Domains

Many Websites and Email Services Still Not Supporting All Domains

eco Association calls for more effort from operators and software developers A large number of websites und Internet clients – such as email servers, email clients, routers, and Internet services – are still not supporting all domain names. Often, they can only process domain endings of up to three characters – and...

date 2017/01/26

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Policy & Law

Digital Infrastructure Policy: More Than Just Broadband Expansion

2017 is election year in Germany; but despite this, the federal government should still continue to push for concrete objectives in Internet policy in the coming months, and not simply get into campaign mode. This was stressed by Michael Rotert, eco Chairman of the Board, at the eco New Year’s reception in Berlin yesterday. Rotert...

date 2017/01/25

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eco

eco: National and International Engagement for 1,000 Members

With 1,000 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe – known and active well beyond its home borders of Germany. Chairman of the Board Professor Michael Rotert talks about where and how eco is active. Prof. Rotert, how does eco weigh up in the European and international environment? With...

date 2017/01/24

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Blockchain

Conference: ICANN58 Copenhagen

11 - 16 March 2017, Copenhagen Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum! You have requirements and feedback or questions about eco? We will be happy to be there for you! Oliver Süme (eco Deputy Chair of the Board) Thomas Rickert (Co-Chair CCWG, eco Director Names & Numbers) and Lars Steffen (Member Services,...

date 2017/03/11 to 2017/03/16 placeAC Hotel Bella Sky Copenhagen

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New Work

eco: Digitalization to Strengthen Human Resources in 2017

Companies will be able to attract new talent and make space for HR core competencies in 2017, with digital processes, cloud solutions, and automation. HR analytics make HR managers transparent partners for senior management IT security and data protection are prerequisites for Work 4.0 Human Resources will benefit...

date 2017/01/18

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eco

eco – A Look Back at 2016: Internet Skepticism Dominates...

The five most important digital policy developments in 2016 Fake news, hate speech, social bots, cyber attacks, and yet again Big Data – these are only a few of the key words that shaped the public awareness of network policy debates in 2016. But what was actually achieved in 2016 in Internet and digital policy? eco...

date 2017/01/17

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Domains

Conference: Domain pulse 2017

16 – 17 February 2017 – The Forum of SWITCH, DENIC and nic.at Why do we need a strong network? Who controls the network? Which challenges does the network face and how do we fight the evil within? At Domain pulse 2017 these and further questions will be discussed. Plus we take a closer look at the current trends...

date 2017/02/16 to 2017/02/17 placePalais Niederösterreich

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Domains

Universal Acceptance: A Year of Progress and What’s Ahead

By Ram Mohan, Chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group With the start of the new year, I’m reminded of the important progress we’ve made as the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG). Over the past 12 months, our community-led team of industry leaders has advanced the effort to prepare the online community...

date 2017/01/13

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Blockchain

“Blockchain could be a game changer”

Quick interview: Stephan Zimprich, Director Blockchain With the newly-founded eco Competence Group Blockchain, the association is focussing on an important technology. The group is led by the lawyer Stephan Zimprich. We spoke to him in a short interview about the importance of the topic, the plans of the association, and...

date 2017/01/09

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Security

Saturday Clean - Building a Culture of Cyber Security in 2017

It's time to grab a coffee and catch up on the latest IT security news, and make a new year's resolution you'll keep: Help Build a Culture of Cyber Security 2016 Internet Security Threat Report Have we created unsocial media? Smart Meters Are Laughably Insecure, Are a Real Danger to Smart Homes You can’t...

date 2017/01/07

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