[AfrICANN-discuss] on dots and cities

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

*http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php
*    *par Stéphane VAN GELDER*
stephane.vangelder at domainesinfo.fr

*Le .PARIS, un vrai projet*

*Plusieurs projets d'extensions 'citadines' sont actuellement en gestation,
dont le .PARIS.*



*Les participants à la réunion sur le .PARIS, devant la bourse du commerce à
Paris.*
  Les extensions "à territoire" sont nées avec le .CAT, dont l'ambition est
de porter haut et fort les couleurs de la langue et de la communauté
catalane sur Internet. Ce .CAT a fait naître des vocations, certains
souhaitant aussi ouvrir un espace pour leur communauté urbaine sur le web.
Premier de ces projets – et aujourd'hui le plus avancé – le .BERLIN.

Mais d'autres sont aussi en préparation. Ainsi la semaine dernière, à Paris
et à l'initiative de Sébastien
Bachollet,<http://www.domainesinfo.fr/interview/55/sebastien-bachollet-l-isoc-un-vrai-lieu-de-debat-ou-tous-peuvent-participer.php>s'est
déroulée une réunion de travail autour de l'idée d'une extension
représentative de Paris. A cette occasion, des représentants du .BERLIN et
du .CAT sont venus expliquer les enjeux de ce type d'extension et les
difficultés à prévoir à plusieurs représentants de l'industrie du nommage,
dont INDOM <http://www.indom.com/> et l'AFNIC.

Le modèle pour un .PARIS sera bien entendu dans un premier temps le .BERLIN.
Cette initiative privée a su "s'installer" dans le paysage du nommage sur
Internet malgré le fait qu'elle ne fasse partie d'aucun appel à propositions
officiel de l'ICANN. Autrement dit, le projet reste tout à fait officieux et
personne ne peut aujourd'hui dire s'il sera même un jour considéré par
l'ICANN.

Pour autant, l'entreprise DotBerlin a déjà su réunir de sérieux soutiens
privés et gouvernementaux<http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1168/berlin-le-parlement-allemand-soutient-le-berlin.php>,
sans parler d'environ 2 millions d'euro en budget !

Le .PARIS n'en est pas encore là. Le projet reste embryonnaire mais
ambitionne déjà de pouvoir être intégré à un prochain appel à candidature
pour la création de nouvelles extensions. L'ICANN pourrait en lancer un dès
2008…

Sachant que des idées d'autres extensions citadines sont également en train
de germer un peu partout dans le monde – un .NYC pour New York ou un .LONDON
pour la capitale britannique par exemple – l'enjeu est de faire partie de ce
"premier wagon" et d'inscrire Paris parmi les villes de pointe sur Internet.

Publié le lundi 14 mai 2007

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070503/0244922.html
*Press Release*Source: CentralNic, Ltd.

Los Angeles Has Its Own Domain Name
Thursday May 3, 6:05 am ET
LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--May 3, 2007 -- LA Names and CentralNic, Ltd.
have completed the transfer of the .LA domain name to the CentralNic system.
Dot LA has been available as the domain name designation for Los Angeles
since 2001 and is now available on a wide scale. This means that businesses
and organizations can now register domains like "MyBusiness.LA" or "
MyName.LA."

CentralNic CEO Dan Schindler stated, "We're delighted to be working with LA
Names. Especially since we have recently opened our U.S. branch office in
the Los Angeles area. The Dot LA domain name presents a great opportunity
for businesses and other entities interested in marketing their products,
ideas, or services in Los Angeles to create their own LA identity."

LA Names CEO Raedene McGary stated, "We chose CentralNic due to their
flexibility and knowledge of the domain name landscape. We are very
optimistic that .LA has a great future."

Although the .LA domain name is most popular for Los Angeles businesses, it
is offered by resellers all over the world. One of .LA's top selling
registrars, Key Systems, is actually located in Germany, where domain name
registrations are very popular. "We have promoted .LA for many years and the
migration to CentralNic has gone exceptionally well," said Thorsten Smeets,
International Business Manager at Key Systems.

CentralNic recently performed a complete upgrade of its registry system.
This was a complex and detailed undertaking but was accomplished flawlessly
over a period of over six months. The CTO of CentralNic, Gavin Brown,
managed the task and, in the process, completely updated CentralNic's
technology to the latest industry standards. He stated, "CentralNic believes
in staying ahead of the curve when it comes to standards and protocols in
the Domain Name Business. It's not uncommon for us to have the newest
standards in place way ahead of time. That's just the way we do things."

Registering a .LA domain name only costs $50.00 per year and can be
purchased from most domain registrars. The domain works exactly the same as
a .com or .net web address and gives registrants a specific Los Angeles
identity. For more information point your Internet browser to
WWW.LA<http://www.la/>
.

About CentralNic

Founded in 1995, CentralNic is a global domain name registry helping
Internet users establish new and distinctive domain names with regional and
country-specific identities. CentralNic's registry operates a portfolio of
over 20 distinctive domain names.

About LA Names

LA Names Corporation has been granted responsibility for operating the .LA
top level domain by the Government of Laos. Based in Guernsey, LA Names is
committed to spreading awareness of the .LA TLD to the residents of Los
Angeles, and to the world at large.

*Contact:*

     For More Information on CentralNic:

     US Contact:
     Joe Alagna
     e-mail: joe at us.com
     Phone: +1 (909) 606 9175

     UK Contact:
     Jenny White
     e-mail: jenny at centralnic.com
     Phone: +44 (0) 870 017 0900

     For More Information on LA Names:

     UK Contact:
     Raedene McGary
     e-mail: corp at lanames.la
     Phone: +44 (0) 208 785 4019


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Source: CentralNic, Ltd.
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http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003240.html#

Should London get its own net domain?

Supporters of the campaign for London to be the first ever city to have its
own internet domain name are invited to voice their support to Nominet, the
UK's internet registry.

Critics of the campaign can also make their feelings known by contacting the
Oxford-based group, and submitting their reasons why London shouldn't be
immortalised on the Web.

Lesley Cowley, Nominet's chief executive, says the correct extension could
be either a second level domain in the .uk space, such as ldn.uk, or a top
level domain such as .ldn.

"We have had two informal representations," Ms Cowley said.

"However, we are very much aware that there are likely to be mixed views
from the public on this issue."



*May 9, 2007*


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