How exactly can companies benefit from dotBrands – and perhaps even from their own top-level domain? Not only do dotBrands have a complete universe of Internet addresses open to them; they can also innovate new business models, expand their distribution channels, and align their online marketing activities. Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON explains.

Digital infrastructure, like data centers, networks, and the domain name system, is the unseen enabler of modern digital life and business. A look at how the eco Association is working to raise digital infrastructure to center stage in 2018.

This is a translation of a Heise article written in the German language by Monika Ermert and first published on heise online on 25.02.2018. Domain registrars and registries are preparing themselves for radical restrictions in the collection of WHOIS data. Criminal prosecutors and IP attorneys are trying to steer the ship...

The GDPR, which comes into effect on 25 May 2018, poses a considerable challenge for registries and registrars. Significant changes will need to be made by those offering generic domain names. The most debated and most visible change will be that registration data will not longer be publicly accessible. These changes will...

DomainID: A solution to password fatigue & a boost to online privacy Social media accounts are becoming common identifiers for logging on to 3rd party websites. But what happens if you want to delete your Facebook account? Vittorio Bertola from Open-Xchange introduces a new framework for open online identities. Image ©...

On 11th December 2017, eco held a public consultation in Brussels on the draft "eco GDPR Domain Industry Playbook". Approximately 100 representatives of registries, registrars, the EU Commission, ICANN, law enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders attended the event either locally (approximately 30 attendees) or by...

Many American companies are still unaware of how the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will affect them. Data protection gurus Thomas Rickert from the eco Association & Christian Dawson from i2Coalition look at how two voices for the Internet are teaming up on GDPR, ICANN, and beyond to ensure that the Internet...

The eco / i2Coalition Member Value Package eco and i2Coalition have introduced joint membership offers for new members interested in joining both organizations. Membership benefits include policy work, access to industry best practice, and support in becoming compliant with relevant legislation. More information about...

The Annual General Meeting ICANN60, with around 1,900 participants, took place this year from 28 October to 3 November in Abu Dhabi. Anyone who thought that the ICANN Community would simply resume their normal business after the successful IANA transition has been proven wrong. One of the topics that determined the agenda-setting...

The AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) is from this point on expanding the family of country-specific top level domains (ccTLDs) in the eco - Association for the Internet industry. By adding the registrar with the ending “.fr”, an even larger spectrum of diverse top level domains...

In the multi-stakeholder discussions on who should control the Internet and how it should be done, someone needs to speak for the Internet infrastructure providers. Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Chair of the ISPCP in ICANN, explains how ISPs and connectivity providers are represented, and how they can join the global discussions...

Thomas Rickert, Lawyer and Director of Names & Numbers at eco, talks about international network policy, creating dialog with the many stakeholders, and market competition. © Stepan Popov | istockphoto.com

The Largest ICANN Public Meeting in ICANN’s History With more than 3,100 participants checked in at the ICANN57 meeting held in Hyderabad, India, it was not only the largest one so far in ICANN’s history, but also the first one applying the Meeting C format according to the new ICANN Meeting Strategy, the first meeting...

Analysys Mason assessment underscores importance of Universal Acceptance for the continued expansion of the Internet and demonstrates the economic power of internationalized domain names. A new study reveals a potential USD 9.8 billion growth opportunity in online revenue through a routine update to Internet systems,...

So you have done everything to protect your online presence: You have redundant web servers, firewalls, DDoS protection in a high security data center, and much more. But… have you also considered your domain name server? If not, this could be your single point of failure, Klaus Darilion from nic.at explains. Nowadays...

eco Association established expert committee to represent the interests of the sector Support and feedback on cross-border association work An international steering committee will, effective immediately, support the work of the working group Names & Numbers in eco – Association of the Internet Industry. The...

A new committee has been established in eco: the eco Names & Numbers Forum Steering Committee has started its work. Thomas Rickert, eco Director for Names & Numbers, explains the role of the steering committee, and why domains are such an important topic for the largest Internet industry association.  Thomas,...

Homographic phishing efforts with IDNs are rare and not new Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are growing in popularity, a testament to their role in the expansion of the global Internet and the value they provide in connecting non-English speakers to the Web. However, a renewed focus was raised in April...

The eco Association has updated its white paper “BREXIT – Challenges for the Domain Industry?”. It now highlights more strongly BREXIT’s legal and taxation consequences for companies. “With the expected hard BREXIT, the legal uncertainties for companies are now greater than ever,” says Egon Schmitz, Certified...

eco - Association of the Internet Industry e.V. - Europe’s largest Association serving the interests of the Internet Industry, with more than 1,000 members from more than 60 countries - and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition), a rapidly growing association with 100+ of the largest and most influential...

A complete eco Team is at the WHD.global from 25 to 31 March in Europa-Park, in Rust. One of the team is Roland Broch, Head of Member Development, who has visited the event regularly since 2009. In this interview, he explains how the WorldHostingDays have changed, what highlights are in store for visitors this year, and...

ICANN continues work after the IANA transition With precisely 2,086 participants, the 58th ICANN meeting took place in Copenhagen last week. Now, around six months ago, the IANA transition was completed. However, ICANN have not yet been able to return to “business as usual”, but there was again more room for other...

27 March 2017 – Hotel El Andaluz, 10:00 PM The day is just not long enough! One of the most popular features at WHD.global has become the nightTALKs. Where Your Next Billion Customers Will Come From There’s one roadblock that keeps the next billion cloud and hosting companies from beating down your door – and...

Speakers sought for four focus topics Conference, exhibition and networking on today’s and tomorrow’s security trends on 28-29 September 2017 German-language conference, but English-language papers also accepted From 28 to 29 September 2017 eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heise Medien invite...

“Who rules the Internet?”: The latest issue of eco's English-language e-magazine, dotmagazine, is now online. In the March issue, we look into the mechanisms of global governance and self-regulation that are helping to keep cyberspace healthy, and we offer insight into the Domain Name System – how the telephone book...

Taking long-standing collaboration to the next level During the 57th General Assembly of CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain name registries, eco was approved as a member with observer status. Before the election, Thomas Rickert, eco Director Names and Numbers, and Lars Steffen discussed...

Universal Acceptance Steering Group Background Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition,...

Universal Acceptance Steering Group Background Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition,...

Universal Acceptance Steering Group Background Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition,...

Universal Acceptance Steering Group Background Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition,...