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Battle heats up for dominance
in Web domains Bid details to be unveiled: Goliath's opponents fear competition
will be stifled David Akin Financial Post Melina Mara, National
Post
CHRISTOPHER AMBLER: "NSI is the proverbial 900-pound gorilla ... They've
got 98% market share."
As the process gets underway to select operators of
new Internet domains with such lucrative tags as .sex, .biz and .health, some participants
in the process are worried that competition and diversity in the nascent domain-name
market will be stifled. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN), the not-for-profit organization charged with co-ordinating the rules on
domain names and other key technical functions of the Internet, today will release
details on the 47 applications it received this month to open and operate new top-level
domains. ICANN is expected to approve at least one application and possibly as many
as 10 or 15 by mid-December. For now, ICANN is receiving public comments on each
application and, so far, one of the key issues to emerge is ICANN's ability to encourage
competition in the domain-name business. On that point, ICANN's board of directors
will be asked to clarify the role Network Solutions Inc. (NSI), of Herndon, Va.,
a unit of Verisign Inc., of Mountain View, Calif., ought to play in the market it
already dominates. NSI is the operator of the dot-com domain, the most popular
Internet domain in the world, with nearly 19 million domains allocated, each of which
pays NSI an annual fee for the rights to use the name. But even though NSI is already
the dominant player in the industry, it is part of at least two applications ICANN
is considering to operate new top-level domains. NSI/Verisign is part of a coalition
called Afilias LLC of New York that seeks to run .web, .info and .site. It will also
be the operator of the .kids registry if an application by ICM Registry Inc. of Toronto
is approved by ICANN. The possibility of NSI/Verisign and other players who are
already in the domain-names market being allocated a big chunk of a new part of that
market has some, particularly its competitors, crying foul. "NSI is the proverbial
900-pound gorilla," said Christopher Ambler, the president and chief technology officer
of Image Online Design Inc. (IOD), of San Luis Obispo, Calif. "They've got tons of
money. They've got 98% market share. This is ridiculous. In the United States, there's
no other market that would even remotely allow that kind of dominance. Look what
happened to Microsoft and Microsoft does not own 98% of the market. One of the things
with NSI is that they've got a lot of fingers in a lot of pies." "[Afilias] is
a lot more than just NSI. They're just one of 19 shareholders," said John Kane, marketing
task force leader for Afilias. Mr. Kane said Afilias' market research indicated
that the greatest demand for a top-level domain was the .web domain and that is its
chief motive in pursuing the domain. "We're going through an ICANN process and
that generic top-level domain is not recognized by ICANN," Mr. Kane said. IOD has
been operating the top-level domain .web since 1995 and has, like Afilias, plunked
down a US$50,000 non-refundable deposit for ICANN to approve its proposal to be the
official .web registry operator. IOD has signed up 20,000 customers who pay about
US$35 a year for the right to a .web domain. (While master databases that run the
Internet won't recognize an Internet address ending in .web, Internet users who fiddle
a bit with their Web browsers can, in fact, connect to .web and other so-called alternative
domains already up and running in advance of ICANN's stamp of approval.) Ken Fockler,
