Industry News Summary – Week 45
Recent domain name news from the last week:
Retailers face new decisions after ICANN approves non-Latin domain names
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ announcement last week that it plans to allow web addresses to be written in non-Latin characters—such as in Chinese or Arabic characters—could open up a slew of new markets for internet retailers. But it also forces them to act quickly to secure additional domain names, says Fred Felman, chief marketing officer for MarkMonitor, a provider of online brand protection technology and services. Read full article here
ICANN’s global domains could increase phishing attacks
Allowing non-Latin characters in domain names could increase phishing attacks and damage web security, according to IT governance organisation ISACA. ISACA said that the move by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) could lead to confusion among Western users who were used to reading Latin characters and, potentially, leave them vulnerable. Read full article here
Nominet Clarifies UK ENUM
Phil Kingsland, director of marketing and communications at Nominet is seeking to clarify the UK position on ENUM, “Earlier this year we launched Public User ENUM in the UK. To recap, ENUM is a new registry service that combines telephone numbers and the Domain Name System (DNS) to simplify the way that VoIP calls (telephone calls made over the Internet) work. It allows more VoIP calls to be connected directly over the Internet, for no charge, rather than via the traditional PSTN network. Read full article here
Preference for .uk domains at an all time high
Nominet’s annual domain name industry report reveals that 77% of British consumers prefer to use a .uk rather than a .com when searching for information on the Internet. Consumers stated they would most likely click on .uk rather than a .com reinforcing that .uk is a relevant and trusted environment that presents the most appropriate and local information. Read full article here
