Appointed amid much fanfare around October last year, auDA’s Director Technology, Security and Strategy, Rachael Falk, has suddenly departed 8 months later. auDA, the .au policy and regulatory body, is claiming Falk has advised “that she will be resigning at the end of June to pursue other career opportunities.” According to the auDA statement, Falk…
Category: Domain News
.EU Ends Q1 With Over 3.7 Million Domains As Austrian Registrations Jump 17.5%
Total registrations of .eu domain names dropped by close to 5,000, most likely as part of the seasonal variation, but there were 185,964 new registrations and at the end of the first quarter in 2017 there were 3,755,475 .eu domains under management. The new registrations were almost 11,000 more than in the fourth quarter of…
Is MMX Set For Takeover As New gTLD Industry Consolidates
Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX), operator of 26 new gTLDs with 1.1 million domains under management (DUM), has announced that they have received a number of informal approaches from parties interested in purchasing the sixth largest new gTLD registry by DUM. In an announcement MMX said their Board has appointed US investment banking firm,…
ICANN Launches New Empowered Community Webpages
ICANN (25 May) today launched three new websites for the Empowered Community. The primary Empowered Community page includes information about the purpose and scope of this new community structure. It also includes procedural details and timelines for executing a community power, and current news on any power being exercised, such as consideration of the Board’s…
Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WEB) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company “is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches.” The story went on to say “The buyout interest in Web.com comes as its sector has become increasingly crowded, with companies such as Wix.com Ltd, Weebly Inc and Squarespace seeking…