Launch of Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム

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Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia

The composition of the Internet’s population continues to evolve toward a more localized Web. Asia has been leading the way forward as the populations in that region come online and begin creating and consuming content in their local languages. According to Internet World Stats, over 48 percent of all Internet users are located in Asia and, according to W3Techs, approximately 45 percent of all websites in the world are in a language other than English.

Still, navigation of the Internet through a URL is primarily in English. Therefore, by enabling more end users to navigate the Internet in scripts representing their native language, and giving more companies the ability to maintain a common brand identity across many scripts, Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) have the potential to make the Internet more accessible and thus more usable to end users around the world. This accessibility is why IDNs have generated considerable attention since Verisign introduced IDNs at the second-level in 2000.

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As WHOIS Transitions to RDAP, How Do We Avoid the Same Mistakes?

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In 1905, philosopher George Santayana famously noted, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” When past attempts to resolve a challenge have failed, it makes sense to consider different approaches even if they seem controversial or otherwise at odds with maintaining the status quo. Such is the case with the opportunity to make real progress in addressing the many functional issues associated with WHOIS. We need to think differently.

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Highlights From vBSDcon: Plenary Talk Videos Now Available

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vBSDcon, hosted by Verisign, brought more than 100 attendees from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) community together for a series of plenary talks, educational sessions and networking opportunities earlier this month.

“This biennial conference has been particularly special to us because of the grassroots effort within Verisign to be sure we do our part to help advance BSD,” said Verisign CTO Burt Kaliski.

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Happy Anniversary .Net

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For the last 30 years, .net has been one of the most popular domain name extensions on the planet. It is responsible for millions of thriving online businesses and countless intersections of communication, education and entertainment. It is where the very first domain name ever created, Nordu.net, made its home online, and is now home to approximately 15 million domain names.
Take a look at the infographic below to see a few more ways .net continues to be integral to online activity and find yourself a memorable .net domain name today at www.Verisign.net/net.
Happy Anniversary .Net
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