC.html

Ukraine's top-level domain name '.ua' is open for registration
The Ukraine's top-level domain name '.ua', which has been the topic
of discussion for the past 10 years, is now open for registration. 
Internet users in the Ukraine can now buy addresses with the '.ua'
suffix, such as 'www.business.ua' and 'www.trademark.ua'. The last
time the domain name was made available, users could only register
third-level domain names like '.com.ua' and 'net.ua'. Every region in
the Ukraine has its own domain, such as 'kiev.ua' or 'lviv.ua'.  
 http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6334

Neustar to administer '.us' domain
The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Monday it had awarded control
of the ".us" Internet address to privately held telecommunications
firm NeuStar. 
The move sets the stage for greater commercialization of a domain
that has until now been reserved for local governments, schools and
libraries. 
 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2820892,00.html

NeuLevel .biz injunction dropped
NeuLevel has won the first round in a legal fight over how it awarded
new .biz Internet domain names to multiple applicants using a
lottery. 

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=1115476&690REQEVENT=&CARTI=107275&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=28&CFLAV=1&CPAGEN=ArticlePage&CPAGET=-99999&CSEARCH=&CSESS=-99999&CTOPIC=

http://europe.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/29/biz.injunction.idg/index.html

The Starting Line: VeriSign CEO challenges growth skeptics 
This has been a lousy year for most technology companies, but it's
been good for VeriSign.
Now a few analysts wonder if things will stay strong for the domain
name registrar and provider of systems for online ID verification and
payment authentication.  
 http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-7673539-0.html

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