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ICANN Celebrates 25 Years of Multistakeholder Governance at ICANN78 in Hamburg

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire -- Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicked off its 78th Public Meeting in Hamburg, Germany.

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  • HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire -- Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicked off its 78th Public Meeting in Hamburg, Germany.
  • At this week-long meeting, which runs until 26 October, ICANN will also be celebrating 25 years of ensuring a unified and secure Internet.
  • "On this anniversary, we are not merely reflecting on our substantial achievements over the past 25 years," said Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO of ICANN.
  • Such sessions reflect the intentions of ICANN public forums to facilitate direct communication between the ICANN community, board, and organization.

Vercara launches UltraDNS TLD to Provide High Availability, Redundancy to TLDs

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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UltraDNS TLD is a cloud-based solution that ensures business continuity and optimum availability for TLDs, providing fast, reliable query responses through a global network of 47 nodes.

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  • UltraDNS TLD is a cloud-based solution that ensures business continuity and optimum availability for TLDs, providing fast, reliable query responses through a global network of 47 nodes.
  • UltraDNS TLD and Vercara network provisioning meet all TLD ICANN requirements.
  • This solution can be used alongside an existing network to provide redundancy or customers can take advantage of UltraDNS TLD2.
  • UltraDNS TLD2 is a fully redundant solution that consists of two distinct networks working together to provide TLD nameserver resolution with location, network, transit, and operational redundancy.

ICANN Celebrates 25 Years: Bridging the Past with a Vision for the Future

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) celebrates 25 years of international collaboration in overseeing the coordination of the Internet's naming system. Born from a vision of a unified and globally accessible Internet, ICANN's milestone reflects its unwavering commitment to maintaining this goal and recognizing the significant impact it holds.

Key Points: 
  • Its achievements stem from collaborative efforts that brought together technical experts, governments, civil society, businesses, and end users.
  • Throughout the past two and a half decades, ICANN has been at the forefront of technical Internet governance and policy development, ensuring the stable and reliable technical operation of the Internet.
  • "For the past 25 years, ICANN has exemplified global collaboration, firmly championing one world, one Internet," said Tripti Sinha, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors.
  • "While our past is filled with milestones that have helped shape the Internet age, it's our future that excites me the most.

ICANN Celebrates 25 Years: Bridging the Past with a Vision for the Future

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) celebrates 25 years of international collaboration in overseeing the coordination of the Internet's naming system. Born from a vision of a unified and globally accessible Internet, ICANN's milestone reflects its unwavering commitment to maintaining this goal and recognizing the significant impact it holds.

Key Points: 
  • Its achievements stem from collaborative efforts that brought together technical experts, governments, civil society, businesses, and end users.
  • Throughout the past two and a half decades, ICANN has been at the forefront of technical Internet governance and policy development, ensuring the stable and reliable technical operation of the Internet.
  • "For the past 25 years, ICANN has exemplified global collaboration, firmly championing one world, one Internet," said Tripti Sinha, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors.
  • "While our past is filled with milestones that have helped shape the Internet age, it's our future that excites me the most.

Verisign Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $372 million for the second quarter of 2023, up 5.7 percent from the same quarter in 2022.

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  • VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $372 million for the second quarter of 2023, up 5.7 percent from the same quarter in 2022.
  • Operating income was $249 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared to $236 million for the same quarter of 2022.
  • Verisign ended the second quarter of 2023 with 174.4 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 0.1 percent increase from the end of the second quarter of 2022, and a net decrease of 0.32 million domain names during the second quarter of 2023.
  • Verisign will host a live conference call today at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) to review the second quarter 2023 results.

