Webnames.ca StaffYou may have heard some buzz about International Domain Names (IDNs) over the past couple of months, but aren’t sure what that means or how it applies to you. Here are some answers to the questions you may have. Just this month, Webnames.ca opened up registrations for International Domain Names (IDNs). This means a lot…
Garrett SaundryAnother Great Year at Webnames.ca in 2012 A message from our President: Webnames.ca had another extremely productive year with key product launches and upgrades. We continue to live our core values to “amaze every customer with exceptional service”, maintaining an average under one minute response time in our contact centre. We continue to be very…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca would like to announce that on January 13, 2013, we will start offering the ability to register Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). In short, .CA holders will be able to use characters that are outside American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) or the English Alphabet. In Canada’s case, CIRA will be implementing the use…
JuliannaICANN has approved the first four internationalized top-level domain names (IDNs) for Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement released yesterday, ICANN president and CEO Rod Beckstrom called it “a pivotal moment in the history of Internet domain names.” Why exactly is the support of internationalized top-level domain names so significant? For starters, the exclusivity…
