Domains

eco Dialog on the Future III – New Alignment of Internet...

ICANN & eco Invitation: Information and Discussion on IANA Stewardship Transition The process of the IANA Stewardship Transition is entering the next hot phase: By now, the ICANN Communities have submitted their proposals for how the supervision of the IANA-functions should be designed after the withdrawal of the...

date 2015/03/09

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eco Gala & Internet Awards 2015

Apply Now in the Category Infrastructure This year, eco is presenting the Internet Awards for the 15th time.  With this award, the eco Association honors companies from the Internet industry that enrich the market with an innovative product or service. In this category, Registries, Registrars and Domain Hosters that...

date 2015/03/04

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Domains

GeoTLDs Are Intuitively Understandable for Internet Users

The new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) offer an enormous reservoir of new addresses. What are the opportunities offered by the new endings and how are they being adopted in the market? We spoke to Alexander Schwertner, CEO of EPAG Domainservices GmbH about this and other questions. Mr. Schwertner, eco has recently...

date 2015/03/03

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Networks

It's all about the people (and processes)

Security incident management for network operators Cologne, 19.02.2015 – Detecting incidents and anomalies occurring on networks is crucial to avoid negative impact for daily business. How to detect irregularities and how to react correctly and quickly in order to eliminate those occurrences - this was the topic of...

date 2015/03/02

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Domains

Navigating the Changing Internet Landscape

Re-launch of the eco International Podcast as the eco International Audio Magazine We all use web addresses every day, but what do they mean, and how do they work? The Domain Name System functions as the global Internet telephone book, but the Internet map is changing shape. The jungle of web addresses has been experiencing...

date 2015/02/26

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Domains

New gTLDs Statistics from eco: For the First Time in Germany,...

eco – Association of the German Internet Industry e. V. presents new website on the occasion of this year’s Domain Pulse on 26 and 27 February 2015 in Berlin A premiere for Germany: At https://numbers.eco.de/gtlds-figures-trends.html, there is now an overview, updated daily, of the growth in the new gTLDs, with explanations...

date 2015/02/26

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Domains

Report: 52nd ICANN Meeting

Discussion on IANA and the Administration of the Internet Determine the Agenda in Singapore Singapur, 08-12.02.2015 – Who will take on the supervision of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) from September 2015? This question is currently dominating all international discussions on Internet Governance and was...

date 2015/02/20

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Policy & Law

Germany Must Not Take the Second Step Before the First

With parallel legislative processes on IT Security occurring at both the German national and European levels, a patchwork of standards and stipulations could be created. And yet, particularly for the topic IT Security, global regulations are required. Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy and Law, explains in interview the...

date 2015/02/10

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Policy & Law

Safer Internet: Complaints About Illegal Internet Content...

Significant increase in reports of illegal Internet content Spam emails are the most common cause for complaint Less child pornographic content Self-regulation of the Internet industry functioning well The number of reports of illegal Internet content is increasing significantly. In the year 2014, around 140,000...

date 2015/02/10

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Domains

Domain pulse 2015

Domain pulse 2015 takes place on 26 – 27 February in andel’s Hotel in Berlin. Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum! Representing eco in the high-quality agenda with presentations and panels are Oliver Süme (eco Vice Chair, Director of Policy and Law) and Thomas Rickert (eco Director of Names & Numbers, ICANN...

date 2015/02/07

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