ICANN convenes security experts for 50th time to keep the Internet secure

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold its 50th key signing ceremony on 19 July 2023, at its Los Angeles facility. This key ceremony is a crucial operational event that is fundamental to how ICANN secures the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). ICANN's key signing ceremonies provide one of the critical safeguards that keeps the Internet infrastructure safe and available to all.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will hold its 50th key signing ceremony on 19 July 2023, at its Los Angeles facility.
  • This key ceremony is a crucial operational event that is fundamental to how ICANN secures the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS).
  • ICANN's key signing ceremonies provide one of the critical safeguards that keeps the Internet infrastructure safe and available to all.
  • Without key signing ceremonies and the Domain Name System Security Extensions technology it enables, the DNS would be less secure and Internet users would be more susceptible to various forms of security attacks.

Thousands Rally Worldwide to Support a Multilingual Internet

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Monday, July 3, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) have released participation figures from the first-ever Universal Acceptance (UA) Day in a new report published today. According to the report, thousands of members of the global Internet community across five continents took part in the milestone event. Held on 28 March 2023 and organized by ICANN and the volunteer-led UASG, UA Day was established as a means to rally local, regional, and global stakeholders to spread awareness and encourage UA adoption through a mix of virtual, in-person, and hybrid informational and training sessions. UA Day marked the first time a diverse set of technical and language communities, companies, governments, and Domain Name System (DNS) industry stakeholders mobilized to champion UA and a multilingual Internet on a global scale.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report, thousands of members of the global Internet community across five continents took part in the milestone event.
  • UA Day marked the first time a diverse set of technical and language communities, companies, governments, and Domain Name System (DNS) industry stakeholders mobilized to champion UA and a multilingual Internet on a global scale.
  • "The enthusiastic response from stakeholders worldwide is encouraging and shows that there is strong demand for a more inclusive and multilingual Internet through Universal Acceptance."
  • It is considered a foundational requirement for the continued expansion of the Internet.

Thousands Rally Worldwide to Support a Multilingual Internet

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Monday, July 3, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) have released participation figures from the first-ever Universal Acceptance (UA) Day in a new report published today. According to the report, thousands of members of the global Internet community across five continents took part in the milestone event. Held on 28 March 2023 and organized by ICANN and the volunteer-led UASG, UA Day was established as a means to rally local, regional, and global stakeholders to spread awareness and encourage UA adoption through a mix of virtual, in-person, and hybrid informational and training sessions. UA Day marked the first time a diverse set of technical and language communities, companies, governments, and Domain Name System (DNS) industry stakeholders mobilized to champion UA and a multilingual Internet on a global scale.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report, thousands of members of the global Internet community across five continents took part in the milestone event.
  • UA Day marked the first time a diverse set of technical and language communities, companies, governments, and Domain Name System (DNS) industry stakeholders mobilized to champion UA and a multilingual Internet on a global scale.
  • "The enthusiastic response from stakeholders worldwide is encouraging and shows that there is strong demand for a more inclusive and multilingual Internet through Universal Acceptance."
  • It is considered a foundational requirement for the continued expansion of the Internet.

International Experts Share Cybersecurity Tips at Hong Kong Forum

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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SINGAPORE, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The second Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 will be held on 4–5 July 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Approximately 400 people from the Asia Pacific region have registered for the hybrid event, which will take place in Hong Kong for the first time. The forum is co-organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The second Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 will be held on 4–5 July 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong.
  • Approximately 400 people from the Asia Pacific region have registered for the hybrid event, which will take place in Hong Kong for the first time.
  • The forum is co-organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
  • The event will bring together experts from different fields, including DNS architects, network engineers, cybersecurity experts, and business leaders.

International Experts Share Cybersecurity Tips at Hong Kong Forum

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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SINGAPORE, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The second Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 will be held on 4–5 July 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Approximately 400 people from the Asia Pacific region have registered for the hybrid event, which will take place in Hong Kong for the first time. The forum is co-organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The second Asia Pacific (APAC) Domain Name System (DNS) Forum 2023 will be held on 4–5 July 2023 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong.
  • Approximately 400 people from the Asia Pacific region have registered for the hybrid event, which will take place in Hong Kong for the first time.
  • The forum is co-organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
  • The event will bring together experts from different fields, including DNS architects, network engineers, cybersecurity experts, and business leaders.