of Caledon, Ont., is one of two Canadians who sits on ICANN's 19-member board of
directors and will have a vote on which new top-level domains are activated and who
gets to run them. "It would be nice to see the business spread around," Mr. Fockler
said yesterday. "It's going to take some analysis on some of these things to peel
them apart to see who's really a partner and who's just a contractor. There seems
to be different levels of involvement. Now, I haven't seen the details, but I'm curious
to see in the cases where an NSI/Verisign is involved, are they just a contractor
providing the service and most of the creativity and the profits go to somebody else? "I
don't think the board is expected to be doing a lot of chatting and producing a lot
of quotes, but I'd say the competition is an element that is needed and wanted and
this is an opportunity to make sure it is spread out," Mr. Fockler said. The other
Canadian member of ICANN's board is Jonathan Cohen, an Ottawa-based lawyer. Mr. Cohen
is in Europe and could not be reached yesterday. ICANN has published the criteria
it will use to examine each application. Its top priority is to ensure the Internet's
stability. It is believed that all the applications have the requisite technical
experience to run a stable domain space. Beyond that, ICANN lists enhancement of
competition and the enhancement of the usefulness of new top-level domains as two
other important yardsticks it will use to measure the worth of new top-level domains. "We're
expecting that this whole process is going to be open and fair and that with it being
open and fair, we don't see any reason why we're not going to be approved if nothing
else on the history but also because they've put out the criteria and we've exceeded
them all," Mr. Ambler said. "So here's hoping it will be open and fair." The following
is the link to the above article: http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20001011/425556.html
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Message Thread:
- .web Application by Image Online Design dba Web Registry Moderator, October 7 @ 9:53 PM (126/442)
- My final views on Image Online. cgrady, November 6 @ 12:40 AM (0/0)
- IOD is a globally recogized stable registry Gregory W. Krajewski, November 5 @ 10:21 PM (1/2)
- In RegLand.com already 280 of the TOP 520 .web names are "preregistered". friedrich, November 5 @ 9:56 PM (0/0)
- Say YES! to IOD first1, November 5 @ 3:42 PM (0/0)
- Very serious legal concerns regarding trademark law! friedrich, November 5 @ 2:11 PM (0/0)
- DNSO warning against "pre-registrations" can't affect IOD, due to its unique and special history fabrcop, November 5 @ 10:28 AM (0/0)
- ICANN: we know you are listening and we are confident in your fairness fabrcop, November 5 @ 10:22 AM (0/0)
- IOD issues useyourhead, November 5 @ 6:54 AM (1/2)
- Pioneer Preference is best way netizen1, November 5 @ 5:54 AM (0/0)
- The TOP 520 .web names belong to 180 people friedrich, November 5 @ 3:17 AM (2/2)
- Another Positive Aspect Of The IOD Application dcorish, November 5 @ 12:51 AM (0/0)
- "Dirt in The Domain Name Game" jtrade, November 5 @ 12:09 AM (0/0)
- NO ! to IOD - NO to .web SayNoToIOD, November 4 @ 7:45 PM (6/7)
- You are boring with your false (and anonymous) statements fabrcop, November 5 @ 10:11 AM (0/0)
- Say YES! to IOD :) first1, November 4 @ 11:15 PM (0/0)
- Sir, you do have a right to post here, however not to distort the truth Gregory W. Krajewski, November 4 @ 11:11 PM (0/0)
- Still waiting for your answer to my comments. friedrich, November 4 @ 10:54 PM (0/0)
- You make no Sense Merlin, November 4 @ 8:10 PM (0/0)
