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| Archive of News Stories from 2011 | ||||
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| December 2010:18 AM | Christmas business hours Over the Christmas period Nominet will be closed for business on Boxing Day, Tuesday 27 December and Monday 2 January 2012. We will also be closing at 3.30pm on Friday 23 and 30 December. | |||
| December 2008:00 AM | Changes to .ltd.uk & .plc.uk and December Board communique Nominet is proposing to change the rules of registration for .ltd.uk and .plc.uk domain names and the December Board communique is published. | |||
| December 717:15 PM | Nominet update - December 2011 Two new members join the .uk Policy Stakeholder Committee and Plan on a page 2011/12 is published | |||
| December 610:01 AM | December system maintenance Our December systems maintenance is now complete. | |||
| November 2417:18 PM | Issue group - domain names used in connection with criminal activity Nominet continues to work through its policy process on the issue of dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity. | |||
| November 2309:42 AM | Nominet to create .judiciary.uk The Nominet Board has approved a request to allow the judiciary its own closed second level domain. | |||
| November 1812:10 PM | .uk domain names suspended to protect shoppers from online fraud As part of a Metropolitan Police initiative, Nominet has worked alongside a number of registrars to suspend .uk domain names involved in selling counterfeit goods. | |||
| November 1416:57 PM | Are you at risk of becoming an accidental outlaw Nominet’s free online advice site, knowthenet.org.uk is today launching a campaign highlighting the risks consumers face of becoming an accidental outlaw by not fully understanding the effects of the law online. | |||
| November 1108:07 AM | Two minutes silence - 11 November 2011 Nominet staff will be joining millions of people across Britain in remembering those who have died in war as two minutes' silence is observed at 11am today to mark Armistice Day. | |||
| November 1009:00 AM | Multi-year registration available from 1 May 2012 The current fixed 2-year registration period for .uk domain names will change from 1 May 2012 to offer flexible registrations from 1 to 10 years. | |||
| November 1009:00 AM | October board communique The communiqué from the October Board meeting is now available to view. | |||
| November 909:45 AM | November 2011 systems maintenance Our November systems maintenance is now complete. | |||
| November 213:08 PM | Registrant Renewal Research Emails Today we contacted customers who recently renewed a domain name or allowed a domain name to expire to ask for their opinions about the renewal process. | |||
| October 3109:00 AM | Registrant Renewal Research We are currently researching how and why domain names are renewed. | |||
| October 1413:02 PM | .uk Registrar Conference 2011 - Book your place now! This year's .uk registrar conference is getting down to business. | |||
| October 1310:00 AM | October systems maintenance Our October systems release went live today. | |||
| October 515:30 PM | Reserved domains release raises £3m for Nominet Trust The release of the 2831 previously reserved short domains is drawing to a close this week, having raised £3m for Nominet Trust. | |||
| September 2913:00 PM | .uk domain names suspended in international operation .uk domain names suspended as part of international operation to combat pharmaceutical crime. | |||
| September 2712:30 PM | Nominet to donate £4m to Nominet Trust Following another successful financial year for the registry, Nominet will make a charitable donation to Nominet Trust of £4m. | |||
| September 2710:00 AM | Business Intelligence launched today Today we launch our beta version of Business Intelligence, a new service for registrars. | |||
| September 2616:30 PM | dot London domain moves closer with support from London & Partners London & Partners, has announced its interest in securing a dot London domain and its plans to investigate the benefits of securing a domain for the city. | |||
| September 2212:25 PM | Issue group update - Domain expiry policy We have published three papers for the issue group on Domain Expiry, in advance of the group's first meeting on 27 September 2011. | |||
| September 2210:00 AM | September board communique The communiqué from the September Board meeting is now available to view | |||
| September 1316:21 PM | September systems maintenance Our September systems release went live today. | |||
| September 1310:00 AM | Nominet will be closed on Wednesday 14 September pm and Thursday 15 September am. Nominet UK will close for our annual company day this week. | |||
| September 115:28 PM | Issue group update - Dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity We are seeking feedback from stakeholders on draft recommendations from the issue group on 'Dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity'. | |||
| September 114:55 PM | Registrant Survey We are currently conducting a survey on registrants’ views on the registration and renewal of domain names. | |||
| August 914:30 PM | Customer Satisfaction surveys 2011 We are launching two customer satisfaction surveys to measure the level of satisfaction with the support services that we offer. | |||
| August 913:55 PM | August systems maintenance As announced last week, today's scheduled maintenance for August was not required as there were no functionality changes that needed any system downtime. | |||
| August 809:30 AM | Issue group update - domain expiry policy The issue group on domain expiry policy has been set up. It brings together expertise and experience from within and outside the domain name industry. | |||
| July 2822:45 PM | Nominet Internet Awards 2011 Winners announced The winners of this year’s Nominet Internet Awards were announced at an awards ceremony in London last night. | |||
| July 2109:32 AM | DNSSEC Signing Service pilot Today's systems maintenance launched a public pilot DNSSEC Signing Service. | |||
| July 516:48 PM | BIND update We would like to make all our members and registrars aware of this important update to BIND. | |||
| July 510:13 AM | Variable Registration Periods - opportunity for feedback Currently .uk domain names may be registered for a period of two years. We are now considering the possible introduction of periods other than 2 years - variable registration periods and are welcoming feedback from our registrars and stakeholders. | |||
| June 2214:55 PM | Update on .uk short domains process Following the closure of the Landrush application phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains on 15 June, Nominet received payment for a total of 10,663 applications. | |||
| June 2109:58 AM | June Board Communique The communiqué from the June Board meeting is now available to view | |||
