Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Egypt To Apply For First Arabic Domain Name: .MASR

AP | Tarek El-Tablawy | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -- Egypt will apply for the first Internet domain written in Arabic, its information technology minister said Sunday at a c...

Abandoning Internet Oversight

Mark A. Shiffrin and Avi Silberschatz | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Mark A. Shiffrin and Avi Silberschatz

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced that the United States has agreed to give up oversight of the ICANN, a non-profit organization loosely regulates the protocols of the Internet.

ICANN Domain Name Overseer Pressured To Loosen US Ties

GlobalPost | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


It is invisible to the millions of people who use the World Wide Web, yet it helps hold the Internet together. Type in any address in your browser's ...