- These allegations are, of course, false cambler, November 4 @ 8:08 PM (1/1)
- Letters in Support of IOD jtrade, November 4 @ 7:21 PM (1/1)
- Yes IOD no to Afilias/Neustar on .web pvos, November 4 @ 6:38 PM (0/0)
- ICANN: Please correct *NEW* errors before nov 5 Saskia, November 4 @ 1:10 PM (1/1)
- IOD should run .WEB H, November 3 @ 11:09 PM (1/1)
- Trademarks can be protected WITHOUT a Sunrise Period! (New TLDs are needed SOON) fabrcop, November 3 @ 7:37 PM (0/0)
- ICANN: Please correct errors before nov 5 saskia, November 3 @ 1:02 PM (0/0)
- IOD has earned .WEB through hard work ar, November 3 @ 6:41 AM (0/0)
- Summing it all up.. netfxmedia, November 2 @ 11:02 PM (0/0)
- Say Yes To IOD for the web TLD JaseK, November 2 @ 9:03 PM (0/0)
- ICANNs silence with IOD must be a nod of approval jeffrey, November 2 @ 2:30 PM (0/0)
- CONTRADICTIONS in IPC's comment about IOD/.web application! fabrcop, November 2 @ 1:09 PM (0/0)
- What is the point of .web? james fryer, November 2 @ 12:41 AM (2/7)
- IOD and the Texas republic SayNoToIOD, November 2 @ 6:58 AM (4/5)
- Give Image Online Design .WEB // Give Afilias .INFO worldwide, November 2 @ 5:48 AM (0/0)
- Alert: Conflicts of Interest Addressed VikashPatel, November 2 @ 4:59 AM (1/1)
- IOD application for .web makes sense to me veronica, November 2 @ 12:34 AM (0/0)
- Moral rights fabrcop, November 1 @ 2:02 PM (0/0)
- .............Why IOD? Over 20,025 Reasons Why y2k, October 30 @ 9:48 PM (0/0)
- ICANN: listen to this suggestion and be appreciated all over the world fabrcop, October 30 @ 9:13 PM (2/5)
- Ethics in Government: ICANN's Role in .web mbrittan, October 29 @ 10:57 PM (3/5)
- IOD "Pioneer's Preference" Confusion S. Hudgens, October 28 @ 2:05 PM (0/0)
- Desperation hitz, October 27 @ 6:50 PM (7/12)
- IOD's Application For .WEB Qualifies, At Very Least, For "Pioneer's Preference" Exemption pilot2, October 27 @ 4:54 PM (1/1)
- ICANN: please post other documents about IOD/.web also (in the correspondence) fabrcop, October 26 @ 6:30 PM (1/1)
- What Happens to the Pre-registrations if IOD doesn't get .Web? lrfarny, October 26 @ 2:33 AM (1/2)
- vote for IOD - see interview Dyson - our request trademark NSI ted, October 26 @ 1:06 AM (0/0)
- the jury will say no SayNoToIOD, October 25 @ 11:35 PM (3/3)
- The JV Team's wants to turn ".WEB" into ".bigbucks" TLD Facts, October 25 @ 8:11 PM (0/0)
- who had the original idea? theboss, October 25 @ 7:37 PM (1/1)
- ICANN vs IOD Doc Again, October 25 @ 7:18 PM (0/0)
- To: C.Ambler, IOD . IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. IODskeptic, October 25 @ 1:10 PM (1/7)
- I encourage everyone to read IOD's application - I would like to know what others are thinking!! I Gregory W. Krajewski, October 25 @ 5:56 AM (1/1)
- MSNBC Article about ICANN and .Web jtrade, October 25 @ 3:56 AM (3/8)
- Chris CrossFire, October 24 @ 8:48 PM (0/0)
- IOD, what does that stands for? anonymous, October 24 @ 5:56 AM (1/3)
- IOD and Ken Stubbs Merlin, October 24 @ 12:18 AM (4/4)
- Some arguments pro/contra IODs .web ... please read! friedrich, October 23 @ 7:08 PM (1/1)
- The truth about .web (short version) fabrcop, October 23 @ 3:26 PM (1/1)
- The truth about .web (long version) fabrcop, October 23 @ 3:21 PM (1/1)
- The success of new TLDs rests right here... Rob, October 23 @ 3:23 AM (0/0)
- IOD's willingness to field questions in this forum & Afilias' absence thereof Hudgens, October 22 @ 8:55 PM (1/5)
- MODERATOR-PLEASE MANAGE THE BULLETIN BOARD MORE EFFECTIVELY. PUT MOST ACTIVE SECTIONS AT TOP!!! Facilitator, October 22 @ 7:29 PM (2/14)
- .web is lousy proposal SayNoToIOD, October 22 @ 5:43 PM (3/5)
- CLEAR the DATABASE then give em .web stokdoctor, October 21 @ 11:26 PM (5/6)