| June 1711:54 AM | Recruiting .uk domain name dispute resolution experts Join our 2012 dispute resolution panel of independent experts. | |||
| June 1708:51 AM | Nominet announces Internet Awards 2011 shortlist We are pleased to announce the shortlist for our annual Internet Awards, a competition that recognises organisations, groups or individuals who have embraced the challenge of making the Internet a secure, open, accessible or diverse experience for all. | |||
| June 1512:00 PM | Landrush period for .uk short domains closes The Landrush application phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains remaining .uk short domains closed at midday (12.00 BST) today | |||
| June 811:50 AM | Last week to apply for .uk short domains The Landrush application phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains is open for the next seven days, and will close at midday (12.00 BST) 15 June 2011. | |||
| June 708:30 AM | June systems maintenance Our June systems release went live today. | |||
| May 2312:00 PM | Landrush phase for .uk short domains now open The Landrush phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains is now open. | |||
| May 1814:00 PM | Customer services annoucement Due to a customer services training event we are currently operating with a reduced number of advisors. | |||
| May 1811:15 AM | DNSSEC launched at .uk second level Today we have completed the deployment of DNSSEC on all second level .uk domains managed by Nominet. | |||
| May 1609:13 AM | April Board Communique The communiqué from the April Board meeting is now available to view. | |||
| May 1210:21 AM | Issue group update - Domain expiry policy We have published the brief for an issue group on ‘Domain expiry policy’, and would like to encourage interested parties to get involved and have their say. | |||
| May 615:30 PM | Change to WHOIS output Amendment to WHOIS output regarding DNSSEC status. | |||
| May 514:00 PM | Signing .co.uk - DNSSEC update On 3 May 2011 .co.uk was signed - establishing the DNSSEC chain of trust to the root zone. | |||
| May 514:00 PM | May systems maintenance and DNSSEC update Our May systems release went live today. | |||
| April 2609:25 AM | Notice of Annual General Meeting 2011 We are pleased to announce that papers for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) have been posted or emailed to members. | |||
| April 1815:51 PM | Landrush phase for .uk short domains The Landrush phase for the 2,640 remaining .uk short domains will begin on 23rd May. | |||
| April 1417:23 PM | Non-executive director elections 2011 update Nominations for our two vacancies for non-executive directors closed on 13 April 2011. Two nominations were received. | |||
| April 1314:51 PM | .uk short domain update Today 79 uncontested .uk short domains were registered following the close of the Unregistered Rights Sunrise. | |||
| April 609:09 AM | .uk short domains update An update on the close of the Unregistered Rights Sunrise phase for previously reserved short .uk domains. | |||
| April 514:00 PM | April systems maintenance and notice of change to WHOIS output Our April systems release went live today. | |||
| March 2512:00 PM | Non-executive director elections 2011 Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at 10.00 in London. | |||
| March 1611:28 AM | Issue group update - Dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity We are publishing an update about the issue group on 'Dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity'. | |||
| March 1609:00 AM | Unregistered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains closes today The window to apply for the Unregistered Rights sunrise phase for previously reserved short domains closes today. The deadline for domain name applications is today at midday (1200 GMT, 16 March). | |||
| March 914:30 PM | March systems maintenance and notice of change to PRSS Our March systems release went live today. | |||
| March 711:00 AM | .uk policy update We have received over 200 responses to the initial issue brief on 'Dealing with domain names used in connection with criminal activity'. | |||
| March 314:14 PM | .uk short domains release update An update on the release of previously reserved short .uk domains. | |||
| March 311:10 AM | February Board Communiqué The communiqué from the February Board meeting is now available to view. | |||
| February 1409:41 AM | Unregistered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains starts today The Unregistered Rights Sunrise phase for short .uk domains starts at midday (12.00 GMT) today. | |||
| February 909:26 AM | Get involved in the .uk policy process Nominet's policy process is designed to encourage participation from all relevant stakeholders. Today we have published more details of our .uk policy process and a call for contributions to current policy proposals. | |||
| February 909:15 AM | February systems maintenance Our February system release went live today. Full documentation is available in the February release notes. | |||
| February 716:30 PM | Unregistered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains starts on 14 February The Unregistered Rights Sunrise phase starts at midday (12.00 GMT) on 14 February 2011. | |||
| February 316:05 PM | UK IGF and Nominet Internet Awards 2011 launch On Tuesday 8 February we will be hosting the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) event at Central Hall, London. During the event we will be launching the Nominet Internet Awards 2011. | |||
| February 314:16 PM | .uk short domains - end of Registered Rights Sunrise phase The deadline for submitting IP rights validation for the Registered Rights Sunrise phase for the release of short .uk domains closed on 31 January. Our rights validation agency are now completing work on the most recent applications. | |||
| January 1710:03 AM | Registered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains closes today The window to apply for the Registered Rights sunrise phase for previously reserved short domains closes today. The deadline for domain name applications is today at midday (12.00 GMT, 17 January 2011). | |||
| January 1210:42 AM | January systems maintenance Our January systems maintenance has been successfully completed. | |||
| January 610:00 AM | Registered Rights sunrise for .uk short domains ends on 17 January The Registered Rights sunrise phase for previously reserved short domain names, including some valuable one character and two letter combinations, will soon be coming to a close. | |||
| January 509:20 AM | December Board Communiqué The communiqué from the December Board meeting is now available to view. | |||
Related contacts
Brands2Life Contact: Patrick Yiu Email: nominetuk@brands2life.co.uk
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