i think it also goes along way to demonstrate africa's slumber....<br>we are still grappling with whether to support our ccTLDs while others have moved to cities<br><br>i will not be surprised that some of us will dash to acquire these domains instead of supporting our own,
<br><br>bex<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/14/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dr Yassin Mshana</b> <<a href="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com">ymshana2003@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Thank you AR,<br><br>Well done to .LA management.<br><br>I dont see why shouldnt London and other cities have their identity..... its a good publicity strategy!<br> <br>Cheers<br><br>Yassin<br><br><div><div><span class="e" id="q_1128a306f821f13e_1">
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On 14/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Anne-Rachel Inné</b> <<a href="mailto:annerachel@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">annerachel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></span>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1200/paris-le-paris-un-vrai-projet.php
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<b>par Stéphane VAN GELDER</b><br>
<span><a href="mailto:stephane.vangelder@domainesinfo.fr" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">stephane.vangelder@domainesinfo.fr</a></span><br> </td>
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<span><b>Le .PARIS, un vrai projet</b></span><br>
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<span><b>Plusieurs projets d'extensions 'citadines' sont actuellement en gestation, dont le .PARIS.</b></span><br> <br>
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<span><b>Les participants à la réunion sur le .PARIS, devant la bourse du commerce à Paris.</b></span><br>
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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.
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<br>Mais d'autres sont aussi en préparation. Ainsi la semaine dernière, à Paris et à l'initiative de <a href="http://www.domainesinfo.fr/interview/55/sebastien-bachollet-l-isoc-un-vrai-lieu-de-debat-ou-tous-peuvent-participer.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Sébastien Bachollet,</a>
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 <a href="http://www.indom.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">INDOM</a> et l'AFNIC.
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<br>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.
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<br>Pour autant, l'entreprise DotBerlin a déjà su réunir <a href="http://www.domainesinfo.fr/extension/1168/berlin-le-parlement-allemand-soutient-le-berlin.php" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
de sérieux soutiens privés et gouvernementaux</a>, sans parler d'environ 2 millions d'euro en budget !
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<br>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… <br>
<br>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.<br>
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Publié le lundi 14 mai 2007<br clear="all"><br><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070503/0244922.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070503/0244922.html</a>
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CentralNic, Ltd.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>
<span>Los Angeles Has Its Own Domain Name</span><br><span>Thursday May 3, 6:05 am ET</span>
</p><div>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."<p>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."</p><p>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."</p><p>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.</p><p>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."</p><p>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 <a href="http://www.la/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">WWW.LA</a>.</p><p>About CentralNic</p><p>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.</p><p>About LA Names</p><p>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.</p></div><br clear="all"> <i>Contact:</i><pre> For More Information on CentralNic:<br> <br> US Contact:<br> Joe Alagna<br> e-mail: <a href="mailto:joe@us.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
joe@us.com<br></a><br> Phone: +1 (909) 606 9175<br> <br> UK Contact:<br> Jenny White<br> e-mail: <a href="mailto:jenny@centralnic.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
jenny@centralnic.com</a><br> Phone: +44 (0) 870 017 0900<br> <br> For More Information on LA Names:<br><br> <br> UK Contact:<br> Raedene McGary<br> e-mail: <a href="mailto:corp@lanames.la" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
corp@lanames.la</a><br> Phone: +44 (0) 208 785 4019<br> <br></pre>
<hr align="left" size="1" width="200"><span align="left">Source:
CentralNic, Ltd.<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></span><p><a href="http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003240.html#" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003240.html#</a><br></p><p>Should London get its own net domain?</p>
<p>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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Lesley Cowley, Nominet's chief executive, says the correct extension
could be either a second level domain in the .uk space, such as <a href="http://ldn.uk" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ldn.uk</a>,
or a top level domain such as .ldn.<br>
<br>
"We have had two informal representations," Ms Cowley said.<br>
<br>
"However, we are very much aware that there are likely to be mixed views from the public on this issue."<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<em>May 9, 2007</em></p>
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