Domain Name News – September 18, 2011

CIRA Election: Voting Starts This Week – Voting in CIRA’s 2011 Board of Directors election starts on Wednesday, September 21 and continues until September 28. The online campaign forum is under way and continues until Tuesday, September 20. CIRA Annual General Meeting Set For Tuesday – CIRA’s Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday, September…

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Board Elections – Campaign Forum Starts Today!

You can play an important role in growing Canada’s Internet domain and shaping our Internet and our future. The Campaign Forum for the 2011 Board of Directors Election begins today. The forum provides Candidates, .CA Members, and the general public an opportunity to discuss viewpoints, concerns, and positions related to how Candidates will serve Canada’s…

Domain Name News – September 5, 2011

Domain Name Registrations Top 215 Million – At the end of June, 2011, there were more than 215 million domain name registrations worldwide, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign. This represents an annual growth of 16.9 million or 8.6%. The annual growth as reported three months ago was 15.3 million…

BCIC – New Ventures 2011 Finalists Announced – Awards ceremony September 22nd

As sponsor of the BCIC-New Ventures Competition, Webnames.ca would like to congratulate the finalists in the 2011 competition! Webnames.ca has sponsored this competition for a number of years. As a member of the local technology community, we feel it’s very important to support the innovation coming out of newer start-ups. This year’s finalists are impressive…

.XXX Sunrise B Registration Period Starts September 7th

The Sunrise B Registration Phase for .XXX allows trademark owners to protect their trademarks by blocking their names from being registered.This phase starts September 7th and runs until October 28th, 2011 (52 days). Webnames.ca is accredited with ICM Registry to accept Sunrise B applications and pre-registrations for General Availability for the new, sponsored top-level .XXX…

Domain Name News – August 28, 2011

Member Nominees Seek Shows Of Support For CIRA Election – CIRA has published the statements of Member Nominees in the forthcoming CIRA Board of Directors election. To be included on the ballot, a nominee must receive the support of at least 20 CIRA Members. Shows of Support may be registered until 6:00 pm Eastern Time…

Webnames Introduces New SSL & EV SSL Certificates Starting from just $115/year

Webnames.ca is excited to announce the expansion of our current GeoTrust SSL certificate offerings with the addition of several certificates from the leading brands in internet security, GeoTrust and VeriSign. Choose from our wide range of SSL Certificates, including EV SSL with the green address bar. Security your visitors can trust If you collect personal…

Domain Name News – August 21, 2011

ICANN CEO To Step Down – ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom announced via Twitter that he will “wrap up” his service at ICANN in July, 2012. A press release was posted shortly thereafter on the ICANN website. Here are some thoughtful comments on what ICANN needs in a CEO, and on Beckstrom’s tenure: “ICANN fires its…