- IOD - the ultimate CYBERSQUATTER - to be sold out GPine, October 21 @ 8:11 AM (3/6)
- Just say NO to self proclaimed Registries SayNoToIOD, October 21 @ 5:49 AM (2/2)
- When is the decision on .web going to be made? VikashPatel, October 20 @ 10:45 PM (1/1)
- ....................Why IOD? Over 20,017 Reasons why Y2K, October 20 @ 9:20 PM (0/0)
- Let's Discuss the issues...IOD has an excellent plan..People in place..Give competition a chance!! Gregory W. Krajewski, October 20 @ 1:14 AM (1/1)
- Illusions global view, October 20 @ 12:27 AM (7/13)
- Cyber Squatting Bit, October 19 @ 4:46 AM (3/5)
- IOD: THE RIGHT _AND_ LOGICAL CHOICE dtan, October 19 @ 3:03 AM (0/0)
- Proposition to ICANN, Applicants & Internet Community Pistoff, October 18 @ 6:45 PM (0/0)
- Support of application for .web gmack3, October 18 @ 6:35 PM (0/0)
- TO ICANN BOARD Members: This will be the official string for comments relating to IOD's Application. Gregory W. Krajewski, October 17 @ 8:40 PM (2/11)
- The Marketing of the Dot Web TLD..... Gregory W. Krajewski, October 17 @ 8:30 PM (0/0)
- .web opinion Stef, October 17 @ 10:25 AM (0/0)
- Give it to IOD petemillar, October 17 @ 10:22 AM (0/0)
- Owning Multiple Domain Names: A Shared Domain Service Business mbrittan, October 17 @ 9:05 AM (5/5)
- Dot Web Registry... rlangsford, October 17 @ 8:12 AM (0/0)
- IOD is the best choice weblord, October 17 @ 6:33 AM (1/1)
- .WEB solo puede ser manejado por IODesign..... ciudad, October 17 @ 4:36 AM (0/0)
- VOTE YES ON IOD'S APPLICATION FOR .WEB. A WINNING CHOICE FOR A DESERVING COMPANY. WAY TO GO IOD!!! SayNoToAbacus, October 17 @ 4:25 AM (0/0)
- I support Image Online for .web.... pirani, October 17 @ 4:19 AM (0/0)
- I Support Image Online's .web application. jayt, October 17 @ 2:15 AM (0/0)
- Friend of a Competitive Internet. jtrade, October 17 @ 12:22 AM (0/0)
- Internet Stability !? stuart, October 16 @ 11:53 PM (1/1)
- I support IOD's .web application. markh, October 16 @ 11:42 PM (0/0)
- Playing fair British, October 16 @ 11:42 PM (5/11)
- tearoom, breakfest, harrods, picadilly, landlady, ... take your chance to register them! friedrich, October 27 @ 4:13 PM (0/0)
- OK, Then Let's Recall All .COMs, NETs, ORGs, and .UK pilot, October 17 @ 2:07 PM (0/0)
- ICANN knows BrianC, October 17 @ 5:52 AM (3/5)
- Squatted? For The People, October 17 @ 1:50 AM (1/1)
- The Beginnning For The People, October 17 @ 1:46 AM (0/0)
- Read the applications and you will see that IODesign is the best choice for .web fabrcop, October 16 @ 5:34 PM (0/0)
- To C.Ambler, IOD: Question #5 IODskeptic, October 16 @ 10:26 AM (1/1)
- To C.Ambler, IOD: Question #4 IODskeptic, October 16 @ 10:25 AM (3/3)
- To C.Ambler, IOD: Question #3 IODskeptic, October 16 @ 10:24 AM (1/1)
- To C.Ambler, IOD: Question #2 IODskeptic, October 16 @ 10:23 AM (1/1)
- To C.Ambler, IOD: Question #1 IODskeptic, October 16 @ 10:22 AM (2/2)
- TO ICANN: This will be our official pro Dot Web and IOD string.......PLEASE POST UNDERNEATH... Gregory W. Krajewski, October 15 @ 5:47 PM (18/21)
- Support of IOD jweb, November 5 @ 3:06 PM (0/0)
- Give .WEB to IODesign // .INFO to Afilias worldwide, November 2 @ 6:05 AM (0/0)
- In support of IOD and the .web appliation Anthony, October 23 @ 10:20 PM (0/0)
- I Support Dot Web and IOD jumper, October 18 @ 12:37 AM (0/0)
- Manufacturer Supports .WEB pilot, October 17 @ 5:21 PM (0/0)
- Don't Forget To Ask This Person For Support... AdvantaTel, October 17 @ 1:49 AM (1/1)
- A non .web registrant in support of IOD md, October 16 @ 11:07 PM (0/0)
- I think that it is fair that IODesign runs the .web registry fabrcop, October 16 @ 5:29 PM (0/0)
- Support IOD first1, October 16 @ 1:36 PM (0/0)
- IODesign is most deserving of .web .webSupporter, October 16 @ 1:05 PM (0/0)
- I support .web and IOD, because... saskia, October 16 @ 11:25 AM (1/1)
- Break the NSI (DoC) monopoly! Rob, October 16 @ 10:24 AM (0/0)
- IOD supporter enforcer, October 16 @ 4:06 AM (0/0)
- I support IODs application for .web friedrich, October 15 @ 9:09 PM (0/0)
- I support .web and IOD treherne, October 15 @ 9:03 PM (1/1)
- I support .web and IOD, diversity and small business WORLDWIDE! Rebeka, October 15 @ 6:29 PM (0/0)
- I Support Dot Web and IOD Gregory W. Krajewski, October 15 @ 6:16 PM (0/0)
- .web network liquidsilver, October 15 @ 6:00 PM (0/0)
- Has the creation of AFILIAS been approved by respective authorities having supervision of cartels? friedrich, October 15 @ 5:05 PM (0/0)
- Full support of IO Designs .web application friedrich, October 15 @ 4:15 PM (0/0)
- IOD Application Mr. Lawrence, October 15 @ 2:13 PM (0/0)
- Interlecuctal property is protected doc, October 15 @ 12:35 AM (1/2)
- WHERE'S THE GLOBAL COMMITTMENT HERE ? TRUTH BE TOLD, October 15 @ 11:03 AM (3/5)
- THE REAL FACTS ABOUT IO DESIGN TRUTH BE TOLD, October 15 @ 10:22 AM (2/10)
- I am confident in ICANN's fairness, so .web=IOD fabrcop, October 15 @ 7:26 AM (0/0)
- K.I.S.S. debbie, October 15 @ 4:36 AM (1/1)
- IODesign's .WEB Application SEZenith, October 15 @ 3:52 AM (0/0)
- IOD .WEB BID - SUPPORT Frank S., October 15 @ 1:35 AM (0/0)
- A Recommendation to Posters. But More Than That--A Call to ICANN For The People, October 15 @ 12:56 AM (0/0)
- IOD Lawsuit against IANA jtrade, October 14 @ 11:48 PM (1/1)
- Cancel PRE-REGISTRATIONS AT .......IOD Webster, October 14 @ 11:01 PM (3/5)
- TO THE ICANN BOARD MEMBERS: Dot Web/IOD Supporters are getting organized...Building a website!! Gregory W. Krajewski, October 14 @ 6:56 PM (2/3)
- IOD congratulations! A job well done! first1, October 14 @ 6:47 PM (0/0)
- I'm Interested. Abaddon, October 14 @ 6:00 PM (1/1)
- URGENT: Please watch this video of Ken Stubbs proving his abusive self-interest Infinity, October 14 @ 5:50 PM (0/0)
- Image Online Design's claim of Conflict of Interest for Ken Stubbs! jcowell, October 14 @ 5:09 PM (2/4)
- Online Design has worked hard from 1995... support_dot_web, October 14 @ 3:34 PM (0/0)
- rules for .web tld jeffB, October 14 @ 2:49 PM (0/0)
- Come on! Lets have a decent argument! anthony, October 14 @ 2:13 PM (0/0)
- Vote of confidence in IOD and .web anthony, October 14 @ 12:53 AM (0/0)
- WOAH!! WOAH!! WOAH!! Can someone please verify this!! cgrady, October 14 @ 7:08 AM (2/2)
- My .web comments for ICANN BrianC, October 14 @ 7:04 AM (3/13)
- Ken Stubbs & Conflicts of Interest Policy RDM, October 14 @ 5:12 AM (1/2)
- Give IOD the .Web Registration Attorney, October 14 @ 1:45 AM (0/0)
- IODESIGN'S .Web Registration Unexplored, Inc., October 14 @ 1:11 AM (0/0)
- My Letter to ICANN cgrady, October 14 @ 1:05 AM (1/2)
- TO ALL ICANN BOARD MEMBERS: Evidence why the DOT WEB domain and IOD get our VOTE!! Gregory W. Krajewski, October 14 @ 12:55 AM (1/2)
- MORE DISCUSSION http://www.icann.com/mbx/offtopic/ BxB, October 13 @ 11:33 PM (0/0)
- After having read most of the applications: .WEB and IOD are the obvious choices saskia, October 13 @ 11:08 PM (1/1)
- It is fair that ICANN accepts .web registry by IODesign fabrcop, October 13 @ 8:26 PM (1/1)
- What's that Afilias.TV site about?? spewtlds, October 13 @ 8:20 PM (1/10)
- Previous Post about IOD and .Web Merlin, October 13 @ 7:52 PM (2/3)
- Ken Stubbs, Conflict of Interest? Merlin, October 13 @ 7:49 PM (3/6)
- Serious doubts JConnors, October 13 @ 7:01 PM (6/28)
- .Web is excellent, Image Online have to be the winner Carlos, October 13 @ 6:22 PM (2/13)
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